Context: In this episode of the Perspective Prog. based on 'Mother Tongue: Soul of Life'. Mother tongue has a very powerful impact in the formation of the individual. 

• A child’s first comprehension of the world around him, the learning of concepts and skills and his perception of existence, starts with the language that is first taught to him - his Mother Tongue. 
• When a person speaks their Mother Tongue, a direct connection establishes between heart, brain and tongue Linguistic diversity is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear. 
• Globally around 40 per cent of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand. The theme of this year's International Mother Language Day is focused on the use of Technology for Multilingual Learning. 
• According to the Language Census India is home to 19,500 languages or dialects, of which 121 languages are spoken by 10,000 or more people in our country. 
• National Education Policy released in 2020 has strongly advocated imparting early education in regional language or mother tongue.