The main objective of the Central Institute of Indian Languages has been the development of all languages of India by way of documentation, research, teaching and material production in Indian languages and promotion and maintenance of multilingualism and multiculturalism to strengthen the bond among the Indian languages and thus establish strong community harmony and national integrity in the country.

10-Month Language Training Programme in all the Scheduled Languages of India is conducted every year from 1 July to 30 April in the seven Regional Language Centres of the Institute, situated in different parts of the country. The main aim of this programme is to help the state governments implement the three-language formula by training teachers, prospective teachers, linguistic scholars and general public who are very much devoted and concerned about the development of Indian languages.

The Intermediate Course Reader Series is one of the several textbook series prescribed by the Institute for the LTP courses. It is prescribed for the second language learners in the second or intermediate stage of the Training Programme. The main aim of this course reader is to impart the inclusive knowledge about the different cultural, social, economic, religious and political aspects of the concerned language speaking community. The Intermediate Course Reader in Nepali entitled as Lisno includes essays on different aspects of the daily lives of the Nepali speaking community, such as customs, folklore, culture, literature, society, health, patriotism, economy, religion, etc. Thus, the trainees are given the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the concerned community in the learning language.

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