The goddess of learning, Sarasvathi is described as Bahubhashaa. She is multilingual. India is multilingual. It is not a nation with one dominant language. Though political compulsions have created a hierarchy among Indian languages; they have maintained their identity through centuries. Being Multilingual is one thing and managing the multilingualism is another. This is more so in the case of a nation which is multilingual. There are people who think multilingualism is a hurdle for the general progress of the country. But there are others who consider multilingualism as the social capital.
India had found a way to manage its Multilingualism. There is a belief about the sermon of Theerthankara, supreme saint of Jain religion. In Samavasarana Mantapa where people who speak different languages gather, Theerthankara speaks in one language. But people understand his words in their own languages. There are no gap in communication because of the language barrier. This myth speaks about the process of translation. Translation is one of the processes used to manage and maintain Multilingualism.
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