The term AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF INDIA can be summarized by the five-letter word 'HINDI'. Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over 258 million people, making it the fourth most spoken language in the world. It is the official language of India and one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. It is also one of the official languages of Fiji. Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and is the primary language used in literature, newspapers, magazines, films, television, and radio.