Languages
The main languages in the area are Bagri a dialect of Rajasthani, Punjabi and Hindi as well. Majority of people in the district speaks Bagri, Punjabi. Hindi and English are official languages. The Punjabi language, as an optional subject, is taught in schools and colleges of the city. Punjabi music is very popular in the Sri Ganganagar. The impact of the Saraiki dialect can be observed in Arora, Raisikhs and Saraiki Muslim communities. Now this dialect, Saraiki is losing ground in the northern part of the district. Bagri is spoken only in Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts and in some tehsils of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana.
A number of writers of the district have made contributions to Rajasthani literature, through Bagri.Read more about this topic: Sri Ganganagar
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