Rohan Choudhary* Language is the prime binding factor among people across communities, besides religion. However, it goes without saying that language has also always been a source of conflict among communities. When we think about federalism, we generally think about power sharing between the Centre and the States, and the idea of relationship between federalism and language may seem absurd to a layman. However, in our multi-linguistic country, the combination of language and federalism holds a significant importance, and more so in recent times. The Vague Idea of Federalism Our idea of federalism is strictly concentrated on key instruments of the state such as the division of power between the Centre & the States, revenue sharing, division of judiciary etc. This concept of federalism originated in western countries where the population was already linguistically h