The People?s Linguistic Survey of India provides an overview of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the culmination of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities. Volume 27, Part 1 (Hindi) documents the languages prevalent in the state of Tamil Nadu in Hindi. Critically, the book encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the discussed languages. Bharatiya Bhasha Lok Sarvekshan: Tamilnadu ki Bhashayen (The Languages of Tamil Nadu) brings to the readers a wealth of information on Tamil, as also the languages spoken by other speech communities like Saurashtri and Thanjavur Marathi. It also provides a detailed study of scheduled languages such as Telugu and Malayalam and discusses linguistic features as well as literature. It also documents the languages of tribes like the Irula and Toda and nomadic communities such as Narikkuravar, many of whom are on the verge of extinction.