Sanskrit is the basis and the unifying factor of the vast majority of Indian languages. India has fifteen national languages recognized by the Indian constitution and these are spoken in over 1600 dialects. Many Indians understand several languages and can speak many too. It is sad that the generation born here in the US have difficulty learning the languages because many of the parents speak English at home to communicate with their kids. In this fast life of dot coms and super speedy life styles try to take a few minutes of the day to converse with your kids in your mother tongue.
Today there are many Indian language newspapers on the net.
Here is a site where you can down load the Indian language script. A site for Indian Regional Language Fonts. Lokmat - Maharashtrian newspaper. Some Indian languages have evolved from the Indo-European group of languages. This set is known as the Indic group of languages.