In a multilingual classroom, the languages of children—

NCF 2005 and modern language pedagogy strongly advocate viewing children's home languages and multilingualism as a valuable RESOURCE rather than a problem. Multilingualism enriches the classroom by providing diverse linguistic experiences, supporting cognitive flexibility, enabling translanguaging, and validating learners' identities. Teachers can leverage children's first languages to build bridges to Hindi, compare structures, draw on prior knowledge, and create inclusive learning environments. Treating other languages as problems or excluding them is detrimental to learning and self-esteem. Thus, children's languages in a multilingual classroom should be used as a resource (संसाधन).