Are languages in Indian mutually intelligible?

About 50\% can speak all three languages. Urdu and Hindi are similar to some extent. Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam are Dravidan languages spoken in South of India. Telugu and Kannada scripts look alike, but it does not mean all Telugu people can understand Kannada.

Can different languages be mutually intelligible?

Briefly put, mutual intelligibility is when speakers of one language can understand a related language to some degree. Yes, some languages are mutually intelligible. So if you’ve studied one, you may very well understand some of another.

Are dialects of Hindi mutually intelligible?

When you study both the languages theologically and linguistically, the differences become ever more apparent. It is only the mash of Hindi-Urdu called Hindustani [1] (popularized in modern day by Bollywood) that’s mutually intelligible to both Hindi and Urdu speakers alike, and only in its spoken form.

Can Dravidian languages understand each other?

Yes , Dravidian (Tamil) family of languages are to some extend Mutually Intelligible with each other , with Tamil more close to Malayalam ; and Kannada closer to Telugu, though the Indo-Aryan Sanskrit influence was heavily seen in Malayalam , Kannada and in Telugu they still are mutually intelligible.

Are Bhojpuri and Hindi mutually intelligible?

It is sometimes considered to be a dialect of Hindi (the main language in official and written use in the states above). The three languages (some would say dialects), especially as they are spoken on the street, are mutually intelligible.

Is Sanskrit mutually intelligible?

As far as I know Sanskrit and Hindi are not mutually intelligible but a very educated speech may be full of Sanskrit words in the same way Urdu may be rich of Arabic and Persian words. Both Hindi and Urdu have layers of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic words, now also many English words.