Here's why:
* Indo-Aryan languages are spoken by the vast majority of Indians, encompassing Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, and many others.
* While there are other language families in India (like Dravidian, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman), the Indo-Aryan family is significantly larger in terms of speakers and geographical distribution.
Therefore, while "Indo-Aryan" is technically a language family, it represents the largest linguistic unit in India.