Hindi Diwas 2024: Hindi Diwas is a day dedicated to Hindi language, one of the official languages of India. It is the cornerstone of India’s cultural and linguistic identity. This day marks the anniversary of the decision of the Constituent Assembly of India to adopt Hindi, written in Devanagari script, as the official language of the Republic of India. Hindi Diwas aims to raise awareness about the language and remember the time when it was adopted as one of the official languages of India.
Know when Hindi Day was first celebrated
The history of Hindi Diwas is linked to the early days of the Indian independence movement. In the year 1918, a group of Hindi scholars formed the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan to promote the use of Hindi in the nation. This conference played a major role in the adoption of Hindi as the official language of India. After independence, the Constituent Assembly of India accepted Hindi written in Devanagari script as an official language on 14 September 1949. After this, National Hindi Day was officially celebrated for the first time on 14 September 1953.
Hindi is spoken in many countries around the world.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language, especially in India, and the third most widely spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese and English. Apart from India, a large population in countries like Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, and Nepal speak Hindi. Along with India, Hindi also has the status of an official language in Fiji. Hindi movies and songs are popular all over the world. In the current era, multinational companies are also adopting Hindi language to increase the sales of their products.
World Hindi Day is celebrated in January
Just like Hindi is celebrated on 14th September in India, World Hindi Day is celebrated all over the world on 10th January. In the year 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi inaugurated the first World Hindi Conference. Since then, World Hindi Conference has been organised in various countries including India, United States of America, United Kingdom, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago. World Hindi Day was first celebrated on 10th January 2006. After this, World Hindi Day started being celebrated every year on 10th January.
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