On September 14, 1949 Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in Devanagari script as an official language of India
Every September 14 India celebrates Hindi Diwas, as this was the date in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in Devanagari script as an official language in India.
The first Hindi Day celebration was organized on September 14, 1953.
Since then the country celebrates Hindi Diwas every year. Not only in India, but several Indian embassies organize events to mark the day.
Schools and colleges organize events marking the day. Many NRI organisations organise Hindi Diwas with enthusiasm. They have competitions in Hindi essay, speeches, and poetry.
The biggest recognition for Hindi came from Oman’s Dhofar University, which introduced a course in Hindi elective just a week ago.
The course was launched jointly by the Indian Ambassador to Oman Manu Mahawar and Dhofar University Vice-Chancellor Dr Hassan Kashoob on Thursday (Sptember 9, 2021).
NRIs in Oman expressed happiness over including Hindi as an elective in an Omani University. They called for more programmes in Hindi to promote the language.
The biggest recognition for Hindi came from Oman’s Dhofar University, which introduced a course in Hindi elective just a week ago
Meanwhile, Hindi is the fifth largest language among citizens of Asian descent living in America, according to Asian American Advancing Justice (AAJC) report.
Some Non-Resident-Indians in Germany were happy over setting up of a ‘Hindi ki Pathshala’ (School of Hindi) in Germany.
Rohit is a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in Germany’s Jena was excited after hearing about a ‘Hindi ki Pathshala’ (School of Hindi) in Germany. He found it a good connection between the children of overseas Indians living in Europe with the culture and language of their country.
Rohit, however, sought such schools and programmes on regular basis so the children of NRIs living abroad keep connected with their mother-tongue.
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