Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the three-day 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) in Bhopal. The conference is being organised by the ministry of external affairs in cooperation with the Madhya Pradesh government. The World Hindi Conference that is being held in India after a gap of 32 years. The conference promise to expand the scope of the language which the Constitution and courts recognise as the official but not national language.
PM Modi said that it is the responsibility of every generation to protect, preserve their heritage and introduce it to next generations. The Prime Minister also released a commemorative stamp to mark the occasion. The external affairs minister praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using Hindi during his speeches at international forums.
- Hindi got its name from the Persian word Hind, meaning ‘land of the Indus River’. Hindi has been written in Devangari script and has been greatly influenced by Sanskrit.
- Hindi is spoken by large number of people in the world and is spoken by the largest number of people in India.
- Hindi is one of the seven languages of India that can be used to make web addresses (URLs).
- Hindi language includes 11 vowels and 33 consonants.
- The Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as the Official Language of the Union on 14 September 1949. Hence it is celebrated as Hindi Day.
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