Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September. The day holds special significance as it marks the adoption of Hindi as the official language by the Constituent Assembly in the year 1949. This date was chosen by the first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Interestingly, the word Hindi is a Persian word and the first poem in the language was written by a famous poet named Amir Khusro.
The Hindi word in Persian roughly means ‘Land of the Indus River’. It is the fourth most spoken language in the world after Mandarin, Spanish and English.
History
On the suggestion of Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Vardha Day dedicated to Hindi was first celebrated in 1953. The reason for marking this day was to increase the importance of language. Hindi Diwas is also the birth anniversary of Rajendra Singh. He was an Indian scholar, Hindi-distinguished, culturalist, Ramayana-right, and a historian, among other things. Apart from this, his role in making Hindi the official language of India was also huge.
The idea of making Hindi the national language was first brought by Mahatma Gandhi during the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in 1918. The Constitution of India recognizes Hindi as an official language under Article 343.
Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first leader in a position of power to address an international audience globally in Hindi in 1977, when he was Minister of External Affairs. He gave a speech in the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
how is it celebrated
To mark this day, the entire week from 14 September to 21 September is observed as Official Language Week. During this period, various competitions including essay writing, debate, poetry recitation are organized to promote the language. These programs are organized every year in various schools and colleges. Such events have shifted virtually since the pandemic, but they are still being organized to commemorate the day. Bhasha Samman Award was also started on the day of Hindi Diwas. It is awarded to people who have made significant contributions to the language through their writings and other mediums.
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