India is a country where many types of languages are used for conversation, but Hindi is a language that connects most of the Indians. In today’s time, even though most of people are inclined towards English, even at present Hindi is recognized as the official language in India.
The Hindi language gives its own distinct identity not only to India but also to the Indians living abroad. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 10th January to give special status to Hindi in foreign countries also. Talking about its history, everyone needs to know why World Hindi Day is celebrated on 10th January.
Crores of people around the world speak Hindi
Talking about Hindi language, even today Hindi is one of the five languages spoken all over the world. Crores of people around the world speak Hindi today. There is an island named Fiji in Melanesia of the South Pacific Ocean, where Hindi has the status of an official language. According to the calculations of the World Economic Forum, Hindi is one of the 10 most powerful languages of the world.
In the year 2017, words like Oxford Dictionary, Bachcha, Bada Din, Achcha, Surya Namaskar have been added.
Why World Hindi Day Is Celebrated?
- The first Hindi Day in the world was organized on 10 January 1974 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. 122 representatives from 30 countries participated in this conference.
- The main objective of this conference was to spread Hindi throughout the world.
- After organizing Hindi Day in Nagpur, the Indian Embassy of the European country Norway was the first to celebrate World Hindi Diwas.
- The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, announced in the year 2006 that World Hindi Day would be celebrated every year on 10 January. Since then we celebrate World Hindi Day with great pomp.
Theme Of This Year
Every year Hindi Diwas is made on a different theme. If we talk about this year’s theme, this year the focus of the World Hindi Day Conference will be on Hindi traditional knowledge and artificial intelligence.