Kathmandu- The Embassy of India, Kathmandu is organizing a fortnightly Hindi program on the occasion of Hindi Day as ‘Amrit Mahotsav of Independence’.
The program has been launched since last Wednesday with a web seminar on ‘Progress of Hindi Language in 75 Years of India’s Independence’.
The embassy has stated that the program will be conducted till September 27. Anil Sharma, Vice President of the Central Hindi Institute of India, was the chief guest at the webinar, which was attended by 32 Hindi linguists from India and Nepal.
How can the use of Hindi language be promoted in Nepal and globally by the participants in the program? They had presented their views on the issue. Mentioning that Sanskrit, Hindi and Nepali languages are perfect, the linguists stressed on the interdependent relationship between these languages as they have the same cultural and historical background.
Messages from Home Minister of India Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jay Shankar were also presented on the occasion. Dr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Hindi language expert from India was present in the program. Similarly, from Nepal head of Hindi Department Dr. Sanjeeta Burma and veteran Hindi writer Dr. Ram Dayal Rakesh represented.
Hindi Day is celebrated every year in India and other countries to commemorate the historic day when the Constituent Assembly of India established Hindi as the official language of India on September 14, 1949.
