When is the World Hindi Day? Is it January 10 or is it September 14? Well, both the possibilities co-exist. On January 10, the first ever world Hindi conclave took place in Nagpur. The year was 1975.
As for the September date, on this day, in 1949, Hindi was constitutionally assigned the status of India's official language, and hence since 1953, September 14 is celebrated as the Official Language Day.
Well, a legitimate question could possibly be as follows. If it is not India's national language, can it be internationally so important that there could be a world conclave some fifty-one years ago?
Well, the answer is that Hindi is not granted the national status, given the regional and linguistic varieties in India. It is, however, globally the third most spoken language after Chinese and Spanish.
Hindi itself has so very many dialects, each with its own uniquenesses. Given the Bollywood impact, however, the rest of India is more used to the Bambaiya version, and the "khadi boli" with a huge smattering of the Punjabi effect. In its own way, this combo, too, has impacted india hugely as a subtle connect. Want proof? Even fifty years later, the cult lines from the "Sholay" dialogues continue to be mass favourites across the width and breadth of India!
As January 10 happens to be the World Hindi Day, it is so significant that the ninety-ninth Marathi Literary Meet, the "Sahitya Sammelan", had Mridula Garg, a noted Hindi (and English) author, inaugurating the literary/cultural meet. Her inaugural speech, as reported in newspapers, et al, celebrated the Dalit literature in Marathi which impacted Indian literatures hugely.
As Hindi, too, is a progeny of Sanskrit and as the script used is Devnagari, acquisition of Hindi is not difficult. In fact, in subtle ways, it has impacted Marathi vocabulary and usage. Languages, too, are sisters, and the sibling bond is always strong!
Pratima@ Actually, each and every language influences the other. Why not respect every language as it is the best mode of communication?
Quote of the day: "A different language," asserts Frederico Fellini, "is a different vision of life."
Word of the day: lingua franca Lingua franca is a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose mother tongues are different/varied. In India, English is the lingua franca, for instance.
Let us learn grammar Monday onwards, as it is the weekend mood right now
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