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Friday, January 10, 2020

World Hindi Day 2020: International Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 every year. The main motto behind celebrating this day is to promote the Hindi language all around the world. The word Hindi originated from the Persian word Hind, meaning the land of Indus river. The language is spoken by about 43 crore people in the world.

Celebrate the World Hindi Day 2020 by wishing each other with Inspirational quotes and images.

World Hindi Day 2020: Here are some inspirational quotes

 "Hindi is the language of Hindus."  -Ra Diwakar

"A nation is dumb without national language." -Mahatma Gandhi 

"Hindi is the simplest source of our nation's expression." -Samitranandan Pant

"If one script is required for all Indian languages, then it can be Devanagari only." -Justice Krishnaswamy Iyer

"A country that does not have the pride of its language and literature cannot be advanced." -Dr Rajendra Prasad

"Hindi is the soul of Indian culture." -Kamalapati Tripathi

""Our Nagari is the most scientific script in the world."  - Rahul Sankrityayan.

"No one can stop the promotion and development of Hindi" -Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant

"Use of Hindi in national practice is necessary for the progress of the country" -Mahatma Gandhi

"Hindi is not the language of any one state but is the most spoken language in the country" -William Carey

First World Hindi Conference

The first World Hindi Conference was held from 10 to 12 January 1975 in Nagpur. It was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The first conference had Mauritius Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam as the chief guest and was attended by 122 delegates from 30 countries.

Apart from India, countries like United Kingdom, United States, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, have hosted the World Hindi Conference. Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh announced to celebrate World Hindi Day on January 10 every year in 2006. Since then, it is celebrated on January 10 every year.

National Hindi day 2020

Apart from World Hindi Day, 'Hindi Day' is celebrated on September 14th every year. National Hindi divas mark the day in 1949 when the constituent assembly adopted Hindi as the official language of the Union.

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