Twitter introduces Hindi hashtags

Twitter has pulled out another shiny, new feature, this time for the Indian public. The social networking platform has now launched Hindi hashtags on the website, in the Devanagiri script. 

In typical Indian fashion, we responded with our patriotism and love of cricket. When the Indian cricket team took on archrivals Pakistan on the field, #जयहिन्द (#JaiHind) became the very first Hindi hashtag to trend on Twitter. Presently, #हरहरमहादेव is a trending topic in India, on the ocassion of the Maha Shivratri festival. Tweets with Hindi, Bengali and Tamil language hashtags have been around for a while, but this is the first time that the hashtags have been able to vie for the trending spots nationwide.