Hindi Diwas 2019: Amit Shah bats for 'one language to unite the nation'
Political leaders across the country had varied reactions on this day.
Home Minister Amit Shah today spoke on Hindi Diwas Celebrations and the distribution of Rajbhasha Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Earlier, he had tweeted, saying India is a land of different languages but it needs one language that can unite the country and represent the nation elsewhere in the world, suggesting that Hindi has the ability to become that language which unites the nation since it is widely spoken.
The Home Minister was also conferred the Rajbhasha Award for 'outstanding contribution in promoting Hindi'.
Political leaders across the country had varied reactions on this day.
MP Asaduddin Owaisi today said, "Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture. India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva."
"On Hindi Diwas, I urge that efforts should be made to make the official language Hindi simpler. Every language is enriched by the experiences of human and its society. Language gives voice to our aspirations," the Vice President said in a series of tweets.
The Vice President said the interaction between Hindi and other languages should be encouraged.
"This will enrich the Hindi language with words and idioms from other Indian languages and further promote Hindi," he added.
Asserting that every language is praiseworthy and that literature of every Indian language is our cultural heritage, the Vice President said, "Our languages are the source of our cultural, emotional and national unity."
Greeting the country on the occasion of 'Hindi Diwas', Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Many congratulations to you all on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. The simplicity and decency of a language give meaning to the expression. Hindi has beautifully incorporated these aspects."
Currently, India has 22 Scheduled languages, among which, two are officially used for government work - Hindi and English.
Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 because the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted the language of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, as the official language of India. If you are interested in knowing the glorious past behind this language, read along. If you need help for your poem, speech, essay, nibandh or any composition on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, look no further, for here are quotes, images and posters for Hindi Day aplenty.
With recent political developments, there have been several debates on the use of the language. Its history, too, is equally contentious with heated debates spanning across Assembly halls debating the issue before the decision to adopt it as the official language would come to fruition.
Here are a few other facts about the language: