Languages of Jharkhand Current Affairs, GK & News
Which Language does Indians Speak?
The idea proposed by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah that Hindi is the unifying language and must be made National language has created a lot of resentment especially in southern states. Below is the Hindi language profile in India (based on 2011 census). Languages of India 43% of Indians speak the Hindi language, which ..
Topics: Bhojpuri language • Hindi • Hindi Belt • Indian culture • Indo-Aryan languages • Languages of India • Languages of Jharkhand • Languages of Uttar Pradesh • States and union territories of India
The 2018 World Hindi Day (WHD)
The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed every year on January 10 to mark the first anniversary of World Hindi Conference (WHC) which was held in 1975. The first WHC was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Apart from India, the language is also spoken in Nepal, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Fiji and ..
Topics: Devanagari • Hindi • Hindi languages • Indian culture • Languages of India • Languages of Jharkhand • Languages of Uttar Pradesh • States and union territories of India • World Hindi Conference
Sitakant Mahapatra Report
The government is examining the Sitakant Mahapatra Report and a report given by Union Public Service Commission, UPSC in order to take a decision on the inclusion of Bhojpuri language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Sitakant Mahapatra on the issue had submitted its report in 2004 but a final decision was yet to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: Bhojpuri language • Indian culture • Indian Literature • Languages of Jharkhand • Mohapatra • Sitakant Mahapatra • States and union territories of India • UPSC