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Official Language Committee’s Recommendations

The 11th volume of the Official Language Committee was submitted to President Murmu in September 2022. Key facts The committee recommended using Hindi as a medium of instruction...

October 14, 2022

India’s Contribution for Hindi @ UN project

India has contributed $800,000 to the Hindi@UN project to encourage the use of Hindi in the United Nations (UN). What is the ‘Hindi @ UN’ project? It is...

May 13, 2022

Hindi descriptions of India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites

January 10 is celebrated as the World Hindi Day. On the World Hindi Day of 2022, the World Heritage Centre announced that it is to provide Hindi descriptions...

January 11, 2022

April 20: UN Chinese Language Day

Every year, on April 20, the United Nations Chinese Language Day is observed. The day is observed to pay tribute to Cangjie. Cangjie is a mythical figure who...

April 20, 2020

Lai Haraoba Festival begins in Tripura

On January 2, 2020, the Lai Haraoba festival began in Tripura. The festival will be celebrated for 5 days. The festival is celebrated by the Meitei community. The...

January 4, 2020

UN English Language Day

The UN English Language Day is observed every year on 23rd of April to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all...

April 24, 2019

National Hindi Divas (NHD)

The National Hindi Divas (NHD) is celebrated every year on September 14 in India. On this day, in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written...

September 14, 2018

Urdu declared the second official language in Telangana

Urdu was declared second official language in Telangana. It was announced by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the state Assembly. Every office in the state will...

November 13, 2017

14 September: National Hindi Divas

The National Hindi Divas (हिंदी दिवस), an annual literary-day is observed on 14 September in Hindi speaking regions of India and other countries with Hindi speaking population. Observance...

September 14, 2017

Odisha Governor promulgates ordinance for official use of Odia

Odisha Governor Dr SC Jamir has promulgated Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 to ensure use of Odia in all government systems. The ordinance was promulgated as per...

May 24, 2016

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