Official languages of India Current Affairs, GK & News
Hindi Diwas is being observed across the country
Hindi Diwas is being celebrated across the country today, September 14, 2020. The constituent assembly had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country in 1949. Presently, Hindi is among the world most spoken languages. It is the first language of more than 520 million people across the world. Background Constituent ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: eight schedule languages • Eighth Schedule • Hindi Divas • Official languages of India • World Hindi Day
National Hindi Divas (NHD)
The National Hindi Divas (NHD) is celebrated every year on 14th of September in India. On this day, in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country. The Rajbhasha Hindi is spoken by around 40% people across the country & is the single largest ..
Topics: Chhattisgarhi language • Hindi • Hindi Divas • Hindi Imposition • Indian culture • Indo-Aryan languages • Languages of Gujarat • Languages of India • Languages of Maharashtra • Official languages of India • States and union territories of India
Ved Rahi wins Kusumagraj literature award
Jammu-born film director and novelist Ved Rahi has been selected for prestigious ‘Kusumagraj’ national award for literature. The award is instituted by the city-based Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) and carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a memento and a citation. It is named after Jnanpith-laureate Marathi poet and playwright late VV ..
Topics: Dogri language • Gul Gulshan Gulfaam • India • Jammu • Kusumagraj • Marathi people • Official languages of India • States and union territories of India • Ved Rahi • Veer Savarkar • Vinayak Damodar Savarkar • Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Veteran Writer and politician Vishnu Wagh passes away
Vishnu Wagh (53), the veteran writer and former deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, has passed away in Panaji on February 14, 2019. Wagh was a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from St Andre constituency between 2012 and 2017. He was the chairman of the state-run Goa Kala Academy. He has written over 20 ..
Topics: Goa • Goud Saraswat Brahmin • Indo-Aryan languages • Konkan • Konkani • Konkani language • Marathi language • Official languages of India • Panaji • Southern Indo-Aryan languages • States and union territories of India • Vishnu Wagh
14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” started New Delhi
The 14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” has started in New Delhi from November 17. It is being organised by National School of Drama’s (NSD) Theatre in Education (TIE) Company, which is also known as Sanskar Rang Toli. The 9-day theatre festival for children will see 21 productions from India ..
Topics: India • Indian culture • Indo-Aryan languages • Languages of India • Marathi language • National School of Drama • Official languages of India • Sri • States and union territories of India • Theatre in India