Official languages of India Current Affairs, GK & News

September 14: Hindi Diwas 2021

September 15, 2021

Hindi Diwas is observed every year in India on September 14, to remember and honour the adoption of Hindi language as one of the official languages in India. Highlights Hindi Language, written in the Devanagari script, was adopted as one of the official languages in 1949. The day is also called as Hindi Day. It ..

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Hindi Diwas is being observed across the country

September 14, 2020

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 ..

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National Hindi Divas (NHD)

September 14, 2019

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 ..

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Ved Rahi wins Kusumagraj literature award

March 13, 2019

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 ..

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Veteran Writer and politician Vishnu Wagh passes away

February 14, 2019

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 ..

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14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” started New Delhi

November 21, 2018

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 ..

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