World Hindi Day

New Delhi, Jan 10: World Hindi Day is observed every year on January 10 to promote the greatness of the Hindi language. Hindi is India’s official language and is spoken by more than 250 million people across the World.

On World Hindi Day, the Ministry of External Affairs conducts events through its missions worldwide to spread the greatness of the Hindi language. The Department of Official           Language – Rajbhasha also organises several special programmes to mark the day.

The first World Hindi Conference was held on January 10 in 1975. To commemorate this special day, World Hindi Day is celebrated on the same date every year. The first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Nagpur. The first conference was attended by 122 delegates from 30 countries where then Mauritius Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam was the chief guest.

Apart from India, countries like United Kingdom, United States, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, have hosted the World Hindi Conference. Also, Persons of Indian Origin and non-residential Indians in many countries organise events to commemorate the day to spread the greatness of the language.