Presiding over the programme, DU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Yogesh Singh said that when the speakers of Hindi will be strong, then Hindi itself will become strong.
Delhi University celebrates World Hindi Day to promote language and Vocabulary
The Delhi University celebrated World Hindi Day to mark the importance of this day the university organised an event. While speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) said that in today's era, there is a need to make content and curriculum in colloquial language.
Presiding over the programme, DU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Yogesh Singh said that when the speakers of Hindi will be strong, then Hindi itself will become strong. Emphasizing enriching Hindi's vocabulary, Dr Sachchidanand Joshi said that we have to include technical words of other languages in Hindi's vocabulary. While emphasizing the use of common colloquial words, he said that there is no need to create pompous words.
Regarding the importance of the mother tongue in the National Education Policy 2020, Dr Satchidanand said that "due to the non-availability of the curriculum in local languages, children studying in rural government schools are deprived of higher education."
He said that "we have an inferiority complex about speaking Hindi and we think that speaking in Hindi will undermine us. He also said that our language is enriched by our culture and environment."
Vice Chancellor of DU Professor Yogesh Singh said that "Hindi is the language of love and personal touch. It is the language of our mind. Hindi is a popular, easy and simple language, let it be like that. He said that Hindi has never received government support, yet this language is continuously moving forward."
Professor Yogesh Singh said that "the language of government work was not Hindi in the British era and it is still not so after independence. He said that more or less a lot can happen regarding the prosperity of Hindi, just try to change the way of thinking."
He added that Hindi is the soul of India.
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