Amit Shah asks officials to use simple, clear Hindi; says it ‘united’ people of country
1 year, 3 months ago

Amit Shah asks officials to use simple, clear Hindi; says it ‘united’ people of country

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that simple and clear Hindi words should be used in office work, adding that the principle of language change says that “language moves from complexity to simplicity”. The Minister said that the Hindi language had played an unprecedented role in uniting the country during the difficult days of the Independence movement, instilled a feeling of unity in a country divided into many languages and dialects, and played an important role in carrying the freedom struggle from east to west and north to south in the country. ‘Democratic language’ Releasing a video message on the occasion of Hindi Divas, Mr. Shah said that Hindi has been a democratic language and has honoured different Indian languages and dialects as well as many global languages, and adopted their vocabularies, sentences and grammar rules. Mr. Shah said that, in order to develop the official language using technology, the Department has created a memory-based translation system named ‘Kanthastha’, and a dictionary titled Hindi Shabd Sindhu.

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Hindi Language Seminar at FSI Office in Visakhapatnam
2 months ago

Hindi Language Seminar at FSI Office in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

A Hindi seminar was organised by the Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) in Visakhapatnam. The seminar discussed the implementation of Hindi language in various Central government organisations in the city and the programmes to be taken up for the promotion of the usage of Hindi in day-to-day official communication.

Hindi has unbreakable relation with every Indian language: Amit Shah on Hindi Diwas
3 months, 1 week ago

Hindi has unbreakable relation with every Indian language: Amit Shah on Hindi Diwas

Hindustan Times  

All Indian languages are our pride and heritage, and the official language Hindi has an unbreakable relationship with every Indian language, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday, extending his greetings on the Hindi Diwas. The official language Hindi has an unbreakable bond with every Indian language,” Shah posted on X in Hindi. I am confident that by taking …

Hindi has unbreakable relationship with every Indian language, says Amit Shah
3 months, 1 week ago

Hindi has unbreakable relationship with every Indian language, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said there is no competition between the official language Hindi and other Indian languages rather they are friends and complement each other. The Home Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a lot of work has been done to strengthen Hindi and local languages in the last 10 years. Mr. …

Hindi should be generally accepted as the language of work with consensus: Shah
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hindi should be generally accepted as the language of work with consensus: Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unanimously re-elected the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language on Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. “We should take care that the speakers of any local language do not have an inferiority complex and that Hindi is generally accepted as the language of work with consensus and agreement,” he said. New …

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas
1 year, 3 months ago

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | What is the script in which modern Hindi is written? YES NO Answer : Home Minister SHOW ANSWER 3 / 6 | This language was called Deodhai. YES NO Answer : Bodo SHOW ANSWER …

Amit Shah's remark on Hindi slammed by TN political parties
1 year, 4 months ago

Amit Shah's remark on Hindi slammed by TN political parties

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Hindi must be finally accepted by all States without opposition was slammed by leaders of several political parties in Tamil Nadu starting from Chief Minister M K Stalin, who told Shah that it would be an unwise move to ignite the embers of the ‘1965 Anti-Hindi Agitations,’ to Dr S Ramadoss, founder …

Centre to promote use of Hindi in government offices, banks in foreign countries
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre to promote use of Hindi in government offices, banks in foreign countries

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the External Affairs Ministry to promote the use of Hindi for official work in banks, public sector undertakings, embassies and other government offices located in foreign countries. Some of the recommendations were -option to write exams in Hindi, minimum knowledge of Hindi must for government jobs, 50% government In 2017, the Ministry …

Hindi Diwas: Amit Shah praises language, says 'it unites nation in a thread of unity' | Watch
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindi Diwas: Amit Shah praises language, says 'it unites nation in a thread of unity' | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights Amit Shah praised Hindi, and said, it "unites the whole nation in a thread of unity". Hindi Diwas 2022: On the occasion of Hindi Diwas today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the language, and said, it "unites the whole nation in a thread of unity" as an official language. The minister took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to …

Over 80% of staff of seven offices under MHA have working knowledge of Hindi: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 80% of staff of seven offices under MHA have working knowledge of Hindi: Report

Firstpost  

This comes after Home Minister Amit Shah said on 7 April that it was time to make the official language Hindi an important part of the unity of the country New Delhi: More than 80 per cent of the staff of seven offices under the Union Home Ministry have attained the working knowledge of official language Hindi. “In pursuance of …

Power games: Sonia unwittingly reveals the party’s top 10
2 years, 7 months ago

Power games: Sonia unwittingly reveals the party’s top 10

New Indian Express  

The ruling BJP’s talk of making Hindi a pan India language is no lip service. PM Narendra Modi has said that English cannot remain the medium of running the government, and has ordered use of Hindi for all government communications. Home minister Amit Shah recently said that Hindi, not English, should be the link language for the countrymen. He said …

It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie: on ‘Hindi imposition’
2 years, 8 months ago

It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie: on ‘Hindi imposition’

The Hindu  

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement recently, saying that Hindi should replace English as the “link language” and that the Government’s work will increasingly be in Hindi, has set the proverbial cat among the Southern pigeons. It has been a long-standing policy plank of the Hindutva movement that Hindi, the language of the northern and central Indian States, where …

Language no bar: The Hindu Editorial on Amit Shah’s statement on Hindi
2 years, 8 months ago

Language no bar: The Hindu Editorial on Amit Shah’s statement on Hindi

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on making Hindi the language of communication for people of non-Hindi speaking areas or States was absolutely unnecessary. Calling for the use of an Indian language among people who spoke languages other than Hindi, Mr. Shah said Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages. Mr. Shah’s observations …

Amit Shah pitches for Hindi use, Opposition cries foul
2 years, 8 months ago

Amit Shah pitches for Hindi use, Opposition cries foul

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on Thursday that when citizens of States communicate with each other, it should be in the language of India, with Hindi being accepted as an alternative to English, sparked widespread criticism with Opposition leaders dubbing it “Hindi imperialism”. Countering the Minister, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked why the Home Minister did not learn a …

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi
4 years, 4 months ago

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi

The Quint  

Critics however point out that this is not an issue with an individual officer from a central force, but the larger belief being pushed in India that Hindi is the national language, or that Hindi is more important than other Indian languages. Currently, there are 22 official languages recognised in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution, and it includes …

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