World Hindi Day 2025 Celebrates Global Significance of Hindi Language
Observed annually on January 10, the day commemorates the first World Hindi Conference in 1975 and promotes Hindi's cultural and literary impact worldwide.
- World Hindi Day was first celebrated in 2006 to honor Hindi's growing global presence and its use in the UN General Assembly in 1949.
- The day marks the anniversary of the inaugural World Hindi Conference held in Nagpur on January 10, 1975, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's leadership.
- Indian embassies worldwide organize events to celebrate Hindi's cultural and literary heritage, including poetry recitations, seminars, and competitions.
- Hindi is widely spoken in countries like Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago due to Indian diaspora communities.
- Prominent Hindi literary figures, such as Munshi Premchand, Mahadevi Verma, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan, have contributed significantly to Hindi's global recognition.
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