Hello friends, I hope you all are well, that your day is going well, and that your work is going well too. By the way, time also goes by so quickly. Look, for a few days, I mean, Teacher’s Day was on 5th September, so now, after a few days, Hindi Day is going to come, and you all would know how important this Hindi Day is for the Indian people. By the way, you all must be aware that on September 14, 1949, Hindi Day was designated as an official language of India by the Constitution. This day is also known as “National Hindi Day”. Well, very few people would know that Hindi Diwas was implemented in the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950. Well, Hindi is a symbol of our cultural heritage and plays an important role in uniting different parts of the country, which you all might already know.
Well, you all must know that India is famous for its different languages. No other country has as many languages as India does, which is why India is much ahead of other countries. The only purpose of celebrating Hindi Day on September 14th is to promote the Hindi language and keep our country united. Although all the languages are independent in themselves, but it is very difficult for us to learn and understand all the languages together, hence the Constitution of India decided on September 14th that our national language will be Hindi so that we can stay connected with each other and can understand the language and feelings of others well, hence we can also understand the language of India. We can easily connect with anyone by going to a city, and even if we get stuck with a problem, we can overcome it by using Hindi, which is spoken in every corner of India.
However, over time, India has begun promoting English rather than Hindi, our national language. In this modern era, even if we talk to anyone in Hindi, we are told that we are not educated, we are illiterate, which is absolutely wrong. Although the era has become modern, our culture is still the same… People think that only if we speak in English will they consider us civilized and educated, which is wrong. There is civilization and humility in our Hindi language that are not found in any other language; that is why Hindi is called the mother tongue and the national language.
By the way, very few people know that the words used in Hindi-Sanskrit to call parents and brothers have been inspired by English words, such as mother from mother, brother from brother, and father from pitru… yet we give importance to the English language. I am not saying you should not use English, but yes, we should give equal importance to Hindi along with English.
By the way, while we are talking about language, I want to share an incident with you that happened last year. Actually, my husband and I went to Thailand, including Bangkok, on our own, not through any travel agency. By the way, Bangkok and Thailand are very beautiful and lovely cities. Well, you all will be surprised to learn that no one there speaks English. Do you know why? Because those people think that our language is Thai, so why should we learn another language? Which I found to be a very good and beautiful thing. Although they have very good hearts, we faced many problems because of the language barrier. By the way, after seeing a beautiful and lovely city like Thailand, I realized that I had told my husband how much importance the Thai people place on their language, and that we make our mother tongue feel inferior, which is completely wrong. We should also give importance to our national language, which we do not give much importance to, because of which people from outside the country do not give it importance, and mistake it for a wrong religion.
Well, I myself value the Hindi language, not because I am a writer, but because it keeps me connected with people, gives me a sense of belonging, and touches people’s hearts.
As I leave, I just want to say that we should be proud of the Hindi language, not ashamed, because our language is our identity.
I hope you all liked this article of mine.
This was written by our contributing writer, Disha Patwa.
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