Yesterday was World Hindi Day. In 2013, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh started World Hindi Day to honor the importance of Hindi across the world. In such a situation, on the occasion of World Hindi Day yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the spread of Hindi. He said that Hindi is playing a very important role in spreading our knowledge and culture.
Let us tell you that in a program organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister said that Hindi is playing an important role in spreading our knowledge and culture due to its simplicity. He said that due to the maximum use of Hindi in the field of information and technology and its popularity among the youth, the future of this language is looking very bright in the coming times. Meanwhile, a good news has also come for India from UNESCO. Taking a big step towards giving respect to Hindi, the World Heritage Center has agreed to publish the details of UNESCO-marked heritage sites of India in Hindi on its website. On the other hand, the program was led by the Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on World Hindi Day. In this, along with PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar talked about the importance of Hindi.
Also in the same program, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar talked about his goal of taking Hindi to the global stage and Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, while talking about the steps related to promoting Hindi studies abroad, said that the language, culture of India. And to further the studies, the government has created 50 posts with thirteen posts for the spread of Hindi in foreign universities.
According to the data given by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Hindi language is taught in 670 educational institutions in 100 countries across the world. He expressed hope that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the direction of the Ministry of External Affairs, Hindi will continue to grow at the global level. He also appreciated the Passport Offices in Bareilly, Chandigarh and Bangalore for doing better work in Hindi.