Hindi Diwas 2023: History, significance and celebrations

Hindi Diwas was the first celebrated in 1953.

Hindi Diwas is celebrated in India on September 14, each year. The objective of Hindi Diwas is to create awareness about the language and celebrate the event when it was adopted as one of India's official languages. Hindi Diwas was the first celebrated in 1953.

Here's the history, significance and celebrations for Hindi Diwas:

History of Hindi Diwas

The history of Hindi Diwas dates back to the initial days of India's independence movement. A group of Hindi activists and scholars formed the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in 1918 which was aimed to promote Hindi as a national language. The Sammelan played a key role in Hindi being adopted as India's official language.

On September 14, 1949 the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the country. The decision was taken to promote and develop the language and to unite India's cultural and linguistic regions.

Significance of Hindi Diwas

Hindi Diwas is an occasion to celebrate India's cultural richness and diversity with emphasis on the language's importance to the nation. The day also aims to honour the use of Hindi while paying its respect to the country's multilingual fabric.

Hindi Diwas celebrations

Hindi Diwas is celebrated in schools, colleges and offices in India. Students are encouraged to participate in different programmes and to write poems and essays in Hindi.

Difference between Hindi Diwas and World Hindi Day

While Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14, the language's importance is also celebrated on another date in the year- January 10 which is celebrated as World Hindi Day.

World Hindi Day is celebrated to honour the inception of the World Hindi Conference while Hindi Diwas focusses on the role of the language in India, specifically.