Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on September 14 in India to commemorate the adoption of Hindi written in the Devanagari script as an official language. It aims to promote the use of Hindi and preserve its cultural heritage amid increasing use of English. Various literary and cultural events are held across the country on this day, including poetry recitals, essay competitions and awards given for enriching the Hindi language. Hindi was adopted as one of India's official languages on this date in 1949 to strengthen national unity and identity.

1. A COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT TAKE PRIDE IN ITS
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CAN NEVER PROGRESS.
- DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD
Beahor Rajendra
Simha
Prepared by: Jheel Barad
Dept. of English (Sem 1)
M.K. Bhavnagar University

2. > India celebrates Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) on September 14 every year to commemorate the adoption
of Hindi in the Devanagari script as one of the official languages of the nation and to spread
awareness about the importance of the Hindi language in the country.
> One of the reasons behind celebrating this day is to prevent the increasing trend of the English
language in the nation and the neglect of Hindi.
> The day is a celebration of the Hindi language and its cultural heritage and values among the
people of the country and abroad. Various Hindi literary festivals, Hindi poetry sessions, Hindi essay
writing competitions and speech contests are organized around the nation and beyond to celebrate
Hindi Diwas.
> A language is not just a tool for communication, but it also ties people together. For Hindi, its
various dialects like Braj, Khari Boli, Bundeli, Awadhi, Bagheli act as knots.
> It is to be noted that Mahatma Gandhi called Hindi the language of the masses. The Father of the
Nation pointed about making Hindi the national language of the India.

3. History:
> The history of Hindi belongs to the Indo - Aryan division of the Indo - European language family.
Mughals and Persians added their own flavor to the Hindi language. We all know that hundreds of
languages and dialects are spoken in India. After independence, the biggest question that arose in the
country was about the language.
> After India gained Independence, a need for an official language was felt to streamline
communication between government departments and to reach out to the public. The Constituent
Assembly then accepted Hindi as the official language of India on September 14, 1949. The first
Diwas was celebrated in 1953. Hindi was adopted as one of the official languages under Article 343
the Indian Constitution. In all, there are 22 Scheduled languages of India . Hindi was adopted as one
the two official languages of the Republic of India by Constituent Assembly of India, other is
to the efforts of Beahor Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivewdi, Kaka Kalelkar, Maithili
Sharan Gupt and Shetty Govind Das. As such, on the 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on the
14th of September 1949, the efforts resulted in the adoption of Hindi as an official language. This
decision was ratified by the Constitution of India that came into effect on the 26th of January 1950..
> Apart from India, the Hindi language is also spoken in several other countries, like Nepal, Guyana,
Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Fiji, and Mauritius. After independence, the Government of India set a goal
to give an idealized look to the mother tongue of the country and set a target for grammar and
orthography using the Devanagari script to bring about standardization in writing. Efforts were made by
several writers, poets and activists for the adoption of Hindi as the official language.

4. SIGNIFICANCE
 The idea behind dedicating a day to promote Hindi in itself suggests that the language
has not achieved its full potential. For a language to get wider acceptance and thrive, it
has to become a language of the masses and not remain confined just to cultural
events, some say. While literary and cultural events in support of Hindi should be
welcomed, there's a need to take these events to the public, possibly by taking
advantage of technology.
 On this day, many organizations give awards to writers, poets, and cultural activists
who have contributed to enriching the language. Schools and colleges organize quiz
competitions too. In order to promote Hindi, it is advised to use Hindi in all
government offices. Many literary and cultural events are organized on this day across
the nation, wherein people celebrate great works of Hindi literature.
 Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar and Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar awards are also given to
ministries, departments, public sector units (PSUs), nationalized banks and citizens on
Hindi Diwas for their contribution and promotion of Hindi.

5. FACTS ABOUT HINDI LANGUAGE
> Hindi is the most spoken language in India. More than 70% of the people of the country
speak and understand Hindi.
> Hindi got its name from the Persian word 'Hind' meaning "land of the Indus River".
> In 1918, in Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Mahatma Gandhi for the first time talked about making
the Hindi language a national language. Gandhiji also called Hindi the language of the public.
> In 1977, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first external affairs minister addressed the United Nations
General Assembly for the first time in Hindi.
> Every year from 14 September to 21 September, Rajbhasha Week or Hindi Week is celebrated
on the occasion of Hindi Diwas.
> In the year 1881, Bihar replaced Urdu with Hindi as its sole official state language and thus
became the first Indian state to adopt Hindi.
> Letters of Hindi alphabet have own independent and distinct sound. Hindi script is phonetic,
which is why words are pronounced exactly as they are written.

6. > First Hindi poem was written by the eminent poet "Amir Khusro".
> The first literature on the history of the Hindi language was composed by a French writer
"Grasim the Taisi".
> The word "Namaste" is the most commonly used word in the Hindi language.
> English words including avatar, bungalow, guru, jungle, khaki, karma, loot, mantra, nirvana,
punch, pajamas, sorbet, shampoo, thug, typhoon and yoga, are borrowed from Hindi
> The first web portal of Hindi came into existence in 2000, since then Hindi started making its
mark on the Internet, which has now gained momentum.
The first Hindi typewriters were made in 1930s.
> Hindi is one of the 7 languages in India that is used to create a web address (URL).
> Bhasha Samman award has been started on Hindi Diwas to inspire people towards Hindi as
well as other languages. This honor is given annually to special writers for significant
contribution to Indian languages and also for contribution to classical & medieval literature.