HINDI
DIWAS - POLITY
News: Hindi Diwas: How Constituent
Assembly decided on Hindi as the official, and not national, language of India
What's
in the news?
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September
14
is observed as Hindi Diwas, or Hindi Day, to commemorate the Constituent
Assembly of India making Hindi the official language of the Union government.
Key
takeaways:
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Speaking on the occasion, Home Minister
Amit Shah said, “India has been a country of diverse languages. Hindi unites
the diversity of languages in the world’s largest democracy.”
Hindi
Diwas 2023:
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Hindi Diwas, also known as Hindi Day, is
celebrated on September 14th every year in India.
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On this day in 1949, Hindi was adopted as
the official language of the Indian Union, replacing English
Hindi
Diwas 2023 – History
Pre-Independence
Era:
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Hindi,
written in the Devanagari script, has a long and rich
history in India. It has been one of the prominent languages spoken and written
in the Indian subcontinent for centuries.
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During the British colonial rule, English
was established as the administrative and official language in India, with
Persian being used earlier. However, Hindi, along with other regional
languages, continued to be spoken widely by the Indian population.
Post-Independence
Period:
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After India gained independence from
British colonial rule in 1947, there was a strong desire to promote and
preserve Indian languages and cultures.
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On September 14, 1949, the Constituent
Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in the Devanagari script as one of the official languages of the Indian Union
under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution.
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This decision was a significant step in
recognizing the importance of Hindi in nation-building.
Hindi
Diwas Celebration:
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To commemorate the adoption of Hindi as an
official language, Hindi Diwas was first celebrated on September 14, 1953.
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This date was chosen to coincide with the
birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha, a
notable promoter of Hindi and the architect of the Devanagari script.