Hindi Divas celebration.
Sector 34 Library
10.30 AM on 13th September 2009.
Main Speaker: Dr Giriraj Sharan Aggarwal
Chair: Prof MP Bhardwaj
Dr Giriraj Sharan Aggarwal, editor of Shodh Disha, located in Bijnore, spoke passionately of the need to champion the Hindi language in the face of govt apathy. He stressed the fact that Hindi has a rich vocabulary and is used by people all over the world. Why, then, should it not be used in all institutions in India. Computer programmes are available in Hinda and Wikipedia too has information in Hindi. Besides, with the help of Unicode it is now easy to translate any language on the basis of phonetics. For these reasons, according to Dr Aggarwal, there is a crying need in our country to focus on the development and promotion of the Hindi language.
Prof MP Bhardwaj, in his presidential remarks, endorsed Dr Aggarwal's views but stressed that the development of Hindi should not be at the cost of other languages. Languages can learn a lot from each other and be mutually beneficial instead of hostile to each other.
Prof Jagmohan Chopra and Dr Gurmeet Singh of Panjab University also spoke on this occasion. Both had a positive approach to the issues raised and reiterated that languages do not exist in isolation; they can be developed simultaneously and we in India can gain a lot by being open-minded towards the languages and customs of people outside our own cloisters.
