Language-centric, 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) was organized on Saturday in Port Louis, Mauritius.
While speaking at the conference, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that it is the duty and responsibility of India to protect and promote Hindi globally. “Our writers produce very high-level of literature and poetry, both in India and abroad. But if the language is dwindling in influence, and if people are losing their understanding of it, how will they appreciate that literature and poetry? How will it get passed on to the future generations?” Swaraj said.
“Thus the need arises now to protect the language, to promote it where it is still relevant and maintain a certain level of purity. The 10th conference was organized with that aim, and so is this one. I assure you, India will carry out this responsibility to the best of its ability,” Swaraj added.
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Further, she stated that they have had started broadcasting weekly news in Hindi even though the efforts to make Hindi as an official language at the United Nations (UN) went in vain.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, while expressing condolences over the passing away of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, praised Atal Ji’s love for Hindi language and the ability to stir passion in millions through his speeches. “We mourn the loss of a great son of India and a dear friend to Mauritius. We will remember him as a master orator, global thinker, and a patriot. The 11th World Hindi Conference could not be a better tribute to Shri Vajpayee,” Jugnath said.
अटलजी के निधन पर विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन मॉरिशस में श्रद्धांजलि सभा। देश विदेश से आये हिंदी जगत से जुड़े हुए कई लोगों ने हमारे पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री के दिवंगत होने पर शोक व्यक्त किया और श्रद्धा सुमन अर्पित किए। pic.twitter.com/WDrMDAYfll
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) August 18, 2018
“सम्मेलन के बहाने आज समूचे हिंदी विश्व के प्रतिनिधि अटलजी को श्रद्धांजलि देने के लिए इस सभागार में उपस्थित हैं”। विदेश मंत्री @SushmaSwaraj का सम्मेलन प्रस्तावना का पूरा भाषण देखें https://t.co/6ygsNgl8zm pic.twitter.com/CbihFq7jKL
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) August 18, 2018
और ऐसे शुरू हुआ 11वाँ विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन! पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री और हिंदी प्रेमी श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी को भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि! दो मिनट का मौन और दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति के लिए प्रार्थना। pic.twitter.com/zGvTKLSDGw
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) August 18, 2018
He also announced that the cyber tower in Mauritius which Vajpayee Ji had contributed towards, will henceforth be named as Atal Bihari Vajpayee tower.
This was the first time that a special flight was arranged for the official Indian delegation. Around 290 delegates arrived at Port Louis while representatives from all the 29 states and Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh, and Puducherry participated.
The World Hindi Conference was started in 1975 to make the Hindi language as a medium of service and knowledge.