Media Release

Mangaluru, Jan 13: The department of Hindi, Hindi Association, School of Language and Cultural Studies, School of Law, in association with the Regional Office of Bank of Baroda and VRDF, Mangaluru, organized a one-day International Language Conference on the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, on theme 'The Future of Hindi in the Global Scenario'.

The chief guest, Vikas Singh, chief manager of Baroda Academy, Mangaluru, traced the journey of Hindi’s international recognition and emphasized the need to prioritize Hindi within India itself.

In the inaugural speech, Dr Mukunda Prabhu, head of the Hindi department, described the use of Hindi before and after independence. Winners of competitions held on the occasion of World Hindi Day were honoured.

In the technical session, Fr Prashant Sequeira SJ, associate dean of the School of Law, St Aloysius Deemed University, Mangaluru, spoke about the importance of Indian languages in the Indian Constitution. In the second session, Dr Vivek Mani Tripathi, associate professor (Hindi) at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, explained that along with Hindi, skills are essential for working abroad. He stressed that Hindi must be developed as a language of knowledge.

The chairperson of the technical session, Prof Sridhar Hegde, head of the Hindi department at Field Marshal K M Cariappa College, Madikeri, discussed practical challenges and solutions in promoting Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking regions.

Dr Mahabubali A Nadaf welcomed the participants. Adit Kumar, Jalpa, and Khushbu introduced the subject experts. Manish proposed the vote of thanks.

Around 350 participants attended the webinar, making the programme a success.