Every year, India celebrates Hindi Diwas across schools, colleges, government institutions and offices to promote the use of Hindi in the country. This day is observed on September 14. On this day, the government organises various programmes and events highlighting the importance of Hindi as a language. But do you know why it is celebrated on this date? On September 14, 1949, the Constituent Assembly had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.

Several stalwarts such as Maithili Sharan Gupt, Seth Govind Das and Kaka Kalelkar lobbied in favour of Hindi to be made national language. On the 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on September 14, 1948, Hindi was adopted as the official language. On this special day, here are some quotes on the Hindi language. Hindi Diwas 2019 Date and Information: Know All About The History of The Day That Highlights Importance of Hindi Language.

Quotes about the Hindi language:

  • मैं दुनिया की सभी भाषाओं की इज्जत करता हूं पर मेरे देश में हिंदी की इज्जत न हो, यह मैं सह नहीं सकता (I respect all the languages ​​in the world, but if Hindi is not respected in my country, I cannot bear it)- Acharya Vinoba Bhave

  • जिस देश को अपनी भाषा और साहित्य का गौरव का अनुभव नहीं है, वह उन्नत नहीं हो सकता (A country that does not take pride in its language and literature can never progress)- Dr Rajendra Prasad

  • राष्ट्रभाषा के बिना राष्ट्र गूंगा है (A nation is dumb without a language)- Mahatma Gandhi

  • हिंदी भारतीय संस्कृति की आत्मा है (Hindi is the soul of Indian culture)- Kamalapati Tripathi

  • हिंदी हमारे राष्ट्र की अभिव्यक्ति का सरलतम स्त्रोता है (Hindi is the simplest source of expression of our nation)- Sumitranandan Pant

  • हिंदी किसी एक प्रदेश की भाषा नहीं बल्कि देश में सर्वत्र बोली जाने वाली भाषा है: विलियम केरी (Hindi is not the language of any one state, but the language is spoken everywhere in the country)- William Carey

Hindi Diwas 2019: Famous Quotes On Importance of Hindi Language

Meanwhile, National Hindi Diwas should not be confused with World Hindi Day which is celebrated on January 10, every year. World Hindi Day marks the anniversary of World Hindi Conference which was held in 1975.

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