Hindi unites diversity of Indian languages; Hindi not in competition with other languages: Amit Shah
New Delhi (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Hindi unites the diversity of languages in India and it has honoured different Indian as well as global languages and dialects.
In a message on the occasion of "Hindi Diwas", Shah also said Hindi has never competed nor will compete with any other Indian language and that a strong country will emerge only by strengthening all its languages.
The home minister expressed confidence that Hindi will become a medium to empower all the local languages.
"India has been a country of diverse languages. Hindi unites the diversity of languages in the world's largest democracy.
"Hindi has been a democratic language. It has honoured different Indian languages and dialects as well as many global languages and adopted their vocabularies, sentences and grammar rules," Shah said.
He said the Hindi language has played an unprecedented role in uniting the country during the difficult days of freedom struggle and instilled a feeling of unity in a country that has several languages and dialects.
Hindi, as a language of communication, has played an important role in carrying forward the freedom struggle from east to west and from north to south, Shah said.
He said the movements for achieving "Swaraj" and "Swabhasha" were going on simultaneously in the country.
Considering the important role of Hindi in the freedom movement and after independence, the architects of the Constitution accepted it as the official language on September 14, 1949, the home minister said, adding that a country's original and creative expression is possible only through its own language.
Shah said all Indian languages and dialects are the country's cultural heritage, which have to be carried forward.
He said Indian languages have received due recognition and respect at national and global forums under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shah said the Department of Official Language of the Ministry of Home Affairs is making continuous efforts, by leveraging modern technology, to enrich the Indian languages to establish those as languages of public administration, education and scientific use.
He said under the prime minister's guidance, public welfare schemes are being implemented effectively by establishing communication between the government and the public in Indian languages.
The home minister pointed out that the principle of language change says "language moves from complexity to simplicity".
He said in his opinion, simple and clear words of Hindi should be used in office work.
Shah said the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language was constituted to periodically review the work done in the country's official language.
It was given the responsibility to review the progress made in the use of Hindi in government work across the country and prepare its report and present it to the president, he added.
From the point of view of increasing the use of the official language in various areas, Shah said a total of 528 town official language implementation committees (TOLICs) have been formed so far.
Such committees have even been formed abroad, such as in London, Singapore, Fiji, Dubai and Port-Louis.
Shah said India has also taken initiatives to promote the use of Hindi in the United Nations (UN).
He said a new tradition of organising the "All India Official Language Conference" has also been started by the Department of Official Language.
The home minister said in order to develop the official language according to technology, the Department of Official Language has created a memory-based translation system called "Kanthastha".
Taking a new initiative, the department has also created the "Hindi Shabd Sindhu" dictionary, Shah pointed out.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
