New Delhi, Lifestyle Desk. Hindi Diwas 2023: Hindi is the most spoken language in India. People use it in many states of the country. Hindi is also used most for common conversation. Whereas, if we talk about the world, Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world after Mandarin, Spanish and English. In such a situation, Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 14 September with the aim of spreading the importance of Hindi to the people and promoting it.
Today on this special occasion, we will know why the date of 14th September was fixed to celebrate Hindi Diwas. We will also try to know why Hindi was named “Hindi”?
Why is Hindi Diwas celebrated only on 14th September?
There is not one but two reasons to celebrate Hindi Diwas on 14th September. Actually, this is the same day when in the year 1949, after a long discussion, Hindi in Devanagari script was declared the official language of the country. For this, the first Prime Minister of the country himself will be elected on 14th. Pandit jawaharlal nehru was did. At the same time, there is another special reason behind celebrating this day, and it is related to a famous Hindi poet.
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When was Hindi Day celebrated for the first time
Celebrating this day was first started in the year 1953 on the suggestion of Rashtriyabhasha Prachar Samiti. The reason behind celebrating this day Hindi The importance of this was to be increased, but this day also marks the birth anniversary of the great Hindi poet Rajendra Singh. Apart from being an Indian scholar, Hindi-eminent, culturalist, and a historian, he played an important role in making Hindi the official language.
How did Hindi get its name “Hindi”?
You all have known about the history of Hindi Day, but do you know how the Hindi language got its name Hindi. If not, then let us tell you about this also. Perhaps you also know that actually the name Hindi itself has been taken from some other language. The Hindi name, derived from the Persian word ‘Hind’, means land of the Indus River. In the beginning of the 11th century, Persian speaking people named the language spoken on the banks of the Indus River as ‘Hindi’.
Hindi is spoken not only in India but also in these countries
As mentioned above, Hindi is not only the most spoken language in India, it is the fourth most spoken language across the world. Apart from India, there are many other countries where people use Hindi language. These countries include Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji, Pakistan, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Bangladesh.
Whereas in India, Hindi language is used in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.
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