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Indian Mission at UN, NY commemorates World Hindi Day
The event was attended by United Nations officials, language enthusiasts, representatives of Indian institutions, and members of the Hindi-speaking diaspora.
Permanent Representative of India, Ambassador P. Harish addressing the gathering. / Courtesy Photo
The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations commemorated World Hindi Day on Feb.13, with a special event centered around the theme, ‘Multilingualism and the Promotion of Hindi Abroad’.
Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, was the Guest of Honour at the event. In her address, she reflected on the initiation of World Hindi Day on Jan.10, 2006, emphasizing India's multilingual and multicultural social fabric. She highlighted ongoing initiatives to popularize Hindi, stating that United Nations recognition would elevate it to a global language.
Permanent Representative of India, Ambassador P. Harish, underscored India's contributions to promoting Hindi at the UN. “Hindi has been added to the list of non-official languages in the United Nations,” he noted. He further stated that India has contributed approximately $7 million to support UN News in Hindi and expressed gratitude to the UN's Department of Global Communications for its cooperation.
Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur and Under-Secretary-General Melissa Fleming addressing the gathering. / Courtesy PhotoUnder-Secretary-General Melissa Fleming highlighted Hindi's global significance, stating, “With a speaker base of 600 million, Hindi is of vital importance for the United Nations.” She commended the Hindi@UN project and various social media initiatives that bring the UN’s activities closer to Hindi-speaking audiences.”
The event also featured prominent academics, who discussed efforts to promote Hindi in the United States. They emphasized that multilingualism, media, and modern technology can help expand Hindi content across social media and digital platforms, making it more accessible—especially to the youth.
The event was attended by UN officials, language enthusiasts, representatives of Indian institutions, and members of the Hindi-speaking diaspora.
The Government of India initiated World Hindi Day on Jan.10, 2006, to strengthen efforts in promoting Hindi on a global scale. Since then, it has been commemorated worldwide every year to recognize and celebrate the language’s rich heritage and growing international presence.
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