World Hindi Conference

The World Hindi Conference (Hindi: विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन, romanized as Vishva Hindi Sammelan) is a world conference celebrating the Modern Standard Hindi register of the Hindustani language. It consists of several Hindi scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world who contribute to the language.

विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन
Vishva Hindi Sammelan
World Hindi Conference
10th Vishva Hindi Sammelan held at kareli, India
Statusactive
GenreConference
FrequencyOnce in 3 Years
Years active48
InauguratedJanuary 10, 1975 (1975-01-10)
Previous event2018
Next event2022
Patron(s)Government of India
Websitevishwahindisammelan.gov.in/index.htm

List of conferences
World Hindi Conference
# Date City Country
110-12 January 1975Nagpur[1] India
228-30 August 1976Port Louis Mauritius
324-28 October 1983New Delhi India
42-4 December 1993Port Louis Mauritius
54-8 April 1996Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
614-18 September 1999London United Kingdom
75-9 June 2003Paramaribo Suriname
813-15 July 2007New York City United States
922-24 September 2012Johannesburg South Africa
1010-12 September 2015Bhopal India
1118-20 August' 2018Port Louis Mauritius
122021Fiji[2] Fiji

History
Stamp of India - 1975 - Saraswati Goddess of learning - inscription in Hindi

The first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on 10 January 1975 by the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.[3] It was held from 10 to 12 January 1975 in Nagpur. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, then Prime Minister of Mauritius attended the conference as the chief guest. 122 delegates from 30 countries participated in the conference.[4] Ninth World Hindi Conference was held from 22 to 24 September 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference was inaugurated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.[5]

The tenth World Hindi Conference is being organized from 10 to 12 September 2015 in the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of External Affairs, government of India[6] along with the partnership of the government of Madhya Pradesh. The decision to organize the tenth conference in India was taken at the ninth conference held in Johannesburg in September 2012.[7][8][9] The eleventh conference was hosted by Mauritius.[7][8][9] The twelfth conference will be hosted by Fiji.[2] World Hindi Day is celebrated each year on 10 January with events organized by the National Council of Indian Culture, Hindi Nidhi Foundation, Indian High Commission, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation, and the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.[10]

See also

References
  1. "First World Hindi Conference Current Affairs, GK & News - GKToday".
  2. Fijivillage. "Fiji to host 12th World Hindi Conference next year". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Know the Importance and History of Hindi on World Hindi Day (Diwas) 2022". SA News Channel. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. "First World Hindi Conference". Vishwahindisammelan.gov.in. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. "VIDEO: 9th World Hindi Conference concludes in South Africa". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. "10th World Hindi Conference". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "All India Radio News on Twitter". Twitter (in Latin). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. "11वां विश्व हिन्दी सम्मेलन 18-20 अगस्त को मॉरीशस में आयोजित होगा।". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/attachment/monday-may-30-20163-31-02-pmoctober-2015.pdf NBT Newsletter
  10. "TT celebrates World Hindi Day". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 19 January 2020.

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