No competition between Hindi and other languages, they are friends: Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said there is no competition between the official language Hindi and others Indian languages they are more like friends and complement each other. Shah conveyed greetings on the occasion of Hindi Diwas and also said that it was the spirit of the Constituent Assembly that all citizens of the country should communicate with each other in an Indian language, be it Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam or Gujarati.
“By strengthening Hindi, all these languages ​​will become more flexible and prosperous. And through integration, all languages ​​will also take our culture, history, literature, grammar and ‘sanskar’ forward,” he said in a video message.
The Home Minister said that Hindi Diwas this year is very important for everyone as the Constituent Assembly of India on September 14, 1949, accepted Hindi as the official language of the Union.
He said it has been 75 years now and that this year the country will celebrate the diamond jubilee of the official language.
“Hindi has seen many ups and downs in 75 years, but today I can say with certainty that Hindi has no competition with any local language. Hindi is a friend (sakhi) of all Indian languages ​​and they complement each other. Be it Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil or Bangla, every language strengthens Hindi and Hindi strengthens every language,” he said.
Shah said that if you look at the Hindi movement properly, be it Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose or Acharya JB Kriplani, they all came from areas where Hindi is not spoken.
He said that the committee headed by N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar and KM Munshi had presented a report to the Constituent Assembly to recognise Hindi as the official language and strengthen Hindi and all our other languages.
“Both leaders also came from areas where Hindi was not spoken,” he said.
The Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a lot of work has been done in the last decade to strengthen Hindi and local languages.
“Modi ji has proudly addressed many international forums in Hindi and emphasised the importance of Hindi not only in the country but across the world. Besides, the Prime Minister has also increased the sense of pride for the languages ​​of the country. In these 10 years, we have made a lot of efforts to strengthen various Indian languages,” he said.
Shah said Prime Minister Modi has revived Hindi and all Indian languages ​​by giving primary education in mother tongue a prominent place in the new education policy.
Shah said that in the last 10 years the government has developed a tool called ‘Kanthasth’.
“We have tabled four reports of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Languages ​​in the last 10 years and efforts have been made to establish Hindi at a prominent place in government work,” he said.
Shah said the Department of Official Languages ​​is also introducing a portal for translation from Hindi into all languages ​​listed in the Eighth Schedule. Through this portal, any letter or speech can be translated into all languages ​​in a very short time using artificial intelligence.
The Home Minister said this will significantly strengthen Hindi and local languages.
“Our languages ​​are among the richest languages ​​in the world. Hindi connects us and all our languages,” he said.
Shah appealed to all countrymen to take a pledge during Hindi Diwas to strengthen Hindi and local languages ​​and support the work of the Official Languages ​​Department.