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Use of Hindi a national need: Vice-President

Use of Hindi a national need: Vice-President

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Pubilcation: The Hindu
Date: September 14, 2000

Vice-President Krishan Kant today propagated taking Hindi to heights where it attained acceptance all over the country and said use of the language was a national need.

Delivering his speech in Hindi after giving away the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards for 1999-2000, he said efforts would be made to carry out the Government's official work in Hindi but said the entire society should work to bring the language national acceptance.

The awards are given to various Ministries, departments, banks, financial institutions and public sector undertakings of the Government for outstanding achievements in implementation of the official language policy.

Union Home Minister L K Advani suggested that September 14 should be observed as "Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas" instead of "Hindi Diwas" and said all Indian languages should be given respect and importance.

Giving the example of Israel, he said a small country like that had become an important nation because of two reasons -- patriotism and national language.
 


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