World Hindi Day 2024:
World Hindi Day, observed annually on January 10, honors the vast contributions of Hindi speakers and the language’s global significance.
- Hindi was first spoken at the United Nations General Assembly in 1949.
- The inaugural World Hindi Diwas took place in 2006 under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh.
- Since then, January 10 has been observed as World Hindi Day everywhere.
- According to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, Hindi written in Devanagari script is the official language of the union.
Hindi, along with English, are the official languages of India. - Hindi is one of the 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
- Hindi belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language group.