Hindi Language  

Subhash Chandra is a politician, and the Chairman of Essel Group. In the year 1992, along with Li Ka Shing, he started India's first Hindi language cable channel ‘Zee TV’. In the year 2005, he launched a newspaper - DNA (Daily News and Analysis) with Dainik Bhaskar Group.

A 100-year-old high school in the heart of Bengaluru was instrumental in encouraging a young freedom fighter to fight against the tyrannical British rule. Interestingly, Hanumanthappa Narasimhaiah's journey began with a Hindi speech which needed to be translated in Kannada! In this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer, we revisit the story of how the Hindi language became a yardstick of inspiration for an icon of Karnataka to fight for freedom and scientific temper.

September 14 is celebrated as Hindi Diwas and on this day, Union home minister Amit Shah has said that it is necessary for India to have one language that would represent the country in the world. 

September 14 is celebrated as Hindi Diwas and there is more to the day. From schools and colleges celebrating Hindi Diwas to stalwarts who lobbied in favour of the language, here is all you need to know about the day 

 Days have gone by after the protests by Kannada activists took a sharp turn for the worse, resulting in vandalism of hoardings because of the use of Hindi language and the aftermath that followed. As social media continues to battle the issue, it makes sense for us to reflect on our attitude towards language.

Speaking to media, MDMK chief and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko objected to the usage of Hindi language in the Parliament and claimed that former Prime Ministers would debate only in English in the House

Hindi language has been included to parts of the game and will continue to be updated during the Beta Test period.
 

A report by the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha stated that those who appeared for various Hindi exams in Tamil Nadu has increased by over 100% over the last decade
 

A day after requesting the Prime Minister of India to include Tamil in other states, and drawing flak for it, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswami has deleted the tweet

DMK’s MP P Velusami once rallied speaking in Hindi in order to woo voters and get in the good books of the people. Now the same person is one of the front-runners against National Education Policy 2019 draft.

 

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar clarifies that the Nation Education Policy 2019 is only a draft and no decision has been taken so far. Javadekar has iterated that no languages should be imposed on people.