Hindi Diwas is marked annually on September 14 in India. It is more than just a date; it highlights India’s linguistic diversity and cultural richness while emphasising the importance of Hindi. To mark the occasion, here are some interesting facts to know. (Image: AI-Generated)
As per the data shared by Ethnologue in 2024, Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language in the world, just behind English and Mandarin. (Image: Instagram)
Hindi has more than 615 million speakers around the world. (Image: Canva)
The Government of India adopted Hindi as the official language on September 14, 1949. (Image: X)
Way back in 1977, Atal Bihari Vajpayee proudly showed respect for the Hindi Language and presented a speech in the Hindi language to the United Nations. (Image: X)
The word Hindi is derived from the Persian word ‘Hind’. It means the land of the Indus River. (Image: Canva)
Nepal, Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are some countries where Hindi is widely spoken. (Image: Canva)
Hindi is taught as a subject in 176 universities worldwide, as per the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. (Image: Facebook)
The first Hindi books, Heera Lal’s treatise on Ain E Akbari, called Ain e Akbari ki Bhasha Vachanika, and Rewa Maharaja’s treatise on Kabir, are believed to have been published in 1795. (Image: Canva)
Alam Ara is considered to be the first Hindi talking movie, which was released on March 14, 1931. (Image: IMDb)
Amir Khusro, a renowned poet, was the first writer who composed and released the first poem in Hindi. (Image: Instagram)
