Hindi Diwas: History, Significance and more

Hindi is a language that is rich with history and culture yet sadly its use is declining day by day. Even though it doesn’t seem alarming, it’s disappearing slowly. This is what makes Hindi Diwas an essential day so that we take a pause and acknowledge our mother tongue, Hindi.

Hindi Diwas is celebrated on the 14^th of September. It’s a day to pay tribute to our mother tongue. A day to remember and honor our Hindi language. It is one of the official languages of India and it’s written in the Devanagari script. Hindi Diwas is an attempt to promote our Hindi language and tackle the quickly increasing English speaking trends.

The influence of English is so much that many people choose to speak English most of the time.  Let’s dive deeper into this subject and know all about our Hindi today. 

Hindi: Historical Origin

Hindi originated as a word for the people who in ancient times lived on the banks of the river Indus. It lies in the Northwestern region of India. It is also one of the longest river bodies in Asia. Later down the line the word Indus was heard as the people being called Hindu and the language they spoke was known as Hindi. Hindi also holds roots in the Sanskrit language. There was initially only Sanskrit but over time it went over various changes in the time frame of 1500 BC – 800 BC. There is a major dialect that streams down into other languages called Khari Boli. It was this dialect that laid the foundation for the classic Hindustani popularity. From Khari Boli, modern-day Urdu and Hindi originated.

Bihar which followed Urdu as its official later in 1881 became the first state to declare Hindi as its official language. Finally, on 14^th September 1949 Hindi was adopted as the official language of India. 

This day is also declared Hindi Diwas as it’s an attempt to pay tribute to Beohar Rajendra Simha. He is recognized for his efforts in making the Hindi language the official language of India.

How is Hindi Diwas Celebrated?

There is no one decided on the way to celebrate Hindi Diwas. On this significant day, many literary events and cultural shows are organized. Themes to wearing Indian attire are decided and events are organized in schools, colleges, etc. Various competitions are also held in schools like debates, essays, and exhibitions. For the promotion of Hindi various awards are also distributed like Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar and Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar are distributed under public units, ministries, nationalized banks, and among citizens too. 

The slow downfall of Hindi

On one hand, there are countries with people who don’t let western tongues hamper the importance of their own language, in India, it’s totally the opposite. Some of such nations are France, China, and Japan. In India, there is a slow yet consistent decline of our own mother tongue as we take immense pride in speaking English and teaching the same to our kids. The present scenarios clearly reflect the decline in the popularity of the language. We can also witness how we consider English as the benchmark of progress.

Our society is going through an unconscious change in which we are losing our roots. There is a huge shift happening from Hindi to English. There are various instances that prove this point:

 Instance 1: Even though Hindi is essentially spoken in the Northern part of India yet the number of people passing down the right use of Hindi is decreasing. Even the parents avoid speaking to kids in English and praise them for speaking the language of the west. 

Instance 2: A lot of schools are trying to imbibe the use of English from primary classes. There is also a prevalent activity in which kids are punished or warned for using Hindi and promoted to speak only English. It’s definitely washing away our mother tongue institutionally. 

Instance 3: Even though Hindi is a compulsory subject till middle school, higher education has turned into an English medium entirely. Though a huge credit goes to the fame this language has received as it’s considered a representation of a sophisticated class.

Facts About Hindi our mother tongue:

• It’s the fourth most spoken language after Mandarin, Spanish, and English.
• It’s written in the Devanagari script which came into existence in the 11th century. 
• Various Hindi words are in the Oxford dictionary like Kebab, Papad, Bada Din, Bacha, Surya Namaskar, Bapu, Dadagiri, and many more. 
• Other countries where Hindi is spoken are Pakistan, Nepal, UAE, Mauritius, Suriname, Tobago, Fiji, Guyana, and Trinidad.

Bottom Line

Hindi is our mother tongue and it’s also a symbol of the freedom that our freedom fighters won for all of us after a long legendary struggle. It’s time we wake up and recognize that our language and our identity are being eliminated unconsciously due to our negligence and the growing influence of westernization. One who doesn’t respect his own home and its elements gets no respect anywhere. Without our cultural identity, we are a nobody hence Hindi Diwas is an attempt to reignite the essence of Hindi in our lives. It’s time we ourselves value our own culture and language. Celebrate Hindi Diwas with your loved ones and spread the knowledge about our mother tongue. 

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