Hindi Diwas  

Sanskrit is over 3,000 years old and serves as the foundational language for ancient Indian texts such as the Vedas. Tamil is a member of the Dravidian language family, which is distinct from the Indo-European languages like Sanskrit.

Here are seven countries with largest Hindi speaking population apart from India.

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.

While the debate on the usage of Hindi rages on, a deputy CM of Karnataka Govind Karjol has stressed that none can erase Kannada because of its rich heritage and history

While the nation observes Hindi Diwas, the southern part of India was in for a shock. Union Home minister Amit Shah had pitched for one nation, one language and sought people to fulfill the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi. The language conflict simplified by Supriya Krishnamurthy on MyNation. 
 

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