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The World Hindi Conference (Hindi: विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन, romanized as Vishva Hindi Sammelan) is a world conference celebrating the Modern Standard Hindi register of the Hindustani language. It consists of several Hindi scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world who contribute to the language.
| विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन Vishva Hindi Sammelan World Hindi Conference | |
|---|---|
 10th Vishva Hindi Sammelan held at kareli, India | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Conference |
| Frequency | Once in 3 Years |
| Years active | 49 |
| Inaugurated | 10 January 1975 |
| Previous event | 2018 |
| Next event | 2022 |
| Patron(s) | Government of India |
| Website | vishwahindisammelan |
List of conferences
edit| # | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10-12 January 1975 | Nagpur[1][better source needed] |  India
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| 2 | 28-30 August 1976 | Port Louis |  Mauritius
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| 3 | 24-28 October 1983 | New Delhi | India
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| 4 | 2-4 December 1993 | Port Louis | Mauritius
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| 5 | 4-8 April 1996 | Port of Spain |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 6 | 14-18 September 1999 | London |  United Kingdom
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| 7 | 5-9 June 2003 | Paramaribo |  Suriname
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| 8 | 13-15 July 2007 | New York City |  United States
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| 9 | 22-24 September 2012 | Johannesburg |  South Africa
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| 10 | 10-12 September 2015 | Bhopal | India
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| 11 | 18-20 August 2018 | Port Louis | Mauritius
|
| 12 | 2021 | Fiji[2] |  Fiji
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History
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The first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on 10 January 1975 by the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.[3][better source needed] It was held from 10 to 12 January 1975 in Nagpur. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, then Prime Minister of Mauritius attended the conference as the chief guest. 122 delegates from 30 countries participated in the conference.[4][non-primary source needed] Ninth World Hindi Conference was held from 22 to 24 September 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference was inaugurated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.[5]
The tenth World Hindi Conference is being organized from 10 to 12 September 2015 in the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of External Affairs, government of India[6] along with the partnership of the government of Madhya Pradesh. The decision to organize the tenth conference in India was taken at the ninth conference held in Johannesburg in September 2012.[7][8][9] The eleventh conference was hosted by Mauritius.[7][8][9] The twelfth conference will be hosted by Fiji.[2] World Hindi Day is celebrated each year on 10 January with events organized by the National Council of Indian Culture, Hindi Nidhi Foundation, Indian High Commission, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation, and the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.[10]
See also
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edit- ^ "First World Hindi Conference Current Affairs, GK & News - GKToday".
- ^ a b Fijivillage. "Fiji to host 12th World Hindi Conference next year". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Know the Importance and History of Hindi on World Hindi Day (Diwas) 2022". SA News Channel. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "First World Hindi Conference". Vishwahindisammelan.gov.in. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "VIDEO: 9th World Hindi Conference concludes in South Africa". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "10th World Hindi Conference". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b "All India Radio News on Twitter". Twitter (in Latin). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/attachment/monday-may-30-20163-31-02-pmoctober-2015.pdf NBT Newsletter
- ^ "TT celebrates World Hindi Day". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 19 January 2020.
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