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February 19, 2020
India's University Grants Commission (UGC) asks all Universities and Colleges to celebrate International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) on 21 February.
Photo: The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and the Director-General, UNESCO, Ms. Audrey Azoulay signing an agreement during their meeting in New Delhi on February 04, 2020.
New Delhi, February 18, 2020 — The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) will celebrate the International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) on February 21 across the country. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, will be the Chief Guest at the main event to be held in New Delhi on February 20, 2020. Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will be the Guest of Honour. The theme of the program is ‘Celebrating our Multilingual Heritage’ reflecting the spirit of “Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat.”
International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance forming a part of UNESCO’s calendar of events, held on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. UNESCO first announced it on November 17, 1999. It was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2008. The latter called upon its member states “to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by people of the world.”
MHRD, along with educational institutions and language institutions, is celebrating International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) for the past three years. This year also the educational institutions will organize activities like Elocution, Debating, Singing, Essay Writing, Painting, Music, Dramatic Performances, Exhibitions, and Cultural Events.
India has unparalleled linguistic and cultural diversity. Therefore the Government of India has decided to celebrate International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) every year. The government would promote the use of mother tongues to achieve the following objectives:
- Highlight the linguistic diversity of India.
- Encourage usage, not only of the respective mother tongue but other Indian languages as well.
- Understand and draw attention to the variety of cultures in India and the consequent forums of literature, craft, performing arts, scripts and other forms of creative expression.
- Encourage the learning of languages other than one’s mother tongue.
Meanwhile, India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all Universities and Colleges to celebrate International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) on February 21, 2020.
“In case the colleges are closed on February 21, 2020, on account of Mahashivaratri, they may celebrate it a day earlier or a day after February 21, 2020. They should upload the report on the celebration of the occasion on the UGC Activity Monitoring Portal by February 22, 2020, 5 P.M.” the UGC notification said.
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Photo: The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, with the students in traditional Indian attires who had welcomed him in 22 Indian languages, on the occasion of Mother Language Day, in New Delhi on February 20, 2020. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal’ Nishank’ and the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel, are also present.
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