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Amit Shah Links Indian Languages With Cultural Nationalism

Amit Shah Links Indian Languages With Cultural Nationalism
At Rajbhasha event, Amit Shah emphasises cultural nationalism, promotion of Indian languages · theprint.in

Amit Shah spoke about Indian languages at a Rajbhasha meeting in Mumbai.

He said children understand India best through their mother tongue.

He urged people to support all Indian languages, including Hindi and regional languages.

He said Hindi should help different language communities communicate rather than compete.

A Hindi dictionary called Hindi Shabd Sindhu has added many words from regional languages.

Shah said Indian languages should be used more in government, science, and education.

He also discussed tools that help translate and learn languages.

He connected language promotion with India’s culture, history, and national unity.

Key facts

Event
6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan
Speaker
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Hindi Shabd Sindhu
Expanded from 51,000 words to eight lakh words
Regional-language contributions
More than 50,000 words from Indian regional languages were added
Language examinations
IAS and IPS examinations can be taken in candidates’ mother tongues; JEE, NEET, and undergraduate examinations were being conducted in 13 languages
Language training
More than five lakh Central government employees had undergone language training

Quotes

Amit Shah

Union Home Minister speaking at the All India Rajbhasha Sammelan

“The biggest work PM Modi has done is that, under NEP, he has made learning in mother tongue compulsory and also made learning another Indian language mandatory. Those opposing NEP provision of learning one more Indian language apart from mother tongue do not know what sin they are committing.”
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“Political differences must be set aside to promote Indian languages. A child can understand India only through the mother tongue.”
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