Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Amit Shah Links Indian Languages With Cultural Nationalism
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.
Amit Shah urged political parties to set aside differences and promote Indian languages.
He said Hindi should connect India’s languages rather than compete with them.
The Hindi Shabd Sindhu dictionary has expanded from 51,000 to eight lakh words.
Shah said Indian languages should become languages of governance and science.
He linked mother-tongue education and language promotion to cultural nationalism and national unity.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the event.
- What
- He called for promoting Indian languages, expanding their use in governance and science, and using Hindi as a link among them.
- When
- Monday, September 14; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- The 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Shah said language promotion can strengthen cultural awareness, education in the mother tongue, communication, and a shared national sentiment.
- 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