Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Amit Shah Says Hindi Must Advance With Other Indian Languages
Amit Shah spoke on Hindi Diwas about India’s many languages.
He said having many languages is a strength, not a weakness.
He explained that languages carry people’s history, traditions and culture.
He said Hindi can help people from different parts of India communicate.
However, he said Hindi should grow without harming or ignoring other Indian languages.
Shah also said his mother tongue is Gujarati, while Hindi helps him speak with people across the country.
He encouraged children to learn from the world but stay connected to their own language.
Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 because Hindi was adopted as an official language on that date in 1949.
Amit Shah said Hindi’s progress should accompany the dignity, promotion and protection of other Indian languages.
He described India’s linguistic diversity as a strength that supports unity in diversity.
Shah said languages preserve a society’s history, traditions, worldview and self-awareness.
He called Hindi a link connecting communities and supporting national unity, not a symbol of any one language.
On Hindi Diwas, Shah urged young people to learn globally while retaining their languages and encouraged parents to use mother tongues with children.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- What
- He said Hindi should advance while protecting, promoting and respecting India’s other languages.
- When
- On Monday, during Hindi Diwas, observed annually on September 14.
- Where
- In a message reported from New Delhi about India’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
- Why
- To emphasize that Hindi’s development is meaningful only alongside the dignity and protection of other Indian languages, and to promote national unity.
- Speaker
- Amit Shah, Union Home Minister
- Occasion
- Hindi Diwas
- Date observed
- September 14 every year
- Historical basis
- The Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as an official language on September 14, 1949.
- Shah’s mother tongue
- Gujarati
- View of linguistic diversity
- India’s many languages are a strength and support unity in diversity.
- Message to parents
- Speak to children in their mother tongue.
