“Sanskriti”, the magazine brought out by the Ministry of Culture in Hindi has been adjudged the best non-commercial periodical by the Hindi Academy of Delhi. This was disclosed by the Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, Smt. Ambika Soni at the meeting of the Rajbhasha Advisory Commiittee, here today.
Presiding over the meeting, Smt. Soni said that Hindi is an integral part of the Indian culture and, therefore, the Ministry of Culture has a special responsibility in this regard. She said that it was her personal view that we should make use of simple spoken Hindi in our official work. Smt. Soni clarified that the official language policy of the Government is not that of forcing Hindi upon anybody but to propagate it in a cordial atmosphere by encouraging and motivating people to use it in their day-to-day work.
Smt. Soni said that during the last one year the Ministry has organized a number of seminars in Hindi on subjects like Indian Constitution, Relevance of Art Forms in the context of globalisation and Hindi & Mass awareness programme of Mahatma Gandhi etc. There is a proposal to publish the proceedings of the seminar in book forms so that they may serve as important research and reference materials for researchers and scholars. The Ministry has also organized a number of programames in various parts of the country in connection with the 125th anniversary of Munshi Prem Chand, she added.
The Members of the Committee gave a number of suggestions for propagation of Hindi. One suggestion was to organize competitions in Hindi in different subjects in the non-speaking Hindi states. It was also suggested that competitions could also be organized in Delhi for the students coming for studies etc. from non Hindi speaking regions. Efforts should also be made organize exhibitions, both within and outside the country, some members suggested.
Members of Parliament Prof. Chandra Kumar, Sh. Kirip Chaliha, Sh. Harendra Singh Malik, Sh. Baleshwar Yadav and a number of scholars, eminent literary personalities and senior officers took part in the meeting.
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