(a) whether the Government proposes to prepare standard syllabus for Hindi teaching by
Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha;
(b) if so, the details of software prepared/ to be prepared for usage of Devnagri Script
to promote Hindi in other countries; and
(c) the number of Hindi scholars likely to be engaged in this job in near future for
propagation of Hindi?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV), Wardha is an
autonomous organization established for the promotion and development of Hindi language and
literature and is governed by its Act and Statutes & Ordinances framed thereunder. The
MGAHV has informed that the 9th World Hindi Conference held at Johannesburg, South Africa
from 22-24 September, 2012 resolved to entrust them with the job of preparing a standard
syllabus for teaching of Hindi outside India. The first workshop on preparing a standard
syllabus has begun on 11th December, 2012 in the premises of the University.
(b) Software for the usage of the Devnagri script has not been developed by the MGAHV.
However, various organizations around the world including some institutions in India viz.
the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, the Hyderabad University, the Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C DAC) have developed various types
of software for Hindi using Devnagri as a script. Some examples include search engines
supporting Hindi language, tutors for learning Hindi typing, Keyboard driver, GIST OT
Typing SDK, i-plugin, LILA, e-mahashabdkosh, Mantra- Rajbhasha, ShrutLekhan-Rajbhasha,
Vachantar-Rajbhasha, Online Hindi Wordnet, Multilingual online video editor / character
generator, Hindi language enabled Dot matrix and POS printers and enhancement in Machine
Translation systems.
(c) It is not possible to give a number because scholarship in Hindi alone would not be
enough for getting a job in a software development organization.