Why in News?
India celebrated Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2026, to commemorate the day in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as the official language of the Union.
Key Points
- Main Event: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th All India Official Language Conference and the Hindi Diwas 2026 celebrations.
- Objectives: Strengthening national integration and promoting Hindi alongside the other 21 languages listed in the 8th Schedule.
Exam Connect
- Hindi Diwas → The first official Hindi Diwas was observed in 1953 → Key activists for its official status included Beohar Rajendra Simha, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Kaka Kalelkar, and Maithili Sharan Gupt → Commemorates the adoption of Hindi in Devanagari script on September 14, 1949
- Constitutional Provisions → Article 343: Specifies Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union → 8th Schedule: Currently recognizes 22 languages as scheduled languages of India