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PRESS RELEASE: VI WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE
Hindi Samiti, U.K., in association with Geetanjali, Ahinsam Bhartiya and Bhartiya Bhasha Sangh and with the support of Government of India is organising the VI World Hindi Conference in London from 14 to 18th September, 1999. World Hindi Conferences have so far been organised in India, Mauritius and Trinidad & Tobago. Organising the VI World Hindi Conference in London in the Golden Jubilee Year of the Official Language Hindi has special significance.
Like other countries of the world in Britain also large number of Indians are living. Besides Hindi, people speaking other Indian Languages as Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bangla, Tamil etc. are also living here in large numbers and they are propagating Indian culture and language by organising national and religious functions collectively. Various Hindi organisations located in different parts of U.K. are rendering commendable service in propagation of Hindi. Not only this, many European Hindi Scholars like Max Muller, Silva Levi, Slegan, A.V. Keith, Kamil Bulke have studied and taught Indian Language, literature and played an important role in its propagation. Hindi enjoys a good position as a link language amongst the Non Resident Indians of Britain. Hindi is encouragingly used as a link language in marriages and religious functions, social and cultural programmes of Indians. Hindi is being studied and taught in the Hindi Departments of various universities of Britain.
After Chinese, Hindi is the second largest spoken language in the world. Geographically, Hindi speaking people are scattered all over the world. Very shortly, we would be entering in the 21st Century. With a view to get Hindi its rightful place as an international language in 21st Century, the main theme of the Conference would be "Hindi and the Future Generations."
The Scholars who wish to read their articles in the Conference are requested to send the extracts of their articles to
Prof. Mahendra Verma,
Department of Language and Linguistic Science,
University of York,
York YO10, 5DD, UK
(E-mail: mkvi@york.ac.uk)
Fax: 01904-432673
or to
The Deputy Secretary (Hindi),
Ministry of External Affairs,
South Block, Room No. 235 N
NewDelhi - 110 011.
(Fax No. 3010889 / 3793002) by post or Fax.
For further details, kindly contact:
Hindi Samiti, UK,
10 Bell Meadow,
Dulwich Wood Avenue,
London, SE 19 1HP, UK.
Fax No. (0181) 488 0458,
E-mail: hindi-samiti@hotmail.com
or the
Deputy Secretary (Hindi),
Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi - 110 011.
Telephone No. 301 3889
New Delhi
July 01, 1999