Languages should help build bridges of understanding: Vice President
Author(s): City Air NewsAddresses 16th Annual Convocation of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that language can help good governance because information and knowledge...
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16th Annual Convocation of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
The Vice President of
India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that language can help good governance
because information and knowledge can create an enlightened citizenry. He was
addressing the 16th Annual Convocation of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha,
in Hyderabad today. The Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri Mohammad
Mahmood Ali, the Vice President of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha,
Chennai, Shri H. Hanumantappa, the President of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar
Sabha, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Shri B. Obaiah and other dignitaries
were present on the occasion.
The Vice President said
that Hindi has played a historic role in the development of India's unity,
integrity and linguistic goodwill. For the unification of the nation there is
no element more powerful than the language spoken by most of Indians, he added.
The Vice President said
that in the year 1936, the office of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha was
established in Vijaywada and as the Presidents of this Sabha, freedom fighters
such as Shri Konda Venkapapayya Pantulu, Andhra Kesari Shri Tungturi Prakasham
Pantulu, Shri Bejawada Gopalreddy, Swami Ramanand Tirtha did a great work. It
is heartening to know that Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha has not only
promoted Hindi but also prepared a large number of Hindi teachers, translators
and publicists, he added.
The Vice President
said that the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha of Andhra and Telangana is
celebrating its 16th Annual Convocation and he reminded the audience of
Gandhiji's view that no country is independent in the true sense, until and
unless it speaks in its own language.
The Vice President
congratulated all the students who received the degrees of Rashtra Bhasha
Visharad and Rashtra Bhasha Praveen in Hindi.