Hindi Diwas, celebrated on September 14 every year, aims to raise awareness about the language and also commemorate the event when it was adopted as one of the official languages of India. The Constituent Assembly of India had, in 1949, recognized and adopted Hindi — an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script — as the official language of the country. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India.
It is celebrated across schools and colleges as well as offices. On this day, students are encouraged to participate in various events including essay and letter-writing along with language competitions.
Furthermore, on this day the President of the country felicitates people for their contribution to Hindi language and literature.
Today, in India alone, there are roughly about 43.6 per cent speakers, who identify Hindi as their mother tongue — according to the 2011 census.
The language has other variants as well, like Awadhi, Braj and Khadi Boli.
However, this year, due to the pandemic, the celebrations are expected to be muted.