Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that the society should nurture a sense of pride towards the mother tongue. Linguistic diversity is the distinctive heritage of Indian society. Governor Patel was addressing the inaugural session of the Indian Language Festival organised at Madhv Rao Sapre Memorial Museum of Newspapers and Research Institute on Saturday. In this programme, Working President of Tulsi Manas Pratishthan, Raghunandan Sharma was honoured for his social service work. On this occasion, Chairman of Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti, Sukhdev Prasad Dubey was present on the stage.
Governor Patel said that the facility of conversation and exchange of information on social media is having a deep impact on our languages. The rapid proliferation and use of corrupted forms of languages is worrying. He said that Hindi has great potential in strengthening the heritage of linguistic diversity and uniting people speaking different languages. It is important to avoid aggression in linguistic exchanges. He expressed hope that this festival will strengthen the efforts to enrich Hindi. He appreciated the efforts and dedication of the founder of the institute, Vijay Dutt Sridhar. The involvement of three generations of his family in the service of the institute was described as a highly commendable contribution.
Padmashri Vishnu Pandya said that the Indian Language Festival is an event that brings together the diverse Indian culture to celebrate the prominence of Hindi. He referred to the central figure of his book, Pandit Shyamji Krishna Varma, as the leader of India's armed independence movement, who dedicated his life to India's freedom awakening worldwide.He told that even after the demise of Pandit Krishna Varma in Geneva in the year 1930, his ashes were kept safe, because his wish was that his ashes should be immersed in independent India only. He told that many decades after independence, Narendra Modi, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, brought his ashes to India and got a memorial built in his birthplace in Kutch.
Hindi expert editor, and litterateur Kailashchandra Pant said that the portrayal of Indian folk life in literature written in various Indian languages serves as a testament to the unity inherent in Indian culture.He expressed hope that this festival will further enhance the richness of Indian languages. The event will inspire the university to come forward to save the Indian knowledge tradition.
Founder coordinator of the museum, Vijaydutt Sridhar threw light on the outline. He toldthat the Language Festival has been organized to consider the role of language in national unity and emotional integrity. He gave information about the released books and expressed his gratitude to the guests.
