World Hindi Conference
World Hindi Conference is a world conference on Hindi language. The conference consists of several Hindi scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world to contribute the language.
History
S. No. | Date | City | Country |
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1 | 10-12 January 1975 | Nagpur | India |
2 | 28-30 August 1976 | Port Louis | Mauritius |
3 | 28-30 October 1983 | New Delhi | India |
4 | 2-4 December 1993 | Port Louis | Mauritius |
5 | 4-8 April 1996 | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 14-18 September 1999 | London | United Kingdom |
7 | 6-9 June 2003 | Paramaribo | Suriname |
8 | 13-15 July 2007 | New York | United States |
9 | 22-24 September 2012 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
10 | 10-12 September 2015 | Bhopal | India |
First World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on 10 January 1975 by then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. The first conference held from 10 to 12 January 1975 in Nagpur. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, then Prime Minister of Mauritius attended conference as the Chief guest. 122 delegates from 30 countries participated in the conference.[2]
Ninth World Hindi Conference held from September 22 to September 24, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference was inaugurated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.[3]
The 10th World Hindi Conference (WHC) is being organized from 10-12 September 2015 in the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The decision to organize the 10th edition of the Conference in India was taken at the 9th World Hindi Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2012.
References
- ↑ "Other Links". Vishwahindisammelan.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "First World Hindi Conference". Vishwahindisammelan.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "VIDEO: 9th World Hindi Conference concludes in South Africa". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
10th World Hindi Conference official Website ,दसवें विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट