A one-day Rajbhasha Sammelan held at AIIMS Bhopal on 26 April 2024. Inaugurating the conference, Professor (Dr) Ajai Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS Bhopal said that Hindi is a language which easily assimilates words of any other language. We should feel proud of this.
Even during the freedom struggle, Hindi has made an important contribution in this struggle by acting as a communication language. Books related to medical education have also been made available in Hindi in the library of AIIMS Bhopal. Besides, a separate budget provision has also been made for this.
On this occasion, Harish Singh Chauhan, Assistant Director, Regional Implementation Office, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs said that working in the official language is very unique. The policy of the Government of India is also such that we write as we speak.
Vice-Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Professor (Dr.) Khem Singh Daheria, while discussing the constitutional nature of the official language, said that today Hindi is the most spoken language in the world.
Earlier, the presence was welcomed by Colonel (Dr) Ajit Kumar, Deputy Director (Administration), AIIMS Bhopal. On this occasion, the book Essentials of Dentistry written by Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Goyal, Head of the Department of Dentistry was also released. This book will be very beneficial for MBBS students.Various lecture sessions were also organized during the day long Official Language Conference. Dr. Neelkamal Kapoor, former head of the Pathology Department of AIIMS Bhopal, gave a lecture on why it is necessary to study medical science in Hindi. While Dr. Vikas Dave, Director of Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy, Bhopal, expressed his views on the major challenges and solutions in increasing the use of Hindi in medical institutions.
In the third session, Dr. Abhijit Yadav, Associate Professor of the Department of Anatomy, Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, discussed the topic of Hindi translation of medical curriculum, major challenges and personal experiences, while Dr. Anjali Potneesh, Assistant Professor at the National Technical Teacher Training and Research Institute, Bhopal, gave a lecture on the role of Unicode Hindi font and various translation tools on computer in increasing the use of Hindi. Apart from representatives of various central offices, faculty members, officers and employees of AIIMS Bhopal also participated in this Official Language Conference. About 170 participants took part in this Official Language Conference.
