A national seminar on 'Status and Prospects of Hindi in Odisha' was held at the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput on Wednesday. The inaugural ceremony was conducted under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof Chakradhar Tripathi.
Prof Tripathi gave a brief account of the current situation of Hindi and its global outlook. He stressed on the importance of enriching Hindi through translations as well as usefulness of Hindi.
Hindi scholars and professors from Odisha and Chhattisgarh shared their views on the status and potential of Hindi in Odisha. The first Hindi-Odisha Servant of Odisha, eminent scholar late Prof Tarini Charan Das 'Chidananda' was posthumously awarded the 'Odia-Hindi Setu Samman-2023'.
Prof Sudhanshu Kumar Nayak, who was the keynote speaker, highlighted the literary practice and dedication of litterateur late Chidananda and presented him as an age-old man of Hindi. Prof. Arun Bhardwaj of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi hoped that the Central University of Odisha has the potential to play an important role in restoring the cultural heritage of Odisha.
Prof Hemraj Meena, Coordinator of the Department of Official Languages, promised to speed up the National Hindi Literacy Campaign and make Hindi services more effective.
