To observe Hindi Diwas a two-day event was organised at Maulana Azad Central library. Marking the closure of the event an extempore competition was organised at library premises on Saturday.
Notably, Maulana Azad Central library organises this event every year to observe Hindi Diwas. Also it is noteworthy that last year the competition received a positive response from the youngsters. Urging a good participation this time too, the library organised the event. The programme was organized to spread awareness among the youngsters about the national language.
The extempore competition was held on the topic ‘Hindi World: Expansion and Possibilities. It was an interesting evening when the confident speakers shared their view points with the audience. As many as 250 youngsters participated in the open extempore competition.
Their great imagery power was beautifully expressed at the extempore speech competition. At the programme, the transparency of literature was appreciated of some of the participants for their tremendous knowledgeable understanding. Few participants also presented the fact and figures making their speech even more interesting.
The first prize was bagged by Abhishek Sharma. Second prize was won by Deepak Singhai and the third prize was won by Prashant Atre.
Regional librarian of Maulana Azad Central library Vandana Sharma said, “Today Hindi language has lost its charm and it is really sad that being the official language of the country, Hindi is not accepted well in society. Everyone wants to be a scorer in English but not in Hindi.” She further added, “Being Indians we should try and take steps to promote Hindi among youngsters.”