On the occasion of "International Mother Language Day, a webinar was held on Wednesday through Zoom meetings.
The webinar was organised by Rabindranath Tagore University, Faculty of Humanities and Liberal Arts, Language Learning Center and Madhya Pradesh Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti Hindi Bhawan, Bhopal.
Keynote speaker Jawahar Karnavat, senior litterateur and director, Madhya Pradesh Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti Hindi Bhawan, Bhopal, while expressing his constructive views on the topic "Global scenario of mother tongues and employment prospects", said that the world has developed Mother tongues have played a special role in the development of countries.
He further said that 20 rich and high-level GDP countries of the world work in their mother tongues. He is deeply attached to his mother tongues. At the same time, twenty countries with the world's lowest GDP depend on foreign languages. In the present times technology has paved a very positive path for mother tongues globally. The youth should imbibe their mother tongues. With this, the conservation and development of our mother tongue will also be possible.
The mother tongue contains immense possibilities of employment. In this direction, the youth will have to observe and analyze the global scenario of their mother tongues.
Conducting a successful creative thought-provoking programme, young critic Arunesh Shukla said that International Mother Language Day is observed on 21 February. In the year 1952, students of Dhaka University agitated and struggled for their mother tongue Bangla. Many young people were martyred. International Mother Language Day is celebrated commemorating the sacrifices and struggles of the same youth.
Sangeeta Johri, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Liberal Arts, Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal, threw light on the forthcoming programs, expressing views on the creative work of various centers set up under the faculty.