Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the preparations for the three day 10th World Hindi Convention to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Chouhan after reviewing the preparations for the mega-event at lal Parade Ground on Wednesday said, “The conference will prove to be a milestone in universalisation of Hindi language and I urge people to exhibit their fondness for Hindi at all levels.”
He said the conference will be able to resolve all doubts related to Hindi and it is a matter of pride that Madhya Pradesh - the heart of India has got an opportunity to host this prestigious event.
The conference is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs in cooperation with the Madhya Pradesh government.
Chouhan said that the conference is being held for the third time in the country after a gap of 32 years.
Noted Hindi scholars from across the country and the world will take part in the event. "They will deliberate in detail on 16 aspects for universalisation of Hindi language. It is a matter of extreme happiness that it is being held in the state at a time when the importance of Hindi is being recognised world over. People are learning Hindi in other countries also," Chouhan added.
Incidentally, the concept of organising Vishwa Hindi Sammelan was born in 1973 at Wardha, and it was organised for the first time in Nagpur in 1975.
later, Delhi hosted it for the second time in 1983, an office bearer of the event said.
The conference was also held in Mauritius in 1976 and 1993, in Trinidad and Tobago in 1996, in london (1999), Surinam (2003), New York (2007) and Johannesburg (2012), he added.