The three-day World Hindi Summit, that will be held in the State later this week, is set to highlight the inroads that Hindi language is steadily making in the IT sector and the prospects it holds for Hindi users to take the plunge into the world of computers.
Being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, the September 10-12 summit will see participants brain-storming over methods to strengthen the spread of Hindi language, apart from evaluating the efforts already underway and improvement in this direction.
During the summit, an exhibition touching various important issues, including Hindi's usage in IT sector, will apprise participants on how they can use Hindi in the IT sector, as the language is no more a barrier for them.
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and the summit's coordinator lajpat Ahuja while talking to the media persons here on Sunday said, “The exhibition, showcasing growing influence of Hindi in the IT sector, will be participated by industry giants like Google, Microsoft, and Apple. These companies will inform the participants how Hindi is turning into a computer language."
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day international Hindi conference here on September 10 aimed at popularising the language globally, with delegates from at least 27 countries besides scholars from across India expected to participate.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will address the gathering on the concluding day of the conclave which will have a total of 28 sessions on a range of subjects relating to Hindi.
The theme of the conference is ‘Hindi jagat: Vistar evam Sambhavanai’ (World of Hindi: Expansion and Scope). 20 Indians and another 20 personalities from abroad will be honoured at the conference.
The themes for discussion at the conference include growth of Hindi in foreign countries, its expansion in non-Hindi speaking and southern states, Hindi in administration and science, scientific literature in Hindi, role of Hindi-Urdu ties in expansion of the language and purity of Hindi in journalism.