Engineering and technical colleges will also have personality development cells. This was stated by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta while addressing Chaitanya Pravah symposium on Hindi subject here on Wednesday. Gupta said that appeal had also been made to principals of private colleges to constitute personality development cells.
Gupta said that Hindi Granth Academy should become a carrier institution of Hindi. He said that personality development cells should play effective role in instilling Indian culture and ethos among youths. Gupta said that efforts are being made to prepare syllabi of engineering and medical education in Hindi. He said that one should ponder as to what he is doing and not what others are doing.
Gupta said that 21st century belongs to India. He said that announcement of United States Organisation to observe Yoga Day is beginning of this process. Gupta directed to change lay-out of academy’s magazine “Rachana”.Veteran journalist Rameshchandra Agrawal said that Hindi should be linked with official work. He said that Hindi language is on the decline at present. Agrawal said that respect for Hindi will increase automatically when educated class speaks in it. He said that English may be language of study, but it is Hindi which is closer to hearts.
Veteran journalist Mahesh Joshi said that Hindi is the daughter of Sanskrit. He laid stress on maximum use of Hindi to increase its honour. Veteran journalist Shri Rajendra Sharma called for using puritan Hindi in Hindi newspapers. Vice-Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Mohanlal Chheepa informed that 200 syllabi have been prepared in Hindi. He informed that syllabi of medical and technical education will also be prepared in Hindi soon.Hindi Granth Academy’s Director Surendra Bihari Goswami threw light on Chaitanya Pravah.