The tenth Vishwa Hindi Sammelan will be held at Bhopal from September 10 to 12. More than 500 scholars from across the world will participate in the Sammelan, which will deliberate on expansion of Hindi.
Sammelan will be organised by the Union Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the State Government. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the State Government is committed to organise the Sammelan in a grand manner. Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh, concerning ministers and officials attended a meeting, held at Mantralaya on Saturday to discuss the outline.
The Chief Minister thanked the union ministry for choosing Bhopal as venue for the Sammelan saying that it is a matter of pride to host such a prestigious event in Madhya Pradesh. Every possible effort would be made to make it a grand success. Participation of people, public representatives and students will be ensured. He assured that all necessary arrangements will be made in a dignified manner. He expressed hope that the Sammelan will give a new direction to the promotion and expansion of Hindi.
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj informed that the first Hindi Sammelan was held in 1975 at Nagpur. Since then, it is being held every three years in different countries. The ninth Sammelan was held at Johannesburg, South Africa, which decided to hold the tenth Sammelan in India. Bhopal is going to host it. Swaraj said that the event will witness participation of about 500 foreign scholars.
The Sammelan will be held at the lal Parade ground. Universalising the use of Hindi will be the focus. Swaraj said that 20 foreign scholars and 20 indigenous scholars will be honoured at the Sammelan for promoting Hindi.
There will be two committees for administration and management. Committee on administration will be headed by the Union Minister for External Affairs while the Committee on management would be headed by the Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh. Ministers for Higher Education and Culture from the State will be members while Vice Chairman will be Anil Madhav Dave.
After the meeting, Chouhan, Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State for External Affairs, General VK Singh accompanied by officers concerned inspected the venue. The Minister for Home Babulal Gaur, Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Surendra Patwa, Mayor Bhopal Alok Sharma, MP Anil Madhav Dave, MlA Rameshwar Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism Prof BK Kuthiyala, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Vice-Chancellor, Mohanlal Chheepa, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa and senior officers were present.