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Hindi Diwas is observed every year on:

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Answer: Option B — 14 September

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Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September.

Why 14 September:

  • On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, as the official language of the Union.
  • This decision is contained in Article 343 of the Constitution, which also says that the international form of Indian numerals shall be used for official purposes.
  • The date also marks the birth anniversary of Beohar Rajendra Simha (born 14 September 1900), a scholar from Jabalpur who worked hard for Hindi to be accepted as the official language.
  • The first Hindi Diwas was observed in 1953, on the recommendation of the Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti.

How it is observed:

  • Government offices, schools and institutions organise essay and debate competitions, poetry recitations and other events to promote Hindi.
  • The Rajbhasha Puraskar (Official Language Awards) are presented to ministries, departments and individuals for promoting Hindi in official work.
  • The fortnight around it is observed as "Hindi Pakhwada".

Constitutional provisions on language:

  • Part XVII of the Constitution (Articles 343 to 351) deals with official languages.
  • Article 343: Hindi in Devanagari is the official language of the Union; English was to continue for 15 years (until 1965).
  • The Official Languages Act, 1963 allowed English to continue to be used along with Hindi for official purposes.
  • Article 351: directs the Union to promote the spread of Hindi.
  • The Eighth Schedule now lists 22 languages.

📌 Remember

India has no "national language"; Hindi is an official language.

Other language days:

World Hindi Day ("Vishwa Hindi Diwas"): 10 January. The first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10 January 1975. It has been observed since 2006.

International Mother Language Day: 21 February (UNESCO, 1999), in memory of the Bengali language movement in Dhaka (1952).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗10 January is World Hindi Day.
  • ✗21 February is International Mother Language Day.
  • ✗26 January is Republic Day.

Quick tip

Remember: Hindi Diwas = 14 September (Hindi adopted as official language on 14 September 1949; Article 343); World Hindi Day = 10 January (Nagpur conference 1975); Mother Language Day = 21 February.

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