<span style="color: #222222;">The 11th World Hindi Conference has started in Port Louis the capital of Mauritius. A two-minute silence was observed in the beginning to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Inaugurating the conference Prime Minister of Mauritius Praveen Kumar Jugnauth said, Vajpayee ji was a great son of India and a dear friend of  Mauritius.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In her opening address, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that language and culture has deep rooted relation and the theme of this year conference is "Hindi World and Indian Culture". </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the inauguration session, a condolence meeting was held in the memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During the three day conference more than 2000 delegates from 20 countries including India will deliberate on eight sub topics related to language and Culture. </span>