<span style="color: #222222;">The Culture Ministry will organize a two-day event on the occasion of International Mother Language Day as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The event will start from tomorrow at Indira Gandhi National Center of Arts, New Delhi. During the event, keynote address will be delivered by Culture Secretary, Director of UNESCO Cluster Office and renowned lyricist and poet Prasoon Joshi. The function will also witness poetry recitation, group song and dance. A webinar on Using Technology for Multilingual Learning-Challenges and Opportunities will be held.<br />''<br />''A book, Tribal and Indigenous Languages of India written by Dean of IGNCA Prof. Ramesh Gaur will also be launched in the event.<br />''<br />''An event Ekam Bharatam will witness distinguished presence of Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi to formally release the Vande Bharatam soundtrack. The song which has been co-created by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej along with tabla maestro Bikram Ghosh was a part of the dance presentations by the Culture Ministry on Republic Day event this year.<br />''<br />''International Mother Language Day is observed worldwide on 21st February every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day, first came from Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to celebrate February 21 as International Mother Language Day in year 2000. Every year a unique theme is chosen by UNESCO to celebrate this special day.<br />''<br />''The theme of 2022 is, Using technology for multilingual learning challenges and opportunities. It focuses on the potential role of technology to advance multilingual education and support the development of quality teaching and learning for all.</span><br />