<span style="color: #333333;">Hindi Diwas is being celebrated across the country today. It was on this day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the country. Today, Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and the first language of more than 520 million people.<br />''<br />''Union Government has taken several steps to promote the Rajbhasha and at the international forums, Hindi is being well received. The pioneer was the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee whose address to the UN General Assembly is still recalled by one and all.<br />''<br />''Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has grreted people on Hindi Diwas. In a tweet, Mr Naidu said, on 14th September 1949, the Constituent Assembly accepted Hindi as the official language and called upon people to remember the ideals and harmony of the Constituent Assembly on Hindi Diwas which gave respect to Hindi and Indian languages in the Constitution. He said, our languages have been the source of cultural unity of the country. Mr Naidu urged people to learn Indian languages and increase linguistic harmony.<br />''</span><br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted people on Hindi Diwas. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, people from different regions have played a remarkable role in making Hindi a capable and competent language. He said, it is the result of all the efforts of people of the country that Hindi is continuously making a strong identity on the global stage.<br />'' <br />''Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to the people of the country to take pledge that they will discharge the National duties of the country with full responsibility and follow the constitutional responsibilities by doing the works in Hindi.<br />''<br />''In his address on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Mr Shah said that the government is committed to the conservation of all the languages in the country. He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the governmental works are being done in Hindi language. He said, in his Ministry, all the files of different wings are being presented in Hindi language.<br />'' <br />''Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the county will have not to be Atmanirbhar' only in production and commercial systems but it will also have to be to be 'Atmanirbhar' even with languages. Addressing a function organised on the occasion of Hindi Diwas in New Delhi, Mr Shah said. if the country will not  become Atmanirbhar in its languages then the word Atmanirbhar has no meaning for the country. He assured that the government will preserve the different languages of the country and make them flexible as well as more popular.  Mr Shah said that the three words Swadeshi, Swabhasha and Swaraj were the three main pillars of the freedom struggle. He said, all the people especially the new generation will heve to strengthen the Swabhasha. <br />'' <br />''The Home Minister emphasised that Hindi Diwas provides an opportunity to evaluate what has been done for the preservation and promotion of languages of the country.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #333333;">Greeting people this morning on Hindi Diwas, in a tweet Mr Shah urged countrymen to take a pledge to use Rajbhasha Hindi along with their mother tongue in basic works. He said, language is the most powerful medium to express emotion. Mr Shah said, Hindi is the basis of our cultural consciousness and national unity as well as it is a bridge between the ancient civilization and modern progress. The Home Minister said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Government is committed for the parallel development of Hindi and all Indian languages.<br />''</span><br />''Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has greeted people on Hindi Diwas. In a tweet, Mr Thakur said, language is a powerful medium to know the social, religious, cultural, philosophical and literary aspects of any country. He said, when the language of the nation becomes the carrier of development, then the love for the nation and faith in the government increases among the citizens. On the occasion, Mr Thakur called upon people to take pledge that they will contribute wholeheartedly in the promotion of Hindi. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On this occasion, Principal Director General of All India Radio News N. Venudhar Reddy has said that the role of All India Radio in promoting  the usage of Hindi across the nation is very significant.</span><br />