Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 27: Central University of Jammu (CUJ), Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal (BSM), Vidya Bharti Institute of Higher Education and Indian Language Committee, under the joint aegis of Union Ministry of Education, organized an Indian Language Conference in Brigadier Rajendra Singh Auditorium, here today.
The inaugural session was inaugurated by the chief guest Prof Sanjeev Jain, Vice-Chancellor, CUJ. The special guests of the program were Padmashree Prof Shiv Nirmohi, Dr Gautam Mengi and Dr Dilip Kumar, and the program was coordinated by Prof JN Baliya and Prof Bharat Bhushan.
In his address, Prof Sanjeev Jain said that at present Indian languages have become the languages of technology and computers. The demand for Sanskrit and Hindi has increased in foreign countries. Therefore, the day is not far when India will develop itself in its own languages and become a world leader.
Prof Dilip Kumar said that this type of conference will definitely give strength to the provincial languages while Prof Shiv Nirmohi said that the language of J&K has a special importance because the Dogri language spoken here is related to the languages spoken in Himachal and Uttarakhand. Dr Gautam Mengi said that the language of our education should be indigenous.
Finally, Controller of Examinations Prof Suram Singh presented the vote of thanks while the entire program was conducted by Dr Vandana Sharma of Hindi Department.
After the inaugural session, the guests launched the “Meri Bhasha-Mera Abhiman” signature campaign.
In the second session of the conference, Prof Ratanlal Talaashi (Kashmiri), Arvind Brahmanu (Gadayali), Sonam Paljor (Boti) and Mukhtar Chaudhary (Gojri) expressed their views while Bharat Bhushan Sharma (Sanskrit), Dr Padmadev (Dogri) and Dr Parshottam Jamwal expressed their views in 3rd session.
At the end of the program, a drama was staged by Viraj Kala Kendra Jammu. During this period, poetry recitation, slogan writing and essay writing competitions were organized on the topic contribution of Indian languages in developed India and all the winners were awarded in the concluding session.
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