Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: The celebrations of Hindi Pakhwada, during which various activities were organized by Rajbhasha Cell on the campus, concluded at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar today.
The valedictory ceremony of the 15-day event was presided over by noted broadcaster, multilingual poet, and author Dr Satish Vimal, who was the chief guest in the event.
Addressing the gathering, he said Kashmir has given the world a rich literature in multiple languages, and it was globally accepted and appreciated by the people. “The valley has produced many great poets and scholars, including Agni Shekhar, Anand Wardan, Shama Koul and others who had a great contribution in the field of Hindi literature,” he said.
Dr Vimal said the people of Kashmir have the potential to shine in any part of the country. He urged students to learn, and understand more languages and stated that we should not be biased with any language.
Director NIT Srinagar, Prof Rakesh Sehgal said Hindi is a connecting language, and over the past several years, there have been continuous efforts to implement Rajbhasha on the campus.
“We are encouraging multilingual official letters. NIT Srinagar has recently added some Hindi books to the library so that students will get benefited from such initiatives,” he said.
Institute’s Registrar, Prof Syed Prof Kaiser Bukhari, said Hindi is among the world’s oldest languages and we should not underestimate its rich literature.
On the occasion, Asst Prof Bhartendu Kumar Pathak from Hindi Department of Kashmir University, Prof Arvind Shah (writer and poet) and Parijat Kaul (Consultant DD Kashir) addressed the audience and stated that Hindi is a connecting language.
Hindi Officer Dr R P Shukla (Assistant Professor, Civil Engg) said the Rajbhasha Cell of NIT Srinagar is working day and night to implement Hindi on the campus.
Later, Director NIT Srinagar and other dignitaries felicitated the winners with mementos and certificates.
In the beginning, Dr Nasir F Butt welcomed the guests, while a formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr Prvan Kumar Katiyar.
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