World Hindi Day celebrated by Chitrakoot school
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Solan, January 11
The 10th of January has been observed as the World Hindi Day ever since 1975. The Chitrakoot School of Liberal Arts of Shoolini University celebrated this day by organising an online session devoted to stalwarts of Hindi Poetry, namely Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, and Balkrishan ‘Naveen’.
The invited speakers were Dr Naresh Kumar Tomar, Dr Virendra Singh, and Dr Satya Narayan Snehi. Presiding over the event was Prof Shri Ram Sharma, former Dean, Faculty of Languages, HPU, Shimla. Dr Naresh Kumar spoke of the contribution of Subadhra Kumari Chauhan and recited her poem, “Veeron ka kaisa ho Vasant”.
Dr Virendra Singh chose to focus on the poetry of Bal Krishan Naveen, reciting his poem “Kavi kuchh aisi taan sunao…”. Dr Satya Narayan’s subject was Makhan Lal Chaturvedi whose poem “Pushp ki Abhilasha was recited by Prof Manju Jaidka, Dean of the Faculty. The mood created overall focused on patriotism, nationalism, sacrifice, honesty and dedication.
The Chief Guest, Prof Shri Ram Sharma, highlighted the importance of the Hindi language and stressed that we need to spread the love for national language i.e., Hindi. Such poetry sessions will go a long way in this direction.
Several faculty members of Shoolini University were involved in the event. Professor Prakash Chand, who had conceptualised it, introduced the invited speakers and also compered the session along with Mrs. Purnima Bali. Technical aspects of the event were managed by Mr. Neeraj Pizar. Prof Tejnath Dhar, and other members of the faculty participated in the event.
