Hyderabad: Learn more languages other than mother tongue, Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) advised students yesterday during a program organized by the Department of Education and Training on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. Prof. M. Vanaja, Dean, School of Education & Training presided over.
Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed while mentioning the efforts and achievements of the university in the implementation of Hindi as the official language recalled the recent visit of the parliamentary committee and said that MANUU is carrying out administrative work in the Hindi language also.
Prof. M. Vanaja highlighted the importance of the mother tongue while referring to the National Education Policy 2020. In the digital age, the process of learning other languages has become easier and students should use these facilities, she said.
The guest speakers – Prof. Mohammad Fariyad, Dean, School of Mass Communication & Journalism, and Prof. Karan Singh Utwal, Department of Hindi spoke on the topic “The future of Hindi in the digital age”. Hindi is growing rapidly as the most spoken language. In this advanced era, the bright future of students lies in learning more than one language, said Prof. Mohammad Fariyad. Prof. Karan Singh Utwal opined that if languages are not digitized in the digital age, there is a fear that they may become extinct.
Prof. Siddiqui Mohd. Mahmood, OSD-II, and Dr. Shagufta Parveen, Hindi Officer congratulated all the teachers and students on Hindi Day.
Earlier, Prof. Shaheen Altaf Shaikh, Head, of the Department of Education and Training briefed him about the program. Dr. Ashwani, Associate Professor, Department of Education and Training who was also the Program Coordinator delivered the welcome speech. Dr. Praveen Kumar proposed a vote of thanks and Mr. Jahangeer Alam convened the programme.
The book “Samaveshi Shiksha ke Vividh Aayam” written by Dr. Ashwani was also released. Certificates were distributed to the first three winners of an essay writing competition held in connection with Hindi Diwas.
The management committee members – Dr. V S Sumi, Dr. Firdaus Tabassum, Dr. Jarrar Ahmed, Dr. Rubeena, and Dr. Shaikh Ehteshamuddin were also present.
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