Hindi Diwas in Karnataka: Pro-Kannada organisations to counter celebrations with Hindi Tithi Diwas
The Hindu
As part of the ‘Hindi Fortnight 2024’ celebrations, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) has decided to conduct various competitions in Hindi for its employees and staff whose mother tongue is other than Hindi from September 14 to 28.
Pro-Kannada organisations across Karnataka have expressed their opposition to the Hindi Diwas celebrations to be held on September 14. The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KaRaVe) has decided to celebrate Hindi Tithi Diwas to counter it, along with a protest across the State on September 14.
As September 14 is a holiday on account of being a second Saturday, the ‘Hindi Herike Virodhi Karnataka’ (Anti-Hindi Imposition Karnataka) staged a protest in front of the State Bank of India head office on Kempegowda Road in Bengaluru on September 13.
Celebration of Hindi Diwas on September 14 is mandatory in all Union Government-owned banks, departments like railways, postal, income tax, Central Universities, schools and other departments, including public sector companies in Karnataka. Various programmes have been planned on the day.
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As part of the ‘Hindi Fortnight 2024’ celebrations, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) has decided to conduct various competitions in Hindi for its employees and staff whose mother tongue is other than Hindi from September 14 to 28. The Registrar of NIMHANS has issued a circular in this regard.
“Union Government has been trying to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking States in the name of celebrating Hindi Diwas. Imposition of Hindi is threatening the unity and integrity of the country. It is imperative to hold a massive protest against the imposition of Hindi, which is breaking the country,” said T. A. Narayana Gowda from KaRaVe.
Another faction of KaRaVe, headed by Shivaramegowda, has decided to celebrate ‘Hindi Tithi Divas’ in all the district headquarters on September 14.
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