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MBBS in Hindi Medium: UP & MP Govts

take lead in teaching in local language

Prime Minister Modi says initiative will open multiple doors of opportunities for students

OUR BUREAU students will be able to study in their
own language, many doors of oppor-
Lucknow/Bhopal
tunities will also open for them,” PM
ttar Pradesh will begin teach- Modi said while responding to the
ing medical and engineering tweet of Union Home Minister Amit
Ucourses in Hindi as well, Chief Shah.
Minister Yogi Adiyanath has said. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Dra-
Yogi tweeted, “Some books of med- vida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
ical and engineering courses have will organize statewide public meet-
been translated into Hindi. The stu- ings on November 4 to discuss and
dents will be able to study those sub- explain the resolution adopted in the
jects in Hindi from the coming year.” Tamil Nadu Assembly against the
The announcement has been ‘imposition’ of Hindi language in the
made days after Union Home Min- state, said the officials.
ister Amit Shah launched India’s first In the public meeting, the speak-
Hindi version of MBBS textbook in ers will explain the resolution that
Bhopal on October 16. was adopted in the TN assembly
While addressing the event in against the “imposition” of the Hin-
Bhopal, the Home Minister said, di language which urged the Centre
“Today is a very important day for not to implement recommendations
the education sector of India. When- of the report of the Parliamentary
ever history will be written in the committee on official language. Ear-
coming days, this day will be written lier on October 13, the ruling DMK’s
in golden letters.” Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan youth and students wing announced
“Through the New Education during the launch of country’s first MBBS course books in Hindi language for students of first a statewide protest in Tamil Nadu
Policy, PM Modi has given more regarding the imposition of Hindi by
emphasis to the mother tongue of year, at Lal Parade ground, in Bhopal (ANI) the Centre.
students. This is a historic decision. Moreover, Tamil Nadu Chief
Now under Modi ji you can avail be studied in Hindi which includes Hindi. Minister MK Stalin condemned the
higher education in any language as Anatomy, Physiology and Biochem- The Prime Minister said that it Centre against the alleged imposi-
per your comfort,” Shah said. istry. A team of 97 experts have been will open multiple doors of oppor- tion of the Hindi language. Stalin, in
Madhya Pradesh is the country’s working on the preparation of books tunities for students. “This launch his statement, listed out the sacrifices
first state to start the MBBS course for the last 232 days at Gandhi Med- in the field of medical education is youngsters, made in history against
in the Hindi language. Initially, ical College, Bhopal. They have been going to bring a positive change in “Hindi imposition” and said, “not to
three subjects have been selected to translating the books from English to the country. With this, while lakhs of impose another language war on us”.

Efforts on for Hindi’s inclusion in UN: Jaishankar

OUR BUREAU social media and newsletters. It will the 12th World Hindi Conference privileged to be the first country
take some time in expanding this. It next year from February 15-17, 2023, in the Pacific to host this presti-
New Delhi
is not so easy that a language is intro- the Ministry of External Affairs on gious event,” said Fijian Secretary
ighlighting that efforts are duced in the UN process,” Jaishan- Thursday said at the event. Anjeela Jokhan.
on to get Hindi recognized kar said at an event in New Delhi. Speaking at the event, Anjeela “We will do our best to make
Has an official language at “Work is being done on it, Jokhan said that Fiji is privileged to this conference a grand success.
United Nations, External Affairs progress has been made and be the first country in the Pacific to Fiji Hindi is in fact enshrined in
Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday it is our expectation that this host the prestigious event and hailed the Fiji Constitution as one of our
said that though progress has been will move forward,” he added. the partnership with India. official languages.
made in that direction it will take External Affairs Minister Jais- “We are honored to have been Not only this we also teach
some time. “You would know Hin- hankar also launched the logo and nominated by the Indian government Hindi in our primary and second-
di is being used in United Nations website of Vishwa Hindi Diwas along as the next year’s host for the World ary schools. While it is compulso-
Educational, Scientific and Cultur- with V. Muraleedharan, Minister of Hindi Conference as this platform ry for students of Indian origin in
al Organization (UNESCO). As State for External Affairs and Per- will provide us with a wonderful op- primary schools, it is an optional
far as the use of Hindi in its head- manent Secretary for Fijian Minis- portunity to promote and celebrate subject in secondary schools. Hin-
quarters is concerned, we have an try of Education, Heritage and Arts Hindi, one of our country’s main lan- di is also taught in our universi-
MoU with them, they are using it in Anjeela Jokhan. Fiji will be hosting guages. Indeed, Fiji feels blessed and ties,” she added.

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