Why does HM Amit Shah celebrate the unifying essence of Hindi on the eve of Hindi Diwas?

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Key Takeaways
- Hindi serves as a vital tool for national unity.
- Upcoming discussions in Gandhinagar will focus on promoting Hindi.
- The Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to digitize over 1 crore manuscripts.
- Prime Minister Modi emphasizes the importance of preserving India's cultural heritage.
- India's history transcends beyond dynastic narratives.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (NationPress) On the eve of Hindi Diwas this Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah remarked that Hindi has played a significant role in linguistically uniting the nation by facilitating public discourse and communication.
In a message shared on X, HM Shah expressed, “On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, tomorrow in Gandhinagar, I will have discussions with scholars, language aficionados, researchers, and everyone involved in promoting the official language Hindi at the Fifth All India Official Language Conference.”
Previously, the Home Minister expressed his delight regarding the inaugural international conference of the 'Gyan Bharatam Mission' taking place in New Delhi.
In a post on X, HM Shah noted that it is a wonderful occasion that the first international conference of 'Gyan Bharatam Mission', initiated with the visionary outlook of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to present India's knowledge, science, and research archived in manuscripts, birch barks, Tamra Patra, inscriptions, and records to the younger generation, is being held in New Delhi.
He stated that this event offers a common platform for scholars, researchers, and youth connected to the rich knowledge traditions of the world.
The Home Minister remarked that the 'Gyan Bharatam Mission' aims to reconnect the world with India's vast knowledge heritage by surveying, documenting, and analyzing over 1 crore manuscripts across the country, with an investment of Rs 483 crore.
On the preceding Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gyan Bharatam Portal, aimed at enhancing the digitization of manuscripts while highlighting the importance of exploring historical contexts through technology.
Emphasizing the necessity of manuscript preservation and public access, the Prime Minister stated that despite past devastations, India possesses the world’s largest manuscript collection, with an estimated one crore manuscripts.
“In contrast to modern concepts of nationhood, India holds a unique cultural identity, consciousness, and soul,” the Prime Minister asserted, stressing that India’s history transcends mere records of dynastic triumphs and failures.
He also pointed out that while the political landscape of princely states has evolved, the essence of India remains unchanged from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean.