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World Hindi Day 2026 - January 10
January 13 , 2026
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- This day commemorates the first World Hindi Conference held in Nagpur in 1975.
- It was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with participation from 30 countries.
- It was officially observed for the first time on 10 January 2006, during the tenure of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
- The Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions abroad also observe the day annually.
- The date is linked with a historical event from 10 January 1949, when Hindi was used for the first time in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 to mark the adoption of Hindi in the Devanagari script as an official language of India in 1949.
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