Hindi a symbol of unity: SASE Director

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Chandigarh, September 13

To promote the use of the national language, a Hindi Diwas samaroh was organised by the DRDO’s Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) at its range in Ramgarh near here today.

The programme was inaugurated by Naresh Kumar, Director, Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE), Chandigarh, and Dr Manjit Singh, Director, TBRL. Naresh Kumar said Hindi was a symbol of national unity and is the vessel of Indian culture and heritage. Dr Manjit Singh said the promotion of national language was important for the development of national spirit.

On this occasion, “Chal Shield” for outstanding work done in Hindi for the year 2018-19 was awarded to the Director’s Secretariat in TBRL. The trophy was received by Manoj Athwal, Technical Staff Officer, along with other members of the secretariat. Winners of various competitions and the writers of best articles were also awarded.

Competitions mark Hindi Diwas 

• Chandigarh: The Tagore Literary Club of the Institute of Educational Technology and Vocational Education, Panjab University (PU), organised an essay-writing competition, dictation competition, poster making and slogan writing activities to mark Hindi Diwas on Friday.
• The topic of the event was “Hindi, Hind Ki Dhadkan”. As many as 25 students from the institute participated in the poster-making contest and slogan-writing contest and 20 students participated in essay-writing and dictation. During the celebrations, students showcased their talent and creative skills. 
• Dr Kanwalpreet Kaur, chairperson of the institute, highlighted the importance of ‘Hindi’ as ‘Matre Bhasha’. She gave a brief description of history of this language. Event coordinator Amritpal Kaur described the changing face of Hindi in the present scenario through her presentation. All faculty members were presented to make this programme a success. TNS