World Hindi Day: Date, significance, and more

Hindi is the third most widely spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese and English, with about 600 million speakers globally. And every year on January 10, we commemorate World Hindi Day. Also known as Vishwa Hindi Diwas, it marks the day when Hindi was first spoken in the United Nations' General Assembly in 1949.

Note that the very first World Hindi Day was celebrated on January 10, 2006, at the behest of former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

World Hindi Day is an occasion to recognise Hindi as a universal language. The Hindi Diwas is used to spread awareness about the use of the Indian language as well as the ongoing issues with Hindi usage and promotion. It also places a strong emphasis on developing a passion for the language and valuing the contributions of Hindi speakers.


Hindi was made the official language of the Union of India in 1950. The official language of India is designated as Hindi in Devanagari script in Article 343 of the Indian Constitution.

World Hindi Conference
To promote the Hindi language, the government of India also hosts a conference. Dubbed the "World Hindi Conference," it was first organised in 1975 in Nagpur. A total of 122 representatives from 30 nations attended the conference. This year, in partnership with the Government of Fiji, the Ministry of External Affairs will host the 12th World Hindi Conference in Fiji from February 15–17.

The World Hindi Day 2023 conference's main theme is "Hindi: From Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence." The conference will be held at the Denarau Island Convention Center in Nadi, Fiji. "Several exhibitions related to the development of the Hindi language will be organised at the conference venue," reads a post on the World Hindi Conference's official website. During the conference, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, is also planning cultural programmes and a Kavi Sammelan.