Hindi Diwas 2022: Interesting Facts About the Hindi Language

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To encourage the use of Hindi and highlight the contribution of Hindi writers and poets, this day is celebrated.

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Hindi dates back to the 2nd millennium BC that makes it one of the most prominent ancient languages in the world.

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The word ‘Hindi’ has been derived from the word ‘Hind’ which means Land of the river Indus.

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Bihar became the first state of India to adopt Hindi as its official language replacing Urdu.

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The first ever Hindi film made by Dadasaheb Phalke called as Raja Harishchandra was released in 1913.

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It is the 4th most-spoken first language in the world, after Spanish, Mandarin and English.

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Prem Sagur was the first published Hindi book written by Lallu Lal in 1805 that speaks about Shri Krishna.

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Hindi is one of the 7 languages that are used to make web addresses.

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Several Hindi words like 'Achha', and 'Surya Namaskar' have been included in the Oxford Dictionary.

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English has borrowed many words from Hindi such as avatar, bandanna, bungalow, dinghy, guru, jungle, khaki, karma, loot, mantra, nirvana, and many others.

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Hindi is spoken in Nepal, New Zealand, UAE, Uganda, Fiji, Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Tobago.

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