India celebrated 76th Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2025.

On 14 September 2025, India observed Hindi Diwas, marking the 76th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly’s 1949 decision to adopt Hindi in the Devanagari script as one of the 22 official languages of India.

      - The idea of Hindi as a national language was first proposed by Mahatma Gandhi at the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, 1918, while in 1953, Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru declared September 14 to be celebrated annually as Hindi Diwas, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Beohar Rajendra Simha.

      - As part of the 2025 celebrations, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah attended the 5th All India Official Language Conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as the Chief Guest.

Main Point :-   (i) During the conference, Amit Shah presented the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar and other awards to government officials and organizations for their contributions to the promotion and use of Hindi.

      (ii) The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MMA) launched a Hindi Fortnight Celebration (14–30 September 2025) to promote the language through official programs, awareness drives, and cultural initiatives.