Foreign nationals from 40 countries attend Hindi conference

Representatives of at least 40 foreign countries including China, Japan, Poland, Italy and Sweden are taking part in the ongoing Hindi Conference here.

The three-day tenth World Hindi Conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday which is also being attended by people from the countries where Hindi is neither spoken nor understood. Professor Marka <g data-gr-id="16">Jaily</g> from Italy said she has always been interested in India and that is why she has learnt Hindi.

“There is a global approach in Hindi,” she says. “We should not forget our mother tongue when we learn other languages,” said the professor who teaches Hindi at the Venice International University, Italy.

Hua Finn and Lee Yan from China said it’s imperative to learn Hindi in the today’s globalised world. 

“Hindi is among the largest spoken language in the world and it is expanding,” they said speaking in fluent Hindi. Mauritius Minister of Tertiary Education Leela Devi said, “We have <g data-gr-id="20">unbreakable</g> relation of <g data-gr-id="21">heart</g> with India.” 

Representatives from different countries are participating as they are attached with India at their heart, she said.