Hindi Day 2022: Know significance of the day

Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on Sept. 14 to commemorate the adoption of Hindi as the official language of the federal government.

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There are 615 million people who speak Hindi across the globe.

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In 2019, the language became the third most spoken language in the world.

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The language is so popular that some commonly used Hindi words like 'Surya Namaskar' and 'Jugaad' have found a place in the Oxford Dictionary.

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In 1949, India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru decided to observe Hindi Diwas on September 14.

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