Puttur: St Philomena College observes Hindi

Bellevison Media Network

Puttur, 19 Sep 2017: The department of Hindi of St Philomena College, here, observed ‘Hindi Day’ on September 16 at their college auditorium.

 

The former head of department of Hindi Professor Vishnu Bhat was the chief guest. After releasing the ‘Hindi Sabha’, he said. ‘Hindi is the native language spoken by majority of the people across globe. On September 14, 1949 Hindi was adopted as the Official Language of India. In fact, Mahatma Gandhi used Hindi to unite India and hence the language is also known as the language of Unity.’

 

 

The campus director Fr Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro inaugurated the programme and delivered the presidential address.

 

On this occasion, the prize winners in various Hindi competitions were honored. The students have also presented various cultural events.

 

The faculty of the department Gopalakrishna Dongre, Maria Priyadarshini and Dimple Fernandes coordinated the programme.

 

Anuradha Bharadwaj and team presented the prayer song. Spandan S Rai welcomed the gathering. Sujna proposed the vote of thanks. Fathima Faiza compered the programme.