Hindi is not only the language spoken by 44 per cent of Indians or around 500-600 million people (mostly in the northern and middle states), the large Indian diaspora ensures it can also be heard in countries like Fiji, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius, Nepal and Guyana.

Some of its vocabulary has become an integral part of the English language. Words like yoga, swastika, khaki and sari are essentially Indian, but other words like guru, dharma, karma and pundit have universal application.

Here are two different reasons among many others why people learn Hindi.

HCM CITY – Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, a third-year student at University of Social Sciences and Humanities’ Faculty of Oriental Studies in HCM City, says she chose to learn Hindi because of her love for Indian civilisation, which is “mysterious with religious values”.

It is a difficult language to learn and may not offer bright employment prospects, but Hindi has progressively established itself among foreign languages learnt in Viet Nam.

Port-of-SPAIN – Hindi should become a part and parcel of Trinidad and Tobago, a minister said here, adding that the language should not be restricted to the people of Indian origin.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister for External Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon said that her government was committed to the teaching of Hindi. ‘Hindi must become an integral part of Trinidad and Tobago and the learning of Hindi must not be restricted to the Indian diaspora,’ Gopee-Scoon said Saturday at the celebration of International Hindi Day in this tiny nation where nearly 40 percent of people are of Indian descent.

Hindi is spoken here primarily by the older people, but in recent years there have been efforts to have it included in the educational system.

Do you have any different reason to learn Hindi. Let us know.

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