The World Hindi Conference, in Hindi: Vishva Hindi Sammelan ( hi, विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन), is a world conference on

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. It consists of several Hindi scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world who contribute to the language. World Hindi Day is celebrated each year on 10 January with events organized by the National Council of Indian Culture, Hindi Nidhi Foundation, Indian High Commission, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation, and the

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Stamp of India - 1975 - Colnect 313170 - Saraswati Goddess of learning - inscription in Hindi

The first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on 10 January 1975 by the then Prime Minister of India

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. It was held from 10 to 12 January 1975 in

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. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, then Prime Minister of Mauritius attended conference as the chief guest. 122 delegates from 30 countries participated in the conference. Ninth World Hindi Conference was held from 22 to 24 September 2012 in

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. The conference was inaugurated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs

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and South African Finance Minister

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. The tenth World Hindi Conference is being organized from 10–12 September 2015 in the city of

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by the Ministry of External Affairs, government of

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along with the partnership of the

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. The decision to organize the tenth conference in India was taken at the ninth conference held in Johannesburg in September 2012.http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/attachment/monday-may-30-20163-31-02-pmoctober-2015.pdf NBT Newsletter The eleventh conference was hosted by

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. The twelfth conference will be hosted by Fiji.

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