Hindi Should Be The Language Of Science, Justice, And Police: Amit Shah
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that Hindi should not only be a medium of communication and official work but also the cornerstone of technology, science, justice, and police administration.
Addressing the Fifth All India Official Language Conference, Shah said, “When all work is carried out in Indian languages, it automatically strengthens the connect with the masses.”
He added that Hindi should not remain confined to official work and communication but its scope must be expanded. “Hindi should be the language of science, technology, law, justice, and police,” he said.
The Home Minister invited Chief Ministers of all states to write to the Union Home Ministry in their mother tongues and assured them that he would reply in the same language.
Shah also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting regional languages through technology. “With the establishment of the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section), the Department of Official Language has now become a complete department,” he said.
Reiterating that Hindi is not a competitor but a companion of other Indian languages, the Home Minister cited the Sarthi software for translation, which connects Hindi with other Indian languages by enabling translation both ways. He pointed to Gujarat as a model of linguistic coexistence, saying, “Gujarat’s mother tongue is Gujarati, but the state stands as a shining example of co-existence and collective growth of Gujarati and Hindi.”
Shah recalled that eminent leaders from Gujarat, including Dayanand Saraswati, Mahatma Gandhi, and Sardar Patel, had embraced Hindi and promoted it across the country. “Their foresight to unite Indian languages has increased the pan-national reach of students from Gujarat, where both Gujarati and Hindi are taught,” he said.
Shah stressed that Hindi has played an unparalleled role in uniting the nation by strengthening public communication and debate. Citing Shivaji Maharaj, he said that the Maratha ruler had emphasized three principles—Swaraj, Swadharm, and Swabhasha—all of which are tied to national self-respect. “A nation cannot aspire to be truly independent without having its own language of communication,” he said.
Urging parents to encourage their children to learn in their mother tongue, Shah remarked, “Children lose about 30 per cent of their learning capacity if they are forced to acquire knowledge in another language.”
He also described Sanskrit as the fountainhead of Indian knowledge and credited Hindi for carrying this knowledge to every household.
Earlier, in a video message on X, Shah said that under PM Modi’s leadership, the past decade has seen a golden era of renaissance for Indian languages and culture. “Whether it is the platform of the United Nations, the G20 Summit, or the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, PM Modi has elevated the pride of Indian languages by addressing the world in Hindi and other Indian languages,” he said.
He added that in the Amrit Kaal of independence, PM Modi’s ‘Panch Pran’ (five pledges) include freeing the nation from the symbols of slavery, in which languages play a vital role. “We must adopt Indian languages as the medium of communication and interaction,” the Home Minister said.
Hindi, the official language, has completed 76 years, while the Department of Official Language has marked 50 years since its establishment. Shah said the department has played a remarkable role in making Hindi the language of the people and of public consciousness.
