Chandigarh February 21, 2022
Mehar Chand Mahajan, Boys Hostel number 1, Panjab University, Chandigarh celebrated the International Mother Language Day by honouring the faculty members of various language department of the Panjab University, Chandigarh. Flowers were presented to Dr. Praveen Kumar, Panjabi Department, USOL, Dr. Abbas Ali, Urdu Department and Prof. Akshay Kumar & Dr. Meenu Gupta from the English Department to name a few. Flowers were also presented to the faculty of other departments such as Hindi, Sanskrit, French and German. On this occasion, Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Warden BH1, said that mother tongue is a very influential medium for dissemination of culture and teachers play a crucial role in this unification. Often the efforts made by the language teachers go unnoticed and are taken for granted. Therefore, on the International Mother Language Day, is our duty to recognize their efforts and contributions in disseminating our culture to the young minds. He further added that Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English are the mother tongue of spectrum of students studying at the Panjab University. Therefore, it’s important to celebrate and acknowledge the mother tongue and promote its maximum use, so as to strengthen the multilingual foundations of our civilization.
