The Department of Education, in collaboration with IQAC Govt. Degree College Uri celebrated the International Mother Language Day-2024 on 21-02-2024 at 11:00 AM in Lecture Hall 01 of the college. The programme was attended by the students and staff of the college. Worthy Principal of the college Dr. Sharief Ud Din Khan welcomed the participants and spoke about the importance of the Mother Tongue. He said that international Mother Language Day forms the foundation block in communication. It is important to respect, acknowledge and understand each other’s language to effectively communicate. The world is a plethora of languages, cultures and traditions. Each language also varies in dialects. With every few kilometers, the dialects change, and the language starts to differ. While it can seem confusing, such is the beauty of diversity in the world, and finding ways to collaborate and connect with each other. India stands as an emblem of linguistic and cultural diversity for the world with the varieties of dialects spoken across the country.
Dr. Shamas Ud Din Ahangar HOD Education said that as February 21st, 2024, nears, linguists worldwide eagerly await International Mother Language Day seizing the opportunity to renew appreciation of humanity’s rich linguistic diversity. This symbolic date presents a chance to set ambitious goals for preserving endangered native tongues, recalibrating education to promote multilingualism, and kindling optimism about communities sustaining their distinctive linguistic heritage. The early arrival of 2024’s Mother Language Day reignites hopes across activists and scholars to catalyze a vibrant linguistic world, while envisioning a future where all humanity’s myriad speech forms thrive unencumbered. He also talked about the theme of International Mother Language Day celebration 2024 is “Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning”. Today, 250 million children and young people still do not attend school, and 763 million adults do not master basic literacy skills. Mother tongue education supports learning, literacy and the acquisition of additional languages. Finally, from Education perspective, Father of the Nation M. K. Gandhi reaffirmed his love for mother-tongue thus: ‘Swaraj should not mean the imposition of one language over those who speak different languages. Primary importance ought to be given only to the mother tongue. Only secondary importance can be given to Hindi, the common language of India.
