21 February - International Mother Language Day, Theme, Significance, History


❇️21st February 
 
🗣 International Mother Language Day 
     अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मातृभाषा दिवस 

Theme23 : Not Announced Yet

Theme22 : “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”
 
💠The idea to celebrate IMLD was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world since 2000.

🟢 NEWS
🔷 Government Formed Committee To Protect Ladakh Culture, Language & Employment

🔶Nilekani Center Established By IIT-M To Promote Indian Language Technology

🔷UNGA Adopts Resolution On Multilingualism, Mentions Hindi Language For 1st Time

🔶The UMANG app supports 13 Indian languages

🔷15 languages appear on a new Five Hundred Rupee Note, apart from Hindi and English.

🔶Bhasha Sangam Mobile App Launched With 22 Languages

🏛 United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
🔹Founded - 4 Nov 1946
🔹HQ - Paris France
🔹DG - Audrey Azouley
🔹MC -193

🟢 Recent Exams Question Conducted by TCS 
The English Language continued to be used
for official purposes of the Union via
section 3 of the Official Language Act
which came into force in the year: :- 1965

What is the language spoken by a majority
of the people in Lakshadweep?
:- Malayalam

Which language is one of the six official
languages of the United Nations?
:- Chinese

Which was the last Indian movie to have
received a nomination for the Oscars in
the best foreign language film category?
:- Lagaan

The Kolhati language is spoken by people
who live in: :- Maharashtra

Whom does the Census 2011 identify as
a literate person?
:- A person aged 7 years and above who
can read and write with understanding
in any language

From which language is the word “El-Nino”
derived? :- Spanish

In which language did Aryabhata write the
book titled Aryabhatiyam? :- Sanskrit

Which article of Indian Constitution
declares Hindi as the language of the
union? :- Article 343(1)

Which institute brought out the second
edition of the sign language dictionary in
India? :- ISLRTC

As per Article ______ of the Constitution
of India, English is the official language
for all the high courts in the country.
:- 348 (1)

The language ‘Idu Mishmi’ is spoken in
the state of ______.:- Arunachal Pradesh

According to ‘World Language Database
Ethnologue-2019’, brought out in February
2020, which Indian language is the third
most spoken language of the world in
2019? :- Hindi

Dogri language is mainly spoken in which
state/union territory? :- Jammu and
Kashmir

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