Celebration of World Hindi Day 2024

On 10th January students, language instructors, researchers and professors of South Asian studies at the Department of Languages and Cultures celebrated the World Hindi Day 2024 (विश्व हिंदी दिवस 2024) at the presence of Mr. Debasish Prusty, CDA (Chargé d’Affaires) and Mr. Jitendra Rawat, FSPIC (First Secretary Press, Information and Culture) of the Embassy of India, Brussels.

With students’ performances (rigorously in Hindi), classical Indian music and delicious Indian food, Hindi language, which counts over 600 million speakers worldwide, has been the true protagonist of the evening in the beautiful frame of UGent’s Boekentoren.

धन्यवाद, thanks to the Embassy of India and the Department of Languages and Cultures for generously supporting this event!