Exim Bank Celebrates Hindi Mahotsav
Mumbai/New Delhi: Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) celebrated Hindi Mahotsav from September 14 to 30, 2020. The Mahotsav commenced with the release messages of MD and DMD of the Bank. On the inaugural day, a special meeting of all the Group Heads was held to review the Official Language implementation in the Bank. During this meeting an interactive session was conducted to invite suggestions from the Group Heads and a competition was also held exclusively for Group Heads for promoting use of Hindi in the Bank.
During the fortnight long Mahotsav, various Hindi competitions aimed at encouraging and maximising usage of Hindi in the Bank were organized. All competitions and events were organised on the Bank’s virtual platform in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shri David Rasquinha, Managing Director, Exim Bank encouraged all officers to participate enthusiastically in these competitions. He opined in his message that, “We must use and increase Hindi in our day to day work and always try to learn new languages, as languages open a new window of knowledge for us.” Smt. Harsha Bangari, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank advised that “The best way to increase use of Hindi in the Bank is that before starting any official work, just ask yourself whether it can be done in Hindi.”
On the culmination day of Hindi Mahotsav, the renowned linguist and cultural activist Professor Ganesh N. Devy interacted with the staff on the importance of conserving and saving languages. He opined that “All languages of the world are our heritage. We should try to conserve each and every language known to us.” Further, he added, languages must be saved to save the humanity, because when a language dies, a whole set of knowledge, dies with it.
A programme for the children of the Bank's staff, Bal Vatika, was also organized. The programme was hosted by RJ Sayema of Radio Mirchi and was aimed at connecting the young generation with our languages. Paintings, songs and dance performances and poetry recitations by the children were showcased during the programme.
To encourage the use of Hindi in the technical areas, a webinar on ‘Essential Tools for Accessing Export Markets’ was also organized in Hindi during the Mahotasav. The participants were sensitized on export markets, risks associated with the international trade and measures to mitigate them. The webinar was attended by 108 people from the export community.
Two Hindi publications were also released during the Hindi Mahotasav viz. Bank’s E-magazine ‘Exim Sparsh’ was released by MD on the occasion of commencement of Hindi Mahotasav and a souvenir titled ‘Bhartiya Bhashayen @ 2050 Aur Aage’ of the seminar held in Mumbai on the occasion of International Mother Language Day was released by Dr. Ganesh Devy.
Exim Bank:
Exim Bank is an apex financial institution engaged in financing, promoting and facilitating, India's international trade and investment. The Bank brings out various research studies and news bulletins on export opportunities. These are also made available in Hindi and other Indian languages. Bank’s efforts for promoting Hindi and implementing Official Language policy have been recognized by various authorities and Bank has received many awards from the Government of India as well as RBI and other agencies.
For further information please contact: Shri Dharmendra Sachan, Export-Import Bank of India, Centre One Building, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400 005. Phone: 022 2217 2453; E-mail: rajbhasha@eximbankindia.in, Website: www.eximbankindia.in
Photo Caption: An interactive session with Shri Ganesh N. Devy, renowned thinker and cultural activist and Bal Vatika for children of the staff members with Radio Mirchi’s renowned RJ Sayema, was organised during the fortnight long Mahotasav celebrated in the Bank during September 14 to 30, 2020.
