CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -When is ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Diva’ announced to be celebrated? Explanation: 11 December, The committee has proposed to observe December 11 as ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas’ or ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav’ on the birth anniversary of poet Subramania Bharati.

Detailed explanation-2: -The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written a letter to all higher education institutions in the country to celebrate every 11 December as ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav’. 11 December is the birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, a legendary Tamil poet and freedom fighter.

Detailed explanation-3: -To encourage people to learn a few more Indian languages. To celebrate diversity in culture, arts, etc. and to make people experience the unity, harmony and integrity of the nation through languages. To show how language learning can be a fun and an enjoyable experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -Consequently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) was formally inaugurated by late Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the then Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research on 28 December 1953.