Practicing Success
Which of the following political leader was the first person to deliver a Hindi speech in United Nations? |
Lal Bahadur Shashtri Atal Bihari Vajpayee APJ Abdul Kalam Narendra Modi |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
The correct answer is Option (2) - Atal Bihari Vajpayee The word Hindi is derived from the Persian Word Hind which means “Land of Indus River”. Hindi is the fourth most spoken language of the world. The first three are Chinese, Spanish and English. Hindi language is written in Devnagiri script and is a descendant of Sanskrit. The first state of India that accepted Hindi as its official language was Bihar. The former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech in the Hindi Language at the United Nations in 1977 for the first time. |