Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy will encourage and reward Telugu writers who write in Hindi

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy will encourage Telugu writers who write in Hindi by publishing their works and presenting cash awards.

It will also publish a compilation of study reports on the spread of Hindi in Andhra Pradesh for which it will take the help of all universities in the State. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, academy chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad said that the State Government had sanctioned a grant of Rs. 45 lakhs to the academy, besides providing a spacious office in Gagan Vihar office complex in Hyderabad.

`No dearth of funds'


The amount would be used for encouraging authors and instituting an annual cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh.

"The Chief Minister has assured us that funds would not be a problem.

The academy is on the job of translating Telugu literary classics into Hindi and the translation of `Barrister Parvateesam' is in progress," he said.

Mr. Prasad said that the State Government had revived the academy after a decade-long gap with an objective to promote the language and literature in Andhra Pradesh. Hindi could be used as a tool to introduce Telugu literature, culture and important tourist spots in Andhra Pradesh to people of other States by encouraging literary works and translations.

The academy would provide a financial assistance of up to Rs. 20,000 for each work to writers to get their works published.

"We will ask the Departments of Hindi in all universities in the State to carry out a study on the promotion of Hindi in different regions. Once the research work is over, we will compile the reports as a volume," he said.

UN recognition


Observing that promotion of Hindi gained momentum after the United States of America had decided to promote it as one of the five languages to improve its internal security in the wake of 9/11, Mr. Prasad hoped that efforts being made by the Union Government to get recognition to Hindi as an official language in the United Nations would bear fruit soon.


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Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada

Hindi Academy unveils big plans

Staff Reporter

Rs. 48 lakhs allocated for promotion of language

Post-graduate course in Hindi introduced in ANU
Academy to encourage Hindi poets in the State
The future plans include study tours for students
VIJAYAWADA: As part of promoting Hindi in coastal region, a post-graduate course in the language has been introduced in Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), says chairman of Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad.

Addressing a meeting at Andhra Loyola College here on Wednesday as part of Hindi Divas (Hindi Divas falls on September 14) celebrations by the college, Prof. Prasad said Hindi-lovers could now pursue a post-graduate course in the national language. "Learning a new language always benefits the learner, not the language," he pointed out.

He said Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was keen on promoting the language and had allocated Rs. 48 lakhs for the purpose to the academy.

Hindi Bhavan


Prof. Prasad said the ANU proposed to construct a separate Hindi Bhavan for which it had received donations to the tune of Rs. 25 lakhs from different northern States (Rs. 10 lakhs each from the State Governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and Rs. 5 lakhs from Chhattisgarh). The academy would also encourage Hindi poets in the State by extending them grants for publishing their works. Its other focus areas would be to extend post-matric scholarships to students opting to pursue a course in the language and propagate other schemes introduced for this section of students.

Study tours for students to the Hindi land in order to familiarise them with their lifestyle also formed part of the future plans of the academy, he said.

Powerful tool


Language could be used as a powerful tool to begin an impressive conversation with strangers. He said students of this State might face a lot of problem because of their poor knowledge of Hindi language. He said in this modern age, one could not afford to lag behind due to lack of proper knowledge of a language.

"After completing your studies, if your job takes you to the northern States, you might feel powerless in the area of communication," he warned and said all should contribute their mite in promoting the national language.

Principal S. Immanuel, head of the Hindi department V. Vallabha

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