Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Department of Hindi, University of Jammu today organized a lecture on the topic, “Situation of Hindi language and literature in Srilanka.
Dr Subhashini Rathnayake from University of Kelaniya, Srilanka, delivered the lecture and informed that Hindi Departments exist in four Universities of Srilanka. There are three hundred students and scholars enrolled in Hindi Department of Kelaniya University only, she added.
It is need of the day for every foreign country to speak and understand Hindi language to understand the Indian culture and Indian market, she stressed and informed that Hindi movies were playing a pivotal role in creating interest for this language.
She also disclosed that every student and faculty member of Hindi Department speaks in Hindi only. She also shared the syllabus of Hindi which is being taught over there Dr Chandima from Sri Pali campus Horana, Srilanka, also shared her views with the scholars and students. She said even in engineering college, there is a paper of Hindi language.
This was for the first time in history of Hindi Department that foreign university academician shared their views. Earlier, Professor Parmeshwari Sharma, HoD Hindi, presented a welcome address.
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