Speaking in Hindi, she emphasized the importance of the Hindi language, and cited the popularity of Hindi teaching and research in Poland, Germany and several East European countries. The organizers said the meeting provided a platform ideal for advancement of Hindi as a language. Bedi noted that people who pick up the language by way of listening and speaking are often the ones who do not pay attention to grammar. This could result in an incomplete or wrong expression, she said. Sanskrit has died because there was no development.
Language is for communication and has to evolve and grow with the new generation.
Seema Khurana, teacher of Hindi language in the Self Instruction Language Program at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York and Usha Mittal, Hindi teacher at the Hindu Samaj Community Centre, Wappingers Falls, New York, also among the speakers, stressed the importance of motivating children and promoting the devnagiri script without which they said knowledge of Hindi language was incomplete. The evening ended with a kavi sammelan which was moderated by Kailash Sharma, the secretary of the foundation. About 20 poets recited their work. Founded in 1999, the New York-based World Hindi Foundation seeks to create global awareness of Hindi.