The 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) has been organized from 18-20 August 2018 in Mauritius by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in association with the Government of Mauritius. The decision to organize the 11th edition of the Conference in Mauritius was taken at the 10th World Hindi Conference held in Bhopal, India in September 2015.
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The first World Hindi Conference was held in 1975 in Nagpur, India. Since then, ten such Conferences have been held in different parts of the world.
The main theme of the Conference is “Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti”. Vishwa Hindi Sammelan 2018 Registration was done by following this link: https://www.vishwahindisammelan.gov.in/registration-info.htm . The registration for participation in 11th World Hindi Conference is mandatory for all participants and is only through online process. The participant has to fill the particulars online and also to upload his/her photograph and signature by logging on to Vishwahindisammelan The provision of sending hard copy of the registration form by the participants has been done away with. The participants are, therefore, advised not to send hard copy of the registration form once completed. However, the participants are advised to retain two hard copies of the confirmation page for future reference or correspondence, if any. The participants are advised to carry a copy of the confirmation page as proof of registration on first arrival at the Conference venue.
The venue of the Conference is “Swami Vivekanand International Convention Centre”, Pailles Mauritius.
A number of exhibitions focusing on the developments of Hindi language will be organised at the conference venue. During the conference, evening cultural programmes and a Kavi Sammelan will be organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi.
A daily newsletter (Sammelan Samachar), a Sammelan Smarika and a Conference Report on discussions/deliberations held during the academic sessions and their recommendations would also be published. World Hindi Secretariat will play an important role on preparation and publication of conference material. The Indian Council of Cultural Relations would bring out a special issue of “Gagananchal” dedicated to the Conference.
In keeping with the past practice, Hindi scholars from India and other countries would be honoured with ‘’Vishwa Hindi Samman’’ for their distinguished services in the field of Hindi.