‘As Hindi is the lingua franca of the country, a person with some practical knowledge of it can easily work in most of the states in the country. The programme is being run with the help of educational institutions. Though the people of Assam, Arunachal and Tripura are more conversant with the use of Hindi, in other parts of the region, people need to catch up when it comes to its use’
SHILLONG, Sep 7: “Learning Hindi would make the lives of Northeastern students easier in other parts of the country,” an upbeat NEC Secretary K Moses Chalai said on Wednesday, as he inaugurated a Hindi training course for students of 50 Northeast-based professional colleges.
According to a statement, the North Eastern Council (NEC) in collaboration with IIM Shillong has launched a Hindi training course viz. ‘Implementation of Functional Hindi Course in Professional Colleges of NER’ for students from the Northeast.
Speaking on the occasion, Chalai exhorted the trainers to make the course innovative, practical and beneficial to all the students attending the course and seeking jobs outside Northeast.
“As Hindi is the lingua franca of the country, a person with some practical knowledge of it can easily work in most of the states in the country. The programme is being run with the help of educational institutions. Though the people of Assam, Arunachal and Tripura are more conversant with the use of Hindi, in other parts of the region, people need to catch up when it comes to its use. This is also the expression made by Union Home Minister and Chairman, NEC,” he added.
Chalai also called on the organisers of the training course to design the programme in different sections to help all the individuals joining at any stage of the course.
“Writing skills of a language need sufficient time while speaking could be grasped in a short time. Learning Hindi would make the lives of Northeastern students easier in other parts of the country, especially in creating environment,” he said.
Others who attended the programme include senior NEC officials and faculty of Dr. Kalam Centre, IIM Shillong, trainers from different professional colleges, et al.
