Hindi is fast becoming an international language that has secured its roots in a number of countries. As the carrier of a cultural heritage that goes back to centuries, it is to-day the inheritance of millions of people of Indian Origin in geographically diverse areas of the world. Furthermore, it is studied and loved by even people of non-Indian origin, studied in Western Universities and researched across the globe.
So far, seven World Hindi Conferences have been held, with the last in Surinam in 2003 and in all these Conferences, a recurrent plea had been made for the establishment of a World Hindi Secretariat (WHS) in Mauritius to provide a boost to Hindi as a vehicle for the spread and understanding of a civilization and culture that has held a very important place in the history of humanity. The idea behind the setting-up of the World Hindi Secretariat is also to promote Hindi worldwide and to further the cause of making Hindi the language of the United Nation Organisations.
The choice of Mauritius for establishing the WHS was based on the proposal made by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister and also on the reality that outside India, Mauritius is the country which has contributed most towards the promotion of Hindi language and Hindi Literature.
(Hindi in Mauritius)