Kathmandu, 16 September: Embassy of India, Kathmandu is celebrating Hindi Fortnight from 14-28 September, 2021, as a part of "AzadikaAmritMahotsav", which commenced with  a webinar on 'Progress made by Hindi in 75 year of India’s Independence' on 14 September, 2021 which is also celebrated in India as well as abroad as Hindi Diwas. 32 experts in Hindi from India and Nepal participated in the webinar. Anil Sharma, Deputy Chairman of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra, India graced the conference as Chief Guest. Dr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, expert, Hindi and its application in IT also participated from India, according to a press statement issued by the embassy. Experts from Nepal included Dr. SanjitaVerma, Head of the Hindi Department, TU and Dr. Ram DayalRakesh, a veteran Hindi littérateur. The participants shared their views on ways and means to promote the usage of Hindi language globally. The experts opined that Sanskrit, Hindi and Nepali languages are very rich and are closely knit due to their shared cultural and historical background. Every year Hindi Diwas is celebrated throughout India and abroad to commemorate the historical occasion of making Hindi as the Official language of India by the Constituent Assembly on 14th September 1949. People's News Monitoring Service