Department of School Education Nagaland (DoSE) has informed the public that Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, has launched “Bhasha Sangam – A Celebration of Linguistic Diversity”, to be observed throughout the country from November 20 to December 21.
In a press release, director of school education, Wonthungo Tsopoe, stated that “Bhasha Sangam” expresses appreciation of the unique symphony of languages of India and will provide an opportunity for schools and educational institutions to afford multilingual exposure to 22 Indian Languages.
The release stated that the purpose was to familiarise every child with simple dialogues in all the 22 languages under schedule VIII of the constitution of India, enhance linguistic tolerance and promote national integration.
In this regard, the department said that MHRD has published a booklet that contains five commonly used simple sentences in all the 22 languages.
A set of five activities has been prescribed to be carried out at schools and the department of School Education. MHRD will recognize and award the best schools, the best blocks, the best districts and the best States/UTs on the basis of the uploaded/submitted photographs and videos, as per the instructions in the booklet.
Guidelines and the booklet are available at epathshala.gov.in and mhrd.gov.in or by sending a request to director.se.nagaland@gmail.com from the official email-ID of the requesting schools.
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