Hyderabad, Jul 30 (UNI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called for protecting and promoting various Indian languages through the use of mother tongue in different fields from education to administration.
Inaugurating the two-day International online webinar on “Knowledge Creation: Mother Tongue” organized by the Department of Telugu, University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the Telugu Academy here, Mr Naidu stressed the need for giving a special thrust to the respective official language by every State Government.
Observing that language was the lifeline of any civilization, he said, it denotes the identity, culture and traditions of the people. It plays an important role in preserving music, dance, customs, festivals, traditional knowledge and heritage, Mr Venkaiah added.