By Ashok Upadhyay and Shivaji
Goswami Tulsidas Nagar (Mauritius), Aug 19 (UNI) External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday inaugurated Panini language laboratory here in Mauritius for Hindi to become the "In-language" amongst the young generation.
She launched the lab with the purpose of promoting "reading and writing" Hindi amongst the young and its further development.
Ms Swaraj inaugurated the lab in the presence of Mauritius education minister Leela Devi Dookun -Luchoomun and Arts and culture minister Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun​ at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute here.
The minister while dedicating the Panini language lab to the Mahatma Gandhi institute said that the lab would serve as a medium to generate more interest in learning Hindi amongst youngsters thereby strengthening the language.
She expressed elation over Hindi's safe future in Mauritius saying that "I am extremely happy and proud that Mauritius will 'serve' Hindi well."
Pertinently, the Panini language lab has been established in Mauritius with support from the Indian External Affairs ministry. In this lab, apart from 35 computers, equipment to be used in a language lab have also been made available.
Advanced software of various Indian languages have been installed in this labs by Indian IT professionals which will aid students of junior, middle and high schools imbibe new techniques of language learning by getting acquainted with four mantras--- HEARING, PROUNCIATION, READING and WRITING through easy and scientific ways.
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