Celebration of Vishwa Hindi Divas 2016 in the Embassy on the 11th of January, 2016

Director, TTC warmly welcoming the audience and reading out Hon’ble PM’s message on

the occasion

Director, TTC felicitating local Hindi expert, Smt. Sushila Sharma Haque for her active

support and participation in organizing the event

Hindi teacher, Ms. Sunita Sharma singing along with few of her students (from the right)

Ms. Arti Swaminathan, PhD student of Free University, Berlin reciting Saraswati Vandana

as an opening invocation

Smt. Sushila Sharma Haque speaking on the importance of Vishwa Hindi Diwas

First prize winner of the Hindi Essay Writing Competition under the Junior Category, Ms.

Samantha Kanna from South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University reading out her essay on

various festivals of India

Second prize winner of the Hindi Essay Writing Competition under the Junior Category,

Ms. Rebecca Hadank-Rauch from South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University reading out

her essay on Holi festival

Third prize winner of the Hindi Essay Writing Competition under the Junior Category, Mr.

Jan Komár from Leipzig on Indo-German Cultural Relations

All the three winners were given gift vouchers, Hindi novels, bouquets and certificates as

prizes by Director, TTC

Light refreshments was served during tea-break

Embassy official, Shri Kushal Kumar entertaining the audience with his amusing self-

composed Hindi poetry

Embassy official, Shri Tej Krishan reading out verses of popular Hindi poets

Ms. Anjana Singh spoke on contemporary Hindi prose and poetry

Smt. Sushila Sharma Haque with her self-compositions

Poet and Writer, Shri Arif Naqvi reading out his poetry

Ms. Sunita Sharma reciting her self-composed poems

Felicitations of judges of Hindi Essay Writing Competition by Director, TTC

Vote of thanks by Director, TTC