Oxford Business College has today announced it will host the Indo-European Hindi Festival, scheduled to be held in London from 13th to 15th October 2023.
The festival will bring together renowned linguists, educators, authors, and volunteers from the Indo-European community to foster interaction, knowledge sharing, and learning in a multi-cultural environment.
Participants from various countries such as Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Romania, Holland, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, as well as India, are expected to attend.
Additionally, the festival has received full support from various international organisations including Anatarrashtreeya Sahoyog Parishad India, Indra Prastha College Delhi, Kriti UK Birmingham, Kaavya Rang Nottingham, and others.
Dr Padmesh Gupta – Director of Oxford Business College and Indo-European Hindi Festival – recently led a delegation of some of the most recognised and influential Hindi authors and academics which included Astha Deo, Shanno Agarwal, Shashi Walia, Anuradha Sabharwal, Tithi Dani, and Richa Jain to meet with Mr. Deepak Chaudhary, the Minister of Coordination at the High Commission for India in London, at the India House to extend the invitation to the festival.
Mr. Chaudhary assured full support to the festival and acknowledged the significant efforts of Vatayan UK and UK Hindi Samiti in promoting Hindi language and literature in the UK for decades.
Influential attendees will include:
Mrs. Mira Mishra Kaushik OBE, chairperson of Vatayan UK
Mr. Deepak Chaudhary, on behalf of the High Commission of India, London.
Mrs. Nandita Sahu, the attaché for Hindi and culture at the High Commission of India, London.
Mrs. Divya Mathur, the founder of Vatayan UK.
Renowned Hindi author and blogger, Mrs. Shikha Varshney.
Mrs. Surekha Chophla, president of UK Hindi Samiti.
Dr Padmesh Gupta commented on the upcoming festival saying: “I’m delighted to announce that Oxford Business Collage will be hosting the upcoming Indo-European Hindi Festival at its newly established campus in Brentford London. To be at the forefront of this event as a founder of UK Hindi Samiti and Vatayan organisations is an honour and I hope this event inspires and brings together individuals from around the world with a common passion.”
Mrs. Mira Mishra Kaushik OBE, chairperson of Vatayan UK, stated that: “the Indo-European Hindi Conference will gather scholars, linguists, writers, and academicians of Hindi in Europe, providing new insights into Hindi language, teaching, and literature in an ever-evolving era where technology and computers are gaining prominence. Hindi writings in the diaspora have gradually carved a distinct mark in the literary world.”
