Celebration of International Mother Language Day - 2023

21st February stands for 'World Mother Language Pride Day'. Since 1999-2000 this day has been celebrated worldwide. As the Mother Language Campaign operating in Gujarat has also decided to celebrate this day with pride, a special plan was organized to celebrate 'World Mother Language Day' on 21-02-2023, Tuesday, on 21-02-2023, a joint initiative of Mother Language Campaign and Education Branch (IASE), Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad.

As a part of the celebration of this day, teachers working in primary schools across Gujarat who work in providing basic education to children through the medium of Gujarati language through Matribhasa Abhiyan, these teachers are experimenting with teaching the mother tongue specially, these experiments can be taken to the wider society. A seminar was organized for that purpose. In which mother tongue cultivators and mother tongue experimental teachers from different districts of Gujarat participated enthusiastically.

The program was started with Matribhasa song. Then Dr. who managed the program. By Nitinkumar Dhadodara "Continuously concerned about primary education and primary education means the medium of basic education, mother tongue is the only medium, there can be no other alternative", late Dr. Dr. PG Patel and Sr. Shri Rasvihari Vakil Sahib was remembered.

Then on this occasion, a total of 14 teachers presented their teaching innovations at the school level related to the development and enrichment of mother tongue on the subjects (title of all experiments presented). The entire management of innovation presentation Dr. by Nitinkumar Dhadodara and observation was done by Linguist Mr. Arvind Bhandari and Trustee Rajendra Patel of Matrubhasa Abhiyan. Linguist Mr. Arvind Bhandari presented his views on this seminar.

In the second meeting, Bharatbhai Joshi, Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapeeth, gave an interesting discussion about his experiences supporting the mother tongue. He himself has no problem with mother tongue in the progress he has made by getting education in mother tongue. The biggest problem for us is that today's parents or guardians send their children to English medium schools for the fear of not having the problem of mother tongue in their children's development. Such attitude of parents or guardians towards the medium of education poses a threat to the survival of the mother tongue. Expressing this opinion, he supported the medium of basic education through the mother tongue and also applauded the work of the teachers who came from different districts of Gujarat and worked for the cultivation of the language in schools.

Trustee of Matribhasa Abhiyan Rajendra Patel also advocated giving basic education to children of tender age through mother tongue only. He appealed to the teachers working to impart primary education to do new experiments in mother tongue to make the mother tongue strong and powerful.

On this occasion, teachers of Gujarati subject who have served mother tongue in their school and society were honored by giving 'Shrestha Thakakar' award to encourage teachers. In which......

1. Dayabahen Samjubhai Sojitra (Amarapur Pvt. School, Taluk-Kunkavav, District-Amreli)
2. Dalsania Vijayakumar Maganlal (Sri Sabharawadi Primary School, District-Morbi)
3. Dr. Rakesh Rawat (Department of Education, Anand High School, Anand)
He was felicitated with an award and a memento by Gujarat Vidyapith Chancellor Mr. Bharatbhai Joshi, noted linguist Mr. Arvind Bhandari and noted children's writer Mr. Yashwant Mehta. On this occasion, 20 activists who selflessly contributed to the language and Indian culture were also felicitated in the Mother Language Project “Dada-Dadino Otlo”. The 14 teachers who presented innovative experiments were given certificates.

This entire program of Mother Language Day celebrations was truly becoming the pride of mother tongue. All the participating friends expressed their commitment for the development of the mother tongue Gujarati in the future and celebrated the 'Matribhasha Din' with joy and gaiety.