[Edling] International Mother Language Day: UN seeks multilingual learning; Modi, CMs extend greetings

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Hindustan Times

International Mother Language Day: UN seeks multilingual learning; Modi,
CMs extend greetings

“Technology can provide new tools for protecting linguistic diversity. Such
tools, for example, facilitating their spread and analysis, allow us to
record and preserve languages which sometimes exist only in oral form. Put
simply, they make local dialects a shared heritage. However, because the
Internet poses a risk of linguistic uniformisation, we must also be aware
that technological progress will serve plurilingualism only as long as we
make the effort to ensure that it does,” director-general of the UNESCO
Audrey Azoulay said.

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of several
states extended their greetings on the occasion, highlighting the
sacrifices of those who fought for the cause of their mother tongues.

“Today is also World Mother Language Day. Education in mother tongue is
related to the mental development of children. Teaching of medical and
technical education in local languages has started in many states,” Modi
wrote on Twitter.

Full story:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/international-mother-language-day-un-seeks-multilingual-learning-modi-cms-extend-greetings-101645428428673-amp.html
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