Hindi Diwas: An artistes’ collective will celebrate the Hindi language in Mumbai

Updated On: 11 September, 2024 07:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble

An artistes’ collective will rekindle the city’s passion for Hindi with a lively, nostalgic celebration on Hindi Diwas this weekend

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Nishant Narang (left) and Namit Das perform at a previous event

There is no phonetic ‘f’ sound in Hindi; it’s ‘phool’, not ‘fool’,” actor and musician Namit Das sighs over a call from the Mumbai airport. Das has just wrapped up a long weekend, with performances and early morning airport check-ins. Yet his frustration isn’t so much about the gruelling schedule but rather about how the richness of the language seems to have eroded with time. This Saturday, on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Das will take stage with artistes like Gopal Datt, Puneet Sharma, and Shachi Pathak, who, like him, hold the language dear.

Gopal Datt will join the celebration. Pics courtesy/Instagram