ALIGARH, Sept. 17 -- ALIGARH : Hindi Diwas was celebrated across Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) schools and centres with a variety of cultural, literary, and competitive events that highlighted the richness and contemporary relevance of India's official language.

At S.T.S. School (Minto Circle), a grand programme was organized in the school auditorium featuring poetry recitation and debate competitions. In the poetry recitation category, Jatin Kumar Lodhi secured the first prize, followed by Mohammad Ruhaan in second place and Lakshya Sharma in third. The debate on the topic "Does knowledge of Hindi limit career opportunities?" saw Anant Baghel emerge as the winner, while Pratham Pathak and Keshari Nandan Gaur bagged the second and third ...