HYDERABAD, JULY 10, 2025: The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is pleased to announce the Golden Jubilee Celebration, marking 50 years since its establishment on 26 June 1975. Following the grand inaugural event held in New Delhi on 26 June 2025, the next major celebration in the series—“Dakshin Samvad”—will be held on Friday, 11 July 2025, at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
To brief the media on the details of this historic event, Dr. Meenakshi Jolly, Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language, addressed a press conference today at CGO Towers, outlining the objectives, key highlights, and the dignitaries expected to attend. Smt. Shruti Patil, IIS, Additional Director General, PIB Hyderabad, curated and facilitated the press conference.
Addressing the media, Dr. Jolly informed that Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy will be the Chief Guest of the event. Other distinguished Special Guests for this event include Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs and K Pawan Kalyan, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, she added.
Dr Jolly also shared that senior officials, scholars, and language enthusiasts from across southern India—including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Puducherry—will participate in large numbers.
As part of the celebrations, winners of the sports competitions organised for the Golden Jubilee year will be felicitated, reflecting the Department’s dedication to both linguistic promotion and cultural engagement, she added.
Background:
India is divided into A, B, and C regions based on the usage of Hindi in official work. To support the effective implementation of the official language policy, Town Official Language Implementation Committees (TOLICs) have been established nationwide.
The “Dakshin Samvad” event is more than a celebration—it is a tribute to five decades of progress in official language implementation and a recognition of South India’s active role in strengthening the linguistic unity of the country. The central theme of the event is to promote dialogue and cooperation among Indian languages, where Hindi serves as a medium of coordination—not as a replacement—but as a bridge in India’s rich multilingual fabric.
