DRDO promotes scientific research work in Hindi

New Delhi: Seeking to promote scientific research work in Hindi, DRDO today hosted an international conference where 604 research papers and articles in the language were presented. Speaking at the conference ‘Contribution of Science and Technology in Progress of the World’, DRDO chief Avinash Chander said major contributions have been made by ancient Indian scientists and all the work was in Hindi and Sanskrit.[caption id=“attachment_1269699” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  DRDO chief Avinash Chander. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] “While the world has progressed at a rapid pace due to developments in science, the people in the third world are still deprived of its benefits. The developments of science have not yet reached every person in the world and a lot needs to be done in this area,” he said. Chander said the “scientific literature in Hindi is scarce and I hope that this conference will lead to such literature which will help in removing this scarcity. Having 604 research papers and articles for this conference is a record in itself”. Quoting former prime minister PV Narsimha Rao, he stated that no country could have original development in science and technology using a foreign language neither can it establish its own identity in the field. “Thus in order to take fruits of science and technology to the common people, it is important that scientific literature is made available in Hindi,” he said. The conference was inaugurated by Arun Kumar Jain, secretary, Department of Official Languages in the Ministry of Home Affairs. PTI