Department of Hindi Studies

Introduction

The Department of Hindi Studies is one of the oldest and most significant departments of the Tertiary Sector of the Institute. Activities in the Hindi Studies sector start humbly soon after the setting-up of the Department of Indian Languages at the Institute. During those times, the contribution of the Section was essentially in areas such as preparation of text-books for in collaboration with the National Centre for Curriculum Research and Development. The Section also started teaching of Hindi to adult beginners in those times and soon proceeded towards serving programmes at under-graduate level with the start of the B.A. Joint Humanities by the University of Mauritius in collaboration with the Institute.

Today, the full-fledged Department of Hindi Studies proudly serves a series of under-graduate and post graduate programmes in Hindi which are awarded by the Institute and in collaboration with the University of Mauritius. The Department also serves a number of teacher-training and other pedagogy related courses in collaboration with the Mauritius Institute of Education. It now envisages other language and pedagogy programmes in collaboration with other prestigious TEIs of the country. While the Department continues playing a vital role in the preparation of text-books and other teaching support for students of the primary and secondary its activities today span up-till the supervision of Doctoral research students and reinforcement of inter-institutional links with internationally renowned Universities.

COURSES AND PROGRAMMES OF STUDIES OFFERED

Introductory Course in Hindi
Diploma in Hindi Studies
BA (Hons) Hindi
Master in Hindi Studies
PGCE
TDP (Teacher’s Diploma Primary)
Deputy Head Teacher’s Course

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CULTURAL PROGRAMMES/CONFERENCES/EXHIBITIONS

Prof Dr Ramdhony organized a training session in Language and Culture in Reunion Island.

Lecture on ‘Ramayana and the Healing Power of Sundarkand’ Lecture by: Mr Sailesh Thakkar, Management & Spiritual Mentor, Baroda India.

An interactive session with the Hindi Department and Sahityik Sanskritik Shodh Sanstha Mumbai. Staff, Students of Hindi Department and 34 Academics from different Universities in India attended the session.

Lecture on “Adhunik Shikshan mein Krantikari Parivartan” Lecture by: Mr Prem Pal Sharma, Former Professor, Director and well-known Hindi Writer.

SN	TITLE	DATE	REMARKS
1	Workshops \| Conference	06 - 23 July 2010	Organised a workshop on Tranlation Studies. Staff of Hindi Studies and Head of Hindi Department of MGSS, RTSS and MGISS received intensive traning by Dr P.C Tandon, Resource person from Delhi University.
2	Interactive Sessions Seminar Lecture	24 September - 05 October 2012	Prof Dr Ramdhony organized a training session in Language and Culture in Reunion Island.
		09 April - 11 April 2014	A three-day Workshop regarding Sankoré Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Education for Primary Hindi Teachers.
		09 January 2015	A One-day Interactive Session The Department of Hindi Studies in collaboration with the ‘Sahityik Sanskritik Shodh Sanstha, Mumbai’ organized a one day interactive session. About 30 delegates from India and Guest Speaker Professor Liudmila Viktonova Khokhlova, Hindi Scholar from Russia were present.
		11 February 2015	A One-day Seminar Contemporary Women’s Literature in Hindi - By famous Hindi Writer Shrimati Chitra Mudgal. Students, MGI academics & socio-cultural organisations, writers, educators and Hindi Lovers were present.
		25 February 2015	Lecture on 'Impact of Hindi and Sanskrit on World Culture'. Lecture by: Prof. Ashtabhuja Shukla an eminent poet and writer in Hindi from Sahitya Academy, Delhi who has been deputed by the Government of India for an official visit to Mauritius under the cultural exchange programme between Government of India and Mauritius.
		28 August 2015	Lecture on 'Ramyana and the Healing Power of Sundarkand'. Lecture by: Mr Sailesh Thakkar, Management & Spiritual Mentor, Baroda India.
		23 October 2015	Lecture on ‘Language and Culture’ Lecture by: Prof. T. N. Tiwari, ICCR Chair. IGCIC, Indian High Commission in collaboration with MGI organized a lecture.
		10 November 2015	An interactive session with the Hindi Department and Sahityik Sanskritik Shodh Sanstha Mumbai. Staff, Students of Hindi Department and 34 Academics from different Universities in India attended the session.
		16 March 2016	Lecture on “Adhunik Shikshan mein Krantikari Parivartan” Lecture by: Mr Prem Pal Sharma, Former Professor, Director and well-known Hindi Writer.
		25 August 2016	Lecture on “Shiv Mangal Singh Suman : The poet of Affection and Revolution” Lecture by: Dr Sunil Bikram Singh, Associate Professor from TD Post Graduate College, Jaunpur, Uttar Prades, India
		08 November 2016
		15 June 2017	Sophia University under the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (EU) on the basis of the MoU signed between MGI and Professor Galina Sokolova, Head of Indological Studies, Sophia University has travelled to Mauritius between 27 September, 2017 to 7 October, 2017. Prof. Sokolova was attached to the Department of Hindi Studies, School of Indian Studies. During her stay, she: a.Delivered two lectures on the theme Medieval Poetry and Gender to undergraduate students of Hindi studies b.Delivered a Public Lecture on the theme Bulgaria, Mauritius, Africa: Preparing the ground for a renewed cultural encounter.
		27 September - 07 October 2017	Sophia University under the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (EU) on the basis of the MoU signed between MGI and Professor Galina Sokolova, Head of Indological Studies, Sophia University has travelled to Mauritius between 27 September, 2017 to 7 October, 2017. Prof. Sokolova was attached to the Department of Hindi Studies, School of Indian Studies. During her stay, she: Delivered two lectures on the theme Medieval Poetry and Gender to undergraduate students of Hindi studies Delivered a Public Lecture on the theme Bulgaria, Mauritius, Africa: Preparing the ground for a renewed cultural encounter.

Annual Activities