Cir.No. Acad-114/2023

Subject: 75 days “Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav” from 28th September to 11th December,

2023. 🔸As you are aware, the National Education Policy 2020, while deliberating on
      language education in school emphasises the need for recognising and promoting
      multilingualism as a path to realising the fundamental aims of education and schooling.

🔸Moreover, since times immemorial, Indian languages have coexisted, complemented and
enriched each other, thus contributing to the unity and harmony of the nation.

🔸In the
process of understanding Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, students need to also experience
and enjoy the underlying oneness of India in the linguistic diversity.

🔸As directed by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of
Education, Government of India, Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav with the theme,
‘भाषाएँ अनेक,
भाव एक’ will be conducted for 75 days from 28th September to 11th December, 2023 to
promote language learning through the use of regional languages and technology.

🔸During
this programme, the activities are to be conducted at all levels i.e., the schools,
BRCs/CRCs/Panchayats, districts (including at the DIETs), state and national level to build
up the momentum for the grand finale Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav on 11th December, the
Janma Jayanti of the great nationalist Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, who was
popularly known as “Mahakavi Bharati”, a freedom fighter and a social reformer in
Tamil Nadu.

🔸In this regard, it is informed that the inaugural programme of the Bharatiya Bhasha
Utsav will be held at national level in New Delhi on 30.09.2023. In continuation of this, a two
Days Summit regarding the “Technology and Bhartiya Bhasha” will also be held during 30th
September – 1st October, 2023.

🔸The final culmination program of Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav
will be organised in Delhi on 11th December, 2023.

🔸The detailed suggestive list of activities, for each level, to be conducted during the
Utsav is enclosed at Annexure 1.

🔸Additionally, it is advised to all CBSE affiliated schools, to
follow the week wise themes for 75 days (11 weeks) as per suggestive themes below:

👉🏻Week 1 – 28th Sep to 4th October: Environment/ Nature

👉🏻Week 2 – 5th to 11th October: Literature

👉🏻Week 3 – 12th to 18th October: Cuisine

👉🏻Week 4 – 19th to 25th October: Knowing your surroundings

👉🏻Week 5 – 26th October to 1st November: My School

👉🏻Week 6 – 2nd to 8th November: Values

👉🏻Week 7 – 9th to 15th November: Numeracy & Mathematics

👉🏻Week 8 – 16th to 22nd November: Show your talent

👉🏻Week 9 – 23rd to 29th November: My thoughts, My ideas

👉🏻Week 10 – 30th November to 6th December: Reading & Expression

👉🏻Week 11 – 7th to 11th December: Dedicated to Shri Subramania Bharathi
It must be ensured that the activities in the last week i.e., from 7th to 11th December is
dedicated to the readings, writings, and poetries of Shri Subramania Bharati.

🔸Considering the large number of languages being spoken across the country, the
Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav also plans to provide multilingual exposure to students in different
regional languages.

🔸This is an endeavour meant to create interest in these languages and
enhance linguistic tolerance, thereby promoting national integration. To ensure greater
exposure and celebrate linguistic diversity, there will be “Partnership among Schools” i.e.,
at least 1% of schools in every state/UT will be paired with the schools in another
linguistically different area.

🔸These paired schools should communicate with each other at
least three times during the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav through virtual mode.

🔸Activities such
as cultural programmes, debates, quizzes, interface of students/teachers, etc., can be held
during the above-said interactions of the paired schools. The pairing of State of “Ek Bharat
Shrestha Bharat” may be followed vide CBSE Circular No. Acad-54/2023 dated
25.04.2023.

🔸This is also to inform you about the ANUVADINI: Voice & Document AI Translation
Tools (https://anuvadini.aicte-india.org/) developed by AICTE, which consist of a multitude
of features and functionalities targeted at closing the gap arising due to language barriers in
the country and the world. The tool has support for 22 regional Indian and foreign
languages helping break language barriers and it adheres to the principles of Make in India
and Atma Nirbhar Bharat.

🔸The facilities provided by the ANUVADINI tool may be used
extensively for all translation purposes during the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav.

🔸Students will
also be given exposure of ANUVADINI to enable them to get acquainted with different
Indian languages.

🔸In order to monitor,
the effective conduct of activities through these 75 days Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav, a page is
being developed on NCERT Portal.

Thank you