Mangaluru: Department of Hindi and Hindi Sangh of St Aloysius  College (Autonomous) jointly organized a one day National Level Seminar on the topic “New Dimensions of Language and Media” on April 17 Saturday, 2021.

Rev.Dr Praveen Martis S J, the Principal of the College presided over the programme. Dr Tariq Khan from Central Institute of Indian Language (CIIL), Mysuru, Ministry of Education, Government of India and Mr Alvin Mendonca, a Senior Journalist were the keynote speakers.

The speaker of the First Session, Dr Tariq Khan, spoke about the different dimensions and effectiveness of language in modern usage. He also highlighted the use of language in the present era and said that the modification and evolution in the usage of language are common and acceptable as language is always subject to change. 

The speaker of the second Session, Mr Alvin Mendonca explained the impact of the Regional and Vernacular languages. He also highlighted the job opportunities in the field of content writing and thereby helping in the enhancement of every language. 

Ms Roicy R Braggs, Ms Sandhya Sirsikar, faculty members of the department were present in the programme. Nearly 25 students of different batches were actively participated in the offline mode and had a fruitful interaction among the Speakers.

370 participants from UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharastra and many participants from the different colleges of Karnataka participated in the programme through the virtual model.

Dr Mukunda Prabhu HoD of the Hindi department welcomed.  Dr Mamatha N.R., Assistant Professor in Hindi compered the programme. Mr M.A Nadaf, Assistant Professor in Hindi proposed the vote of thanks.