UP to celebrate Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav in 1.32 lakh schools from Dec 4-11

The stories, poems and dialogues would form a dynamic cultural stream that would continue to flow in the council schools from December 4 to 11. As per the directions of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, this programme would be conducted in about 1.32 lakh council schools of Uttar Pradesh, where about 1.48 crore children would participate.

Orders have been issued for organizing the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav-2025 on the theme 'Many Languages, One Emotion,' under the leadership and guidance of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh.

"The aim of this initiative is to ensure that children feel proud of their local language and mother tongue, develop respect for other Indian languages, and understand the emotional strength of multilingualism," said Minister Sandeep Singh here on Friday.

This festival, which concludes on the birth anniversary of the great poet Subramania Bharati, will not only introduce students to the multilingual traditions and literary sensibilities of India but also act in continuity with the spirit of the National Education Policy-2020 and further strengthen mother tongue-based education, multilingual learning, and cultural unity within the school environment, taking it to new heights.

During this seven-day festival, each day shall be assigned a different theme to showcase the multiplicity of languages and other forms of expression to children.

A language tree and linguistic heritage wall will be prepared by the schools on December 4, where children will present the languages spoken in their homes, their region and across the country.

There will be poems and songs in various languages on December 5, with poetry and music in the foreground.

Cultural events about festivals of different Indian languages and Voice of Language Podcast are scheduled to be organized on December 6.

On December 8, through ‘Unity in Proverbs’, children will learn the message of unity embedded in proverbs across the country, while under ‘Cooperation in Bhasha Mitra’, students will teach each other words from their languages.

The ‘Bhasha Bandhu Letters’ and the multilingual story series are scheduled to be held on December 9. Language exploration clubs will come alive in schools starting December 10, wherein children will be taught languages through games, stories, word trails, and dialogue-based activities. On the closing day, December 11, there will be an interactive language fair and presentations of language theatre.