PATNA, Jan. 9 -- Amid growing push to get Hindi recognised as an official language at the United Nations, Nalanda University (NU) will host a two-day seminar on Friday and Saturday on the "The Role of Various Institutions in the Promotion of Hindi and Global Dialogue", in which over 100 scholars from across the country and abroad will participate, said an NU official. The final academic session will focus on "Hindi as an Official Language of the United Nations," chaired by Anju Ranjan (jt secretary, ministry of external affairs). Senior speakers such as ambassador Abhay Kumar, Vinod Kumar Mishra (former Secretary-General, World Hindi Secretariat, Mauritius), Dilip Singh, and Rajeshwar Kumar will share their insights on Hindi's global role. Indian government has been working to get Hindi recognised, with leaders speaking it at the General Assembly and the UN launching Hindi content, but adding it as an official language requires a UN General Assembly resolution and agreement on funding, as all member states contribute for new official languages. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. To make a language official, a majority vote among more than 193 members is necessary. However, Hindi is not even a national language of India. As per Article 343(1) of the Constitution, Hindi is the official language of the Indian Union. The inaugural session of the seminar will be held on Thursday at the Sushma Swaraj Auditorium. NU V-C Sachin Chaturvedi will introduce the theme of the seminar....