SRINAGAR, Sept. 14 -- "Forcing someone to learn a language could be quite counterproductive," B K Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, said at the Hindi Diwas celebratory function organised by the "Education in Languages" Wing of the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) at the auditorium of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothibagh here today.

Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 every year to celebrate its popularity and mark its adoption in the Devanagari script as one of the official languages of India.

"It's the love for the language that can be a defining factor in its acquisition," Singh told the audience via a Zoom meeting. "Language offers the most direct link to other c...