PM Modi to Inaugurate International Hindi Conference in Bhopal

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day international Hindi conference in Bhopal on September 10 aimed at popularising the language globally, with delegates from at least 27 countries besides scholars from across India expected to participate.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will address the gathering on the concluding day of the conclave which will have a total of 28 sessions on a range of subjects relating to Hindi.

Search engine giant Google and iPhone maker Apple will be among a number of technology companies which will participate in the exhibition at the event where they will highlight their efforts to popularise Hindi.

The conference, whose theme is "Hindi jagat: Vistar evam Sambhavanai" (World of Hindi: Expansion and Scope), is being organised by the External Affairs Ministry in cooperation with Madhya Pradesh government.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, briefing reporters about the three-day conference, said 1,270 delegates from 27 countries have registered for the conference while 450 people have been invited as guests besides 250 noted personalities.

Asked whether Amitabh Bachchan will be paid any fee for participation, Swaraj said he has been invited in the category of noted personalities and he will be provided with accommodation, travel cost and transportation.