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Punjabi 13th most widely spoken languageCan do better, says expert
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 27
Punjabi is the 13th most widely spoken language out of the total 7,000 spoken in the country, said J.S. Dhillon, Principal, Khalsa College (Education).
He stated this while delivering his presidential address at a programme organised on Mother Tongue Day on the college premises recently. Dhillon said vested interests linked the language with religions and gave it a political colour. He said it harmed the interests of any language. He rued the same happened with Punjabi following the partition of the country.
He said it was the moral duty of each Punjabi, whether residing in East Punjab, West Punjab or Pakistan, to strive for the promotion of the language. He said literary language must be constantly updated to counter emerging challenges.
Dhillon intimated the gathering about the rich heritage of the language. He said Punjabi had inherited an independent script with all kinds of sounds available in it.
Among others, Vice-Principal Dr Harpreet Kaur, Head of the Punjabi Department Mandeep Kaur Dhillon, Dr Nirmaljit Kaur Sandhu and Dr Gurjit Kaur presented their views on the occasion.
They claimed that Punjabi was older than English. However, they expressed their concern over the rise in mass interest towards English. They added that the knowledge of English was definitely inevitable in the current scenario but at the same time love and respect for the mother tongue was our moral duty.
On the occasion, students of various schools and colleges presented a play related to the Punjabi language “Maa Hundi-e-Maa”. They also showcased their skills in Shammi, a folk dance, Malwai giddha and rendered Punjabi folk songs.