Hindi Medium

Hindi Journalism Day 2025: Know the date, history, significance and more

Every year on May 30, India celebrates Hindi Journalism Day, or "Hindi Patrakarita Diwas." This day celebrates the May 30, 1826, launch of "Udant Martand," the first Hindi newspaper in India

Updated On: 30 May 2025 | 10:20 AM IST

Noted Hindi poet Hariram Dwivedi dies at 87, PM Modi expresses grief

Noted Hindi and Bhojpuri poet, lyricist and litterateur Pandit Hariram 'Hari Bhaiya' Dwivedi passed away after a prolonged illness, his family said on Tuesday. He was 87. According to his family members, Dwivedi -- who had been ailing for a long time, died on Monday afternoon at his residence in the Mahmoorganj area of this Uttar Pradesh district. His last rites will be performed at Manikarnika Ghat on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolences at his death. Dwivedi's family members said the multiple award-winning poet had been unwell for several months. His health worsened late on Sunday and he succumbed the following day. They said Dwivedi's last rites will be performed after his eldest son returns from Odisha. Expressing grief over Dwivedi's passing, Modi said in a post on X, "I am saddened by the passing of Pandit Hariram Dwivedi, the great creator of Hindi literature and resident of Kashi. With poetry collections like Anganaiya and Jeevandayini Ganga and

Updated On: 09 Jan 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

'Hindi Medium' scores bigger opening than 'Dangal', 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'

Hindi Medium has become yet another Bollywood movie to have a successful run in China

Updated On: 08 Apr 2018 | 9:55 PM IST