Union Minister of State for HRD Ram Shankar Katheria today highlighted the importance and role of Hindi literature in pre-independence era.
"Hindi is not only alanguage but it has other values. It teaches us the way to live life ideally," the minister said at a programme organised at the Hindi Department of the University of Rajasthan here.
In present time, scientists invent and produce machines but litterateurs makes a man in the society, he said at a seminar on the challenges before Hindi.
Vice-chancellor of the university, J P Singhal said, Hindi language plays an important role in creating a person's character and social values.
Hindi language experts and scholars were also present in the conference.
