VISAKHAPATNAM: The Hindi fortnight celebrations at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) concluded Monday. NSTL director CD Malleswar, in his valedictory address, said that Hindi was not the language of any particular state, but was the language of the entire nation, and thus it was the responsibility of every citizen to respect the national language and make an effort to promote it.
Various competitions (debate, dictation, essay writing, quiz and translation) in Hindi were conducted and 145 employees of the NSTL participated. Around 90 employees were awarded cash prizes.