25.04.2026
Hindi translation competition for Moscow universities students held at the Russian State University for the Humanities on April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026
Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia
Hindi translation competition for Moscow universities students held at the Russian State University for the Humanities.
42 students fr om the various Moscow universities such as –
the Institute of Asian and African studies Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO),
High School of Economics (HSE),
Moscow State Linguistic University,
Russian State University for the Humanities and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
took part in the competition, which was organized jointly with the Indian community "Hindustani Samaj".
The event was dedicated to the 101th birth anniversary of the famous Indian translator Professor Madan Lal Madhu, awardee of the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian state award in India.
Mr. Santosh Kumar Mishra, the coordinator of the competition explained students the conditions of the competition.
This is an annual Hindi translation competition, wh ere students show Hindi language knowledge. According to the competition terms, students made two types of written translation: Hindi to Russian and Russian to Hindi.
Shree Deepak Gauri, First Secretary (Consular) of the Diaspora Affairs Department, Embassy of India to Russia in Moscow welcomed the students and thanked the RSUH for the opportunity to hold the inter-university competition. He also wished the students good luck and become winners.
Dr. Kashmir Singh, President of the Hindustani Samaj community noted that the first Hindi competition began in 2015. Therefore, this year we celebrated 10 years anniversary.
Dr. Kashmir Singh thanked the RSUH co-organizers for providing annually Hindi competition at the RSUH.
The competition lasted for two hours and after completing the tasks, the Moscow students talked to each other and had the opportunity to taste the Indian cuisine.
The competition was attended by 3rd-year students of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, 4th-year students of the Linguistic Typology Centre of the Institute of Linguistics, as well as 2nd-year students of the Institute of Oriental Cultures and Antiquity studying Hindi and Indian studies.
all photos made by Mr. Santosh Kumar Mishra
