International Mother Language Day was celebrated with self-written poetry, song and monologue presentations recently. The online program titled Kaavyanjali organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence has highlighted 27 languages, including few endangered ones. Roshan Kanal, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Nepal, Hassan Shifau former Deputy Ambassador at the High Commission of Maldives in London, Tim Brookes, Founder of Atlas of Endangered Scripts who joined from the USA, articulated how important it is to safeguard and promote languages. Mr Hamdun- former Minister of Planning, and a Member of Parliament, and currently President of Lexical Comity of the Academy of Dhivehi language, Pritheepal Singh, CEO of OCHD, SP Upadhya- a well-respected senior figure in Nepali Community were in attendance, amongst others. Presenters included Bhaswati Gayan Dey (Assamese), acclaimed writer Dils Lakshmindra Sinha (Bishnupriya Manipuri), Arindam Dhar (Bengali), eminent Maldivian poetess Ishtar Zikr (Dhivehi), Indu Barot (Dingal), Lalit Sharma (Dogri), Mayura Patel (Gujarati), Gyan Sharma (Hindi), Dr Vipin Nadda (Himachali), Radhika Joshi (Kannada), Dr Harsha Jani (Kathiawadi), Mario Fernandes (Konkani), renowned composer-lyricist Rinchen Wacher (Ladakhi), Karma Barfungpa (Lokeh), Sharad Jha (Maithili), Deepa Nair (Malayalam), Maithili More (Marathi), Leina Moirangthem (Meitei), Acharya Durga Prasad Pokhrel (Nepali), Bhagyashree Singh (Odia), celebrated Punjabi singer Amrinder Bobby, Kamalini Somalinga (Saurashtra), Dr Nari Mansukhani (Sindhi), Sushil Rapatwar (Sanskrit), Sugath Senevirathne (Sinhalese), Dr Laksmi Vyas (Tamil) and Ragasudha Vinjamuri (Telugu). A book containing all these works titled Kaavyanjali was also released virtually on the occasion.