In connection with the World Hindi Day Celebrations - 2020 in IIST Hindi Essay Writing competitions were conducted for the students and staff members on 7th January, 2020. A special lecture was delivered by Dr. Shamili M.M, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Hindi, Government College, Nedumangad on 10th January, 2020 on the topic "World Language Hindi".  Thereafter, Dr. Shamili the chief guest distributed merit certificates and cash prizes to the winners of the Hindi Essay Writing Competitions.