Potential for a Growing Hindi Language Market on the Web

Currently we all know that Hindi is one of the most spoken languages in the world but has almost zero presence on the internet. There are two reasons for this, one being that most Indians that have access to the web also have strong english skills and therefore simply integrate with the mainstream english websites. The second reason being that there is a lack of funding and promotion for Hindi websites. However, this might slowly change! Early this week, Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh called for making Hindi a strong internet language and the development of better Hindi software and search engines. He also said books by non-resident Indian (NRI) authors should be included in the syllabi of educational institutions in India as the 8th World Hindi Conference began here on Friday. Even though I'm quite skeptical that Hindi will make a presence on the Internet so late, it is still possible and there are ways to prepare for it. All it takes is a few minutes and add a few words in hindi font to your meta-tags, headers and within main page content.

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