31 reactions · 11 shares | Did you know that the first Hindi classes started in Madras back in 1918? And that Mahatma Gandhi’s son, Devadas Gandhi, was the first to conduct the Hindi classes? The Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha has survived more than a century by trying to stay relevant. The organisation was created as a society in 1927 with Mahatma Gandhi as its President. | The Hindu | Facebook