The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya came into existence through an Act of Parliament which received the assent of the President on January 08, 1997 and was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on the same date. This is an act to establish and incorporate a teaching University for the promotion and development of Hindi language and literature, through teaching and research, with a view to enabling Hindi to achieve greater functional efficiency and recognition as a major international language and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.