Celebrating the Language of Knowledge and Wisdom
World Sanskrit Day is observed on Shravan Purnima (the full moon day of the Shravan month), and this year it is on Friday, 28 August. The observance celebrates one of the world’s oldest and most influential languages. Far from being just a language of the past, Sanskrit remains a living bridge between India’s rich intellectual heritage and modern knowledge systems. Although Sanskrit has relatively few native speakers, it remains one of the world’s most widely studied classical languages. “Samskrita Bharati”, a non-profit organisation working to revive Sanskrit, actively promotes the observance. The UN observes six official Language Days (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish). Though each is dedicated to one of its working languages, it is time the UN takes steps to recognise the observance of Sanskrit.
Sanskrit Is To The Science Of Language What Mathematics Is To Astronomy.
Friedrich Max Müller
World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) is observed on Shravan Purnima (the full moon day of the Shravan month), and this year it is on Friday, 28 August. Since the date follows the lunar calendar, it changes every year in the Gregorian calendar. The observance celebrates one of the world’s oldest and most influential languages. Revered as the language of many ancient Indian scriptures, philosophy, science, mathematics, literature, and the arts, Sanskrit continues to inspire scholars, educators, linguists, and learners worldwide. In 1969, the Ministry of Education of the Government of India encouraged the celebration of Sanskrit Day, which gave impetus to the observance. UNESCO supports the observance of World Sanskrit Day.
Far from being just a language of the past, Sanskrit remains a living bridge between India’s rich intellectual heritage and modern knowledge systems. In ancient India, the academic year began on this day, with students starting their study of the Vedas.
Sanskrit has often been described as a language of precision, structure, and beauty. Its carefully organised grammar, rich vocabulary, and extensive literary tradition have made it one of humanity’s greatest intellectual achievements. Its logical structure has also attracted linguists and computer scientists interested in formal language systems and computational linguistics. Many Indian languages—including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Nepali, and others—derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit.
Sanskrit Has Moulded the Minds of Our People To The Extent To Which They Themselves Are Not Conscious Of It.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Although Sanskrit has relatively few native speakers (~25000), it remains one of the world’s most widely studied classical languages. Sanskrit is studied in more than 40 countries, including the US, Germany, the UK, France and Japan. “Samskrita Bharati”, a non-profit organisation working to revive Sanskrit, actively promotes the observance. “World Sanskrit Day” also celebrates Pāṇini, a great Sanskrit scholar. Many of the great works of Indian science and philosophy were written in Sanskrit. Many eminent writers like Patanjali, Ved Vyas, Adi Shankaracharya, and Kalidas wrote classics in Sanskrit.
As technology makes ancient texts increasingly accessible, World Sanskrit Day encourages people of all ages to discover Sanskrit’s timeless beauty and wisdom.
The UN observes six official Language Days (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish). Though each is dedicated to one of its working languages, it is time the UN takes steps to recognise the observance of Sanskrit.
If We Do Not Preserve the Sacred Sanskrit and The Beautiful Vernaculars of India And Help Them To Grow By Use And Exercise, Then The Very Springs of Indian Higher Life Are Destroyed.
Rabindranath Tagore
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