The journey back to Vedic roots started in 1981 when Sanskrita Bharati, an organisation that promotes the classical language, conducted a 10-day Sanskrit workshop in Mattur. 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The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. Uttarakhand is the school of Sanskrit. Pokhriyal, when he was chief minister of Uttarakhand, had adopted the Sanskrit-speaking Bhantola village in the state. We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. New Delhi: HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said at least two Sanskrit-speaking villages must be developed near the central institutes promoting and preserving the language. You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. Map of Khankra village in Rudraprayag Tehsil, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. *Our Digital Subscription plans do not currently include the e-paper, crossword and print. "A team of experts has been formed to adopt one village at a time in Uttarakhand and teach the residents to use the Sanskrit language in their daily life. Now we are on Telegram too. The pilot project will be launched by March-end from Srinagar assembly constituency of higher education minister Dhan Singh Rawat. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time. Encouraged by the success of an experimental project promoting the use of Sanskrit as a means of daily communication, the Uttarakhand government has decided to develop ‘Sanskrit Gram’ across the State. Sanskrit was made the second official language of the state in 2010 by the then chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank who is now Union Human Resources Development Minister. The meeting also decided to rename the academy as Uttarakhand Sanskrit Sansthanam. Magh Shuddha Dwitiya, Kaliyug Varsha 5111. It has helped us keep apace with events and happenings. It is a great irony that in India, 18 states have made Urdu their second official language under the appeasement policy but for the first time the Uttarakhand government took the right decision by declaring Sanskrit the second official language.KS Sudarshan, former RSS Sarsanghachalak Additionally, the classical language Sanskrit has been declared a second official language. Enjoy reading as many articles as you wish without any limitations. In Uttarakhand, in 2010, Sanskrit was given the status of a second language during the tenure of the chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, currently the Minister of … A constructed language is not natural to people....how about developing scripts for kumaoni and garhwali! Later, he stressed on the importance of creating at least two Sanskrit-speaking villages near institutions promoting and preserving the language in the country and abroad. Main regional languages Kumaon and Garhwali have been accorded status of endangered languages by the UNESCO. Uttarakhand is the only state of India with Sanskrit as its Official language. Bathrooms are marked out as 'snanagrah'. sanskrit village sanskrit village in every block uttarakhand news sanskrit sanskrit language dhan singh rawat. Follow us for updates, Can Covaxin work against new strain? A select list of articles that match your interests and tastes. At present, the hill state has 95 development blocks. India has seven villages which use the Sanskrit language in their day to day affairs. According to estimates over 89% of the state populace speaks Hindi (45%) followed by Garhwali (23.03%), Kumaoni (19.94%) and Jaunsari (1.35%). Your support for our journalism is invaluable. Minister of State, HRD, Sanjay Dhotre attended the meeting. Thursday, January 14, 2010. The Myth of 'Sanskrit Villages' and the Realm of Soft Power. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has entrusted Haridwar-based Sanskrit Academy Uttarakhand with the task of developing such villages initially in districts and then at the block level, an official release said. Chairing a meeting with heads of central language institutions here on Thursday, Pokhriyal said these language institutions must be fundamentally strong and efficient. Published: 05th March 2020 03:12 AM  |   It is due to the Sanskrit language that India is respected in the entire world,” he said. Sanskrit is the language spoken by most of the people in the village. Not only this, Uttarakhand produces most numbers of Army officers to this country since last 10 years and keeping the position under top 3 every year. 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Uttarakhand had been running a pilot project to teach the residents of two villages Sanskrit. Also read | A village where Sanskrit is making a home | IIT-I teaches ancient sciences, mathematics in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is already taught compulsorily from class 3 till class 12 in Uttarakhand government schools. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines. Find mobile-friendly version of articles from the day's newspaper in one easy-to-read list. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. The official language of Uttarakhand is Hindi, which is spoken natively by 43% of the population (primarily concentrated in the south), and also used throughout the state as a lingua franca. A one-stop-shop for seeing the latest updates, and managing your preferences. Sanskrit - then the village would have brahmins only probably! Sanskritam is the second official language of Uttarakhand state - Sanskrit speaking village in Karnataka. Mohad is a village panchayat located in the Burhanpur district of Madhya-Pradesh state of India. One village each where a Sanskrit school is there has been chosen from almost all the districts in the State for the implementation of the unique programme, it said. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. Earlier this year Haridwar-based Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy has made the Sanskrit language compulsory in its campus from January 26, 2020. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. It is situated 25km away from sub-district headquarter Maheshwar and 60km away from district headquarter Khargone. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. It was never the language of people and will never be! Praising the step taken by Dr Nishank former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and veteran BJP leader Shri Nityanand Swami described it a historical decision which should be … In January 2010, the then BJP government gave Sanskrit the status of second official language in Uttarakhand, the only state in the country to do so. Railway officials have decided to replace Urdu language with Sanskrit on all signboards at platforms. Mattur (or Mathur) is a village in Shimoga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India, known for the usage of Sanskrit for day-to-day communication, although the general language of the state is Kannada. The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. Mattur Sanskrit Speaking Village of Karnataka. Villages were selected at the meeting of the Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy, chaired by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister. Wanted to know if these people speak other languages or not. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. An experimental project was first run at Kimotha village in Chamoli district and Bhantola in Bageshwar district where residents have become so conversant in the language that they not only use it in their daily communication but also sing folk songs in it, officials said. An experimental project was first run at Kimotha village in Chamoli district and Bhantola in Bageshwar district where residents have become so conversant … Shekhar Pathak, a Padma awardee historian said, “The step is praiseworthy to promote the language but we should also pay same attention towards local languages too.”. Thus, from now on, names of railway stations on platform signboards in Uttarakhand will now be written in Hindi, English and Sanskrit as Sanskrit is the second official language of Uttarakhand. He said highly qualified Sanskrit teachers/professors should be engaged to give new dimensions to the language. Residents of Bhantola use both Hindi and Sanskrit to communicate with each other. youth beat endangered Gangetic dolphin to death. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. रहें हर खबर से अपडेट, डाउनलोड करें Android Hindi News App, iOS Hindi News App और Amarujala Hindi News APP अपने मोबाइल पे| The Academy shall also be renamed as Uttaranchal Sanskrit Sansthanam Haridwar, Uttarakhand. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler. Last year, the state government had decided to make the language compulsory in all government and private schools from Class 3 to 8. The villagers of Mattur, who lead a Vedic lifestyle, chant the ancient texts and converse in Sanskrit, have made sure the ancient language flourishes in their village. Population density wise Uttarakhand has the highest number of soldiers in Indian army than any other Indian state. Focus: School-going children so that they can learn the language from a … The decision was taken at a meeting of the Sanskrit Academy on Tuesday chaired by Mr. Rawat, who said Sanskrit is the mother of all languages which needs to be promoted for luring the younger generation towards the conservation of the country’s ancient culture. Fw: Samskritam is the second official language of Uttarakhand state - Sanskrit speaking village in Karnataka Bharat J. Gajjar Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:00 PM ----- Original Message ----- Printable version | Jan 10, 2021 3:46:32 AM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sanskrit-gram-to-be-developed-across-uttarakhand/article32561229.ece, Tourists stuck in the snowbound valley are being provided accommodation, medical help, and even cash. Later, he stressed on the importance creating at least two Sanskrit-speaking villages near institutions promoting and preserving the language in the country and abroad. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. He added that there is a village in Kerala too where residents speak only in Sanskrit. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. Subscribe to The Hindu now and get unlimited access. Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly. Union HRD Minister stresses on importance of creating Sanskrit-speaking villages - HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Thursday said at least two Sanskrit-speaking villages must be developed near the central institutes promoting and preserving the language. The district education officer has been asked to suggest names of villages, from which the final names of villages will be selected by the minister. Think of someone who is urban and has a graduate degree, without Hindi being the mother tongue. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. 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If s/he knows Sanskrit, the language basket will probably be mother tongue, English, Hindi and Sanskrit. We brief you on the latest and most important developments, three times a day. Although Sanskrit isn't a language which is used by people to interact on a daily basis, it has been given the status of the second official language of Uttarakhand. Mattur village, 300 kilometres from Bengaluru in Karnataka is one such village. And why are you enforcing sanskrit in a village, why not in some private residential societies in mumbai or delhi! The Railway ministry is now doing its bit to promote the use of Sanskrit in Uttarakhand. A station house officer has been suspended for “insensitivity” and “delaying the due process”. To keep the Sanskrit language alive in Uttarakhand, the state’s Sanskrit Academy has also adopted two villages in Garhwal and Kumaon each where officials are promoting speaking the language … Apart from Bhantola, there are at least seven other villages in India where people use Sanskrit as a language of communication. India has seven villages which use the Sanskrit language in their day to day affairs. Forget villages like Mattur or Hosahalli in Karnataka, where everyone speaks Sanskrit. I was curious to know if they inherited this Sanskrit speaking or they learned it … Sanskrit is the second official language of the hill state and according to the government, the step will help promote language’s popularity. Mattur has a temple of Rama, a Shivalaya, Someshwara temple and … Uttarakhand was the first state in the country to declare Sanskrit one of its official language. Mattur village, 300 kilometres from Bengaluru in Karnataka is one such village. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. At present, four major languages are spoken in Uttarakhand including Hindi, Kumaoni, Garhwali and Jaunsari. Last Updated: 05th March 2020 01:04 PM This ancient language is no longer in popular use or has many practical purposes, but it is an important language in which other languages are rooted. The fronts of all houses bear 'Sanskrit griham', while a shop calls itself 'apnnah'. I wondered if it would be like visiting India that existed 2000 or more years ago. Other languages spoken in the hill state are Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Maithili, Tharu, Jan, Rangpo, Darmiya, Byangsi, Raji, Chaudangsi and Rawat to name a few. The Uttarakhand government has chosen villages from the districts of Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar. 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