Dhami inaugurates model Sanskrit villages in all 13 Uttarakhand districts
on Sunday inaugurated 13 Sanskrit villages — one in each district of the state — and announced a primary Sanskrit school in each. Sanskrit has been the state's second official language since 2010, with Uttarakhand being the first in the country to grant it that status.
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In 2022, the govt announced plans to develop a modern Sanskrit village in every district, where the language would eventually become the common tongue.
State education minister Dhan Singh Rawat also announced that from next year, NCC and NSS will be introduced in Sanskrit schools, and shortages of teachers will be addressed. Trainers were appointed to Sanskrit villages in April this year.
In Sanskrit villages, the language will be used not just in ceremonies but in daily conversations, festivals, rituals, and even on public signboards.
The special instructors will train residents to communicate fluently in Sanskrit, encouraging them to recite shlokas from the Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads during rituals, and sing in Sanskrit during festivals. The initiative is inclusive, involving children from all backgrounds, including those from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, to foster social harmony.
Villages may also adopt Sanskrit names for public spaces, with a gradual focus on building touristic appeal.
The CM said each model village would see the construction of dedicated Sanskrit buildings and residents will be encouraged to use Sanskrit in daily life, making it part of everyday conversation, behaviour, and communication again. The Central Sanskrit University is providing trained instructors, and local committees are helping oversee curriculum and activities. Instructors undergo training at the Sanskrit Academy in Haridwar, and lessons cover shlokas, epics and Vedic texts, with plans to integrate AI and introduce signage in Sanskrit throughout the villages.
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Special scholarships are being provided to promote Sanskrit in schools, and students excelling in the subject will be honoured under the Sanskrit Student Talent Award Scheme.
To further boost the language, the Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy in Haridwar is organising events such as the All-India Research Conference, the All-India Astrology Conference, and the All-India Veda Conference. Officials noted that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 seeks to make Sanskrit a modern, practical language, with universities being equipped with digital resources, e-learning platforms, and mobile apps.
A Sanskrit vision statement, outlining the state's roadmap for promotion of the language in line with NEP, was unveiled on the occasion.
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