Sanskrit experts from Uttar Pradesh to impart training in Delhi
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Lucknow: In a major push to promote and popularise Sanskrit, trainers from UP will now impart
conversational Sanskrit
training in New Delhi. Reviving the Sanskrit language, the state govt, through the
Sanskrit Sambhashan Yojana
, has focused on teaching spoken Sanskrit to almost a lakh learners from UP and other states.
Taking this initiative forward, more than 25 skilled Sanskrit trainers from UP have been invited to participate in a conversational proficiency workshop scheduled from April 23 to May 4 by Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi
Renowned instructors from cities such as Lucknow, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Badaun, Agra, Shamli, Jaunpur, Jhansi, and others will take part in the workshop. Notable participants include Dheeraj Maithani (Lucknow), Radha Sharma (Mathura), Divyaranjan (Ghaziabad), Dr Satya Prakash Mishra (Gorakhpur), Savita Maurya (Lakhimpur Kheri), and Sonika Rani (Meerut), among others.
"We have been invited to Delhi. This is a proud moment for us," said Radha Sharma, a trainer from Mathura.
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Another trainer from Ghaziabad, Divyaranjan, said, "The state govt is not only promoting Sanskrit but also supporting the preservation of Vedic knowledge and scriptures. Because of this, people in UP are also learning Yoga, priestly rituals, and astrology through the Sanskrit Sansthan."
Notably, the Saral Sanskrit Sambhashan Yojana was launched in 2017 under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to bring Sanskrit to common people. This scheme teaches spoken Sanskrit through simple methods and interactive techniques.
"Sanskrit Bharati has taken the initiative of 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivir (conversation camps). It is a matter of pride for us that teachers from UP have been invited to the conversation proficiency program organised by the Central University," said Dheeraj Maithani, training coordinator, Lucknow.
Chairman, UP Sanskrit Sansthan Vachaspati Mishra said, "The Yogi govt is fully committed to promoting Sanskrit. Wherever our teachers are called, they are always ready to serve the cause of Sanskrit."
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It's about the language and not the religious Krishna Shastry, the originator of the movement, says on his website that he "not only believes that Samskrit belongs to all irrespective of caste, gender, region or religion but has also worked for social harmony by conducting Samskrita Sambhashana Shibiram in slums and colonies exclusively for the neglected sections of the society who were deprived of learning Samskrit for long".
