In our previous article of this series "Why an Indian Must Learn a 'Dead Language' Called Sanskrit '", we have explored the befits of learning Sanskrit, and tried to prove why all INDIANS, irrespective of cast, creed or religion MUST learn it. At the concluding part, we had also strongly advocated the case of Sanskrit as the National Language of India. But ironically, the word which suits best with the attitude of Govt. of India (along with a significant portion of so-called intellectuals) towards Sanskrit, is not 'indifference' (let alone 'respect'), not even 'negligence', but 'dereliction'. In this piece, we would take an attempt to discuss that piteous story.
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The First Part: Why an Indian Must Learn a 'Dead Language' Called Sanskrit
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Now, if anyone asks me - "What is Sanskrit?" (I am damn afraid that after 20 years, it would be a forgotten Language, literally, and Indian children would ask their parents this question), I cannot go by the well-written Wikipedia definition ("Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Buddhism and Jainism"). My answer would be stupidly simple - Sanskrit? It is a pathetic case of dereliction.
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The First Part: Why an Indian Must Learn a 'Dead Language' Called Sanskrit
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Now, if anyone asks me - "What is Sanskrit?" (I am damn afraid that after 20 years, it would be a forgotten Language, literally, and Indian children would ask their parents this question), I cannot go by the well-written Wikipedia definition ("Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Buddhism and Jainism"). My answer would be stupidly simple - Sanskrit? It is a pathetic case of dereliction.
Okay, let's not get emotional at this point. Let's start our story with a quote of our Honorable Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh -
