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Sanskrit… The language and literature have not only played a vital role in the development of most of the languages in India and even abroad but has also laid the foundation of great Indian culture whose horizons stretch backwards to times immemorial in the ancient history.
Even today, Sanskrit serves as a repository of the unique cultural heritage of ancient India. Someone can’t imagine Sanskrit without the Greats like Kalidasa, Valmiki, Veda Vyasa, Panini, Kautilya, Vishnu Sharma, Adi Shankaracharya, Bharata Muni, Patanjali, Jaideva….and the list goes on and on….
Hence, preservation and propagation of Sanskrit language and literature assumes paramount importance for all-round development of India.
At present The Central Sanskrit University has the unique distinction of being the largest and the only multi-campus language university in the world. The Central Sanskrit University also has the privilege of acting as the nodal agency for the implementation of Sanskrit related policies & schemes of the Government of India. In that capacity, the university works in close coordination with the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Dharmendra Pradhan Union Education Minister, is the Chancellor of the University and Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi is the present Vice Chancellor of the University,
Sanskrit has been the strongest and the most enduring force ensuring the unity of this great land of immense social, geographical and cultural diversity. Sanskrit is the most prominent source of soft power that India wields in the world today. It also provides the theoretical foundation of ancient sciences.
The Austrian Sanskrit language scholar Moriz Winternitz once said that Sanskrit was never a dead language and it is still alive though its prevalence is lesser than ancient and medieval times. Sanskrit remains an integral part of Hindu journals, festivals, Ramlila plays, drama, rituals and the rites-of-passage.
To describe the beauty of Sanskrit, a subhashitam is described here:
“सेवितव्यो महावृक्षः फलच्छाया समन्वितः। यदि दैवात्फलं नास्ति छाया केन निवार्यते”
It means “one should serve a vast tree, which is rich in both fruit and shade; for even if, by misfortune, one does not obtain the fruit, no one can be denied its shade, which is also very much needed.
