Nagpur, 01 Aug (HS): Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Academic Complex was inaugurated and the foundation stone of Boys' and Girls' hostel was laid at the Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University at its Waranga Campus. RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were the chief guests. Both highlighted the importance of Sanskrit for reviving the ancient Indian culture and vast knowledge written in this language.

Addressing the gathering, Dr Bhagwat said that Sanskrit should not be confined to scholarly studies, but should be a language spoken regularly.

“Sanskrit

needs to evolve beyond academic and ritualistic use to become a medium of daily

communication. Language is the expression of a society’s emotion (bhav), and

Sanskrit is the origin of all Indian languages. To truly understand India, one

must understand Sanskrit,” Bhagwat said.

He emphasized

that India’s self-reliance lies not only in material strength but in

intellectual and cultural strength. “India was a global leader from the 1st to

the 16th century. We declined only when we forgot our sattva, our essence.

Where there is sattva, there is power, energy, and prosperity,” he said, adding

that Sanskrit is central to rediscovering that essence.

Dr Bhagwat called for public participation in the university’s mission,

stressing that Sanskrit should gradually become a language of common use in the

region around the university.

Deputy CM

Devendra Fadnavis echoed Dr Bhagwat’s sentiment, describing Sanskrit as a

knowledge-rich international language holding the key to India’s ancient

wisdom.

“Sanskrit is the treasure house of knowledge and the key to India’s progress.

Jain and Buddhist traditions are also preserved in Sanskrit, and many

Indo-European languages trace their roots to it. I regret not learning Sanskrit

earlier, as I have been deprived of vast knowledge, but I will now make efforts

to study it,” Fadnavis said.

The leaders underlined that reviving Sanskrit is essential to preserving

India’s civilizational identity and to ensuring that the country’s intellectual

and spiritual wealth continues to inspire the world.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar