The observance of a ‘Sanskrit Week’ has become a little politicised unfortunately with the BJP Government in the centre and CMs like Ms. Jayalalitha and some PMK and DMK leaders opposing the Sanskrit week celebrations. It is surprising to see the opposition to the move seen in Tamil Nadu. Those opposing Sanskrit should keep in mind that many languages including Tamil describe a particular region. Tamil Nadu should be proud of having such a fine language as Tamil. But the only language that does not conform to this rule is ‘Sanskrit’ or ‘Samskritam.’ It does not indicate a special or particular region, because it is not a regional language; there is no ‘Sanskritland’ as in the case of Irish that indicates the national language for Ireland. Sanskrit is the universal language. India may well be its custodian, but the whole world has a special place and a fascination for Sanskrit which no regional language can ever match.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:48:57 +0000
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