Saturday to be observed as Sanskrit Day in US county

Though Sanskrit originated in Bharat , Bharatiyas do not understand its importance but the US county does ! – Editor

Sanskrit Shloka in ‘Bhagavatgita’

New York: A US county in the western state of Nevada has proclaimed Jan 12 will be observed as Sanskrit Day.

A proclamation signed by the chairman of the Washoe County Commission says: "Proclaimed: That Washoe County recognises the importance of the Sanskrit language and Jan 12, 2008 as Sanskrit Day." The proclamation by the county with a population of about 400,000 is to coincide with a Sanskrit language seminar-cum-class organised by prominent Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed in Reno, the seat of the county, Jan 12-13.

About 50 people are expected to participate in the seminar. The Washoe county proclamation says: "As Hinduism expands in the West, it is important that to understand Hinduism, one should have a working knowledge of Sanskrit."

Hinduism’s ancient scriptures, notably the Vedas, are in Sanskrit. The proclamation also quotes Mahatma Gandhi: "Without the study of Sanskrit, one cannot become a true learned man."

Source: newkerala.com

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