Sanskrit is considered to be the most ancient language. Many words from Sanskrit have been included in other languages including Hindi and English. Sanskrit is also called the language of the gods. However, Sanskrit language is not spoken and used everywhere. But today we will tell you which was the first newspaper published in Sanskrit language and who was its editor.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit language was once the language of intellectuals of India. In that era, it was called the language of knowledge. However, the government is working to keep Sanskrit alive. Sanskrit is the official language of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Under the Uttarakhand Official Language Act 2009, Sanskrit has been declared as the second official language of the state. Let us tell you that Uttarakhand is the first state in India to recognize Sanskrit as its second official language. This decision was taken in Uttarakhand in 2010. The main objective behind this was to revive the Sanskrit language and promote its study and use.
sanskrit newspapers
India’s first Sanskrit language newspaper has emerged as Sudharma newspaper. Sudharma newspaper is the only Sanskrit language newspaper in the world. Let us tell you that this newspaper, which is published from Mysore in Karnataka since 1970, was started by the great Sanskrit scholar Kalale Nandur Varadaraja Iyengar. This one-page newspaper used to get a place in the libraries of Kerala, Assam, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu. Apart from this, most of the readers include students, people from educational institutions and religious institutions. Some readers were also from America and Japan.
Sanskrit is spoken in these villages
Mattur– Even today people in Mattur, Karnataka speak Sanskrit. This is the first language of the people of Mattur, located on the banks of the Ganges River. The interesting thing is that you will find doctors and engineers in every house here.
slit– In Jhiri located in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, children and elders all converse in Sanskrit. This is the first language of the people here.
Sasan– Sasan, located in the Gurda district of Odisha, is the birthplace of Sanskrit lyricist Jaydev. In this village too, the main language of the people is Sanskrit and every person in every house converses in this language.
Baghuwar– In Baghuwar located in Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, even today people talk to each other in Sanskrit language. If you ever go there, you will find every person talking in Sanskrit.
Gonorrhea– Sanskrit is the primary language in Ganoda, located in Banswara, Rajasthan. Here, everyone from children to the elderly converse in Sanskrit.
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