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Preserve Sanskrit to save culture—A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

By Ravindra Saini

 

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President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

and Uttaranchal Chief Minister

Narayandutt Tewari at the function

 

"Uttaranchal is the school of Sanskrit and culture. The state has

planted the tree of Sanskrit Academy which will grow into a big tree

in future," said Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India. He was

speaking as Chief Guest at Uttaranchal Sanskrit Academy's Vidwat

Samman Samaroh held in Haridwar recently.

 

Dr Kalam said Sanskrit is a language known to the entire world and

is the life-line of India. It is due to the Sanskrit language that

India is respected by the entire world, Dr Kalam said praising the

Uttaranchal government for encouraging Sanskrit in the state.

Describing the significance of the Vedas, Dr Kalam said, "Vedas are

the oldest classics and the most precious treasures of India. The

soul of Bharatiya Sanskriti dwells in the Vedas. The entire world

admits the importance of the Vedas." He said that scientists should

be encouraged to do research on the Vedas. He expressed his

appreciation at the plan of Vidwat Samman, as it would inspire

scholars to take interest in Sanskrit. "People will be attracted to

Sanskrit by such Samman Samaroh. A new kind of awakening for

Sanskrit will grow among the scholars," he added.

 

On this occasion, Narayan Dutt Tewari, Chief Minister of Uttaranchal

and president of the Sanskrit Academy said that Uttaranchal was the

land of rishis and saints. He said, "Sanskrit language is the mother

of many languages of the world. This language consists of the power,

which made India superior to other countries of the world. India was

known as the vishwaguru because of Sanskrit. He said the Sanskrit

Academy in the state is working for the betterment of Sanskrit. The

Sanskrit University has been established for the uplift of Sanskrit.

Shri Brahmaswarup Brahmachari, Vice President of Sanskrit Academy

said that the President's presence in the Samman Samaroh of Sanskrit

scholars was a matter of pride.

 

The President honoured nine Sanskrit scholars. Dr Satyavart Shastri

and Prof. Vashishth Tripathi were given the Antarrashtirya Himadari

Uttaranchal Sanskrit Samman of Rs 75,000 each, Acharya Dr Ramnath

Vedalankar was presented the Rashtriya Badarish Uttaranchal Samman

of Rs. one lakh. Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma and Dr Krishna Kumar were

honoured with the Rashtriya Bhagirathi Uttaranchal Sanskrit Samman

of Rs 50,000 each. Dr Kalam gave Madan Mohan Malaviya Uttaranchal

Sanskrit Samman to Prof. Ved Prakash Shastri (Rs 50,000),

Uttaranchal Rajya Kavivar Gumani Uttaranchal Sanskrit Samman to

Prof. Mansaram Sharma (Rs 50,000), Uttaranchal Rajya Balkrishna

Bhatt Sanskrit Samman to Dr Jaidutt Upreti (Rs 50,000) and

Uttaranchal Rajya Sadanand Dabral Sanskrit Samman to Dr Mathuradutt

Pandey (Rs 50,000). The President was presented a veena as an

honour.

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