Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings on World Sanskrit Day which falls on the occasion of Shravan Poornima. In a social media post, Mr Modi wrote, Sanskrit is a timeless source of knowledge and expression and its impact can be found across sectors.
He added that over the last decade, the government has undertaken many efforts to make Sanskrit popular which include setting up Central Sanskrit Universities, Sanskrit Learning Centres, providing grants to Sanskrit scholars and the Gyan Bharatam Mission to digitise manuscripts.
The Prime Minister asserted that this has benefitted countless students and researchers. Mr Modi also said this day is an occasion to appreciate the effort of every person around the world who is learning and popularising Sanskrit.
