Demanding\u00a0an independent \u201cGujarat State Sanskrit Education Board\u201d, the state wing of Sanskrit Bharati has launched a campaign for the \u201cdevelopment and revival\u201d of the ancient language in Gujarat. Sanskrit Bharati, the RSS-affiliated organisation dedicated to the language, has launched a \u201c21-point\u201d signature campaign and roped in general public and Sanskrit experts and educationists in each district. This was submitted to each district collector, along with the Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.<\/p>\n
Sources revealed that once the districts are covered through respective collectors, Sanskrit Bharati is set to take up the cause through the state\u2019s MLAs and MPs, irrespective of the political party they represent. \u201cWe have covered major districts, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Somnath, Vadodara and Dwarka, and submitted our signed representation, addressed to the CM and Education Minister. Within ten days, we are aiming to complete all 33 districts. If Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh can have a Sanskrit education department and board, why can not a state like Gujarat where people want to learn Sanskrit and work for its revival. This is the reason the demand for a board is on our priority list, with 20 other demands,\u201d said Himanjay Paliwal, Sanskrit Bharati\u2019s rajya sangathan mantri (state organising secretary).<\/p>\n
Confirming to have received the demands, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, \u201cThe state government is always pro-active in supporting the cause of Sanskrit language which is the matrubhasha (mother language) of all languages. The government has been taking steps in its development and will continue to do so in the future as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The letter (a copy is with The Indian Express), prepared by Sanskrit Bharati\u2019s core team of 70 members representing each district, mentions other demands from school education to higher education. It also covers \u201ctraditional education\u201d, \u201cSanskrit department\u201d and \u201cspecial recommendation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Under school education, it emphasises on \u201cGujarat Sanskrit teachers training centre\u201d, \u201cserious thinking over creation of textbooks and curriculum keeping in mind students\u2019 learning levels\u201d and \u201crecruitment of Sanskrit teachers\u201d. It argues that since language teachers are graduates in any of the languages, \u201conly graduates in Sanskrit should be appointed as Sanskrit teachers\u201d.<\/p>\n
Similarly, under the higher education, the demands cover, \u201cTo fill vacant posts of Sanskrit professors in colleges and universities \u2013 Maharishi Ved Yigyan Academy, Ahmedabad (affiliated under Gujarat University, Ahmedabad) and Shree Dwarkadheesh Sanskrit Academy, Dwarka (affiliated under Saurashtra University Rajkot) to be affiliated under Somnath Sanskrit University. This will not only develop these two institutions, but also provide a momentum to Somnath Sanskrit University. Sanskrit students to be eligible for admission in Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree courses.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLike \u2018Smart cities\u2019 and \u2018Digital Gujarat\u2019, the state should also aim at \u2018Digital Sanskritam\u2019 to work for digitisation of Sanskrit scriptures, its collection and research. Sanskrit Bharati also requests the state to adopt and implement central government\u2019s \u2018vision and roadmap document\u2019 2016 prepared for the development of Sanskrit,\u201d added Paliwal.<\/p>\n
Next week, the \u201c21-point\u201d representation will be taken to each MLA and MP which will be officially sent through them to Chudasama and Rupani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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