Page 11 - Appreciating Sanskrit
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Sanskrit is the language of                                      aspirations                   and           cultural

              Indian                   culture                    and          traditions,               besides               being


              inspiration, the language in                                     the source and inspiration


              which                all           her             past          of               India’s                   modern

              greatness, her rich thought                                      languages.


              and her spiritual aspirations

              are             enshrined…Sanskrit                                                    (Dr. Rajendra Prasad,


              has not only been the                                             Presidential speech at the annual


              treasure-house of our past                                              session of the Sanskrit Vishva
                                                                                               Parishad, Nov. 11, 1955)
              knowledge                                           and


              achievements in the realm

              of thought and art, but it


              has also been the principal


              vehicle              of        our         nation’s
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