Children of Indian origin would benefit more from learning Sanskrit than their mother tongue

Sanskrit scholar Panini's postal  stamp issued by the government of India

Sanskrit scholar Panini's postal stamp issued by the government of India Source: postagestamps.gov.in

Himanshu Pota can be heard having a conversation in Sanskrit with his students during the free lessons he gives in Canberra. On World Sanskrit day (26th August 2018) he talks about the relevance and importance of learning this language and how does it differ from other languages. He says learning Sanskrit changes the way you see the world so children of Indian origin would benefit more from learning Sanskrit as compared to learning their mother tongue.



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