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‘Sanskrit should be known as language of humanity’

Emphasising the need for Sanskrit to become a universal language which should not be restricted to a particular community, eminent Sanskrit scholar Bannanje Govindacharya on Friday said Sanskrit has always been known to be the language of the Brahmins and the language has been perceived to be responsible for bringing in the caste system.

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Emphasising the need for Sanskrit to become a universal language which should not be restricted to a particular community, eminent Sanskrit scholar Bannanje Govindacharya on Friday said Sanskrit has always been known to be the language of the Brahmins and the language has been perceived to be responsible for bringing in the caste system.

“This blot should be removed and should not be associated with such a sacred language. It is time that the language grows and becomes the language of the underprivileged also. It should be a language of humanity and a global language,” he said. He was speaking during the first convocation of the Karnataka Sanskrit University which was held at Raj Bhavan on Friday. In an effort to keep the language alive, the ceremony was held mostly in Sanskrit.

In the first year of the convocation, there were 289 recipients — 153 undergraduates and 136 postgraduates — of degrees. Each of the 12 students who topped in their respective Shastric disciplines was given a certificate of excellence, along with a cash award of Rs5,000.

Addressing the graduates, Mallepuram G Venkatesh, vice-chancellor of the university, said: “You are carrying forward the traditional wealth of our heritage into the future. You are the link between modern and ancient India. The society is looking forward to your contributions. We only hope that you will not disappoint us.”

“The discipline and education which you have imbibed here would be your first and foremost asset. In your endeavour to acquire higher positions, you may have to face myriad trials and tribulations, sometimes bordering on struggle for existence or even survival,” he said.

D.Litt.(Honoris Causa) degree was conferred on Pandit Sudhakar from Bangalore, Prof N Ranganatha Sharma from Mysore, Prof KT Pandurangi from Bangalore, Prof CG Purushottam from Mandya and Paraddi Mallikarjuna from Dharwad. Governor HR Bharadwaj and higher education minister CT Ravi were present on the occasion.

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