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Global meet stresses propagation of Sanskrit, says V-C

Staff Reporter

13th World Sanskrit Conference held at Edinburgh

# Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha nominated by Union Ministry to take part in the meet
# More patronage to Sanskrit in alien land than in its birthplace, he says
# Urges Indian youth to draw inspiration from countries propagating the language

TIRUPATI: The 13th World Sanskrit Conference held at the Scottish capital of Edinburgh in England between July 10 and 14 laid stress on preservation and propagation of Sanskritic knowledge hidden in Sanskrit, said Harekrishna Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha.

Prof.Satapathy, who had been nominated by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Department, to take part in the meet, involved himself in activities like `Kavi Sammelan' and `Sastra Charcha'.

Apart from presenting a research paper on `Concept of suggestive meaning in Sahitya sastra' at the meet, he enthralled the audience by reciting some verses.

Pioneering research

Addressing his staff and students on the Vidyapeetha campus on his return on Tuesday, Prof. Satapathy lauded the efforts taken at the global level to decipher the words of wisdom hidden in the language. He was all praise for Mr. Brooks for his pioneering research on manuscripts and William Jones for forming the Asiatic Society of India to study Sanskrit.

"More than in its birthplace, the divine language is getting a better treatment in alien land," he said, pointing out that research on the language and manuscripta in the langage was being spearheaded by Germany and other European countries.

He appealed to the Indian youth to draw inspiration from and engage themselves in a healthy competition with them. Prof. Satapathy was later felicitated by Registrar S.S.Murthy and other faculty members.