World Sanskrit Day or Sanskrit Diwas is celebrated on Shraavana Poornima, which is the Poornima day that is on full moon day in the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar. This year Sanskrit Day falls on August 3rd. In 2019 it was celebrated on 15 August.
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World Sanskrit Day or Sanskrit Diwas was the first time celebrated in 1969. It is celebrated to spread awareness, promote and revive the ancient India Language. It attributes the rich culture of India.
Sanskrit Diwas comprises several events and full-day seminars that talked about the importance of Sanskrit language, its impact, and promote this beautiful language Sanskrit.
As we know that in Hindu culture puja and mantras are recited in Sanskrit. The Sanskrit language is believed to be originated in India around 3500 years ago.
The Sanskrit language is also termed as Dev Vani means God’s language. The Sanskrit language is traced back to the 2nd millennium BCE when the Rig Veda a collection of hymns is assumed to have been written.
Sanskrit Diwas is celebrated to spread awareness, promote and revive the ancient India Language. The day essentially speaks of the importance of learning and knowing it.
Sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages and the first among the ancient languages spoken in India. Sanskrit is the most computer-friendly language.
