RSS-affiliated Sanskrit Bharati has demanded that the Gujarat government introduce the Sanskrit language in the form of “songs, shlokas and short stories” from Class III onwards, claiming that its suggestion was based on nationalism. education Policy 2020.
Confirming the development, Himmanjay Paliwal, Organizing Secretary, Gujarat State Sanskrit Bharti said, “We have requested the state government to start Sanskrit from primary school. We want it to be introduced in the form of songs, shlokas and short stories from class III onwards. Paliwal claimed, “Our suggestion to the Gujarat government is based on the National Education Policy 2020. Sanskrit is the key to the Indian language system, and if we understand and learn Sanskrit, we will be in a better position to understand the Indian knowledge system.” “
Paliwal said that the Himachal Pradesh government has started Sanskrit from class III, while in Chhattisgarh it is being taught from class II itself. “If Sanskrit is introduced early, it will enrich other Indian languages like Gujarati. Because we have bypassed Sanskrit, we are losing our own lexicon.”
According to the National Policy on Education, “Sanskrit will thus be projected as an important, enriching option for students at all levels of school and higher education.” “It will be taught in ways that are interesting and experiential as well as contemporaryly relevant. To make teaching Sanskrit through Sanskrit (STS) and its study really enjoyable, Sanskrit textbooks at the foundational and middle school level are being introduced. may be rewritten in simple standard Sanskrit (SSS),” says section 4.16 of the NEP. Sanskrit Bharati is a non-profit organization whose pan-India presence is working to revive Sanskrit.
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