Joining as chief guest in the 11th Inter-Campus Youth Festival at Sadasiv campus of Puri, Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal said that Sanskrit was a language of all lexicons having been a fountain head of Gyan and Bigyan (knowledge and science) of the universe.
Lal told there were many languages like German, Arabic, Latin and Urdu having similarities with Sanskrit. And Sanskrit is acclaimed as Deva Bhasha since it is a language of gods and goddesses of the universe, told the Governor.
Stressing upon the barriers and hurdles to be removed from youths, he told that the festivals were the only way to unite them for playing their roles in building society and nation as a whole.
Minister of E & IT, Spots and Youth Affairs Tushar Kanti Behera said that there was similarity between Sanskrit and German language when he was studying German as an optional in IIT, Kharagpur.
Sanskrit is best responded by computer; hence it is beneficial to modern science and technology, he told.
Puri MLA Jayant Kumar Sarangi also spoke and congratulated students participating in the festival.
Among others who addressed comprised VC Prof PN Sastry, Principal of Sadasiva campus. Prof H Mohapatra, Jaganath Sanskrit University VC Prof Harihar Hota and Prof Atul Nanda. Later, Lal felicitated teachers and students involved in activities and programmes during the three-day festival uniting around 700 participants from twelve campuses.
Prof Lal also attended the Nationl Blood Donor Conclave organized by charitable organization ‘Samarpan’ where more than 350 delegates from different States assembled in Puri. Prof Abhimanyu Bhuyan, chairman of Samarpan presided.