Governor Dr KK Paul has greeted the people of the State on the occasion of Sanskrit Day which is observed on Shraawan Purnima.
In his message issued on the eve of this occasion, the Governor said that there has been a revered tradition of worshipping Rishis on Shraawan Purnima. In 1969, it was decided to observe Sanskrit Day on Shraawan Shukl Purnima. He said that Sanskrit was one of the oldest languages of the world and other Indian languages had originated from it.“Sanskrit represents our culture and heritage”, he said.
He said that this was not only a religious language .It was a scientific language and in today’s era ,it can be the most suitable for computer programming. The Governor said Sanskrit was a complete language and needs to be conserved and promoted. He said that Sanskrit was known as “Devbhasha” and now needed to made Janbhasha.