Sanskrit as official language

Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand

DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand Government has declared Sanskrit as the second official language of the State. The hill State becomes the first to take such a step.

The Vidhan Sabha had passed the relevant legislation recently.

Announcing this here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the step had been taken to promote the ancient language so that the children could understand it and translate or co-relate traditional and Vedic wisdom with current day science, economics and polity.

“We do not aim at making just ‘purohits’…. but ‘pundits’ who can blend the vast treasure of knowledge in Sanskrit and other ancient and classical languages with present and future needs,” he said.

Efforts would be made to gradually link Sanskrit with revenue generation activities. “Sanskrit promotion is for all-round human welfare,” he added.

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/21/stories/2010012157630300.htm