We don't value what we have even if it is so valuable - India lossing significance of Language Sanskrit while western nations are embracing Sanskrit.

Country is perceiving language over intelligence. English language is elevating where as Sankrit language is wanning. Even melancholic to state that country where Sankrit language has originated is neglecting and the west countries are encouraging. Esteemed Universities like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge are offering special courses in Sanskrit. 

For long era, Indian history is blessed with the Sanskrit that is considered as the mother of many Indian languages and the key to India's vast spiritual, philosophical, and scientific heritage. However, despite its deep-rooted connection to Indian culture, the language seems to be losing ground in its homeland. Meanwhile, the West has been increasingly embracing Sanskrit, with universities offering courses, scholars diving into ancient texts, and even tech giants exploring its computational potential. This paradox raises a pressing question: Why is Sanskrit gaining recognition abroad while being neglected in the very land of its origin?

"Sanskrit is known to be a highly structured language and if one knows Sanskrit, one can easily understand other languages spoken across the country. The epistemological nature of Sanskrit helps minimise ambiguity. One can then logically learn any new language," said Praneet Mungali, Trustee Sanskriti Group of Schools and Educationist.

THE DECLINE OF SANSKRIT IN INDIA

The key to widespread any language is making youth to learn that specific language. Schools, society, home are the locations where kids learn language and boosting Sanskrit by making it more appealing and engaging among the kids through fun games, comic books, cartoon characters, video games, toys, songs, peoms etc.

While we as a society fail in spreading language Sanskrit in all means. Although a core part of India's heritage, Sanskrit has experienced a loss of native speakers and scholarly interest. Based on Census 2011, a mere 24,821 individuals in India named Sanskrit as their native language.

The quantity of schools teaching Sanskrit has also gone down, with students preferring more 'practical' languages like French or German in view of global employment opportunities. Additionally, India's education system has turned its focus towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), pushing aside classical languages. English language has replaced the Sanskrit, root of our ancestral treasure. 

THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE WEST

Western scholars have acknowledged its linguistic pattern, which is being employed in artificial intelligence (AI) and computational linguistics. NASA has even tried Sanskrit's structured grammar as a possible programming language tool.

According to a study conducted by the Sanskrit Research Institute, more than 2 million individuals globally are learning Sanskrit, with major contributions from the United States, Germany, and the UK. Western academics also tend to project Sanskrit's contributions to linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive sciences, promoting further interest.

REVIVAL OF SANSKRIT IN INDIA

Still not late to revive the intelligent Language Sanskrit. Encouraging peer interaction through small daily conversations, having a Sanskrit Club in school are some of the ways to develop fluency when speaking the language.

To reverse its decline, a few steps may be initiated:

1. Modern Education Integration: Enabling Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in schools along with practical uses can gain more interest.

2. Technological Integration: Creating AI-based Sanskrit learning software and apps can render it interesting.

3. Governmental Support: policies favouring Sanskrit research and employment prospects can promote students studying the language.

4. Public Interest: Promoting Sanskrit literature, poetry, and drama in popular culture can create interest.

"Today, AI tools can enable access to high-quality translation of vast amounts of existing knowledge in Sanskrit. This can take away the pressure to create new content. Sanskrit can also be made more mainstream with digital tools such as chatbots, edutainment videos or even real-time translation and this in turn can fuel a child’s curious mind,".

Whereas India appears to be relinquishing its linguistic heritage, the West has acknowledged the overwhelming worth of Sanskrit. The change is a call to action for Indians to reclaim and revive interest in the classical language.

By incorporating Sanskrit in present-day education, technology, and international opportunities, India can guarantee that the ancient language is not relegated to history but a living vehicle for the future.