2025, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Part A

author(s)
Sudhinta Sinha

abstract
Teaching of Sanskrit in school is a traditional system of education in India, which continued for several thousand years. Knowledge of Sanskrit is essential since virtually all pre-modern Indian scientists composed their scientific treatises in Sanskrit. Many of the foundational stories of Indian civilisation which still delight us today have their roots in Sanskrit literature. Sanskrit is a grammatically perfect language and it also helps students to learn other Indian languages more easily since most Indian languages borrow a large number of loanwords from Sanskrit. Sanskrit is not only a language but it also exhibits our rich cultural heritages and is also compatible with the modern age as it is closely related with computer. It has also been incorporated into our school curriculum under NEP-2020 (National Education Policy-2020) in Modern Education System. Psychologically this language of Vedic literature is also associated with sharper memory and cognitive skills and develops self-awareness, purity of mind, moral character and many more which is an urgent need of modern society.