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SANSKRIT LANGUAGE |
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Description |
- Language of anciet India with a history of over 3500
years.
- A primary holy language of Hinduism.
- Rig Veda, written in Vedic Sanskrit (pre-classical form
of Sanskrit), is known as the earliest surviving text.
- The formalization of the Sanskrit language is credited
to Panini, who composed Ashtadhyayee (Eight-Chapter
Grammar). his work is believed to be from sometime
between 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
- The decline of Sanskrit started around thirteenth
century with the onset of islamic invasions, muslim rules in
the form of Sultanates and later the Mughal empire.
- The final rites of this great language were performed
with the fall of Kashmir (then a premier centre of Sanskrit
literary creativity) around 13th century
- The International Association of Sanskrit
Studies (IASS):
- It is an organisation whose primary purpose is to
arrange the World Sanskrit Conference, which is usually
held once every three years.
- The association was formed as a result of the 1972
International Sanskrit Conference that was sponsored by
India's central government with collaboration from
UNESCO.
- The 1972 New Delhi conference was retrospectively
recognised as the "First World Sanskrit
Conference".
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Events: |
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Mar 26-31, 1972 |
The first World Sanskrit Conference was held in Vigyan Bhavan,
New Delhi, India between 26–31 March 1972. Dr. Ranganathan was
its chairman.
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