Vice President of the Republic of India

04/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2024 06:10

Sanskrit is the language of divinity and serves as a sacred bridge in our pursuit of spirituality – Vice President

Tirupati
April 26, 2024

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The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar alongwith Dr Sudesh Dhankhar prayed to Lord Venkateswara and he later tweeted -

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Prayed for the happiness and wellbeing of all my fellow citizens."

Describing Sanskrit as the treasure house of our cultural heritage, the Vice President called its preservation and promotion as a national priority and duty. He also wanted Sanskrit to be developed according to present day needs and its learning made easy. Noting that any language survives only when it used by the society and literature is composed in it, VP expressed the need to increase Sanskrit usage in our daily lives.

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Shri N. Gopalaswami, IAS (Retd.), Chancellor of National Sanskrit University, Prof. G.S.R. Krishna Murty, Vice Chancellor, National Sanskrit University, Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya , Director Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupatand other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

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