The Eternal Language We Forgot to Feel
Sanskrit — a language once spoken in temples, taught in ancient universities, and sung in hymns that carried the weight of human thought and divinity — now quietly sits in the corner of a student’s timetable, often chosen just to score easy marks. It’s ironic. A language that shaped philosophies, science, art, and spirituality is now reduced to a few predictable questions in an exam paper. Students memorize verses without understanding them, translate lines about fruits and animals, and then move on — without realizing they’ve just brushed past something profound. But Sanskrit is not just a subject. It’s a living thread woven through India’s heritage. It gave us the Vedas, the Ramayana, the Bhagavad Gita — texts that speak about the cosmos, duty, love, war, and peace in the most poetic and timeless way. It’s a language where every word has weight, every sound has energy, and every sentence carries more than just meaning — it carries emotion, intent, and soul. Yet we trea...