Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Sanskrit Teachers Meet at Sringeri


 


Sanskrit teachers at the Meeting convened by Surasaraswati Sabha

On 25th December 2011, a meeting of Sanskrit teachers was organized by the Peetham’s Surasaraswati Sabha. About 150 Sanskrit teachers from Karnataka gathered at Sringeri. In Narasimha Vanam, the Jagadguru granted special Darshan to the teachers. In His Anugraha Sandesha, the Mahaswamiji pointed out that Sri Surasaraswati Subha had been established 42 years back by His Guru, Paramapujya Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji. The Sabha had been established for the purposes of propagating Sanskrit, dispelling misconceptions related to Sanskrit including the one that it is associated only with a select few in the society, and to provide proficieny in the language so one may be able to converse in Sanskrit. The Jagadguru pointed out that Sanskrit is common to all and there is no language in the nation that does not derive from Sanskrit. Everyone must learn Sanskrit atleast to the extent wherein one may able to read and understand Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam in Sanskrit. The Jagadguru called upon the teachers and instructed them that it is our duty to make children and youngsters Sanskrit literate.


Sri Gowrishankar addressing the Sanskrit teachers

Later CEO and Administrator of the Peetham, Sri V R Gowrishankar convened a meeting of the teachers at the hall in the Sharada Prasada building. The teachers placed forth proposals and ideas for integrating and strengthening the activities of the Surasaraswati Sabha for the propagation of Sanskrit. Sri Gowrishankar informed that as per the direction of the Jagadguru, the Sabha would consider the proposals, work towards greater interaction between the students and teachers, so as to reach out to greater sections of the society.

 
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