The Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar International Academic Complex was inaugurated and the foundation stone for boys’ and girls’ hostels was laid at Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University (KKSU) in Waranga on Friday. The event was graced by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who highlighted the importance of Sanskrit in reviving India’s cultural and intellectual heritage.
Addressing the gathering, Mohan Bhagwat said that Sanskrit must not remain limited to scholarly study but should become a living, spoken language.
“Sanskrit needs to evolve beyond academic and ritualistic use to become a medium of daily communication. Language is the expression of a society’s emotion (bhav), and Sanskrit is the origin of all Indian languages. To truly understand India, one must understand Sanskrit,” Bhagwat said.
He emphasized that India’s self-reliance lies not only in material strength but in intellectual and cultural strength. “India was a global leader from the 1st to the 16th century. We declined only when we forgot our sattva, our true essence. Where there is sattva, there is power, energy, and prosperity,” he said, adding that Sanskrit is central to rediscovering that essence.
Bhagwat called for both state support and public participation in the university’s mission, stressing that Sanskrit should gradually become a language of common use in the region around the university.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis echoed Bhagwat’s sentiment, describing Sanskrit as a knowledge-rich international language holding the key to India’s ancient wisdom.
“Sanskrit is the treasure house of knowledge and the key to India’s progress. Jain and Buddhist traditions are also preserved in Sanskrit, and many Indo-European languages trace their roots to it. I regret not learning Sanskrit earlier, as I have been deprived of vast knowledge, but I will now make efforts to study it,” Fadnavis said.
The leaders underlined that reviving Sanskrit is essential to preserving India’s civilizational identity and to ensuring that the country’s intellectual and spiritual wealth continues to inspire the world.
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