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PUNE, INDIA, April 5, 2002: According to this article, Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas, is being neglected in its own motherland. Hema Kshirsagar who has been studying the problems in teaching Sanskrit in schools for the last nine years says, “There is hardly any emphasis on Sanskrit, either from the state education department or the boards.” Reaching out to 655 schools with 1,234 Sanskrit teachers in 14 districts of Maharashtra, the nine-year study has found that 90% of teachers are not very familiar with updates to Sanskrit education, that the way the language is taught is boring and tedious, and that the number of students studying the language has declined. As part of the solution, Kshirsagar has recommended that educational agencies offer incentive programs to teachers and students in conjunction with more modern interactive and innovative programs. Kshirsagar further claims that, “Sanskrit is not only rich in different branches of knowledge, including philosophy, literature and various sciences, but it is also a powerful means of national integration besides promoting international understanding.”

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