MONTREAL, CANADA, October 12, 2002: Celebrating Sanskrit and it’s contribution to Indian civilization, Bharat Bhavan Hall was filled with a capacity crowd. Various scholars spoke on the contribution of Sanskrit to the culture and civilization of India (sanskriti) and the role Sanskrit historically played as the cultural lingua franca of India. The question and answer session provoked vigorous debate over the potential role of Sanskrit as facilitator of modernization of Indian culture and society today. There was enthusiastic audience participation in spoken Sanskrit. This ranged from choral singing, led by Malika Das, prayers in praise of Goddess Durga by Professor Shastri Jandhyala, recitation of poetry by Rakesh Sharma, and narration of stories by Professor Savitri De Tourril. For additional information contact “source” above.
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