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Sankrit Day celebrated in Nagaon

Sanskrit Bharati , Nagaon unit in association with Nagaon Girls’ college celebrated World Sanskrit Day at Nagaon Girls’ college premise recently.. On this occasion a meeting was organized where Bharat Nath presided over as president. Bhaven Saikia , Head, Sanskrit Bharati, NE region, was also present in the programme as chief guest.

Mahendra Saikia, former head, Sanskrit deptt. Nagaon Girls’ college , and Guna Saikia , head of Sanskrit deptt. Nagaon college , attended the programme as guest of honour and key note speaker respectively. Both the speakers expressed their gratitude and blessing to all the Sanskrit loving peoples and appealed to all the young generation to work for the development and upliftment of the ancient language.

Oli Borthakur, Nagaon Girls' college , and Deepsikha Saikia , Kolong-kapili Junior college, Nagaon were felicitated by the organisers in the cultural programme held on the occasion, for securing highest marks in Sanskrit subject in B.A and H.S exams held last year.

It might be mentioned here that Sanskrit day is celebrated to spread awareness about the mother of all Indian languages and the first of the ancient languages spoken in India. The main objective of the observance of Sanskrit day is to promote Sanskrit and to educate the general public about the importance of Sanskrit.

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