We got coverage from the enwiki Signpost as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-03-05/In_the_news
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch>) On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 03:26, Tinu Cherian <tinucher...@wikimedia.in> wrote: > Any way to reach out to them ? Are they on sa-wiki list ? > > *Times of India : "Sanskrit makes a comeback, thanks to Wikipedia > community"* > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Sanskrit-makes-a-comeback-thanks-to-Wikipedia-community/articleshow/12012312.cms > > *Acclaimed author and linguist Umberto Eco once compared languages to > biological creatures. A language, he said, follows an organic lifespan - it > is born, it grows old, and it passes away. If the analogy holds, then > Sanskrit, one of the most ancient of tongues which originated in India, > seems to be living the last of its grizzled and decrepit years. > > There has been talk of declaring it a dead language, and some believe that > it is only a matter of time before this language too goes the way of > ancient Greek and Latin. But this is likely only if the labour and constant > endeavours of the Sanskrit community - a body comprising scholars and > students of the language present in Gurgaon and other parts of the country > - fail to bear fruit. > > Dr Shreyansh Dwivedi is part of the department of Sanskrit in SCERT, > Gurgaon. According to him, contrary to popular notions, Sanskrit is most > alive today than it has ever been. "The trouble is that most people do not > realize how much is happening in this field," he said. > > Attempts have been made to help the language evolve to modern standards. > Haryana Sanskrit Academy is about to a launch a Sanskrit grammar software > for the students of the language. A full-fledged Sanskrit Wikipedia is > online, where scholars like Dwivedi and his colleagues are regular > contributors. And in Gurgaon, preparations for a new seminar and workshop > for the young are under way. > > "There is no other language, which is being supported so thoroughly and > comprehensively, not just in Gurgaon, but in other parts of the country > too," said Dwivedi. He added that even those who are teaching Sanskrit in > schools and colleges have little idea about how vibrant this sphere is with > activity. > > According to officials of the Haryana Sanskrit Academy, young students are > more than willing to go for language degrees in Sanskrit. "Earlier this > month the Delhi Sanskrit Academy held a one-day workshop, where hundreds of > young people turned up. It's only a matter of making the language > accessible, and Sanskrit will find many takers within no time," said an > official of the academy. * > > Regards > Tinu Cherian > pr...@wikimedia.in > http://wiki.wikimedia.in/In_the_news > > Important Note : Non-commercial reproduction for informative purposes > only. The publisher ( Times of India ) of the above news article owns the > copyrights of the article / content. All copyrights are duly acknowledged. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Wikimedia > Chapter, India Member's Group. > To post to this group, send email to wmin-memb...@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > wmin-members+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/wmin-members?hl=en?hl=en >
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