Correct Answer : Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each of the 13 districts in the state. Citizens of these villages will be trained by experts to use the ancient Indian language as a medium of daily communication, Uttarakhand’s Minister for Sanskrit Education.
Sanskrit is the second official language of Uttarakhand. The first language is Hindi.
Uttarakhand is the first state in the country to launch an initiative on this
scale to promote Sanskrit. There is only one
Sanskrit-speaking village in the state of Karnataka.
Sanskrit teachers will be sent to the
selected villages to teach locals how to communicate in the language. They will also be taught the Vedas and the Puranas to help them acquire proficiency in Sanskrit. To be called ”Sanskrit Gram”, each of these villages will be a centre of ancient Indian culture
“The younger generation should be able to speak the language of its ancestors. Besides taking the younger generation closer to its roots, these villages will give visitors from across the country and abroad a glimpse of India’s ancient culture,” the minister said..
Source : The Print
