Ahmedabad: Ancient Indian Philosophy Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam explained in Sanskrit Scriptures who consider the world as a family seems to take place at a university in Gujarat.
After finding participants from Gujarat and other Indian countries, Shree Somnath Sanskrit University in Veraval now finds takers from abroad.
In fact, this year, the University, founded in 2005 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has received three unique applications from foreign students from Bangladesh, Iran and Afghanistan.
Sanskrit phrases have become the underlying theme in many foreign policy speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Lalit Patel, Head of Department for the Postgraduate Program, said that this was the first time foreign students had registered for Sanskrit language courses offered by the university.
“This is a moment of pride for us,” he said.
Farshad Salehzehi from Iran has received an entrance ticket in BA in Sanskrit and the Temporary literature Rathindro Sarkar from Bangladesh has registered for a doctoral program in Sanskrit from the University.
Massoor Sangeem from Afghanistan is the third student who has been given by the university.
“Overall there are nine foreign students who have registered but we have to reject other applications because we did not offer the course they were looking for,” said Dashrath Jadav, Registrar of the Varsity.
Universities function under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
“Decisions about their visa process and how and when they can start their class will be in accordance with the central government’s decision,” he added.
Ancient languages, which have affected many oral languages ​​such as Gujarati, Assamese, Oriya, Bengal, Hindi, Nepal, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Marathi, among other things, are maternal languages ​​of less than 25,000 people according to the 2011 Indian Census.
Sanskrit University also found a choice of online courses to reach fans in the country and around the world, who want to learn the ancient language.
Reviving the ancient languages, which are strongly related to Hindu and Hinduism, is always an important project for the BJP LED government.
Recently, in line with the vision of the mode prime minister to promote Sanskrit, all signs, the names of trees and animals in the zoology park near the statue of Unity (Sou) in Kevadia bear their Sanskrit identity.