Europeans keen to learn Sanskrit

Visakhapatnam: People in Europe are evincing interest to learn Sanskrit and Hindi languages in order to understand the ancient Indian culture and heritage, said Prof Milena Bratoeva, Head of Classical East Department, University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Delivering a special lecture on ‘Language and Culture’ jointly organised by the Department of Foreign Languages, Andhra University, and Linguistics Research Society here on Friday, Prof Melena said that there has been growing importance for understanding contemporary Vedic and Hindi literature, Sanskrit, Yoga and Ayurveda.

Prof Milena, a professor of Vedic Literature, Sanskrit Kavya and Contemporary Hindi Literature, said that more than 300 universities and colleges in the world have Departments of Indology.  A language gives insights into contemporary issues of the respective society, she said and suggested that the students should learn more languages to experience the culture when they visit foreign lands.

On the occasion, Prof DVR Murthy, Head, Department of Foreign Languages, said that younger generations are forgetting mother tongue and learning other languages and therefore there is a need to inculcate the spirit of understanding their own culture and language.