The ancient and classical creations of the Sanskrit tongue both in quality and in body and abundance of excellence, in their potent originality and force and beauty, in their substance and art and structure, in grandeur and justice and charm of speech and in the height and width of the reach of their spirit stand very evidently in the front rank among the world’s great literatures.

The language itself, as has been universally recognised by those competent to form a judgment, is one of the most magnificent, the most perfect and wonderfully sufficient literary instruments developed by the human mind, at once majestic and sweet and flexible, strong and clearly-formed and full and vibrant and subtle, and its quality and character would be of itself a sufficient evidence of the character and quality of the race whose mind it expressed and the culture of which it was the reflecting medium.

-Sri Aurobindo

Recipients of Smt. Sushma Swaraj Samman 2021 for spearheading Scholarship in Sanskrit Intellectual Traditions

The Sanskrit Challenge 2023

Pick up any Institutional Motto(s) from the long list of Sanskrit Mottos

Students (1 Motto),

Faculty Members (3 Mottos),

and Others (7 Mottos)

across all ages and affiliations….

Research & Prepare your very own commentary on the same in 200-400 words each.

Recite the Sanskrit Motto(s) & the Commentary thus prepared & Record the same in your VOICE and email the same to editor@rethinkindia.in  with a screenshot of a nominal registration fee of 
Rs 1008 paid to the same number 9910050957 via PayTM 
along with a brief introduction & photograph of yours.

Do send the written commentary alongside as well of these vocal renditions.

The shortlisted entries would be invited to The Sanskrit Forum 2023 which shall happen on World Sanskrit Day, August 31st, 2023 and shall be felicitated with Smt. Sushma Swaraj Samman 2023 for spearheading Scholarship in Sanskrit Intellectual Traditions.