Wednesday, 23 November 2011

[www.keralites.net] The Village That Speaks Only Sanskrit 5,000 people

 

The Village That Speaks Only Sanskrit

Posted by Vyom Mahadevia at 8:53 AM
Situated at about four hundred kilometers north of Bangalore. There is a quaint Indian hamlet thats sits pretty with cocnut and areconut (supari) plantations along the Tunga river. This hamlet is none other than 'Mathoor' which speaks the language of God- Sanskrit.This village of 5000 residents Hindus, Muslims, Tribals and all others speak only in Sanskrit. If you happened to visit this place then you feel as if you are trapped in a time warp. Teachers teach students under a peepul tree, you will find both teachers and students wearing white dhotis and angavastra wrapped around thm. The postman delivering the mail says, "Today you have two letters and a bill" in Sanskrit. You also find graffiti on the wall to keep the village clean in Sanskrit. Even parents and children talk in Sanskrit at home.
This practise goes back to 1512 A.D. when the emperor of Vijaynagar gifted the village known as a centre for learning Sanskrit and vedic studies since ages, " to the people". The gift deed inscription on copper plate is with the archeology department. Students from all over the world come to Mathoor to learn Sanskrit. Many village people have moved to the cities as Sanskrit professors, software engineers and even violinists. Now the amazing fact is the people in this city even fight in Sanskrit. They use bad words such as " sarameya matighoorghoorayate" (growls like a dog ). You might even catch people exchanging there 'nishtantu doorvani sankhye' (mobile phone numbers) in Sanskrit.

 

Ravi
www.keralites.net

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