Bharat-Sri Lanka Sanskrit Mahotsav held in Colombo
View(s):The week-long Bharat-Sri Lanka Sanskrit Mahotsav was inaugurated on Monday (10) in Colombo by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha in the presence of Deputy Education Minister Madhura Senevirathna.
The ceremony, held at the University of Colombo, brought together distinguished scholars, members of the clergy, academics, and students to celebrate the Sanskrit language.
The festival is jointly organised by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, the cultural arm of the High Commission of India, Colombo, in collaboration with the Pirivena Education Division of the Ministry of Education, the Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi, and the India-Sri Lanka Foundation.
High Commissioner Jha highlighted Sanskrit’s influence on South Asian civilisation and its role as a cultural bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka. He noted that Sanskrit’s legacy continues to inspire education, literature, and spiritual thought across generations and borders.
Deputy Minister Senevirathna commended the collaborative efforts of the two countries in promoting Sanskrit studies and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preserving
classical learning traditions within the modern educational framework.
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