On Sanskrit

While we are still fighting over Sanskrit (“Sanskrit deserves more than slogans,” Dec.15), a British school in London has made Sanskrit compulsory without any political warfare.The head of the department, Jessup Warwick, says it is the most perfected and logical language in the world and helps students grasp maths and science with ease. The headmaster, Paul Moss, adds that the Devanagari script and the spoken language are the best ways a child can overcome stiffness in the fingers and enhance cerebral dexterity. Sanskrit does not belong to any one class. If India wants its ‘Gen Next’ to take on the world, it should include every possible methodology to succeed, and leave behind prejudices.

Anjali Sinha,Bengaluru

Imposing anything on a society will lead to a display of reluctance and hatred towards it. The idea of adding Sanskrit to the curriculum will be appreciated only when it does not interfere with one’s interest towards any other subject. If one wants to propagate Sanskrit, there have to be special incentives to learn it, scholarships and more employment opportunities.

Rahul Kumar,

New Delhi