Why India needs a National Sanskrit TV Channel ?
Over 120 million first time voters (out of the 550 million total voters) have cast their votes in this election 2014. What is the significance of this number and what it has to do with Sanskrit TV.
First, the number: The 120 million+ first time (young) voters is far more than UK (63.7 million) population and Canada (34.8 million) population put together. Vast majority of these people are the new breed of Young and resurgent educated Indians who are well connected with each other. These people are now slowly coming to understand the depths of scientific underpinnings of Indian culture.
Second, the connection to Sanskrit: As the core of the Indian culture is intertwined with the ancient language Sanskrit, this Young India wants to revive its connection with the roots through Sanskrit.
Evidence of this claim:
Hypothetically, if one concludes that
- 5% of the 120 million young voters, and
- 5% of total voters of 550 million people and
- 1% of India's total population (of a Billion+) wants Sanskrit then
Collectively 60 million people want Sanskrit to be revived - for this, one of an important way forward is to start a National Sanskrit TV Channel.
Third, specific number of audiences for this TV Channel are:
- Over 40 million middle school students have chosen Sanskrit as the elective second language in the school curriculum.
- 25,000+ Sanskrit university students from 25+ Sanskrit university campuses
- 60,000 students of Ayurveda medicine collages
- 2,50,000 college students who have chosen Sanskrit in their studies from 93 Sanskrit departments in colleges across the nation
- 5000 Sanskrit paatashaala students - 50,000+ in number
- 300,000 students from Oriental schools across the nation who are studying Sanskrit
- 12 million+ adults who are trained in spoken Sanskrit by Samskrita Bharati
- 3 million+ people who had undergone certificate courses conducted by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and many other such organisations.
- In January 2012, during the Vishwa Samskrita Pustaka mela in Bangalore within a span of 4 days over 6 million Sanskrit books (only Sanskrit) worth 70 million Rupees got sold from over 60 publishers.
- Every single Sanskrit teaching Video /Audio clips in YouTube and other online media have been registering 1000s of hits with multiple repeated hits !
- A search in Google for the word more
First, the number: The 120 million+ first time (young) voters is far more than UK (63.7 million) population and Canada (34.8 million) population put together. Vast majority of these people are the new breed of Young and resurgent educated Indians who are well connected with each other. These people are now slowly coming to understand the depths of scientific underpinnings of Indian culture.
Second, the connection to Sanskrit: As the core of the Indian culture is intertwined with the ancient language Sanskrit, this Young India wants to revive its connection with the roots through Sanskrit.
Evidence of this claim:
Hypothetically, if one concludes that
- 5% of the 120 million young voters, and
- 5% of total voters of 550 million people and
- 1% of India's total population (of a Billion+) wants Sanskrit then
Collectively 60 million people want Sanskrit to be revived - for this, one of an important way forward is to start a National Sanskrit TV Channel.
Third, specific number of audiences for this TV Channel are:
- Over 40 million middle school students have chosen Sanskrit as the elective second language in the school curriculum.
- 25,000+ Sanskrit university students from 25+ Sanskrit university campuses
- 60,000 students of Ayurveda medicine collages
- 2,50,000 college students who have chosen Sanskrit in their studies from 93 Sanskrit departments in colleges across the nation
- 5000 Sanskrit paatashaala students - 50,000+ in number
- 300,000 students from Oriental schools across the nation who are studying Sanskrit
- 12 million+ adults who are trained in spoken Sanskrit by Samskrita Bharati
- 3 million+ people who had undergone certificate courses conducted by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and many other such organisations.
- In January 2012, during the Vishwa Samskrita Pustaka mela in Bangalore within a span of 4 days over 6 million Sanskrit books (only Sanskrit) worth 70 million Rupees got sold from over 60 publishers.
- Every single Sanskrit teaching Video /Audio clips in YouTube and other online media have been registering 1000s of hits with multiple repeated hits !
- A search in Google for the word more
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kamala rajan great idea to revive our tradition.when there is a urdu channel why not sanskrit.many sanskrit pandits can start teaching thru the channel itself and vedic studies can be given a modern look which encourage more people to take up language and thereby our vedas and tradition which will only help the society and lead to peace and harmony. more
Jun 19
It is must on Satellite channel by the Public Broadcaster ( Prasar Bharati) like DD- Urdu, DD,Punjabi, DD-oriya, DD- Begali. BJP sanvad cell must bring it to the notice of MOS -MIB. It can be decided in shortest time and implementation does not require much hassel except the availablity of content as hardware could be spared by PB-DD more
Jun 19
While respecting and appreciating our culture and tradition and the views expressed above, I wonder how many people will watch a Sanskrit channel. No harm in having it, though. more
Jun 19
Only half the message is displayed (may be due to size limitations) for rest of the details, please visit http://sanskritlinguistics.blogspot.in/ more
Jun 19
Sanskrit is the oldest language of India. We have to expose it with youths. Most of the peoples are interested in Sanskrit . to publish this language in other countries and new generation of India so India needs Sanskrit TV channel. more
Jun 19
