Sanskrit is one of the holy languages of India. The oldest Indo-European language Sanskrit is regionally a part of South Asia. If we talk about the Sanskrit literature it comprehends a fine custom of poetry, drama, technical and religious texts. Now the Question raises, Is The Sanskrit still being spoken. Yes it is. There is a village in Karnataka named Mattur where more than 70% of the residents speak Sanskrit. Mattur is a part of Shimoga district which is 300 km far from the state capital Bangalore. Here, common business people and rural workers talk in Sanskrit - or if nothing else comprehend it. Most kids too talk the dialect fluidly. In the simple words Just like the North Indian people speak Hindi they have the similar knowledge of Sanskrit. The most common sentences you will hear in the street of Mattur are Katham aasthi- How are you, Aham gachchami- I am going. Less than 1% people speak Sanskrit in India also, is for the most part utilized by Hindu clerics amid religious functions. From that point forward, Sanskrit is being talked not simply by the Sankethi Brahmins of the 3,500-in number town, yet in addition by groups from the socially and monetarily underprivileged segments of society. Sankethis are a small community of Brahmins who originally came from the neighbouring state of Kerala and settled down here centuries ago. Today, 150 of the 400 understudies in the nearby Sri Sharada Vilasa school ponder Sanskrit as the main dialect, with English as the second dialect and Kannada or Tamil or some other provincial dialect as their third dialect. At most, they can turn into an educator in Sanskrit schools, Sanskrit universities so their pay rates are likewise extremely small. Some other places where the Sanskrit is still spoken are- Hosahalli (Karnataka), Jhiri Madhya Pradesh, Mohad Madhya Pradesh, Baghuwar Madhya Pradesh.
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