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By Raghavendra C Swamy (csr at wipro.com)
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priyaH sa.nskR^itapriyAH##,##
cha . mU . kR^iShNashAstrI mahodayasya amerikA pravAsa viShayaM shrutvA
harShito.asmi.  ahaM bhArate saMskR^ita saMbhAShaNa shibiraM gatavAn.h .
adyApi tasya smaraNaH me AnandaM dadAti .
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Dear Sanskrit lovers,
I am very happy to hear about Sri . cha . mU . Krishnashastry's America trip.
I had attended Sanskrit Speaking camp in India . Even today that memory makes
me happy.
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tasmin.h samaye ahaM dashama kakShyAM paThAmi sma . shibiraH dashadivasa
paryantaM AsIt.h . prAtaH kAle vayaM ChAtrAH saMskR^ita shAlAM gachChAvaH sma .
saMskR^itaj~nAna vinA prathamadivasAt.h eva vayaM saMskR^ita saMbhAShaNaM Arabhet.h .
 ``mama nAma rAghavendraH . bhavataH nAma kiM ##?## '' ityAdi sarala vAkyAn.h
vadAvaH sma . nantare##,## yadi mArgamadhye mitraM milAvaH sma tadA
 ``kati vAdanaM ##?## ''##,##  ``bho mitra ##!## aShTavAdanaH abhavat.h . shIghraM gantavyaM##,##
dhAvayatu ''##,## iti asmAkaM vArtAlApaH abhavat.h . vayaM pratidinaM saMskR^ita
gItAbhyAsaM cha kR^itavantaH .
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During that time, I was studying in 10th class . The camp was for ten
days . In the early morning, we students used to attend the Sanskrit class.
Without the knowledge of Sanskrit, we started speaking in Sanskrit from
day one ! We used to speak simple sentences in Sanskrit like
 ``My name is Raghavendra .  What is your name ? '' Later, if we meet a friend on
the way we used to converse in Sanskrit like  ``What is the time ? ''
 ``Heh friend ! It is eight O' clock . Camp's time, let us run ''. Also, we used
to practice a Sanskrit song everyday.
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madhyAhna samaye mahilAH devAlaya prA.ngaNe##,## udyAnavane cha shibiraM
kurvanti sma . bahavaH mAtaraH gR^ihakAryaM kR^itvA utsAhena shibirasya
prati dhAvayanti sma . tatra te bhojanavidhAnaM##,## gR^ihasamAchArAncha
vArtAlApaM kartuM Arabhet.h ##!##  ``adhya ahaM chapAtiM kR^itavati .
bhavatyAH gR^ihe kiM visheShaH ##?## '' iti ekA pR^ichChati . kApi  ``vayaM
AdityavAsare joga jalapAtaM dR^iShTuM gachChAmaH '' iti avadati sma .
saMskR^itamAdhyamena te asmAkaM saMskR^itiparichitAH cha abhavan.h .
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During the afternoons, ladies used to have the camp in the temple halls
and parks . Many ladies used to run towards the camp after finishing their
household work . They started discussing about food preparation and
household topics in Sanskrit ! One used to ask  ``I made chapatis today.
What is special in your house ? '' Someone else will say,  ``We are going
to Jog falls on Sunday ''. Also they learnt about our culture through
the media of Sanskrit.
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sAya.nkAle cha kAryakartAH tu.ngAnadyAH tIre saMskR^ite sAMskR^itika
kAryakramAn.h Ayojayanti sma . ko.api kathAM vadatuM 'prayatnaM' karoti##,##
anyaH kashchan tasmin.h divasasya visheShaM vaktuM ichChati ##-##
sarvaM saMskR^ite eva ##!## vayaM sarve kR^iShNamUrtI mahodayena tathA
janArdana mahodayena ##(##anyaH shikShakaH##)## saha saMskR^ite eva
sarala vArtAlopaM kartuM Arabhet.h .
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In the evening, volunteers used to organize the cultural program in
Sanskrit on the banks of Tunga river . Somebody 'tries' to narrate a story,
somebody else wants to tell that day's special events - all in Sanskrit !
We all started having simple conversation with Sri . Krishnamurthy and
Sri . Janardhan (another teacher) in Sanskrit itself !
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shibirasya samAropa samAraMbhaH karnATaka sa.nghe ##(##ra.ngamandiraH##)## abhavat.h .
saMskR^ite yat.h j~nAnasa.ngrahaH asti##,## tasya sa.nkShiptaM parichayaM kR^iShNamUrtI
mahodayaH dattavAn.h . nantare bAlakAH sarala nATakAn.h abhinayet.h . bahavaH
ki~nchit.h dainandina sanniveshAn.h saMskR^ite pradarshayet.h . kechan chaturAH
hAsya prasa.ngAn.h cha saMskR^ite dattavantaH ##!## shibirasya upAhAra niyojakaH
cha tasya anubhavaM saMskR^ite avadat.h ##-##  ``adhunA ahaM api saMskR^itaM jAnAmi .
dosA asti vA ##?## alaM##,## alaM##,## chaTni asti vA ##?## adhya ko visheShaH ##?## '' ##!####!##
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The valedictory function of the camp was held at Karnatakha Sangh (auditorium).
Sri . Krishnamurthy explained briefly the ocean of knowledge contained in
Sanskrit . After that the kids enacted simple dramas . Many exhibited some
incidents of daily life in Sanskrit . Some intelligent persons also gave
comic episodes in Sanskrit .  The snacks co-ordinator for the camp also
explained his experience at the camp -  ``Today I also know Sanskrit . Is
dosa there ? Enough, Enough, is chatni there ? What is today's special ? ''!!
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shibirAt.h pashchAt.h vayaM saMskR^ite AsaktavantaH abhavan.h . etad.h bhAShA
sAmAnya janAnAM bhAShA avashyaM bhavati iti asmAkaM abhimataH abhavat.h .
vayaM tu saMskR^ita jnAnabha.nDArasya khananaM Arabhet.h ##(##subhAShita
sa.ngrahaH##,## veda mantrAH##,## bhagavadgItA paThaNaM##,## vedagaNitaM ityAdi##)##.
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After attending the camp we became very much interested in Sanskrit . We
felt that this language will definitely become the language of common men.
We started digging the treasury of Sanskrit knowledge (SubhAshitas,
Vedic prayers, Bhagavadgita study, Vedic mathematics etc).
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adya shivamogga nagare bahavaH saMskR^ite vArtAlApaM kartuM samarthAH santi .
visheShataH mattUru grAme ##(##shivamogga jillA##)## aShIti pratishataM janAH
saMskR^ite eva saMbhAShaNaM kurvanti ##!## hindu sevA pratiShThAnasya prayatnena
saMskR^ita bhAratasya pratigrAmaM gataH . amerikA deshe cha etad.h
kAryakrameNa  ``deva bhAShA '' manukula bhAShA bhavatu iti me AshA .
etanmArge vayaM sarve kAryaM kurvAmaH .
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Today in Shimoga city lot of people have capacity to converse in Sanskrit.
Especially in Mattor village (Shimoga District) 80\% of people converse in Sanskrit !
With the efforts of Hindu Seva Pratistana, Sanskrit has reached every
village in India . I hope with this program in America the  ``language of gods ''
will become the language of entire humanity.
Let us all work in this direction.
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    paThata saMskR^itaM vadata saMskR^itaM
    gR^ihe gR^ihe cha punarapi .
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    let us learn Sanskrit, let us speak Sanskrit
    in each and every house, again and again.
-- Raghavendra .    csr at wipro.com
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kR^ipayA doShAn.h kShamyatu .
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Please pardon the mistakes.
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