A few determined men, smitten by Saṁskṛtam, have embarked on a brave journey to popularise the language under the banner of Saṁskṛta Bhāratī, a voluntary organisation which is already rendering invaluable contribution in this field (http://www.samskritabharati.org/).
You
would be happy to know that thanks to the effort, there are millions in
the world who have actually started conversing in Deva Bhāshā on day-to-day basis! This includes many villages in India, where the entire populace speaks only in Saṁskṛtam,
not to mention numerous Indophiles in the Western world and millions of
Indians living abroad, who took to the language to come back to the
cultural heritage of India!
This has been made possible by a simple yet revolutionary method of teaching Saṁskṛtam called the ‘Direct Method’. In this method, right from day one, the trainees are taught in Saṁskṛtam alone and not through any intermediate language.
There is a general perception that poetry in Saṁskṛtam is mainly about shlokās/ chants and religious verses. The fact is, there exists a segment of poetry in Saṁskṛtam
which is simple in nature and dwells on secular topics like Nature,
motherhood, patriotism and the like. The objective of this music-project
is to reveal this aspect, this treasure-trove of ideas/ poems to the
public and thus popularise the language even further.
Penned by distinguished scholars of Saṁskṛtam and set to soulful music that covers folk, Tibetan, traditional Carnātic and Hindustāni styles, the songs are sure to find a resonance with the public!
The
project-team has specially focused on the quality of production.
Distinguished singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha, Madhu
Balakrishnan, Harini, Kalpana Raghavendar, Aruna Sairam, Ramesh
Vinayakam, Visalakshi Shankar & Karthika lend their voices to the
songs.
It is indeed heartening to note that renowned actor Padmas’ree Mohanlal has given the introduction to the project and songs in Saṁskṛtam.
To
summarise, this project is an endeavour by like-minded people who are
passionate about giving back to the world the rich cultural heritage of
Saṁskṛtam
ABOUT SAMSKRITA BHARATI:
Vision/ Mission of samskrita bharati:
Terms of Website Use: (for reference)
Supporting Material:
1) About the Project in Sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro
2) pāṭhayema saṁskṛtam (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
3) sāyāhnāmbaram (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
4) mama mātā (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
5) smara ciraṁ he bhāratīya ! (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
6) paśyatu vimale (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
7) saṁskṛtā surabhāratī (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)
8) viśvabhāṣā saṁskṛtam (About the song in sanskrit and English, word to word translation of the sanskrit intro, lyrics in Roman Script, lyrics in dEvanAgari, word to word translation of the song to English and a poetic version of the Song in English)