The announcement of Covid guidelines in Sanskrit at Varanasi airport has drawn mixed reactions from netizens. While a few have welcomed the move, others said that Sanskrit is a dead language. The Twitter handle of Varanasi Airport recently tweeted: “Now at Varanasi Airport, after English and Hindi, the Covid norms are being announced in Sanskrit also at the airport to our respected passengers. As soon as they come, they will feel that they have entered the holy city of Kashi – Sanskrit language.”
अब #भाविप्रा वाराणसी विमानतल पर अंग्रेजी और हिंदी के बाद संस्कृत में भी कोविड मानदंडों की घोषणा की जा रही है|हमारे सम्मानित यात्रियों को विमानतल पर आते ही महसूस हो जाएगा कि वे काशी – संस्कृत भाषा के पीठ स्थान में प्रवेश कर चुके हैं|@AAI_Official @aaiRedNR pic.twitter.com/E0RcD3LfSS
— VARANASI AIRPORT (@AAIVNSAIRPORT) June 17, 2022
“Very good step to announce in Sanskrit.”
Very good step to announce in Sanskrit.— Jeh (@HeyJehJeh) June 21, 2022
“Very nice effort to make Sanskrit a common language. It is such a beautiful language. Students of many states are now not able to learn Sanskrit because of regional language compulsion. But Varanasi has made such a nice attempt.”
Very nice effort to make Sanskrit a common language. It is such a beautiful language. Students of many states are now not able to learn Sanskrit because of regional language compulsion. But Varanasi has made such a nice attempt👌— Khushboo Mehta (@Khushboo2611407) June 20, 2022
Classical singer TM Krishna was not a fan of the move.
“let us also include Pali and Prakrit. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon and Ashoka built his most iconic pillar! both languages have a large corpus of material! The sheer stupidity of making a public health safety announcement in Sanskrit!”
let us also include Pali and Prakrit. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon and Ashoka built his most iconic pillar! both languages have a large corpus of material! The sheer stupidity of making a public health safety announcement in Sanskrit!🤦— T M Krishna (@tmkrishna) June 18, 2022
“What a dumb idea…”
What a dumb idea… https://t.co/SVjtBZiNW1— 𝕲𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖍 | ಗಣೇಶ್ 🚩 (@gganeshhh) June 19, 2022
“Who would understand the announcements? I am have Banarasi roots but neither I nor anyone I know would understand the sanskrit announcements. ”
Who would understand the announcements? I am have Banarasi roots but neither I nor anyone I know would understand the sanskrit announcements. @JM_Scindia https://t.co/Kk9Dcb3mFR— Vivek Tiwari (@Viv2511) June 19, 2022
“Not even 1% of the passengers present there would understand the announcement. What’s the point?”
Not even 1% of the passengers present there would understand the announcement. What’s the point? https://t.co/7wL2lmE7ok— Ashraf Belim (@ashrafonin) June 19, 2022
“Basic thing about communication. One should be able to understand the language the other person is speaking. The airport is making sure nobody understands anything.”
Basic thing about communication. One should be able to understand the language the other person is speaking. The airport is making sure nobody understands anything. https://t.co/jkePZIllRK
— Vijay Kumar (@Vijay_Kumar1201) June 19, 2022
Though Sanskrit is spoken by a handful of people, there is a village in Madhya Pradesh where everyone speaks in the language. Jhiri village, situated nearly 45 km away from Rajgarh district headquarters of Madhya Pradesh, has established a unique identity in the country. The reason? Well, every person living in this village talks only in Sanskrit. The people here have fully adopted the Sanskrit language. Verses have been written in Sanskrit on the walls of the houses of the village. People start their day with Namo-Namah and not with Good Morning.
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