Source: www.zeenews.com
KENDRAPARA, ORISSA, April 6, 2010: Sasana village in the Shyamsundar gram panchayat, which is inhabited mainly by brahmins, has a little over 32 households with 200-odd members. In all the households, one will come across Sanskrit pundits employed in government-run Sanskrit-medium educational institutions.
“We are proud patrons of Sanskrit. The ancient language is very much alive at the village,” 76-year-old Baishnav Charan Pati, a Sanskrit pundit who has retired from his teaching job, said. Pati said that they made sure for generations that at least one child in every household had been taught in the Sanskrit medium of education.
“Most of the Sanskrit-educated residents have found employment either in government schools or have taken up career as priests to preside over Hindu ceremonies,” Pati said.