Saturday 20 / April / 2024
Muscat: An Indian national in Oman has spent the last 15 years promoting the ancient language of Sanskrit in the Sultanate, and hopes to formally introduce in language in schools in the country.
Kavitha Ramakrishna, who received a gold medal for her exemplary performance during her MA Sanskrit course at Bangalore University, has been volunteering in the Sultanate in a number of ways to promote the language.
She has offered free Sanskrit classes to interested learners in Oman, has introduced e-learning in association with the Art, Culture and Language department of the Government of India, and has worked with new students in Oman to help them develop a love for this language of ancient India with a history going back about 3,500 years.
With a personal belief that Sanskrit is an essential part of every Indian’s soul, she has introduced and taught Sanskrit to enable new learners have a better understanding of the subject which is believed to be a most systematic and technical language.
Kavitha has also frequently been asked to speak at presentations on the richness of the mother of all languages.
Her 15-year tenure as a voluntary Sanskrit teacher has afforded much success in advocating the promotion of the language and mentoring new students. Over the years, her work has contributed to the many youngsters and adults taking a keen interest in learning Sanskrit.
With an intention to introduce Sanskrit and Yoga syllabus formally in Oman, Kavitha has been closely coordinating with S-VYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana), the reputed Bangalore based deemed university, is a unique yoga university translating the vision and teachings of Swami Vivekananda to action through academic higher education programmes. It is also the first ISO 2001:2008 certified yoga university.
Kavitha has also frequently been asked to speak at presentations on the richness of the mother of all languages. Her 15-year tenure as a voluntary Sanskrit teacher has afforded much success in advocating the promotion of the language and mentoring new students. Over the years, her work has contributed to the many youngsters and adults taking a keen interest in learning Sanskrit.
Although India is among the richest linguistic nations in the world and Indian culture has greatly increased in prevalence and popularity over the last few decades, Kavitha feels that more needs to be done popularise Sanskrit, often called the mother of all Indian languages. Understanding that India’s glorious heritage is closely connected to this classical language, Kavitha’s free classes have helped the Indian diaspora connect to their culture.
Her mission to revive and rekindle interest in Sanskrit has paid rich dividends as over the years many young students as well as adults enrolled in her classes. She continues to be actively involved in teaching the Sanskrit language and enhancing its popularity amongst Indians. She feels that along with culture, philosophy and science, there is still so much yet to discover about India’s past through Sanskrit.
Kavitha’s objective has been to preserve and encourage awareness of the rich tradition of classical Indian art and culture not only among the Indian diaspora but also a diverse community of more than 100 nationalities who reside in Muscat. To demonstrate her deep admiration and attachment, Kavitha, a long-time resident of Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman, has made it her life’s mission to promote India’s culture and artistic tradition.
As part of her endeavour to promote India’s cultural identify, Sanskrit Kavitha has promoted the ancient art form Tanjore paintings in Oman. Along with Sanskrit she conducts special classes to teach the rare art of Tanjore paintings without charge.
