In commemoration of the Sanskrit Day, the Department of Sanskrit organized a seminar in which some of the reputed Sanskritists of the country participated. Swami Atmapriyanandaji, Vice Chancellor of the University, presided the gathering.

After an invocation consisting of Vedic chanting, followed by a hymn in Sanskrit on Swami Vivekananda sung by the students of the Department, Prof Rajaram Sukla, a well-known Vedanta and Nyaya scholar and a senior faculty of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, gave an inspiring talk in Sanskrit addressing over 80 students and faculty members of the Department of Sanskrit. He emphasized on how the study of Sanskrit will open up a treasure-house of wisdom enshrined in our ancient scriptures. Vidwan Sri Ashwatthanarayana Avadhani, a Vedanta scholar from Mattur, a unique village in Karnataka where Sanskrit is the language of conversation and daily transaction for all the people in the entire village, was the guest of honour. He spoke passionately on the necessity and importance of Sanskrit becoming a vibrant and spoken language mingling with the nerve current of the nation. The seminar ended with Peace Chant (shanti mantra) rendered in chorus by the whole gathering.