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is in full swing in the country. In
          the  month  of September,  there
          will be a campaign to collect soil
          from every house in every village
          of the country. The holy soil of
          the country will be deposited in
          thousands of Amrit Kalash urns.
          At the end of October, thousands
          will reach the country's capital
          Delhi with the 'Amrit Kalash Yatra'.
          Amrit Vatika will be built in Delhi
          from this soil only. I am sure, the
          efforts of every countryman will
          make this campaign successful.

              My family members, this
          time I have received many letters
          in Sanskrit language. The reason
          for this is that the Poornima     world. It is also called the mother
          of the month of Sawan, 'World     of many modern languages.
          Sanskrit Day' is celebrated.      Sanskrit is known for its antiquity
              सर्वेभय:  सर्शर्-संसककृत-  सदर्ससय   as   well   as   its   scientificity
          हार्द् य: शुभकामना:               and grammar. Much ancient
              Many  felicitations  to  all  of   knowledge  of  India  has  been
          you on World Sanskrit Day. We     preserved in Sanskrit language
                                            for  thousands  of  years.  People
          all know that Sanskrit is one
          of the oldest languages in the    doing research on subjects like
                                            Yoga, Ayurveda and Philosophy
                                            are  now learning  Sanskrit  more
                                            and more. Many institutes are
                                            also doing very good work in
                                            this direction. Such as Sanskrit
                                            Promotion   Foundation   runs
                                            many courses like Sanskrit for
                                            Yog, Sanskrit for Ayurveda and
                                            Sanskrit for Buddhism. 'Samskrita
                                            Bharati' runs a campaign to
                                            teach  Sanskrit  to  people.  In
                                            this, you can participate in a
                                            10 day 'Sanskrit Conversation
                                            Camp'. I am happy that today
                                            awareness    and   pride   in
                                            Sanskrit has increased among
                                            people. There is also a special
                                            contribution of the country
                                            in the past years behind this.

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