| Event | Bharat-Sri Lanka Sanskrit Mahotsav |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 November 2025 |
| Location | University of Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Purpose | Promote and preserve Sanskrit, one of the world's oldest classical languages |
| Duration | Week-long festival |
| Participants | Scholars, monks, students, and cultural leaders from India and Sri Lanka |
| Organizers | - Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Colombo) |
| - Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education and Higher Education | |
| - Central Sanskrit University (India) | |
| - India-Sri Lanka Foundation | |
| Key Figures | - Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka |
| - Dr. Madhura Senevirathna, Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education, Sri Lanka | |
| Activities/Highlights | - Spoken Sanskrit workshops for monk-teachers from Sri Lanka's 250+ Pirivenas |
| - Lectures and seminars by Sanskrit scholars on the relevance of the language | |
| - Cultural performances rooted in classical Sanskrit themes | |
| - Student interaction programmes between Indian and Sri Lankan universities | |
| Significance | Cultural diplomacy event, highlighting Sanskrit as a living cultural link and shared legacy |
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