It was a befitting tribute to V Krishnaswamy Iyer, without whom Sanskrit would have become extinct in Chennai.
He was the one to build the Madras Sanskrit College in 1906. On Thursday, the V Krishnaswami Iyer Sanskrti Education Trust celebrated his 150th Birth Anniversary and honoured 16 Sanskrit scholars from various educational institutions in the presence of Swami Dayananda Saraswati and Justice K Sampath.
“Today, Sanskrit scholars have become an endangered species, contrary to the earlier centuries when Tamil Nadu used to be a hub for Sanskrit scholars who went to other States in the country, for preserving the language. It is fortunate that the Sanskrit College has given a ray of hope that we might get more scholars in future too,” said Swami Dayananda Saraswati, who appreciated the great works done by V Krishnaswamy Iyer. Iyer was a lawyer and a high court judge, who was known for his philanthropic activities.
Dayananda Saraswati stressed the importance of honouring Sanskrit scholars who are least recognised otherwise in this generation. He also appreciated the works of the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, which has been another great pillar in preserving the language by supporting the research scholars through their collection of nearly 60,000 books in Sanskrit and 120 palm leaves. It was also an occasion where special publications of great Sanskrit books were released.
Four books which were translated from Sanskrit to English: Physical Health and Mental Health by Swami Paramarthananda; Ramayana Diaries; lectures on Ramayana by V S Srinivasa Sastri and Stories of Ancient India (From Aryacharitram compiled by V Krishnaswamy Iyer) by Sita Sundar Ram and V Premalatha, were released on the occasion and received by Justice K Sampath who gave a brief of each book and lauded the works of the writers and the publishers.
He was the one to build the Madras Sanskrit College in 1906. On Thursday, the V Krishnaswami Iyer Sanskrti Education Trust celebrated his 150th Birth Anniversary and honoured 16 Sanskrit scholars from various educational institutions in the presence of Swami Dayananda Saraswati and Justice K Sampath.
“Today, Sanskrit scholars have become an endangered species, contrary to the earlier centuries when Tamil Nadu used to be a hub for Sanskrit scholars who went to other States in the country, for preserving the language. It is fortunate that the Sanskrit College has given a ray of hope that we might get more scholars in future too,” said Swami Dayananda Saraswati, who appreciated the great works done by V Krishnaswamy Iyer. Iyer was a lawyer and a high court judge, who was known for his philanthropic activities.
Dayananda Saraswati stressed the importance of honouring Sanskrit scholars who are least recognised otherwise in this generation. He also appreciated the works of the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, which has been another great pillar in preserving the language by supporting the research scholars through their collection of nearly 60,000 books in Sanskrit and 120 palm leaves. It was also an occasion where special publications of great Sanskrit books were released.
Four books which were translated from Sanskrit to English: Physical Health and Mental Health by Swami Paramarthananda; Ramayana Diaries; lectures on Ramayana by V S Srinivasa Sastri and Stories of Ancient India (From Aryacharitram compiled by V Krishnaswamy Iyer) by Sita Sundar Ram and V Premalatha, were released on the occasion and received by Justice K Sampath who gave a brief of each book and lauded the works of the writers and the publishers.
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