Closing ceremony of 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs held in New Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the closing ceremony of Sanskrit Bharati's 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs in New Delhi on 4 May 2025 as chief guest.
Summary
Sanskrit Bharati's 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs (Sanskrit speaking camps) concluded with a closing ceremony in New Delhi on 4 May 2025, attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as chief guest and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Shah said Sanskrit Bharati has been working since 1981 to train people to speak and learn Sanskrit. He said the Gyan Bharatam Mission has been launched with a corpus of ₹500 crore for manuscript preservation, and that over 52 lakh manuscripts have been documented, about 3.5 lakh digitised and 1,37,000 made available online at namami.gov.in. He also noted that the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan has been made a Central Sanskrit University.
Key facts
- Event
- Closing of 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs, New Delhi, 4 May 2025
- Organiser
- Sanskrit Bharati (working since 1981)
- Gyan Bharatam Mission
- ₹500 crore corpus for manuscript preservation
- Manuscripts
- 52 lakh+ documented; ~3.5 lakh digitised; 1,37,000 online at namami.gov.in
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Gyan Bharatam Mission for manuscript preservation has a foundational corpus of:
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Correct answer: A — ₹500 crore
The Gyan Bharatam Mission was launched with a foundational corpus of ₹500 crore.
Consider the following statements as stated at the Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs closing ceremony (May 2025): 1. Over 52 lakh manuscripts have been documented. 2. About 1,37,000 manuscripts have been made available online at namami.gov.in. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct; about 3.5 lakh manuscripts have also been digitised.
Sanskrit Bharati, which organised 1008 Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivirs, has been working since:
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Correct answer: D — 1981
Sanskrit Bharati has been working since 1981 to help people speak and learn Sanskrit.