World Sanskrit Day


World Sanskrit Day, also known as Sanskrit Diwas, is a holiday focused around the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit that incorporates lectures about the language and is aimed to promote its revival and maintenance. It is celebrated on Shraavanapoornima, that is the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar. World Sanskrit Day was celebrated on August 7, 2017. The Sanskrit organisation Samskrita Bharati is involved in promoting the day.