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[[File:Jayatu Sanskritam.jpg|thumb|One of the leaders of the Jayatu Sanskitam student movement, Pandit Ram Prasad Neupane, received felicitation for his work towards bringing democracy in Nepal.]]

The '''Jayatu Sanskritam''' movement begin in 1947 AD(BS 2004), started by [[student]]s of the [[Tin Dhara Pakshala]] [[Sanskrit]] School in [[Nepal]]. They demanded [[democracy]], basic [[welfare]], and the inclusion of modern subjects in their [[curriculum]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Readings on Governance and Development, Volume 6 |date=2002 |publisher=Institute of Governance and Development |isbn=9789994688005 |page=27 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQSPAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> It was the first student [[uprising]] in Nepal's history,<ref>{{cite book |last=Gautama |first=Rājeśa |title=Nepali Congress |publisher=Adroit Publishers |date=5 January 2005 |pages=138–140 |isbn=978-8-187-39261-3}}</ref> and led to the [[Revolution of 1951]] and the fall of the [[Rana dynasty]].<ref name=snellinger />

Started by students of the [[Tin Dhara Pakshala]] hostel, and later also included students at a Rajkiya Sanskrit Vidyalaya school near the [[Ranipokhari]]; the protests centred around restrictions on education, as the only subject allowed in the Sanskrit schools was the study of [[Sanskrit]]. This contrasted with the wider educational opportunities and higher status of students related to the ruling Rana clan.<ref name=snellinger>{{cite book |last1=Snellinger |first1=Amanda Therese |title=Making New Nepal: From Student Activism to Mainstream Politics |date=2018 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=9780295743097 |pages=35–36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39pODwAAQBAJ&pg=PA35 |accessdate=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

The protestors became known for the [[slogan]] they would call, ''jayatu Sanskritam'' ("victory to the cause of Sanskrit").<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rana |first1=Pramode Shamshere J. B. |title=A Chronicle of Rana Rule |date=1999 |publisher=R. Rana |page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnFuAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 June 1947, the students submitted a written demand to [[Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana|Prime Minister Padma Shumsher]] requesting courses in geography, history, economics and political science. When the government ignored their demands, the students went on strike.<ref name=myrepublica>{{cite news |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/jayatu-sanskritam-marked/ |title=Jayatu Sanskritam marked |work=[[República (Nepalese newspaper)|República]] |accessdate=1 December 2018 |date=15 June 2017 }}</ref> The students continued to agitate for educational and social equality, including waving anti-Rana flags in protest.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dahal |first1=Dev Raj |last2=Nepal) |first2=Centre for Development and Governance (Kathmandu |title=Civil society in Nepal: opening the ground for questions |date=2001 |publisher=Center for Development & Governance |page=27 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSSOAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The strike lasted until 15 June, when the government agreed to expand the curriculum offered to the students. Although the protests were placated by promises from Prime Minister [[Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], his military commander-in-chief [[Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana]] ordered arrests and imprisonments, and forcefully [[Deportation|deported]] forty-two students, who were identified as leaders of the movement.<ref name=snellinger /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Shaha |first1=Rishikesh |title=Modern Nepal: A Political History, 1769-1955 |date=1990 |publisher=Riverdale Company Pub |isbn=9780913215661 |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHRuAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=6 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> From India, many of these exiles joined [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]] and others agitating for the establishment of democracy in Nepal, which led to the 1951 revolution and the overthrow of the regime.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jayatu Sanskritam marked |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/jayatu-sanskritam-marked/ |accessdate=6 December 2018 |work=The Himalayan Times |agency=[[Rastriya Samachar Samiti]] |date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

==Leaders of the movement==
Ram Prasad Neupane was born in the [[Ramechhap District]] of Nepal. He studied Sanskrit in Sanskrit Pradhan, Paathsaala, Ranipokhari and stayed at the Tin Dhara Paakshala hostel in [[Durbar Marg]], [[Kathmandu]], Nepal. He was exiled with other leaders for protesting against the [[Rana dynasty|Rana regime]].<ref name=myrepublica />

Other leaders included:
* [[Rajeshwor Devkota]]
* Kashinath Gautam
* Sribhadra Sharma Khanal (from Tanahun)
* Parasuram Pokhrel
* Purna Prasad Brahman
* Kamal Raj Regmi
* Gokarna Shastri<ref>{{cite book |last=Gautama |first=Rājeśa |title=Nepali Congress |publisher=Adroit Publishers |date=January 5, 2005 |pages=664–666 |isbn=978-8-187-39261-3}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Nepalese revolutions and protests}}
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[[Category:Rana regime]]
[[Category:1947 in Nepal]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1947]]
[[Category:Student protests]]
[[Category:Nepalese democracy movements]]

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