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'''Chamu Krishna Shastry'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vijayavani.net/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-9-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6/ |title=vijayavani, ನಾಡಿನ 9 ಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಪದ್ಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಕಿರೀಟ, 26.01.2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065009/http://vijayavani.net/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-9-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born 23 January 1956) is an Indian [[Educationist]] who has been working for the revival of the [[Sanskrit language]]. He is the [[trustee]] and [[Secretary]] of [[:sa:संस्कृतसंवर्धनप्रतिष्ठानम्|Samskrit Promotion Foundation]]. He is also the co-founder of [[Samskrita Bharati]]. Now he is spearheading a movement to teach ''Sanskrit Through Sanskrit'' On 25 January 2017, [[Government of India]] announced "[[Padma Shri]]" award in the category ''Literature and education''. for his contribution towards the promotion of Sanskrit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/PadmaAwards-2017_25012017.pdf|title=PadmaAwards-2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129231739/http://www.padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/PadmaAwards-2017_25012017.pdf|archive-date=2017-01-29}}</ref>
 
'''Chamu Krishna Shastry'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vijayavani.net/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-9-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6/ |title=vijayavani, ನಾಡಿನ 9 ಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಪದ್ಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಕಿರೀಟ, 26.01.2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065009/http://vijayavani.net/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-9-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born 23 January 1956) is an Indian [[Educationist]] who has been working for the revival of the [[Sanskrit language]]. He is the [[trustee]] and [[Secretary]] of [[:sa:संस्कृतसंवर्धनप्रतिष्ठानम्|Samskrit Promotion Foundation]]. He is also the co-founder of [[Samskrita Bharati]]. Now he is spearheading a movement to teach ''Sanskrit Through Sanskrit'' On 25 January 2017, [[Government of India]] announced "[[Padma Shri]]" award in the category ''Literature and education'' for his contribution towards the promotion of Sanskrit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/PadmaAwards-2017_25012017.pdf|title=PadmaAwards-2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129231739/http://www.padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/PadmaAwards-2017_25012017.pdf|archive-date=2017-01-29}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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===Speak Samskrit movement ===
===Speak Samskrit movement ===
Krishna Shastry, along with some of his friends, went on to start the ‘''Speak Samskrit''’ Movement in 1981 from [[Bangalore]].<ref name="classiccase" /> His method of teaching Sanskrit is to let the student learn it in the same language rather than through another language by translation.<ref name="Shastry- DNA June 2013">{{cite news|title=A man's bid to revive deva vani, Sanskrit|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-a-mans-bid-to-revive-deva-vani-sanskrit-1843587|access-date=2 February 2015|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=4 June 2013}}</ref> Learning Sanskrit can be a forbidding exercise because it is being taught through translation. To make it easier for the students, Shastry's method is not to learn the language through grammar, but to teach Sanskrit as it is spoken.<ref name="csm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0705/p14s02-lihc.html|title=Sanskrit echoes around the world|last=Venkatraman|first=Vijaysree|date=2007-07-05|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor|issn=0882-7729|access-date=2016-12-21}}</ref> Students thus do not have to wrestle with the nuances of an arcane syntactics. It's then easier to master the language, so much so that even semi-literate people can opt for the course.
Krishna Shastry, along with some of his friends, went on to start the ‘''Speak Samskrit''’ Movement in 1981 from [[Bangalore]].<ref name="classiccase" /> His method of teaching Sanskrit is to let the student learn it in the same language rather than through another language by translation.<ref name="Shastry- DNA June 2013">{{cite news|title=A man's bid to revive deva vani, Sanskrit|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-a-mans-bid-to-revive-deva-vani-sanskrit-1843587|access-date=2 February 2015|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=4 June 2013}}</ref> Learning Sanskrit can be a forbidding exercise because it is being taught through translation. To make it easier for the students, Shastry's method is not to learn the language through grammar, but to teach Sanskrit as it is spoken.<ref name="csm">{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0705/p14s02-lihc.html|title=Sanskrit echoes around the world|last=Venkatraman|first=Vijaysree|date=2007-07-05|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor|issn=0882-7729|access-date=2016-12-21}}</ref> Students thus do not have to wrestle with the nuances of an arcane syntactics. It's then easier to master the language, so much so that even semi-literate people can opt for the course.


=== Samskrita Bharati ===
=== Samskrita Bharati ===
{{main|Samskrita Bharati}}
{{main|Samskrita Bharati}}
The movement eventually evolved into the not-for-profit organisation Samskrita Bharati, a voluntary body committed to the cause of Sanskrit.<ref name="classiccase">{{cite news|last1=Unni|first1=Aparna|title=A classic case of Chamu Sastry|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article582540.ece|access-date=2 February 2015|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=4 August 2012}}</ref> Shastry's efforts led to the development of the very popular "''Ten-day Sanskrit Speaking Course''" of Samskrita Bharati. He has inspired a dedicated work force for Sanskrit across the country which is leading the propagation work at various states. Samskrita Bharati and Shastry have been implementing the ''10 day course'' through a network of 250 full-time workers and 5,000<ref name="csm" /> [[Samskrita Bharati|Sanskrit Bharati]] volunteers. It also helps that the course is offered for free.<ref name="Mahurkar - The Right Word" /> Samskrita Bharati has enabled nearly one crore people to learn and converse in Sanskrit the language, one lakh of whom have decided to use Sanskrit at home in true ancient style.<ref name="Mahurkar - The Right Word">{{cite news|last1=Mahurkar|first1=Uday|title=The Right Word|url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/19991206/offtrack.html|access-date=2 February 2015|publisher=[[India Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034416/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/19991206/offtrack.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The movement eventually evolved into the not-for-profit organisation Samskrita Bharati, a voluntary body committed to the cause of Sanskrit.<ref name="classiccase">{{cite news|last1=Unni|first1=Aparna|title=A classic case of Chamu Sastry|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article582540.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202162836/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article582540.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2015|access-date=2 February 2015|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=4 August 2012}}</ref> Shastry's efforts led to the development of the very popular "''Ten-day Sanskrit Speaking Course''" of Samskrita Bharati. He has inspired a dedicated work force for Sanskrit across the country which is leading the propagation work at various states. Samskrita Bharati and Shastry have been implementing the ''10 day course'' through a network of 250 full-time workers and 5,000<ref name="csm" /> [[Samskrita Bharati|Sanskrit Bharati]] volunteers. It also helps that the course is offered for free.<ref name="Mahurkar - The Right Word" /> Samskrita Bharati claims to have enabled nearly ten million people to learn and converse in Sanskrit the language, one hundred thousand of whom have decided to use Sanskrit at home in true ancient style.<ref name="Mahurkar - The Right Word">{{cite news|last1=Mahurkar|first1=Uday|title=The Right Word|url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/19991206/offtrack.html|access-date=2 February 2015|publisher=[[India Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034416/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/19991206/offtrack.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Shastry's efforts have also led many universities and colleges to adopt the communicative teaching method for Sanskrit. In the US, SAFL (Samskrit as a Foreign Language) is a popular course among the children of Indian origin. Samskrita Bharati is active all over India and in 13 countries including USA, Canada, UK and the UAE.<ref name="classiccase" /> The organisation is also credited with the revival of Sanskrit in [[Gujarat]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEEWAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chamu+Krishna+Shastry%22|title=India Today International|date=1999-01-01|publisher=Living Media India Limited|language=en}}</ref>
Shastry's efforts have also led many universities and colleges to adopt the communicative teaching method for Sanskrit. In the US, SAFL (Samskrit as a Foreign Language) is a popular course among the children of Indian origin. Samskrita Bharati is active all over India and in 13 countries including USA, Canada, UK and the UAE.<ref name="classiccase" /> The organisation is also credited with the revival of Sanskrit in [[Gujarat]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEEWAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chamu+Krishna+Shastry%22|title=India Today International|date=1999-01-01|publisher=Living Media India Limited|language=en}}</ref>
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===Samskrit Promotion Foundation===
===Samskrit Promotion Foundation===


Krishna shastry has helped to start the ''[[Samskrit Promotion Foundation]]'', which is an institution in developing Sanskrit Tutorials for students and in producing various new course materials for "Sanskrit for Special Purposes".<ref name="samskrit for special purpose">https://www.learnsamskrit.online/</ref> a not for profit trust, that aims to "popularise Samskrit" in India again and among other objectives leverage Samskrit as an "effective tool" to socially and economically "empower the weaker sections" of the society. The trustees include eminent citizens like former [[Chief Justice of India]] [[R. C. Lahoti]], for [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] [[N. Gopalaswami]], Justice [[Rama Jois]], [[S. Gurumurthy]], among others. Shastry is a key trustee and secretary<ref name="sastryhindu" /> of this trust.<ref name="padmaawardhindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Padma-award-winners-from-Karnataka-are-an-eclectic-mix/article17094103.ece |title=Padma award winners from Karnataka are an eclectic mix |date= 25 January 2017 |work=The Hindu |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>
Krishna shastry has helped to start the ''[[Samskrit Promotion Foundation]]'', which is an institution in developing Sanskrit Tutorials for students and in producing various new course materials for "Sanskrit for Special Purposes"<ref name="samskrit for special purpose">{{cite web| url=https://www.learnsamskrit.online | title=Learn Samskrit Online}}</ref> a not for profit trust, that aims to "popularise Samskrit" in India again and among other objectives leverage Samskrit as an "effective tool" to socially and economically "empower the weaker sections" of the society. The trustees include eminent citizens like former [[Chief Justice of India]] [[R. C. Lahoti]], for [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] [[N. Gopalaswami]], Justice [[Rama Jois]], [[S. Gurumurthy]], among others. Shastry is a key trustee and secretary<ref name="sastryhindu" /> of this trust.<ref name="padmaawardhindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Padma-award-winners-from-Karnataka-are-an-eclectic-mix/article17094103.ece |title=Padma award winners from Karnataka are an eclectic mix |date= 25 January 2017 |work=The Hindu |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>


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=== Influencing policy ===
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Padmashri

Chamu Krishna Shastry
Born (1956-01-23) 23 January 1956 (age 70)
Kedila, Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materRashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati
OccupationSanskrit language activist.
Years active1981–present
Known forRevival of Sanskrit
Title
MovementSpeak Samskritam Movement (1981)
Board member ofChairman, High Powered Committee for the Promotion of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education (India), Government of India,[1]
Member of Constitution of Mission High Level committee (MHLC) of Indian Knowledge System (IKS).
Spouse(s)Sarita Shastry[2]
ChildrenChamu Shiva Shastry[3]
Parent(s)
  • Chamu Ishwara Shastry[4] (father)
AwardsPadmashri (2017)

Chamu Krishna Shastry[5] (born 23 January 1956) is an Indian Educationist who has been working for the revival of the Sanskrit language. He is the trustee and Secretary of Samskrit Promotion Foundation. He is also the co-founder of Samskrita Bharati. Now he is spearheading a movement to teach Sanskrit Through Sanskrit On 25 January 2017, Government of India announced "Padma Shri" award in the category Literature and education for his contribution towards the promotion of Sanskrit.[6]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Shastry was born on 23 January 1956 in Kedila village near Mangalore (Bantwal taluk).[4] He learnt Sanskrit from the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha at Tirupati.[3][7] As a teenaged Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Shastry was imprisoned during the Emergency. Alone in his cell, he took to reading biographies. In the writings of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Swami Vivekananda he learnt how Sanskrit could unlock scientific, mathematical and medical knowledge buried in ancient Sanskrit texts.[8]

Career[edit | edit source]

Speak Samskrit movement[edit | edit source]

Krishna Shastry, along with some of his friends, went on to start the ‘Speak Samskrit’ Movement in 1981 from Bangalore.[3] His method of teaching Sanskrit is to let the student learn it in the same language rather than through another language by translation.[9] Learning Sanskrit can be a forbidding exercise because it is being taught through translation. To make it easier for the students, Shastry's method is not to learn the language through grammar, but to teach Sanskrit as it is spoken.[10] Students thus do not have to wrestle with the nuances of an arcane syntactics. It's then easier to master the language, so much so that even semi-literate people can opt for the course.

Samskrita Bharati[edit | edit source]

Main article: Samskrita Bharati

The movement eventually evolved into the not-for-profit organisation Samskrita Bharati, a voluntary body committed to the cause of Sanskrit.[3] Shastry's efforts led to the development of the very popular "Ten-day Sanskrit Speaking Course" of Samskrita Bharati. He has inspired a dedicated work force for Sanskrit across the country which is leading the propagation work at various states. Samskrita Bharati and Shastry have been implementing the 10 day course through a network of 250 full-time workers and 5,000[10] Sanskrit Bharati volunteers. It also helps that the course is offered for free.[11] Samskrita Bharati claims to have enabled nearly ten million people to learn and converse in Sanskrit the language, one hundred thousand of whom have decided to use Sanskrit at home in true ancient style.[11]

Shastry's efforts have also led many universities and colleges to adopt the communicative teaching method for Sanskrit. In the US, SAFL (Samskrit as a Foreign Language) is a popular course among the children of Indian origin. Samskrita Bharati is active all over India and in 13 countries including USA, Canada, UK and the UAE.[3] The organisation is also credited with the revival of Sanskrit in Gujarat[12]

A few unique experiments like "Samskrit Homes" and "Samskrit mother tongue Children" are popular. "Saraswati Seva" is a project through which hundreds of books from other Indian and foreign Languages are translated into Sanskrit. To promote young authors and modern books in Sanskrit he has organised events such as "Samskrit Book Fair", and "Sahityotsava".[citation needed]

Vision[edit | edit source]

Shastry sees Sanskrit as being India's lingua franca.[12] He says, "Till now Samskrit has only been seen from a spiritual or religious perspective; it is high time Samskrit is approached from a scientific point of view as well."[3] He opines that Sanskrit would be a unifying factor in India.[13]

Shastry believes in taking Sanskrit to the under-privileged. He echoes Dr. Ambedkar's support[14] for Sanskrit as a platform for enabling social upliftment and equality.[2]

Samskrit Promotion Foundation[edit | edit source]

Krishna shastry has helped to start the Samskrit Promotion Foundation, which is an institution in developing Sanskrit Tutorials for students and in producing various new course materials for "Sanskrit for Special Purposes"[15] a not for profit trust, that aims to "popularise Samskrit" in India again and among other objectives leverage Samskrit as an "effective tool" to socially and economically "empower the weaker sections" of the society. The trustees include eminent citizens like former Chief Justice of India R. C. Lahoti, for Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami, Justice Rama Jois, S. Gurumurthy, among others. Shastry is a key trustee and secretary[2] of this trust.[16]

Influencing policy[edit | edit source]

Shastry spends most of his time on teacher training, workshops, making of learning material and discussing Sanskrit education with policy makers. He believes that not just Sanskrit as language, but modern subjects like chemistry, maths, history etc. should also be taught through Sanskrit.[3]

He was also a member of the Central Government constituted Sanskrit Committee that developed the "Road Map for the Development of Sanskrit – Ten Year Perspective Plan" document in 2016.[17]

Others[edit | edit source]

His extensive experience in education and teaching methods has led to his being on the Board of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan[2] and many other universities.

Shastry is a much renowned speaker and he is highly regarded for his fluent and fiery oratory in Sanskrit.[17] He believes in the dictum of the Bhagavad Gita to work towards a goal without expectations and has taken a personal vow of not accepting honors and awards.[citation needed] He is a prolific writer and has written a dozen books and numerous articles in Sanskrit.[citation needed]

Books[edit | edit source]

He has authored 13 books in the Sanskrit language.

  • Savdhana Syaam ISBN 978-8187276487
  • Utthistatha Ma Svapthaha (Get up! Don't Sleep!!) ISBN 8188220469
  • Parishkaaraha (Essays in Sanskrit) ISBN 8188220493

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Saraswata Sudhakara in 1984 from Kashi Pandit Parishat
  • Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar in 1985 from ABVP
  • Padma Shri Award in 2017[16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Constitution of High Powered Committee for the Promotion of Indian Languages" (PDF). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Subrahmanya, Sudhee (10 February 2017). "With a vision for Sanskrit". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Unni, Aparna (4 August 2012). "A classic case of Chamu Sastry". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Revolutionary educationists get Padma Shri". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "vijayavani, ನಾಡಿನ 9 ಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಪದ್ಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಕಿರೀಟ, 26.01.2017". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "PadmaAwards-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Fishman, Joshua; Garcia, Ofelia (1 January 2010). Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity:The Success-Failure Continuum in Language and Ethnic Identity Efforts (Volume 2): The Success-Failure Continuum in Language and Ethnic Identity Efforts (|). Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195392456.
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