The video has been recorded near India Gate in Delhi.
Sanskrit, considered the ‘language of the gods’, is one of the ancient languages of India. However, it is now spoken by less than 1% of Indians and is mostly used by Hindu priests during religious ceremonies. according to a BBC Report good. Thankfully some people are still keeping the rich language alive. In a rare incident, a cab driver in Delhi impressed social media users after speaking to his passenger fluently in Sanskrit. The video has been recorded near India Gate in Delhi.
The video was posted on Twitter handle @chidsamskritam and captioned, ”Amazing!! This car driver in Delhi speaks Sanskrit with me this morning!!” According to the handle’s bio, the person’s mother tongue is Sanskrit.
Watch the video here:
Wonderful !!
This car driver from Delhi talks to me in Sanskrit this morning!! pic.twitter.com/z6XU8B9glk– Lakshmi Narayan BS (Bhuvankote) (@chidsamskritam) November 10, 2022
It is seen in the video that the passenger is talking to his cab driver in Sanskrit. On being surprised, he replied in the same language. The passenger also asked about the hometown of the driver, to which he replied that his name is Ashok and he is from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The driver was also asked about his family members, and he answered all questions in fluent Sanskrit.
The video has so far garnered over 2.62 lakh likes and over 2,400 retweets. Social media users were impressed by the pleasant conversation and appreciated the people in the video. Some even replied to the video by writing in Sanskrit. One user wrote, “We should promote #Sanskrit #Samskritam, it is our duty to revive this language”. Another commented, “That sounds great! Posted third.
Last month, the same passenger had done a live commentary of a street match between a group of boys in Sanskrit, after which it had gone viral. His energetic and fluent diction left social media users in awe.
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