Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation

Bhasha Bhavan, Visva Bharati – Santiniketan, in collaboration with Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, organized a National Symposium that brought together esteemed linguists to discuss: “The Government of India’s Declaration of Classical Language Status: Its Impact on the Language and Literature of Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Pali, and Prakrit.” on 22nd November, 2024 at Lipika Auditorium, Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal

A special statement in Bengali was read out thanking Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for conferring Classical Language status on these Indian languages. A very well received and successful programme, saw a wide array of linguists discuss the various dimensions of these five classical languages.

 

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