The family, however, reads Bengali newspapers while children also have access to Bengali comics and literatures such as the works of Upendrakishore Raychowdhury. Some villagers in Hoshahalli (Karnataka), Mohad and Baghuwar (Madhya Pradesh) and Ganoda (Rajasthan) also speak Sanskrit. “My daughter asked me quite a few times, especially after returning from school, if we could speak Bengali at home. However, we convinced her that it is a skill that no one else have and that there would be no one left to speak Sanskrit if we don’t. “Now, my daughter does not speak Bengali at home, not even by mistake,” he said with a tinge of pride.

Source: Hindustan Times March 04, 2018 11:15 UTC