School in London Teaches Mandatory Sanskrit...

This article appeared in the Hindustan Times about a month ago and its about a school in London, St. James Independent School (you can check them out here in case you have any doubts or want more information), that is teaching Sanskrit to its students from a young age.

They have found that Sanskrit allows them to develop their intellectual abilities better and it also has other benefits. They are now even moving into teaching Vedic mathematics... How ironic is it that the English are the ones who are discovering the greatness of our roots while we, as Indians, try to move as far away from it as possible??? The article even mentions how Sanskrit is the mother of all languages.

Here are some quotes:
"This is the most perfect and logical language in the world, the only one that is not named after the people who speak it. Indeed the word itself means 'perfected language." --Warwick Jessup, Head of Sanskrit department

"The Devnagri script and spoken Sanskrit are two of the best ways for a child to overcome stiffness of fingers and the tongue," says Moss. "Today's European languages do not use many parts of the tongue and mouth while speaking or many finger movements while writing, whereas Sanskrit helps immensely to develop cerebral dexterity through its phonetics."

You can find the entire PDF file of this article by clicking here... This is something unbelievable that I think everyone should read! Imagine a future where Sanskrit is taught before English... Quite amazing!