Samskrita Bharati, Adyar, conducted Graduation Day function at Sivananda Yogalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar on Sep.27. Twenty students of the July batch who have completed the 4-Level/2 years correspondence course and Gita Shikshana Kendra course graduated.
Chief guest Daffenee Rodgers – Principal of Bala Vidya Mandir School, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, distributed the certificates and prizes. In her talk, she mentioned that she loves Samskritam because of her excellent High School Samskritam teacher in Kolkata. “Humankind can be best divided only into two – The Learned and Not Learned,” she said.
Nonagenarian scholar Neyveli Thiyagarajan – Retd. Postmaster was the special guest who is proficient in four languages. He advised the new graduates to study Samskritam perpetually and spoke about the beauty of ‘Shyamala Dandakam’ – the first work of Kalidasa.
