> > > > >> But we don't speak or write in Sanskrit. Yes, I can read shlokas but that >> is about it and not really something I do frequently. I think people who >> learnt local languages became trilingual.
Sanskrit is being revived in Bangalore and exists just below the surface in India. After reading Aatish Taseer’s fantastic article about Sanskrit in Open magazine, I was inspired enough to join the Samskruta Bharati mailing list. Bibek Debroy said that he has a twitter group around his knowledge and fondness for Sanskrit.