Silver Jubilee of International Mother Language Day Celebrated at British Parliament
The 25th International Mother Language Day was celebrated grandly at the House of Lords, British Parliament, on 4th March. Hosted by Baroness Garden and organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence, the event featured poetry and cultural expressions in 25 languages of India and South Asia. A special booklet, Rhyme and Resonance (Kaavya Naadam), was released, containing all the poems presented. Distinguished speakers, including Mr Andrew Sutton, Honorary Consul of Bhutan, and Prof. Peter Austin, Emeritus Professor in Field Linguistics, highlighted the significance of linguistic heritage.
The event featured mesmerizing cultural performances, with young students Manasvi and Tanushreya performing a classical dance to a Sanskrit song composed by Shahu Maharaj of Tanjavur. Sree Lalitha Kotla presented a folk dance inspired by Padma Bhushan Maithili Sharan Gupt’s poetry. The program saw participation from diverse linguistic communities, with languages like Assamese, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Sinhalese represented through poetry recitations.
Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence, a charity dedicated to preserving Indian and South Asian heritage, has been actively fostering community engagement through language and script promotion. It encourages learning and writing in scripts like Takri, Khudabadi (Sindhi), and Mithilakshar (Maithili). The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Dr Ragasudha Vinjamuri, Founder of Sanskruti Centre, reaffirming the Centre’s commitment to cultural preservation.
