People of these towns love Sanskrit steel, they used in the common
In today’s times, where the English language is dominated, there are a few towns in Himachal Pradesh, India, where Sanskrit language is still alive. It’s definitely shocking, but true. People from Goshala and Jahlama Village in the Chandrabhaga Valley of the Laaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh still use Sanskrit steel in their daily conversations. People here not only speak Sanskrit, but keep it as their cultural identity. While Sanskrit in urban India is only seen as a topic taught in religious rituals or schools. Chinali: The lively form of Sanskrit, this language spoken in these towns, is called ‘Chatteri’. However, language experts believe that Chinali is actually an ancient and fundamental form of Sanskrit. People here have not only spoken this language for centuries, but also use it in songs, folk songs, customs and traditions. The people of the Chanal community regard this language as part of their identity and also teach Sanskrit to the next generation. For this reason, children and the elderly are even seen today in language such as Sanskrit in these towns. The Department of Language and Culture, the Department of Language and Culture of Himachal Pradesh, is now preserving this precious heritage. The department will conduct a study recording in these towns, so that the language, culture, traditions, folk songs and lifestyle can be recorded here. Below, locals will be stored as a resource person and their experience and knowledge stored in documentary form. Not only that, the government also plans to connect these towns to cultural tourism so that people from the country and the world can come here and carefully see the linguistic heritage of India. People of a strong social foundation Goshala and Jahlama towns associated with Sanskrit believe that Sanskrit is not only a language, but that it is associated with their rituals, values and principles of life. For this reason, Sanskrit words and sentence structure are used here from marriage to daily conversations. According to veteran historian Cherring Dorje, the Chanal community can call this language as ‘Chinali’, but its roots lie completely in Sanskrit. Dorje says that some people from Lahaul also settled in Pangi and Kishtwar areas of Jammu and Kashmir, but Chinali language is also used there. The new identity of the government of Himachal Pradesh through tourism is now to give such linguistic and cultural heritage to a new identity through tourism. Under a special program called ‘Old Rahan’, there is a preparation to bring 1200 heritage sites in the state on the tourism map. For this, a list of 100-100 such shelters was sought at the deputy commissioners of all the districts that have been ignored so far. Towns like Goshala and Jahlama can join this list and tell the country and the world that Sanskrit is still living in India, not just in temples and texts, but as the language of public life. The need to change the thinking of society on Sanskrit considers today’s generation Sanskrit as an old, difficult and useless language. Even in schools, it is considered an alternative topic or ‘language of low work’. But towns like Goshala and Jahlama provide examples that if a language is associated with culture, carried and taught to the next generation, it never ends. Sanskrit is not just the language of worship. It is a scientific -based, grammatically perfect and one of the richest languages in the world. It is India’s cultural responsibility to keep it alive. Conclusion: Gaushala and Jahlama Village, the example of tradition amid modernity, still give a message to the world that society wants, it can keep its traditions and linguistic heritage alive with modernity. This village is a symbol of the cultural power of the entire India, not just from Himachal. “Language is not a burden, it is a medium of our identity and association with roots.” Towns like Goshala-Jama prove this thing without saying anything, just by speaking Sanskrit.