Gandhinagar, Aug. 4 -- The Gujarat government will organise a special three-day celebration from August 6 to 8 under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to mark World Sanskrit Day, the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a release on Monday.

Every year, Sanskrit Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the Shravan month, which also marks Raksha Bandhan. Sanskrit Week is also observed across the country to promote the language. This year, World Sanskrit Day falls on August 9, while Sanskrit Week will be celebrated from August 6 to 12, 2025.

A beautiful verse describes Sanskrit as Amritam Sanskritam Mitram, Sarsam Saralam Vachah; Ekta-Moolakam Rashtram, Gyan-Vigyan-Poshakam. This means that Sanskrit is known for it...