Mysuru, Feb. 2 -- Expressing concern that Indian languages, including Kannada, are under threat due to our increasing affection towards English, Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar maintained that Sanskrit stands as a mother language as it forms the base for all languages of the country.

He was speaking after inaugurating 'Samskrita Cauvery Pranta Sammelana,' organised under the aegis of Samskrita Bharathi, Karnataka Dakshina, at Nada Mantapa in Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashrama premises on Nanjangud Road here yesterday.

Maintaining that Sanskrit is not limited just to a community, Vijayashankar contended that Sanskrit is also a language of the common man and forms the base of our culture. The Indianess in all sectors can be saved only...