J&K LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates North Zone Youth Festival ‘KSHITIJ’ at Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the North Zone Youth Festival ‘KSHITIJ’ at Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra on Monday.

The 3-day North Zone Youth Festival is being organized by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in collaboration with Central Sanskrit University.  Sanskrit scholars of 10 institutes from 7 states/UTs are participating in this unique Sanskrit Scholars festival. The Lt Governor welcomed the Sanskrit scholars participating in the festival and exhorted them to contribute constructively in nation building.

He said Sanskrit is not only one of the oldest living languages of the world but also the greatest treasure of classic literature and knowledge in science and



technology.  Lt. Governor said that this festival is a perfect opportunity to make the young generation aware of values and ideals that Sanskrit possesses.  

The Lt Governor also lauded the efforts of various organizations and stakeholders like Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul, Chudamani Sanskrit Sansthan, Mahant Rohit Shastri in promoting Sanskrit language in the UT.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul, Katra along with various campuses of Central Sanskrit University and Adarsh Maha Vidyalaya of Sanskrit, situated in J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are participating in this mega event for the first time for the promotion of Sanskrit Language in J&K UT.