Sanskrit revival

History

Number of Sanskrit Speakers in India

Sanskrit villages

• Mattur, Karnataka
• Jhiri, Madhya Pradesh
• Hosahalli, Karnataka
• Sasana, Odisha
• Baghuwar, Madhya Pradesh
• Ganoda, Rajasthan
• Mohad, Madhya Pradesh

  Mattur village

Sanskrit revival movements

Sanskrit literature movement

Global organisations

Modern Sanskrit universities in India

Sanskrit revival by states of India

Andhra Pradesh

Assam and Northeast India

Bihar

Delhi

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Odisha

Punjab and Chandigarh

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Revival Outside India

South Asia

• Bangladesh: Bangladesh Sanskrit and Pali Education Board
• Nepal: Nepal Sanskrit University was established in 1986 at Beljhundi in Dang district, several gompas also understake teaching of Sanskrit texts of primary and secondary school level. Rangjung Yeshe Institute also offers Sanskrit classes. See also List of Buddhist colleges and universities in Nepal.
• Sri Lanka: Several institutes, including over dozen universities offer bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in Sanskrit.

  Indosphere

• Bhutan: Nalanda Buddhist Institute undertakes teaching of Sanskrit texts
• Cambodia: After the fall of Angkor Empire in the 14th century, Buddhist monks started learning Sanskrit from early the 20th century, and academic teaching of Sanskrit in modern universities in Cambodia was recommenced in the 1980s at Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University and several public universities including Royal University of Fine Arts and the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Native Cambodian Indologists like Dr Ms. Kunthea Chhom, who has MA in Sanskrit from Magadh University in India and PhD in Sanskrit epigraphy from École pratique des hautes études in France, are trying to revive the study of Sanskrit among Cambodians.
• China: Beijing University
• Hong Kong: The Centre of Buddhist Studies of University of Hong Kong offers Sanskrit courses.
• Indonesia: Udayana University of Bali established a "Chairs of Indian studies" in 2013 which also offers Sanskrit course in Denpasar with the help of Indian government. Several institutes teach Sanskrit and Balinese Hinduism including "Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang", "Perguruan tinggi Hindu negeri di Indonesia", "Sekolah Tinggi Agama Hindu Negeri Gde Pudja Mataram" and many more. Indonesin languages are heavily influenced by Sanskrit and have numerous Sanskrit loandwords, mottos of institutes and ancient inscriptions.
• Japan: Kyoto University
• Laos: Buddhist studies such as Sanskrit and Pali are usually undertaken at Buddhist monasteries, such as Vientiane Sangha College and Champasak Sangha College.
• Malaysia: See also Sanskrit inscriptions in the Malay world and Sanskrit loanwords in Malay.
• Myanmar: Sanskrit is mandatory at bachelor's and master's degree level in the State Pariyatti Sasana University, Mandalay and State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon.
• Philippines: See also list of Sanskrit loanwords in Tagalog.
• Singapore: Yale-NUS College of National University of Singapore and Yale University and Singapore University of Technology and Design offer Sanskrit studies, Global Indian International School has made NCERT-based Sanskrit a mandatory subject for 1,800 primary school students in Singapore, and Ramakrishna Mission at Bartley Road has been holding weekly Sanskrit classes for over 50 school kids for over 40 years.
• South Korea: Dongguk University offers Buddhist studies including Pali and Sanskrit texts.
• Taiwan: National Taiwan University and Fo Guang University of Fo Guang Shan monastic Buddhist order also offer bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in Sanskrit.
• Thailand: Hosts annual World Sanskrit Conference and several universities offer Sanskrit studies at bachelors, masters and higher degrees level such as Silpakorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University and many more.
• Vietnam: Under the pressure from Buddhist monks, a "Khmer Buddhist Studies Institute of Southern Vietnam" was opened in 2007 on 12 ha land of Wat Sanvoar by the government in the Ô Môn District of Cần Thơ province to teach Sanskrit and Buddhist subjects in Khmer language at university level. There are three more Biddhist institutes, one each at Hanoi, Mỹ Sơn and Saigon, in Vietnamese language. Cham Hindus, also called Balamon Chams, who mostly reside in Bình Thuận Province and Ninh Thuận Province are practicing Hindus of Vietnam.

  Africa

• South Africa: St James Preparatory Schools in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg offers Sanskrit classes.

  Americas

• Brazil: University of São Paulo
• Canada: Concordia University, McGill University, McMaster University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto.
• Mexico: El Colegio de Mexico
• USA: as of 2007, there are about 36 universities which offer Sanskrit education including the Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University etc. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Language" program coordinated by Samskrita Bharati.

  Arab and Middle East

• Israel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University.
• Oman: Indian School

  Europe

• Austria: University of Vienna offers Sanskrit courses.
• Belgium: Gent University and Louvain University.
• Denmark: University of Copenhagen
• Finland: University of Helsinki
• France: University of Paris, University of Lyon, University of Lille, University of Provence, and École pratique des hautes études.
• Germany: as of 2015, there are 14 German universities teaching the Sanskrit language. University of Tübingen, Free University of Berlin, Bonn University, Freiburg University, University of Göttingen, Halle University, Hamburg University, Heidelberg University, Kiel University, Leipzig University, Mainz University, Marburg University, Munich University, and Wurzburg University. Shree Somnath Sanskrit University at Rajkot signed a MoU with 3 German universities, Heidelberg University, Wurzburg University and Leipzig University, for student and academic exchange.
• Great Britain: In the UK there are four universities which teach Sanskrit including University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, Cambridge University, and London University. SOAS University of London too offers a bachelor's degree in Sanskrit. St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum.
• Italy: University of Bologna, University of Rome, University of Milan, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Venice, University of Bologna, University of Pisa, University of Naples, University of Cagliari, University of Florence, University of Palermo, and University of Turin.
• Netherlands: Groningen University, Leiden University, and Kern Institute. International Institute for Asian Studies.
• Norway: Oslo University.
• Russia: Moscow State University
• Sweden: Stockholm University, and Uppsala University.
• Switzerland: Lausanne University, Zurich University, University of Münster. * Altindische Grammatik was written by Swiss Indologist Jacob Wackernagel.

  Oceania

• Australia: Australian National University, La Trobe University, University of Queensland and University of Sydney offer Sanskrit courses. The revival of Sanskrit is also driven by the Australian Indian migrants. In Australia, the Sydney private boys' high school Sydney Grammar School offers Sanskrit from years 7 through to 12, including for the Higher School Certificate. Other schools included the John Colet School, Sydney, Australia; Erasmus School, Melbourne, Australia.
• Fiji: Bharat Sevashram Sangha organises Sanskrit lessons for students across several cities. University of Fiji also has the "Department of Hindi Language and Culture".
• New Zealand: Several universities teach Sanskrit including Massey University, University of Auckland, and University of Otago. Ficino School, Mt Eden in Auckland teaches Sanskrit to students to improve English.