Indian linguistic brilliance was grandly displayed at the 20th anniversary of United Nations Mother Language Day at the House of Commons (British Parliament, Westminster), organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence on 12th March, 2020.
The event saw emerging of rhythmic pattern of verses, through poems presented in 17 different languages including the lesser heard Saurashtra, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Ladakhi, Magahi, Dogri, besides other beautiful languages. It was a highly commendable initiative and effort of Ragasudha Vinjamuri and her team of Sanskruti Center in the pursuit of promoting dance, creative intelligence and overall cultural enrichment.
Sharad Kumar Jha enlivened the ambience by reciting his lovely poem written in Mithilakshar, describing the Festivals of Mithila. He has highlighted the brilliance of Mithila on an earlier occasion too, which marked the international year of Indigenous Languages at the House of Lords in 2019. The event is hosted by Bob Blackman MP, who was also awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India recently.
