Popularization of Sanskrit through ICT Singh Bimolchandra M.*, Dr. Singh Narengbam Premjit**, Dr. Mishra Raghavendra*** *Research Scholar, Department of Journalism and Creative Writing, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, chonbimol@yahoo.com **Jiri News Network, Jiribam, Manipur, India. ***Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Assam University, Silchar, India Online published on 17 July, 2017. Abstract The present paper analyzes how ISKCON, a worldwide spiritual organisation, popularizes Sanskrit through ICT. Sanskrit, one of the official languages included under 8th Schedule of the constitution of India, has been passing down from Vedic age to Modern age. And ISKCON, society for Krishna conscious people, that propagates Lord Chaitanya's for congregational chanting of Holy name as only means to realise GOD in the age of Kali (Science and Technology) and is based on Holy scriptures like Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam etc. in which the Sanskrit slokas/verses are indispensable part of those spiritual literatures. Now, we are in the age of information superhighway where ICT play major role of modern life from individual to society in communication practices. Here, observation method (participation and non-participation) are used for the study. Researchers observed the activities related to ICT in promoting Sanskrit in ISKCON in India during the last 2 years. Top Keywords Popularization, Sanskrit, ICT, ISKCON, Information. Top |