World Sanskrit Day 2020: 03 August

World Sanskrit Day 2020: 03 August

• World Sanskrit Day, (also known as Sanskrit Diwas), is celebrated every year on Shraavanapoornima, that is the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar, which is also marked as Raksha Bandhan.
• In 2020, this day is being observed on 3 August 2020.
• The day commemorates the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit and aims to promote its revival and maintenance.
• The Government of India decided to celebrate World Sanskrit Day in 1969, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan that falls on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravana.