Jaipur, Aug.06,2025: Prof. Y. S. Ramesh will receive the prestigious Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025 during the state-level Sanskrit Day celebration on August 7, 2025, at the Sukhadia Rangmanch Auditorium in Udaipur
Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025
Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025 has been bestowed upon Prof. Y. S. Ramesh, Director of the Central Sanskrit University Jaipur Campus, in recognition of his unparalleled contribution to Sanskrit scholarship and Sanskrit Sadhana practices.
Award Ceremony Details
Prof. Y. S. Ramesh will receive the prestigious Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025 during the state-level Sanskrit Day celebration on August 7, 2025, at the Sukhadia Rangmanch Auditorium in Udaipur. The main guest will be Speaker Vasudev Devanani, and the ceremony will be presided over by Sanskrit Education Minister Madan Dilawar. The award includes ₹51,000 in cash, a ceremonial shawl, a banana leaf pot (Shreephal), and an official certificate.
Prof. Y. S. Ramesh’s Remarkable Career
Prof. Ramesh has served at Jaipur since July 31, 1987, dedicating almost 38 years to Sanskrit education. Throughout his career he has modernized teaching pedagogy and introduced new training dimensions aligned with NEP 2020. He is an accomplished linguist with expertise in Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and English.
Academic Contributions & Innovations
Under his leadership, Prof. Ramesh twice chaired the state-level Sanskrit textbook development committees, overseeing syllabus creation from Class 1 (Bal Vatika) through Class 8, strictly following NEP 2020 guidelines. His efforts have transformed both teacher and student approaches to Sanskrit pedagogy, bringing innovative, modern methods into Sanskrit instruction.
Major Achievements and Publications
Prof. Ramesh’s prolific work includes:
- 17 Ph.D. scholars guided to completion.
- Over 20 peer-reviewed research papers.
- Authored 8 books on Sanskrit pedagogy and linguistics.
- Conducted more than 25 workshops and over 50 informal teacher‑training programs, training thousands in conversational Sanskrit.
- Served as head of the Sanskrit unit in Rajasthan’s Lok Jumbish Project, translating computer science materials into Sanskrit and producing audio‑visual educational archives through a live research project.
Earlier honors include the SudhiShri Samman (Vaidik Shakti Sangh), Sanskrit Vidwat Samman (Rajasthan Government & SGVP Ahmedabad), and recognition by KVS Jaipur and Madhya Pradesh Government under the Sanskrit Vidwat Samman.
Vision and Future Plans
Prof. Ramesh dedicates himself to training Sanskrit educators—especially from the younger generation—to teach Sanskrit through Sanskrit itself. His goal: to elevate the effectiveness and popularity of Sanskrit instruction across India, leveraging modern teaching tools while honoring classical tradition.
Impact on Sanskrit Education
The bestowal of the Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025 underscores Prof. Ramesh’s transformational impact on Sanskrit learning methodology. His textbooks, workshops, and mentor‑led training have set new standards for Bihar as well as Rajasthan and beyond.
the award of Sanskrit Sadhana Samman Award 2025 to Prof. Y. S. Ramesh celebrates his decades‑long dedication to Sanskrit advancement—through scholarship, innovative curriculum design, and teacher training. His recognition is both richly deserved and a powerful inspiration for the next generation of Sanskrit educators.
