Dear Friend of Samskrita Bharati,

नमस्ते |

“संस्कृताय इदम् (This is for Samskrit) Giving Week” - On the occasion of ‘Giving Tuesday’ observed in the US and elsewhere, Samskrita Bharati is launching “संस्कृताय इदम् (This is for Samskrit)”, a week-long fundraising drive from Tuesday Dec 3 through Tuesday Dec 10. For nearly three decades, Samskrita Bharati has been at the forefront of promoting Samskritam learning and teaching in the US and Canada thanks to the unstinted support and financial contributions of our well-wishers. The “संस्कृताय इदम् (This is for Samskrit) Giving Week” provides an excellent opportunity for all Samskritam enthusiasts to continue to support Samskrita Bharati. Donations made during this week (Tue Dec 3 through Tue Dec 10) may get doubled through matching funds pledged by our supporters who are keen to see Samskrita Bharati advance its core mission in the coming year.

Link to donate
https://www.samskritabharatiusa.org/index.php/contribute/samajanidhi

Greetings to you and your family in this auspicious lunar month of Kārttika. Hope all is well. As you probably know, Samskrita Bharati continues to advance its core mission of promoting Samskritam learning and teaching in North America. We have come this far with your unstinted support, financial contributions, and your steadfast faith in Samskrita Bharati’s mission. Our programs cater to all people (children, youth and adults), with the goal of making Samskritam an integral part of our lives. Through the language of Samskritam, we can uphold our rich and diverse cultural heritage, and broaden our horizons and by doing so, we may progress spiritually and intellectually.

Children and young adults are our future and integral to growth of Samskritam

More than two decades of persistent efforts by our volunteers and well-wishers have resulted in thousands of people in the US learning Samskritam. Most of them have continued their learning and are now able to converse in Samskritam. This has provided a firm base of Samskritam speakers and teachers whose dedicated efforts have helped our movement grow organically in forty metropolitan areas across the country. Additionally, this has helped us launch programs specifically designed for our future generations - children and young adults. 'Samskrita-Kendram' is one such program where families come together as a community with children, their parents and other adults studying Samskritam in their respective classes. The increase in the number of children and adults enrolling in our in-person classes across the country since the end of the Covid-pandemic reassures us that we will be able to fulfill our mission of making Samskritam an everyday spoken language in the coming years.

The “Samskritam As a Foreign Language (SAFL)” program for high school students has seen consistent growth over the years with a total enrollment of more than 500 students in the current academic year. Similarly, our Division of Youth Education and Engagement offers opportunities for youth currently in college or working to continue to be engaged with Samskritam thereby helping them retain their ties with our Samskriti. All these planned efforts are helping us nurture Samskritam enthusiasts that will help lead Samskrita Bharati in the future.

Current Status of Samskrita Bharati in the US

Samskrita Bharati currently has more than 45 chapters spread across 26 states in the USA and is poised for further growth with more than 600 dedicated volunteers. Scores of families use Samskritam as one of the languages for communication at home. In addition to a rented office that we maintain in Santa Clara for official transactions, we have our own center called ‘Padam’ in Aldie, VA (near Washington, DC). We plan to develop ‘Padam’ in the coming years as a center of excellence in teaching, training, publishing, and research in Samskritam.

We need your support

Samskrita Bharati conducts its programs and activities primarily with generous financial support from well-wishers like you. Your contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You can contribute online or send in your contribution by check to Samskrita Bharati, PO Box 50606, Bellevue, WA 98015-0606. Please contact us by phone (650-407-5335) or by email (info@sbusa.org) if you have any questions or need more information.

जयतु संस्कृतम् | सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः |

Natesa Janakiraman
President