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India is a country of diversity. A huge variety of languages are found here. You will be surprised to know that there is a village in India where all the people speak in Sanskrit.
Today we are telling you about a village in India where even today the divine language Sanskrit is spoken. All the people here speak only in Sanskrit.
Matturu village of Karnataka is famous for its language. People around this village speak Kannada language but all the people of this village speak Sanskrit language. Matturu village is situated on the banks of Tunga river.
According to the 2011 census, the total population of this village is 3000. It is said that this is the last Sanskrit speaking village in India. Everyone here is fluent in Sanskrit. The murals on the walls are also written in Sanskrit.
According to reports, Sanskriti Bharati, an organisation formed in 1981 to promote Sanskrit, organised a 10-day workshop in Mathur. It was attended by several prominent personalities, including the seer of Pejawar Math in neighbouring Udupi.
When this saint saw the enthusiasm of the villagers of Mathura to save Sanskrit, he urged them to immediately adopt Sanskrit. Which the local people accepted with open heart.
It is said that Sanskrit has been spoken in this village since ancient times. Although there was a time when people started speaking Kannada language, but after the advice of Swami of Pejawar Math, people here have started speaking Sanskrit language. People here do farming. Paddy and betel nut are cultivated.