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10,000 fluent speakers of Sanskrit in the United States! 10,000 fluent speakers of Sanskrit in the United States!
\nNew York: With a long red \u201ctilak\u201d on his forehead, lighter skin and rare name, Bhima-Karma Saragrahi was a cynosure of many eyes at a recent Sanskrit residential camp-cum-convention held in Parsippany, New Jersey. Though it was his first time at such an event, the 40-year-old felt at ease because of his familiarity with the ancient language.
\n After studying up to the 10th grade and undergoing a course on the Bhagavad-Gita, he left the US for India at age 21. Saragrahi believes that the \u201cesoteric and deep culture\u201d of Hinduism required the study of Sanskrit. He spent several years in India learning Hindi and further improving his Sanskrit.
\n Based in Boston, he makes a living working in real estate. He is good with Indian musical instruments, including \u201cmridangam\u201d which he played at the convention last month. During his spare time, he offers music lessons.
\nHis parents converted to Hinduism through ISKCON founder Swami Prabhupada when they were teenagers. \u201cI am the second-generation follower of the Sanatana Dharma,\u201d Saragrahi says
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\nNew York: With a long red “tilak” on his forehead, lighter skin and rare name, Bhima-Karma Saragrahi was a cynosure of many eyes at a recent Sanskrit residential camp-cum-convention held in Parsippany, New Jersey. Though it was his first time at such an event, the 40-year-old felt at ease because of his familiarity with the ancient language.
\n After studying up to the 10th grade and undergoing a course on the Bhagavad-Gita, he left the US for India at age 21. Saragrahi believes that the “esoteric and deep culture” of Hinduism required the study of Sanskrit. He spent several years in India learning Hindi and further improving his Sanskrit.
\n Based in Boston, he makes a living working in real estate. He is good with Indian musical instruments, including “mridangam” which he played at the convention last month. During his spare time, he offers music lessons.
\nHis parents converted to Hinduism through ISKCON founder Swami Prabhupada when they were teenagers. “I am the second-generation follower of the Sanatana Dharma,” Saragrahi says
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