Maharajah's Government Sanskrit College, Vizianagaram shortly M.R.Govt.Sanskrit College is a unique college established with the aim of teaching Sanskrit language and Oriental studies. It is one of the oldest colleges in India with more than 150 years of history.
It was established in 1860, by the Pusapati rulers of Vizianagaram.[1]
The Maharaja Alak Narayana Society of Arts and Science (MANSAS) Trust, which was established by P.V.G. Raju on 12 November 1958, was instrumental for the development of the college.[2]
During the recent years, there is declining interest in the government and public about the Sanskrit education, the college has got only single digit students. However, as a result of building public awareness and clearing some of the misconceptions, it has picked up again.[3]
References
edit- ^ V. Chalapathi Rao (12 December 2017). "Vizianagaram's Maharajah's Government Sanskrit College: a college that has just one student". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ K. Srinivasa Rao (27 December 2020). "MANSAS loses people's trust in 2020". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Sumit Bhattacharjee (27 July 2018). "From the brink of closure to revival of glory". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2021.