Sanskrit Diwas

World Sanskrit Day, also known as Vishva-Samskrita-Dinam.

• It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Shravan or Sawan month
• This year World Sanskrit Day is being observed on 19 August.
• The celebration of Sanskrit Day and Sanskrit Diwas was declared by the government of India in 1969.
• The day was supposed to be a tribute to the work of the renowned Sanskrit scholar Paṇini and his legacy.