‘Bhavan katham asti?’ Sanskrit finds new life in Assam’s border villages | India News – Times of India
GUWAHATI: “Ek kilo parimitam alookam dadatu,” requested Amalendu, a villager in Patiala Basti, asking for a kilogram of potatoes. Shopkeeper Akbar responded: “Astu dadami (take it).”This exchange, a scene from daily life, is just one of many where Sanskrit has become an integral part of communication in Anipur Basti and Patiala Basti near the Bangladesh…