Bedi noted that people who pick up the language by way of listening and speaking are often the ones who do not pay attention to grammar. This could result in an incomplete or wrong expression, she said. Children, she suggested, could be introduced to the language through story books and videos, generating interest and enabling them to learn the language fast. Sanskrit has died because there was no development. Sanskrit has died because there was no development.
Language is for communication and has to evolve and grow with the new generation.
Gambhir said children should start as early as possible in learning a language. Citing a survey, she said children below 15 years of age were known to pick up the language faster than those past puberty. Seema Khurana, teacher of Hindi language in the Self Instruction Language Program at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York and Usha Mittal, Hindi teacher at the Hindu Samaj Community Centre, Wappingers Falls, New York, also among the speakers, stressed the importance of motivating children and promoting the devnagiri script without which they said knowledge of Hindi language was incomplete. The evening ended with a kavi sammelan which was moderated by Kailash Sharma, the secretary of the foundation. About 20 poets recited their work.