Language

Sources

• Refer to Sri Aurobindo discussion on the importance of a national language in the life of a nation in chapter-28, “Diversity in Oneness”, in the Ideal of Human Unity.
• Refer to Sri Aurobindo’s mention of Sanskrit and other Indian tongues in the Renaissance in India, the Secrete of the Veda, and the Origins of Aryan speech.
• Refer to Sri Aurobindo’s essay on the development of various writing styles – Sanskrit, Arabic and Chinese scripts.
• Refer to Sri Aurobindo’s essays on Bankim to see if he has mentioned anything about Bengali there.
• Refer to the Mother’s views on Sanskrit in her book “On Education”.
• Look for Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s statements on the precision that French offers and the unmatched quality of French prose.
• Refer to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s views on the supplness of English for representing spiritual thought.
• Refer to Sri Aurobindo’s mention of the importance of the vernacular in his essays on national education.
• Refer to Amal Kiran’s views on the importance of English in India.