Sanskrit has been the language of India's soul. A well-known western scholar has described it as the Mother of all languages. Our ancient Indian sages called it the Language of the gods, "Devabhasha". Nobody can truly understand and appreciate the spirit of Indian culture, if he does not know the Sanskrit language. Sri Aurobindo, while speaking of the importance of the Sanskrit language for India, says:

"It is of the utmost value to a nation, a human group-soul to preserve its language and make it a strong and living cultural instrument. A nation, race or people which loses its language cannot live its whole life or real life."

And in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru:

"The past has gone and the present is with us and we work for the future. But I have no doubt that whatever the shape the future may take, one of the biggest, the strongest, and the most powerful and the most valued of our legacies, will be the Sanskrit language."

Sanskrit is the only language which was spoken all over India in the past and it is the only language which can still unify the country.

The versatile literary creations in the Sanskrit language have evoked a deep sense of awe and wonder among scholars of the world. All the profound spiritual wisdom of India embodied in our ancient scriptures like Vedas, Upanishadas, the Gita. Puranas and Shastras are expressed in the Sanskrit language. No wonder great Indian sages like Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda viewed Sanskrit language as the most perfect medium for expressing spiritual and philosophical ideas. But interestingly, even some of the modern scientists in the high-tech field of computers, have discovered that Sanskrit is the best language for the latest generation of Artificial Intelligence machine-systems. But the people of India are turning away from this treasure house of our ancient Indian culture and do not realise its value.

There is, therefore, a need to bring out some Books, Audio-cassettes and Video-cassettes which will show the beauty, wonder, perfection and importance of the Sanskrit language for India and the world. Sri Aurobindo Society has taken up several projects for this purpose. One of them is a book on "The Wonder that is Sanskrit". The presentation will be simple and interesting so as to be accessible to all. The main topics which will be covered are:

1. The Importance of Sanskrit for India and the world.
   
   
2. Sanskrit - a Sacred and Spiritual Language.
   
   
3. A Language of Upliftment and Enlightenment.
   
   
4. Sanskrit in Sciences, Arts and Daily Life.
   
   
5. The Perfection of Sanskrit Grammar.
   
   
6. The Beauty and Charm of Sanskrit Literature.
   
   
7. Interesting and Amazing things in Sanskrit.
   
   
8. Sanskrit as the National Language of India .