All India Radio (AIR) broadcast its first-ever news magazine programme in Sanskrit on Saturday, July 4.

The programme titled “Sanskrit Saptahiki” is of 20 minutes duration and can be heard on All India Radio FM News Channel, 100.1 MHz frequency every Saturday with a repeat broadcast on Sundays.

It features elements from the prominent developments of the week, news from the world of Sanskrit, explaining the humane values enshrined in Sanskrit literature, philosophy, history, art, culture and tradition, according to a press statement.

Its components are Sukti, Prasang, Saptahiki, Sanskrit Darshan, Gyan Vigyan, Bal Vallari, Ek Bharat -Shreshtha Bharat & Anvikshiki. Under the Sukti, a quote from Sanskrit literature in the form of a Shloka (verse) will be explained. Prasang will tell the story of the week from the field of art, culture, tradition, history and epics like Ramayana, Mahabharat, Geeta, Upnishads and Vedas. Interview with a leading light in Sanskrit will be a key element under Gyan-Vigyan. The Bal Vallary segment will have poetry or storytelling by children and youngsters in Sanskrit to popularize the language.

Through Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, five commonly used words will be translated from Sanskrit to Hindi and another Indian language every week. The first edition had it in Hindi, Sanskrit and Marathi.
The closing segment, Anvikshiki takes a look at the major historical event of the week with the focus on India's rich culture and tradition.

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