BR Ambedkar Proposed Sanskrit As "Official National Language": Chief Justice Of India SA Bobde

The Chief Justice of India also said the ancient Indian text "Nyayshastra" is "not a bit" inferior to Aristotle and the Persian system of logic, and "there is no reason why we should forsake, overlook, and not benefit from the geniuses of our ancestors".

Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde today said BR Ambedkar had proposed Sanskrit as the "official national language" of India as he understood the political and social issues well and knew what the people wanted. The Chief Justice of India also said the ancient Indian text "Nyayshastra" is "not a bit" inferior to Aristotle and the Persian system of logic, and "there is no reason why we should forsake, overlook, and not benefit from the geniuses of our ancestors". Chief Justice of India SA Bobde was speaking at the inauguration of the academic building of the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) in Maharashtra's Nagpur. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey, Union minister and Nagpur MP Nitin Gadkari and others participated in this event virtually.