Sanskrit Samvadah
संस्कृत संवादः | |
 Sanskrit Samvadah Logo | |
| Founded | 2019 (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mohit Dokania |
| Type | Online Sanskrit community |
| Focus | Sanskrit language promotion, education, and news |
Area served | Worldwide |
Official language | Sanskrit, English, Hindi |
Key people | Hardika Chhaba, Piyush, Bhavani Raman, Dhruv Darji, Sakshi |
| Website | linktr.ee/samvadah |
संस्कृत संवादः (Sanskrit: Saṃskṛta Saṃvādaḥ; English: Sanskrit Samvadah) is a volunteer-led online community and digital initiative focused on the Sanskrit language. Founded by Mohit Dokania, the group operates primarily through messaging applications and social media to distribute educational materials, language tools, and daily Sanskrit news [1].
Note: This organization is distinct from the academic journal published under the same name.
History
Sanskrit Samvadah was originally established by Mohit Dokania as a WhatsApp group intended to connect Sanskrit speakers and learners [2]. In 2021, following global media coverage and user privacy concerns regarding WhatsApp's updated data security policies, the community migrated its operations to the messaging application Telegram [3]. Since this transition, Telegram has served as the primary platform for the organization's user interactions and content distribution [4].
Operations and Digital Tools
The organization runs several online initiatives to facilitate the study of Sanskrit. Its primary Telegram channels act as a hub for daily resources, which include the distribution of the traditional Hindu calendar (Panchang), Sanskrit news updates, and grammar exercises [4]. The community also maintains a public archive of its monthly document compilations on the Sanskrit Documents web portal [5].
To assist learners with Sanskrit grammar, syntax, and daily practice, Sanskrit Samvadah has developed specific digital tools [6]:
- Sandhify: A software utility designed to process Sanskrit Sandhi (the grammatical rules for phonetic combinations at word boundaries). It assists users in automatically combining or splitting Sanskrit words according to traditional linguistic rules.
- Sakhaa: A digital assistant and interactive bot deployed within the community to aid users with daily language queries and automated practice.
The organization utilizes GitHub to host open-source repositories for its software development projects [6]. Additionally, Sanskrit Samvadah maintains a network of social media accounts across platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook, which are indexed on its official Linktree [1].
Volunteer Team
Sanskrit Samvadah operates entirely on a volunteer basis. Alongside founder Mohit Dokania, the community is moderated and managed by a core team of volunteers who curate content and oversee technical development. The current main volunteers include [7]:
- Hardika Chhaba
- Piyush
- Bhavani Raman
- Dhruv
- Sakshi
