“ ? — , ” — , ” ("How are you?" - "I'm well, thank you.")
It's a misty morning in Mattur, a quiet village tucked along the banks of the Tunga River in Karnataka's Shivamogga district. A shopkeeper greets his neighbour, and the words clear, melodic, ancient drift through the air. The exchange is unremarkable for the locals, but to an outsider, it feels like stepping into another era.
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Here, conversations unfold not in Kannada or English, but in Sanskrit. The language of the Vedas, once thought confined to rituals and classrooms, has found a home in everyday life.
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