Sanskrit is called as “the mother of all languages” and it is considered among one of those three earliest documented languages. Even Vedas and many prominent scriptures of Indian history are found written in Sanskrit. Now, Diana Mickeviciene, the Ambassador of Lithuania to India, has expressed her desire to develop ties between India and Lithuania, based on their linguistic connections.

Diana Mickeviciene even said that the Lithuanian language is the closest living sister language of the world. Speaking to news agency ANI, she said: “Lithuanian language is officially recognised to be the closest living sister language of Sanskrit. So it is a bridge between the two people. The Lithuanian embassy organised a series of lectures by the Sanskrit scholar from Lithuania, Vytis Vidūnas to speak about this linguistic connection, to present the most interesting examples of similarities, which are striking not just in vocabulary, but also in grammatical structure, which means that there is a very deep connection between the two languages.”

“The first idea is to increase awareness about this, but the second motive is to call out for more cooperation, to research this connection more, because it’s been under-researched and I think it will be very interesting to both Indian and Lithuanian Scholars,” said Diana Mickeviciene.

The Ambassador of Lithuania to India even spoke in Hindi on camera. While speaking to ANI, she said: “Main keh sakti hoon li yeh dictionary hamari dosti ka nishaan hai… Our objective is to publish a bigger dictionary with the help of scholars from Lithuania and India.”

Reacting to this, former Union Minister and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said: “Yes And many Lithuanians have also mastered Bharat Natyam.”

Earlier in March, the Ambassador of Lithuania to India Diana Mickeviciene had installed a mural of Lithuanian-Sanskrit Street Art on the wall of a school with common words in Lithuanian & Sanskrit like Madhu, Agni, and Deva to depict the connection and to give a message of connection between Sanskrit and Lithuanian languages.

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