"A Village Of Sanskrit"
Mattur is a village near the city of shimoga in karnataka state
It is known for the usage of sanskrit for day to day communication although the general langauge of the state is kannada. with more than 90% of the villages population well versed in Sanskrit, you would think that the place and its people have more than their share of culture heritage to maintain.
Mattur and hosahalli are known for their efforts to support Gamaka art, which is a unique form of singing and storytelling in karnataka.
These are two of the very rare villages in INDIA where SANSKRIT is spoken as a regional langauge.
Sanskrit is the vernacular of a majority of the 5000 residents of this quaint, sleepy hamlet situated a littel over 8 km from Shimoga.
Children of Mattur learn Vedas from the age of 10 at the local school. It is also called as Bramin village, were the people belong to a community called "Sankethis" that they are migrated from kerala & tamil nadu 600 years ago.
Almost every house in this Brahmin Village has an IT professional and many of them are working abroad. The Sankethis are proud of their culture and almost every NRI makes it a point to attend rituals and festivals back home.
Children of Mattur learn Vedas from the age of 10 at the local school. It is also called as Bramin village, were the people belong to a community called "Sankethis" that they are migrated from kerala & tamil nadu 600 years ago.
Almost every house in this Brahmin Village has an IT professional and many of them are working abroad. The Sankethis are proud of their culture and almost every NRI makes it a point to attend rituals and festivals back home.
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