Sanskrit to Replace Urdu Signboards in Uttarakhand Railway Stations

New Delhi, January 20, 2020:

Indian Railways have decided to replace the signboards in Urdu language with that of Sanskrit at the platforms of the railway stations in Uttarakhand.

The decision, reportedly, has been taken in line the provisions of the railway manual, which says that the names of the railway stations should be written in Hindi, Sanskrit and in the second language of the state.

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The railways have decided to replace Urdu with Sanskrit as the latter was given the status of state’s second official language. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that Sanskrit should be promoted in the state.

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The department has directed its officials to focus on getting the names and spellings of the stations correct. “It was pointed out to us recently that Sanskrit is the second language of Uttarakhand. Hence, names of railway stations should be in Sanskrit too. However, it is a daunting task for us to know how the names of cities will be written in Sanskrit,” the Times of India quoted Rekha Sharma, senior divisional commercial manager (DCM), as saying.

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