Mattur
Mattur (or Mathur) is a village in Shimoga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India, known for the usage of Sanskrit for day-to-day communication, although the general language of the state is Kannada.[1][2]
Mattur
Mathur, Matthur, Mathoor | |
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village | |
 The Tunga River at Mattur | |
| Nickname(s): Sanskrit village | |
  Mattur Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°52′26″N 75°33′32″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Shivamogga district |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada, Sanskrit |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Shivamogga |
Mattur has a temple of Rama, a Shivalaya, Someshwara temple and Lakshmikeshava temple.[3]
Mattur's twin village, Hosahalli, shares almost all the qualities of Mattur. Hosahalli is situated across the bank of the Tunga River. These two villages are almost always referred to together.[4]
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 language.[5] Sanskrit is the main language of a majority of the 5,000 residents of this village situated around 8 km from Shimoga.[6]
References
- Omkar Nath Koul, L. Devaki, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Unesco (2000). Linguistic heritage of India and Asia. Central Institute of Indian Languages. p. 247.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Arvind Sharma (2005). New focus on Hindu studies. D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. p. 65.
- Sanyal, Budhatiya. "A candid video of a vedic classroom in the Sanskrit speakign village "Mattur" (Channakeshava Dixit)". You Tube. You Tube. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - Rao, Subha J (2 March 2008). "Keeping Sanskrit alive". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Sanskrit village set to glow anew". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- "This village speaks gods language". Retrieved 25 November 2016.