I Am Become Death: An Essay on Sanskrit Literature

<h1>MyExperience with Hindi, Sanskrit, and NSLI</h1> <p>Over the past five weeks, I have been learning Hindi with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth Virtual Summer Intensive (NSLI-Y VSI).&nbsp;The NSLI-Y VSI is a program of the U.S. Department of State&rsquo;s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in which we dedicate five weeks to the study of a critical language&mdash;mine being Hindi. As the culmination of the program approaches, I dedicated myself to the study of ancient Sanskrit literature. While I was partially motivated by my desire to learn about Indian culture through analysis of Sanskrit literature itself, I was very much motivated by my interest in learning through interviews with&nbsp;<em>real</em>&nbsp;people who&rsquo;ve been influenced by Sanskrit literature.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/i-am-become-death-a-treatment-of-ancient-sanskrit-literature-c18ec899455e"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>