How Old Is Sanskrit?

Sanskrit is the oldest language that is still spoken. About 25,000 people in India consider it to be their first language. As of 2011, the country had another two million Sanskrit speakers. The United States has the most higher education institutes that offer Sanskrit courses (36), followed by India (15), Germany (14), and Italy (12). But how old is the language? There are two extreme views in the controversy over the antiquity of Sanskrit. Opinions on the language’s age range from 22,000 to 2,000 years ago, depending on who you ask. We must examine a language's oldest text and written documents to date it. The earliest scriptures in Sanskrit, the Vedas, were composed orally and passed down through generations before they were written. This makes dating them a challenging task. <a href="https://medium.com/teatime-history/how-old-is-sanskrit-7ca7e5152e4c">Learn More</a>