Sanskrit Revival and Cultural Heritage Empowerment Act, 2025: A Comprehensive Statutory Framework for the Preservation, Promotion, and Global Integration of Sanskrit as India's National Heritage Language

This document contains the complete text of the Sanskrit Revival and Cultural Heritage Empowerment Act, 2025, an authoritative and comprehensive legislative framework enacted by the Parliament of India to preserve, promote, and globally integrate Sanskrit as a National Heritage Language. The Act recognizes Sanskrit’s exceptional civilizational, intellectual, scientific, and cultural contributions throughout history, serving as a foundational pillar of Indian and global knowledge systems. This statute introduces a cutting-edge institutional architecture, including the establishment of the National Sanskrit Council, National Manuscript Authority, and the innovative National Sanskrit Digital Mission. The mission employs advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and digital humanities tools for the digitization, preservation, and open-access dissemination of Sanskrit manuscripts and heritage assets worldwide. Key aspects of the Act emphasize social justice through inclusive measures ensuring gender equity, representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and marginalized communities in Sanskrit education and research. It fosters interdisciplinary integration, linking traditional Sanskritic knowledge with modern disciplines such as artificial intelligence, cognitive science, environmental ethics, law, and bioethics. The Act also aligns with India’s constitutional mandates, international heritage and intellectual property conventions, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The legislation envisions a globally interconnected Sanskrit scholarly ecosystem by facilitating international collaborations, academic exchanges, cultural diplomacy initiatives, and multilingual open-access platforms. This transformative legal framework sets a global benchmark for heritage governance by harmonizing academic rigor, technological innovation, social inclusivity, and sustainable cultural diplomacy. This document serves as a critical resource and open-access reference for policymakers, educators, researchers, linguists, digital humanities practitioners, cultural heritage institutions, and global partners dedicated to the enduring revival and advancement of Sanskrit and Indic Knowledge Systems. Keywords: Sanskrit revival, cultural heritage, National Heritage Language, legislative framework, digitization, artificial intelligence, blockchain, open access, social inclusion, gender equity, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, digital humanities, interdisciplinary research, intellectual property, educational reform, global collaboration, cultural diplomacy, heritage governance, sustainable development, Sanskrit manuscripts, National Sanskrit Council, National Manuscript Authority, Sanskrit Digital Mission