Tirupati: The 14th All India Sanskrit students Talent festival began on a grand note at Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in Tirupati on Tuesday. About 400 students from 33 Sanskrit institutions across the country have been taking part in the three-day festival.

Vidyapeetha Chancellor N Gopalaswami, Member Secretary of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Kala Kendra, New Delhi, Dr Sachidananda Joshi, Vice-Chancellor Prof V Muralidhara Sharma have participated in the inaugural function. The dignitaries have underlined the importance of Sanskrit language, which has rooted for various other languages.