Testimonials

It is said that the things that sets a great teacher apart from a good teacher are patience, empathy, strong communication skills and engaging with his/her students. These traits really face a unique challenge when the recipients’ range in age from pre-teenage to mature (read that senior) adulthood. That too living not just in various provinces but in two neighboring countries covering thousands of miles. To add to this, time differences ranging over 12 hours and use of cyberspace only!! Such a gargantuan challenge requires wit, wisdom, patience and a continuous pleasant disposition.

  Namratabahen, you have succeeded in accomplishing this herculean task! We collectively feel that our spoken Samskrit language skill in one semester has reached a previously unimaginable level. Thanks to you, we feel comfortable, confident and fearless in trying to communicate with our classmates in the language of the Gods!!

In association with SGVP
2019-20 Batch of Canada

Since long I had an aspiration to learn Sanskrit. The interesting thing about these classes was the students ranging from as young as 5-10 years, some at mid-age and seniors like me. We all had no prior experience of learning Sanskrit baring a few participants. The takeoff was very smooth as we were fortunate to have an able teacher in Namrataji. She was not only pleasant to speak with but she took great care in teaching with love and affection.

   She paid individual attention to each student and encouraged everyone to participate actively. Initially. I felt shy and a bit embarrassed to talk in front of all the classmates. It was the sheer encouragement from Namrataji that broke my resilience and I started participating actively. Gradually I started eagerly looking forward for classes. It was great fun learning new things every week. Being online teaching Namrataji would often use props and hand gestures to make us understand with ease. To my surprise we all did very well when exams were conducted in March. The full credit goes to Namrataji. 

In association with SGVP
Kamlesh Shah
(Brampton, Ontario)

I feel privileged for having an opportunity to be included in the Spoken Sanskrit Course through SGVP. There was an excellent interest from the administration and teachers on the team. The students were also very enthusiastic and made the learning experience enjoyable.

    I am astonished by the dedication shown by the teachers, especially Namrata Patel, who spent a lot of time sending in the assignments and correcting them. All the questions were replied very promptly, which helped us to finish the assignments. She had a lot of patience in dealing with students from all walks of life and different age groups. In all, it had been a great pleasure to be a part of this endeavor.

In association with SGVP
Dr. Ravi Kumbharathi
(Winnipeg, Manitoba)

I was very passionate to learn Sanskrit because it is divine mother language of the world. I grew up studying in India until 9th grade where I learned Sanskrit but since moving USA, I had no exposer to language to enhance my knowledge to speak correct pronunciation of the word while reading shlokas from Shikshapatri or other holy books. Over the time I forgot the language.
During 6 months of Sanskrit class, it reminded me of my days when I was in India. The lessons were designed for both adults and children, beginners & advanced. These classes enhance my knowledge about Sanskrit language. There were many hands-on activities and resources to learn. This was a great experience to learn Alphabets, Pronunciation, Grammar, Sentence formation, and beginner level conversations. We learned to speak through traditional methods like singing and chanting, but also by discussing everyday things.

In association with SGVP
Dharmesh Bambhrolia
Keller TX, USA

From Port Coquitlam, BC enrolled my 5 years old children Om & Shree in the Spring Break. Thank you very much Namrata Bhagini! Hats off to your efforts and dedication along with your family responsibilities. You gave Sanskrit exposure which we couldn’t give.

In association with SGVP
Hitesh Kansodariya
(Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)

Enrolled my daughters Dhanvi, 8 years old & Neeti,  15 years old from Calgary AB. It was a very nice experience to learn Sanskrit for kids. Miss Namrata was very nice and she knows the technique to learn kids Sanskrit. As they are not aware of this language. Special thanks to the tutor Namrata. She is indeed a very good teacher. Kids learn lots of new words. They had fun. Thanks.

In association with SGVP
Minal Patel
(Calgary, Alberta)

I really liked the class and it was very informational. The teacher (Ms. Namrata) was also really kind and helpful. She took time out of her own schedule and worked so hard to help us learn. Thank you, Ms. Namrata

In association with SGVP
Avyayi Saran: 10 yrs old
(New Westminster, British Columbia)

I liked where the teacher put the meaning of the shlokas. My experience was amazing, I learnt lots of new things including shlokas, basic things and even how to introduce myself. I had done the previous Sanskrit chanting and introductory Sanskrit learning course last year. I would like to continue to learn and practice.

In association with SGVP
Kavya Patel: 10 yrs old
(Winnipeg, Manitoba)

My mom found this camp on Whatsapp and | wanted to try it. I originally knew no Sanskrit or Hindi, so I thought it would be difficult for me, although to my surprise the program was in mostly English. I continued as I was intrigued by the mantras, stories, and lessons. The assignments were amusing and interesting. Also, Ms. Namrata was very interactive and made all the lessons fun. This camp taught me so much about Sanskrit, thank you!

In association with SGVP
Aishwarya Rajeshkumar: 10 yrs old
(Markham, Ontario)

I am so proud of my son Parth that he can chant by-memory of so many Sanskrit shlokas properly & can tell me the names of objects in everyday use in Sanskrit. Thank you, Namrata Acharya.

Jagruti Mehta
(Ahmedabad)

It’s unbelievable how easily such young children pick up Sanskrit, by play. I was not so fortunate to learn Sanskrit in my early years in an interesting manner like this. But my daughter comes home from the Sanskrit Activity Center to teach me so much.

Rakesh Singh
(Ahmedabad)

From Port Coquitlam, BC enrolled my 5 years old children Om & Shree in the Spring Break. Thank you very much Namrata Bhagini! Hats off to your efforts and dedication along with your family responsibilities. You gave Sanskrit exposure which we couldn’t give.

In association with SGVP
Hitesh Kansodariya
(Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)

I have been knowing Namrata ma’am for 10 years. We worked at Eklavya International School together for 3 years. I always see her as the most creative person.  She is a very knowledgeable person in the Sanskrit language.  Her love for the subject is nearly a dedication and that’s why she tries to inculcate the values of Sanskrit scriptures in her students.  Her teaching way is very interesting. Her smiling face never knows frowning! A motivated, loving, and persistent teacher.

In association with SGVP
Minal Patel
(Calgary, Alberta)

I really liked the class and it was very informational. The teacher (Ms. Namrata) was also really kind and helpful. She took time out of her own schedule and worked so hard to help us learn. Thank you, Ms. Namrata

In association with SGVP
Avyayi Saran: 10 yrs old
(New Westminster, British Columbia)

I liked where the teacher put the meaning of the shlokas. My experience was amazing, I learnt lots of new things including shlokas, basic things and even how to introduce myself. I had done the previous Sanskrit chanting and introductory Sanskrit learning course last year. I would like to continue to learn and practice.

In association with SGVP
Kavya Patel: 10 yrs old
(Winnipeg, Manitoba)

My mom found this camp on Whatsapp and | wanted to try it. I originally knew no Sanskrit or Hindi, so I thought it would be difficult for me, although to my surprise the program was in mostly English. I continued as I was intrigued by the mantras, stories, and lessons. The assignments were amusing and interesting. Also, Ms. Namrata was very interactive and made all the lessons fun. This camp taught me so much about Sanskrit, thank you!

In association with SGVP
Aishwarya Rajeshkumar: 10 yrs old
(Markham, Ontario)

I just loved their teaching method, the concept directly fits in my mind. You don’t feel like you are learning the hardest language when you are learning it with Namrata Mam. It feels more easier and interesting than playing a game. This is the best platform to learn Sanskrit. Here we also learn many things about our culture which should be taught to each and every student and the morals we learn during the sessions are just amazing and really useful. I appreciate your hardwork and dedication towards teaching sanskrit to everyone. Keep it up.

Khushi Thacker
Mumbai

Namrata ma’am is an amazing & experienced teacher, who teaches Sanskrit really well. Her explanation of the concepts is comprehensive and lucid which makes difficult concepts easy to understand. I was able to score a Perfect 100/100

Ria Bharat Tanna
Class 10, Mumbai

The best part I feel is the Grammar was taught in a mathematical manner, especially the Sandhis & Shabdroop & I love both Sanskrit and Maths. I loved the way ma’am related shlokas to real-life incidents.

Devanshi Patel
Class 10, Mumbai

It was an amazing experience to learn Sanskrit with Namrata Ma’am. In my 10th Class, I was finding some difficulties in Sanskrit, especially in grammar and there were few days left for my Board exam but due to her, it became very easy to understand all the difficult topics. At last, I was able to score 94/100 in Sanskrit in my boards. Thank you so much for teaching e in a convenient way which I can understand.

Kashish Patel
Class 10 Crash Course-Guj, Ahmedabad

Namrata Ma’am was good and patient and taught me all tips n tricks which helped me gain very good marks in Sanskrit. The one-hour session for such a short period of time transformed my knowledge. Ma’am made the shlokas reciting so easy and meaningful.  Grammar was made easy to articulate. Overall, the crash course helped me in my board examination and I scored 96 out of 100. Thank you, ma’am for your support.

Samrudh Jadhav
Class 10 Crash Course-MH, Mumbai

It was an awesome experience I cannot believe how fast I was able to learn things in such a short duration. Thanks to Namrata Ma’am for her amazing techniques.

Ved Tanna
Class 10 Crash Course-MH, Mumbai

Ma’am solves all our queries effectively & am grateful for everything she has done for us, to help us to succeed in our exams.

Parag Thakkar
Class 11-MH, Mumbai

Awesome is just not enough to describe her Sanskrit lectures. All concepts are taught in a fun-loving & interesting way.

Purva Kirve
Class 11-MH, Ahmedabad

My son, Aditya Yadav, has benefited tremendously from Namrata ma’am’s classes and her teaching method. It was quite effective and any extra resources you provided were also very useful. His score in Sanskrit also improved. I would definitely recommend these classes to anyone who needs help with Sanskrit.

Mrs Parul Yadav
Parent, Class 8, Ahmedabad

Namrata Ma’am’s classes were very helpful. The way she used to teach Sanskrit; I would remember everything very well. She was very kind and her lessons were engaging, useful, and she was very patient with the students and would always encourage her students to try.

Anvi Advita
Class 6-8 CBSE, Ahmedabad

संस्कृताय जीवनम् અર્થાત્ સંસ્કૃત માટે જ જેમનું જીવન છે એવા અમારા અધ્યાપિકા શ્રીમતી નમ્રતાબેન, એમણે વિવિધ ઉપકરણોની મદદથી સરળ અને અદ્ભૂત ટેક્નિક દ્વારા અતિ ઉત્સાહથી અને સેવાભાવનાથી અમને સંસ્કૃતનો અભ્યાસ કરાવ્યો છે એ બદલ એમને અમે હ્દયથી અભિનંદીએ છીએ. SGVP સંસ્થાના અધ્યક્ષ અને ભારતીય સંસ્કૃતિના સંરક્ષક એવા ગુરુવર્ય પૂજ્ય શાસ્ત્રી શ્રી માધવપ્રિયદાસજી સ્વામીની પ્રેરણાથી અમે શિક્ષાપત્રી, શ્રીમદ્ ભગવદ્ગીતા,  ઉપનિષદ્ , શ્રીમદ્ સત્સંગિજીવન, તર્કસંગ્રહ(ન્યાય) , વચનામૃત ભૂમિકા આદિ સંસ્કૃત ગ્રંથોનો અભ્યાસ કર્યો છે

સાંખ્યયોગી સૃષ્ટિબેન
SGVP ગુરુકુલ

પૂજ્ય નમ્રતાબેન નાના બાળક ને જેમ મૉં, પેંડામાં દવા પાઈ દે, એ રીતે રમતાં-રમતાં, વિવિધ ચિત્રો બતાવી સંભાષણ થી શાસ્ત્ર સુધી પ્રવેશ કરાવી દે છે.  અને સંસ્કૃત speech, projects અને exam ને creative કરી અને કઈ રીતે સંસ્કૃતમાં આગળ વધી જઈયે છીએ, એ ખ્યાલ જ રહેતો નથી. Especially, જ્યારે Projects અને Speech તૈયાર કરવા આપે ત્યારે વિષયને કઈ રીતે સરણ બનાવવો અને ચિત્ર સાથે વિષય ને સ્પષ્ટ કરતા એ વિષય મગજમાં દૃઠ થઈ જાય છે અને પછી એ વિષય ભૂલાતો જ નથી. સંસ્કૃત ભણ્યા પછી મને સ્તોત્રો, વેદ અને શાસ્ત્રોં માં આવતા વિવિધ સૂક્તો, વ્યાકરણ માં વિશેષ શીખવા મળ્યું. સંસ્કૃત, ગુજરાતી ભાષાનું સ્પષ્ટ ઉચ્ચારણ કઈ રીતે થાય એ શીખવા મળ્યું. સંધિ, સમાસ થી ગમે તેવા મોટા સંસ્કૃતના શબ્દોં હોય તો પણ સહેલાઈ થી અર્થ સમજી શકાય છે. સંસ્કૃત ભણતાં–ભણતાં જ સંસ્કૃત પ્રત્યે વધારે ને વધારે રુચિ થઈ. સરળ સંસ્કૃતમાં ભાષણ, સંભાષણ, મંત્ર–સ્તોત્રગાન અને સ્પષ્ટ ઊચ્ચારણ કરતી વખતે સંસ્કૃત ભણ્યાનો આનંદ થાય છે. હવે જ્યારે શાસ્ત્રવાંચન કરીએ તથા કોઈ સંસ્કૃતમાં બોલતું હોય ત્યારે એ સમજવું સરળ બને છે અને સમજવાથી આનંદ થાય છે.

સાંખ્યયોગી ધરતીબેન
SGVP ગુરુકુલ

Learning Sanskrit language from Namrataben is really a great experience. She starts up with very basic things, that too in very interesting way, Her Grammar teaching techniques are really helpful in understanding the language, and the most beautiful part is learning shastra’s shlokas. Shikshapatri, Shri Hari Geeta, Raghuvansh etc. Heartly thanks to Namrataben for  her knowledge, efforts and valuable time she spent for us. Its feels great to get enriched with the language of our culture.

Parshad Sheetalben
SGVP, Memnagar Gurukul

મને સંસ્કૃત ભાષા નાનપણથી જ ખૂબ પ્રિય હતી અને પછી સંજોગ વશાત્ નમ્રતાબેન સાથે સંસ્કૃત શીખવાનો અવસર મળ્યો. નમ્રતાબેને સંસ્કૃત સાહિત્યમાં Ph.D સુધીનો અભ્યાસ કર્યો છે અને ખૂબ સરસ સંસ્કૃત શીખવાડે છે. ભણનારને જરાય કંટાળો ના આવે એવી રસપ્રદ રીતે ખૂબ મેહનત કરે છે અને સંસ્કૃત ભણાવે છે. સંસ્કૃત ભાષા એ આપણી સંસ્કૃતિની ઓળખ છે અને આપણે આપણાં શાસ્ત્રો જે देवभाषा (संस्कृतम्) માં છે એને આપણે સમજી શકીએ જેનાથી જીવનને જીવન મળે છે! તો સંસ્કૃત ભાષા જરૂર શીખવી જોઈએ..! भाषासु मुख्या दिव्या मधुरा गीर्वाणभारती  – બધી જ ભાષાઓમાં મુખ્ય, દિવ્ય અને મધુર ભાષા જેને દુનિયાની બધી જ ભાષાઓની જનેતા તરીકે ઓળખવામાં આવે છે એવી આપણી संस्कृत ભાષા શીખવાનો આનંદ જ કંઈક જુદો છે!

Diya Vaghasia
(Ahmedabad)

I always wanted to learn these Religious Stotras,  that we chant regularly. You made it easy to understand.

Gayatriben Sheth
(Pune)

As I personally believe that, a pregnant lady should learn a new language for her baby s brain development and at ‘Ved Garbhsanskar and Ayurvedic clinic’, we choose SANSKRIT as both the Hindu and the Buddhist traditions have strong Sanskrit roots. Neuroscientists discovered that mesmerizing Vedic mantras increase the size of brain regions associated with cognitive function, including short- and long-term memory. It enhances memory and thinking. Learning Sanskrit is a part of our Garbhsanskar process Shukmuni, a well-known Vedic scholar and the son of Vedvyasa, became a Vedic scholar by birth as he was introduced to Vedic chants during his days in his mother’s womb.

To get maximum benefits of Sanskrit in an unborn child ‘Ved Garbhsanskar’ arranges SANSKRIT learning classes regularly at its center. Mrs. Namrata Patel has taught Sanskrit very enthusiastically, seeking active participation from all pregnant women. She also guides us to design more Sanskrit sessions for pregnant women. We positively see that there is a great impact of listening, speaking, and chanting Sanskrit on the fetus during pregnancy. Thank you, Namrata!

Vaidya Daxaben Patel
Ved Garbhsanskar and Ayurvedic clinic, Ahmedabad