Elena Jessup

Welcome To Celebrate The Podcast Season Two Flip The ScriptEpisode 08: It's All Sanskrit To Me ft Elena JessupA native New Yorker, Elena’s fascination for Sanskrit started at a very, very young age ultimately bringing her to the U.K where she has been teaching it to children and adults for three decades. In this episode she shares why there is both excitement and apprehension outside of India about learning Sanskrit and how Indian AI apps can help. Today, Elena is the Founder of Third Eye Sanskrit, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a faculty member of The School of Ayurveda, U.K.Episode Highlights:1. Why Europeans using Google Translation for their Sanskrit tattoos is strictly NOT recommended2. Why St James' school, London teaches Sanskrit to its students3. Challenges / Excitement that come(s) with teaching Sanskrit to children of different races and religions4. The attitude of 'There's no money in learning Sanskrit' is universal5. Can Sanskrit survive the modern day trends?6. The linguistic, intellectual, emotional, philosophical benefits of learning Sanskrit for everyone7. How Elena got interested in Sanskrit and started teaching8. Her Vedic recitation teacher and why she starts her classes with chanting9. Sanskrit pronunciation and how AUM is pronounced10. Knock out chanting and calligraphy competition11. How she started Third Eye Sanskrit12. Her favorite shloka13. On her work in Sanskrit translation14. Sanskrit follows her during her travels as well15. Her favorite places to travel and visit to India16. Can there be pop songs in Sanskrit in future?17. Trends in Sanskrit learning and AI apps in 2026 to look forward to18. Why we shouldn't expect a Sanskrit version of 'Mind Your Language'Connect with Elena Third Eye Sanskrit Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.