“Having successfully completed the IGCSE in middle of 2022, our batch was encouraged to embark on the pilot HL1 course set up by St James in collaboration with Sanskrut Bhakti. This was because the traditional AS/ A level Sanskrit exams set by the Cambridge Board was being discontinued. The syllabus taught in HL1 was akin to AS level. Credit goes to all the karyakars who worked behind the scenes to make this transition possible. Our heartfelt gratitude to them and especially our Gurus for sustaining our interest in this mighty mother of all languages – Sanskrit. It is to the credit of all the voluntary teachers and administrators that HL1 Sanskrit course is now offered to the new batch of students ( 23-24) and the original HL1 students have moved onto HL2. As a n HL2 student I feel privileged to be given this tremendous and rare opportunity and feel a deep sense of gratitude to my Gurus , especially Abnashji , for ”