Vinamra Herle (left) and Hridya Suresh, co-founders of Tribe Sanskrit
Launched in May 2025, the platform seeks to make Sanskrit freely accessible through content young audiences can connect with. Tribe Sanskrit has around 10,300 Instagram followers, while their translated version of the Malayalam song ‘Kanta’ recorded the highest views, garnering around 19,300 views. Because somebody pushed us into it, “We did not choose Sanskrit. Because we genuinely saw its value,” she said, we chose it.
“Parents have always guided us; ultimately, they trust our choices,” Hridya said. “She studied with great dedication,” Vishwas said, adding that Vinamra read extensively beyond textbooks. “When we started studying Sanskrit, we did not have much support or many YouTube videos to turn to,” Vinamra said. Its repertoire includes a Bhagavad Gita rap inspired by Hanumankind’s ‘Run It Up’, a New Year greeting set to “Carol of the Bells”, Sanskrit versions of popular television themes and even the Shinchan theme song. “We try to combine music, dance and Sanskrit to make it a more visual experience,” Hridya said. We are not looking for personal fame,” the duo said.
She is now contributing to the organisation’s Sanskrit e-learning platform. The idea for Tribe Sanskrit grew from the founders’ own struggle to find engaging digital resources. The experiment appears to be finding an audience. The Sanskrit version of the Rajasthani folk song ‘Chaudhary’ drew a comment from the original playback singer Mame Khan. For the duo, the language remains bigger than personal recognition. “Sanskrit is more important than the individual.