Mathura, Oct. 3 -- Decades-old demand for the preservation and promotion of Braj Bhasha was fulfilled on Saturday.

Shailjakant Mishra, Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad, inaugurated the newly constructed Surdas Braj Bhasha Academy building near Surdas's hut in Parasoli, the place of his ashram.

The establishment of the academy marks a new initiative towards preserving Braj Bhasha literature, folk traditions, research, and cultural heritage.

A two-day seminar on "Standardisation and Practicality of Brajbhasha" was organised on this occasion, where literary figures, scholars, and experts in Braj Bhasha shared their views on the language's future.

The chief guest of the program, Shailjakant Mishra, first expres...