<p>Sad part is that due to lack of practice I am not able to speak freely. I can understand most of it and still remember the grammar - rules of termination for verbs and nouns/adjectives, sandhis etc,</p>
<p>BTW, sanskrit is taught throughout USA. I am not sure if you have heard about an organization called Samskirta Bharati. They have centers throughout the world where they teach conversational sanskrit. Unfortunately, I have not been able to make time to attend those classes. Some day …</p>