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In the mid-eighties, my middle school Sanskrit teacher made me stand outside the classroom every day for being “obharotiyo”, because my accent was American and my Sanskrit non-existent, having spent much of my childhood abroad. (Photo: ANI)

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The names of railway stations in Uttarakhand on platform signboards still appear in Urdu as most of them belong to the period when the state was part of Uttar Pradesh where Urdu is the second official language. (Photo | Superfast1111 - Wikimedia Commons)

Urdu out, Uttarakhand rail signboards to show place names twice in Devanagari script

Urdu bumped off by Sanskrit, declared the second official language of the state in 2010 by current HRD Minister and then CM Ramesh Pokhriyal

19 Jan 2020 2:56 PM

BJP MP Ganesh Singh on Thursday said that according to a research done by a US-based academic institution, speaking Sanskrit language on a daily basis boosts the nervous system and keeps diabetes and cholesterol at bay. (Photo: Twitter/ Ganesh Singh)

'Speaking Sanskrit daily prevents diabetes and cholesterol,' says BJP leader

More than 97 per cent of the languages in the world, including few Islamic languages, are based on Sanskrit, Singh said.

13 Dec 2019 10:00 AM

In a letter to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, who is also a visitor to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), the faculty and former professors of the university have come out in support of students opposing the appointment of Firoze Khan to the Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyaan department (faculty of theology). (Photo: ANI)

BHU professors call for removal of Feroze Khan, write to Kovind

The professors have pointed out that the department has been operating for over 100 years.

24 Nov 2019 2:15 PM

At a time when students of the Banaras Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh are up in arms over the religious identity of one of its Sanskrit teachers, a college, on the outskirts of Bengal capital, has appointed a Muslim man as an assistant professor to teach the subject. (Representational Image)

Amid BHU row, Bengal college appoints Muslim teacher in Sanskrit dept

Although the BHU authorities backed him, Khan has not been able to take classes.

22 Nov 2019 3:47 PM

Lady Gaga. (Photo: AP)

Lady Gaga tweets 'Sanskrit' say and internet users can't keep calm

Pop icon Lady Gaga sent netizens into a frenzy on Sunday with a special message in Sanskrit!

21 Oct 2019 1:46 PM

T. S. Syamkumar

Liberal, rational voice

Sanskrit scholar and Temple Tantra expert T S Syamkumar talks about temples,religion, Renaissance movements in Kerala and atheism.

20 Sep 2019 12:57 AM

K S Azhagiri (Photo: Vijay Arundeva I Twitter)

Sanskrit row: Drop George Hart’s essay from class 12 textbook – K S Azhagiri

Sanskrit is much older than Tamil language: K S Azhagiri

27 Jul 2019 3:05 AM

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. (Photo: File)

Not a realistic request: Tharoor on making Sanskrit as official language

Sai had said that Sanskrit should be made official language of the country and added that he will speak to HRD Ministry regarding the same.

07 Jun 2019 2:50 PM

A class in the patashala at Tiruvallur.

Chennai: Learning Vedas, Divya Prabhandam in smart classrooms

Patashala PRO Muralidaran says, “We have been running this patashala for 5 years under the guidance of Ahobila Mutt pontiff Azhagiyasingar.

12 May 2019 2:34 AM

Srujana’s mother B.L. Veena, a home maker, said her husband Divakar, a teacher by profession, had instilled discipline in her and also helped her. Srujana wants to take up science stream.

I was not expecting it, says Karnataka topper D. Srujana

She said she maintained a safe distance from social media and remained focused on her studies.

01 May 2019 1:56 AM

More than 380 students,representing different Shastras from 37 institutions in the country, have taken part in the festival, which is holding competitions in 13 academic activities and five cultural activities.(Representational Image)

All India Sanskrit Students’ Talent Festival-2019 begins

He also asked them to take part in the different competitions with sportive spirit.

05 Feb 2019 7:26 AM

Aatish Taseer

What are we fighting for...?

The quest for understanding the self has been replaced with identity, the outer shell of awareness...

01 Jan 2019 6:05 AM

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad

Access to Sanskrit texts made easy

The digital library will make it easier for researchers to access original Sanskrit manuscripts, texts, and lexical resources.

21 Nov 2018 1:21 AM

Vandana in her performance at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre

For Gurgaon artist, Bangkok biennale a ‘stepping stone’

It was interesting to talk to the petite, but strong and articulate Indian artiste Vandana.

09 Nov 2018 7:39 AM

Award-winning filmmaker comes out with first film book in Sanskrit. (Photo: Pixabay)

Award-winning filmmaker comes out with first film book in Sanskrit

The script of the National Award winning Sanskrit movie, 'Priyamanasam', claims to be the first book in the language of the Gods.

14 May 2018 12:05 PM

Subramanian Swamy

India had manual to build aircraft: Subramanian Swamy

Dr Swamy claimed that Indians were on the top globally in several fields, including mathematics, science, medicine and surgery.

12 May 2018 2:07 AM

Sanskrit is the base for any Indian language like Telugu or Hindi and it should be protected before it dies in the Telugu states, they feel.

Compulsory Telugu will kill Sanskrit: Experts

While welcoming the decision to make Telugu mandatory for state students, fear that it could make Sanskrit disappear in Telugu states

24 Mar 2018 12:33 AM

Hyderabad High Court

Hyderabad High Court seeks info on language courses

The bench stated that if the governments and parents did not encourage children to study languages, they would go extinct.

13 Mar 2018 2:48 AM

While madrasas in Uttarakand are planning to introduce Sanskrit as one of the languages. (Representational Image)

Telangana madrasas show the way, teach Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a course in the Al Mahadul Asli Al Islami at Shaheennagar in the Old City.

12 Jan 2018 1:37 AM

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