Intel spinout Articul8 eyes $50 million for India heritage AI ventureArticul8, a spin-off from Intel, is raising $30-50 million to establish an India-based AI entity focused on traditional knowledge systems l...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Take Sanskrit out of its old ghettosSanskrit has been marginalized due to its ancient and religious associations. To revive it, Sanskrit should be modernized and included in s...
04 Mar, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
Naatu Naatu, Shrivalli in Sanskrit: Music band strikes a chord with audience in Pune, Mumbai, and NashikA Sanskrit Music Band has gained popularity for their unique initiative of creating Sanskrit versions of popular songs and performing them ...
06 Oct, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
China objects to 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam' mention in G20 papersChina argued that the G20 documents could not use the term 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' in the official text as it is in Sanskrit, which is not ...
08 Aug, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
J-K trying to promote Sanskrit as per New Education Policy recommendations, says LG Manoj SinhaAddressing after laying the foundation stone for the new building of ChudamSanskrit Sansthan, at Basohli of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua dist...
20 Aug, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
Gujarat farmer, woman guide find mention in PM's radio showThe PM said farmer Kamraj Chaudhary from Lukhasan village in Patan is an example of people who are expanding the scope of science by taking...
28 Feb, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
DU admissions expose sorry state of ancient Indian languagesAccording to Pankaj Mishra, an associate professor of Sanskrit at St Stephen's College, the diminishing interest in the language is due to ...
10 Jul, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
Sanskrit will flourish despite Prejudices of Left, Libtards: Chamu Krishna ShastryOn the new trend in translation works, Shastry said there was a lot of work going on in translating knowledge material from other languages...
26 Jan, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
BJP lambasts M Karunanidhi criticism of plan for Vedic education"Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) has criticised the Central government with the aim of once again doing politics in the name of language," BJP stat...
11 Jun, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
Why more than 100 scholars want Indic expert Sheldon Pollock out of Murty LibraryThe septuagenarian scholar has always worked with American universities but his work centered around India, its civilisation, traditions an...
04 Mar, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Smriti Irani, RSS bodies discuss new education policy, prospective appointmentsIrani held discussion with RSS bodies on new education policy during which they are understood to have discussed appointments of possible c...
18 Jul, 2015, 10.59 PM IST
Why you don't need to learn Sanskrit to get to know Indian cultureYou may actually be better off not being taught your culture at all. Not in Sanskrit or in any language. Sometimes the best way to learn so...
30 Nov, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
Why making India’s schools and universities fit for purpose is now a national priorityWith PM Modi identifying ‘Make in India’ as one of his principal objectives, the creation of an educated and skilled workforce can no longe...
30 Nov, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
Karnataka's Mattur: A Sanskrit speaking village with almost one IT professional per familyMattur in Karnataka’s Shimoga district, which is known for its Sanskrit-speaking inhabitants, is a quaint metaphor of ancient India in mode...
23 Nov, 2014, 05.44 AM IST
Use of local language can boost GDP: Smriti IraniDuring the conference, Irani emphasized building a scientific temper among students and giving them value-based education.
22 Nov, 2014, 02.02 PM IST
Poke Me: A language – Sanskrit or German – can’t be rammed down people’s throatsThe great debate continues. Some feel that it is Sanskrit which should be the ‘hobby subject’, while extremists label it as a ‘dead languag...
20 Nov, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
BJP chief claims English bad for India, triggers outrageBJP chief Rajnath Singh has stirred up a huge controversy with his comment that English has caused a great loss to India by eroding its cul...
20 Jul, 2013, 06.37 AM IST