In 1873, had Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's palanquin not taken a wrong turn, India might never have got 'Vande Mataram'An 1873 encounter with a British officer in a palanquin ignited Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's patriotic fervor, leading to the creation of...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
India chair on AI to be set up in a Slovakian university: PM ModiIndia and Slovakia have elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the establishmen...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
‘Cockroach Janta Party’ gets a new rival? Ex-Supreme court judge Markandey Katju announces ‘Ishq Karo Party’, says 'make love not war'Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has launched the 'Ishq Karo Party,' advocating for 'Make Love Not War.' He invited youth to join...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Indian proverb of the day: 'Wise men don't grieve over lost things and what belongs to the past, but a fool weeps over things not worth his tears'; Panchatantra's timeless lesson on regret, loss and moving forwardAncient Indian wisdom from the Panchatantra offers a profound lesson on loss. A tale highlights how wise people accept what is gone. Foolis...
01 Jun, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Indian proverb of the day: 'Preserve the thread of love carefully, for once broken, it may be tied again but the knot always remains' - Why relationships change forever once trust gets brokenAbdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, popularly known as Rahim, was a prominent poet, scholar and noble in Emperor Akbar’s court, remembered for his s...
29 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
UK museum to return over 2000 historic manuscripts to Jain communityThe Wellcome Collection in London is returning over 2,000 Jain manuscripts to the Jain community. These sacred texts, held for over a centu...
16 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
India proverb of the day by Vishnu Sharma: ‘A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend’; Panchatantra’s lessons on choosing wisdom over blind loyaltyAn ancient Indian proverb of the day from the Panchatantra, 'A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend,' highlights the value of intelli...
01 May, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker announces extension of translation services to 6 new languages in ParliamentLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the inclusion of six new languages, including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit, in ...
11 Feb, 2025, 01.55 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
Google adds eight Indian languages including Sanskrit to Google Translate“Sanskrit is the number one, most requested language at Google Translate, and we are finally adding it,” Isaac Caswell, senior software eng...
12 May, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Sanskrit poet from Bengaluru honoured with presidential awardRajaraman is an allopathic doctor and holds a first rank with gold medal in MA Sanskrit.
22 Apr, 2019, 03.42 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
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
Meet Venetia Ansell, a Sanskrit translator and publisher with her roots in LondonVenetia Ansell has gone on to become one of the few experts of an ancient language that has given birth to many others in India.
29 Apr, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Uttarakhand Governor calls for digitising Sanskrit textsPaul said the ancient language occupied a pre-eminent position among the classical languages of the world globally.
20 Mar, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
The curious case of clay turning to goldIn the old days, if one dreamt of turning iron into gold, one would be called an alchemist. Today’s alchemist is not into the heavy metal b...
06 May, 2009, 12.30 AM IST