Reawaken brittle, buried textsGranthas, ancient texts in various languages, hold invaluable knowledge. These texts cover diverse subjects. They face threats from time, n...
22 Aug, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Rare manuscripts bring alive India's wide historical connect across AsiaA recent exhibition in New Delhi showcased South Asian manuscripts, highlighting their journey across Asia over two millennia. The exhibiti...
04 Nov, 2024, 10.08 PM IST
Traditional wisdom: How India’s repository of jnana is lying unread and unstudiedGrandparents as repositories and disseminators of traditional wisdom within families is a disappearing phenomenon. Not merely because 'nucl...
21 Sep, 2024, 12.57 AM IST
Nalanda University History: India's 1600-year-old Ivy League-like institution, the world's oldest, with teachers like AryabhataNalanda University History: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new campus at Nalanda University, echoing its historic legacy dating...
19 Jun, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
Ancient Indian wisdom rooted in 5000-year-old civilizational legacy: Army Chief General Manoj Pande"The ancient Indian wisdom is rooted in a 5,000-year-old civilizational legacy, where immense value is attached to knowledge. This legacy i...
21 May, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Sudha-Narayana Murthy's Trust gives Rs 7.5 Cr for research on rare books in Sanskrit & PrakritInfosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty's family nonprofit, the Murty Trust, has announced a grant of Rs 7.5 crore to t...
09 Dec, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Like reading old Indian literature & scripts? Try this Bengaluru courseThe one-year course revolves around the study of history and literature, and deciphering historical manuscripts.
21 Aug, 2019, 10.01 AM IST
RSS’ JNU Mahotsav to discuss ‘Modern Science in Sanskrit Scriptures’The two-day event that will begin on Wednesday with recitation of shlokas, will also see a special exhibition ‘Sanskrit Vigyan Pardarshini’...
20 Feb, 2018, 08.29 AM IST
More proof that India was the hero of zeroA revival of the ancient Indian practice of explaining mathematical concepts in verse could certainly prove to be a worthwhile way to make ...
15 Sep, 2017, 10.41 PM IST
Ancient Indian text pushes back history of zero by 500 yearsThe numbers appear in an ancient Indian text called the Bakhshali manuscript, which consists of 70 leaves of birch bark, filled with mathem...
15 Sep, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
Time to regain past glory: PM Narendra Modi on India-Iran tiesModi today said it was time for the two countries to "march together" by regaining the "past glory" of historical ties which had witnessed ...
23 May, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Six per cent people treated by traditional medicine systems: SurveyReplying to queries, Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik also said 161 AYUSH wellness centres have been approved.
11 Mar, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
Don’t favour making any language compulsory in school, says panel for Sanskrit promotionThe committee, set up by the HRD ministry, said that all Sanskrit Pathsalas and Vedic Schools should be affiliated to some board.
05 Feb, 2016, 12.55 PM IST
History of science and technology in India top focus for ICHRThe history of science and technology in India starting from the ancient era up to the colonial rule will be among the top focus areas of I...
19 May, 2015, 04.00 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
- More items to find way into digital library to check biopiracy
India has begun work to include 220 additional Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha text in its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), which w...
27 Jul, 2010, 05.40 AM IST
- Sotheby’s Indian & Southeast Art sale on March 18 in New York
The sale consists of 120 lots, including fine examples of Modern and Contemporary paintings and photography, Indian Miniatures, and ancient...
16 Mar, 2009, 08.11 PM IST