Tamil Nadu: BJP slams Deputy CM Udhayanidhi for calling Sanskrit "dead language", demands public apologyThe Bharatiya Janata Party has strongly condemned Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's recent remarks about Sanskrit. The ...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.50 PM IST
Delhi University launches course on Sanskrit and Digital Technology to teach coding basicsDelhi University has introduced a new elective course called Computer Applications for Sanskrit, linking the ancient language with digital ...
30 May, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
Sanskrit is not merely classical language, but also profound medium of scientific inquiry: Lok Sabha Speaker Om BirlaLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasized Sanskrit's significance as a language of science and philosophy at the Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Raja...
17 Apr, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
Important for Marathi, other languages to have elite language status: NCP-SCP chief Sharad PawarFollowing the centre's decision to include Marathi and four other languages as the "classical language" category on Thursday, Nation Congre...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Bhagavad Gita, other Hindu texts part of Sanskrit syllabus of Islamic Institute in KeralaThe Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies (ASAS) run by Malik Deenar Islamic Complex (MIC) was in the news recently for setting an example...
16 Jan, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
IIT-Indore teaches ancient sciences, mathematics in Sanskrit"Ancient texts of India, originally composed in Sanskrit, have a rich heritage of mathematical and scientific knowledge and the present gen...
29 Aug, 2020, 04.18 PM 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
Ravikiran to pay a musical tribute for Subbulakshmi on her 100th birth anniversaryMS Subbulakshmi was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna as well as the Magsaysay award.
12 Sep, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
If we won't save Sanskrit, why stop foreigners from doing so?Some 130 academics wrote to Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his son Rohan questioning the choice of Sheldon Pollock.
03 Apr, 2016, 10.42 AM 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
HRD Ministry sets up panel on SanskritHRD ministry has constituted a 13-member expert panel headed by former CEC N Gopalaswami to deliberate on issues related to Sanskrit as par...
23 Nov, 2015, 07.13 PM IST
Sanskrit-only TV channel, first in country, on the anvilPlans are afoot to launch a dedicated Sanskrit TV channel, presumably the first ever in the country, by the Haridwar-based Uttarakhand Sans...
28 Jul, 2015, 11.58 AM 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
Sanskrit being popularised in CBSE-affiliated schools abroad, says governmentSanskrit is not only being popularised in schools in the country but also abroad in all CBSE-affliated schools, the government today said.
04 Mar, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
VHP leader S Vedantham slams opposition to 'Sanskrit Week'"It is cheap politics that is behind the opposition to an ancient Indian language which is indeed the divine language."
21 Jul, 2014, 04.46 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