Sanskrit
- Telangana
Telangana govt’s Sanskrit plan concerns ex VP Venkaiah Naidu
Hyderabad: Former Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, expressed concern over reports suggesting the Telangana government’s intention to implement Sanskrit as a second language in government junior colleges. Taking to social media…
- India
BJP-led Centre pays lip service to Tamil for votes: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led union government paid mere lip service to Tamil language for the sake of votes and dubbed the ruling…
- Education and Career
Linguistic and cultural ties between Sanskrit and Urdu are robust, says Ishtiaque Ahmed
Hyderabad: The linguistic and cultural ties between Sanskrit and Urdu are deeply rooted and significant, said Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, Maulana Azad National Urdu University’ He was speaking at the inaugural session…
- India
MP: Sanskrit cricket tournament of Vedic pandits held; prize includes Ayodhya trip
Bhopal: Vedic pandits clad in dhoti-kurta and with religious marks on the forehead are facing off on a cricket pitch in Bhopal as part of an annual tournament aimed at promoting Sanskrit.…
- Kashmir
Collective efforts needed to promote Sanskrit among youngsters: J-K LG
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for collective efforts from all stakeholders to pass on the knowledge system of Sanskrit to the younger generations. “Sanskrit is our…
- India
Saudi Arabia: In a 1st, Indian embassy hosts all-Sanskrit event
Riyadh: The Embassy of India organised a unique event titled “Samskritotsava” in Riyadh on November 5, which was in Sanskrit and recognised the efforts by the Indian community in keeping the language…
- India
Uttarakhand madrasas to teach Sanskrit along with Arabic: Waqf board chief
Dehradun: Madrasas in Uttarakhand are enthusiastic about the state Waqf board’s programme to modernise their education system by combining scientific learning and Islamic studies, its chairman Shadab Shams said on Monday. “About…
- India
Muslim boy tops UP Sanskrit board, beats over 13000 students
Mohammad Irfan, the 17-year-old son of a farm daily wage labourer Salauddin in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district, has scored 82.71% in the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad Board’s Uttar Madhyama-II (class…
- India
Need to nurture Vedas, Sanskrit to become ‘vishwa guru’, says RSS chief
Sabarkantha: India needs to nurture the knowledge of the Vedas and the ancient language of Sanskrit to become a ‘vishwa guru’, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Sunday.He said Indian…
- India
10 Uttar Pradesh districts to get Sanskrit medium schools
Lucknow: Ten districts in Uttar Pradesh will soon get Sanskrit medium secondary schools. The 10 districts are Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Shamli, Jalaun, Etah, Amethi, and Hardoi. This is a…
- News
SC refers to Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi and English texts to emphasise importance of ‘sweet speech’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi and English texts to emphasise the importance of “sweet speech” while delivering its judgement on the issue of freedom of…
- India
Indian PhD student at Cambridge University solves 2500-year-old Sanskrit puzzle
London: A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge, it emerged as his…
- India
Sanskrit along with Hindi be given status of national language: BJP MP
New Delhi: A BJP MP on Monday called for giving both Sanskrit and Hindi the status of national language. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur Pushpendra…
- Hyderabad
Amidst shortage of Urdu, Arabic lecturers, Sanskrit, Hindi imposed on minority students
Hyderabad: Urdu has been given the status of the second official language in Telangana, but there is no structure for teaching Urdu and Arabic in educational institutions, as a result, Muslim students…
- India
Islamic institute in Kerala sets example by teaching Sanskrit
Thrissur: Students in long white robes and white head-dresses in an Islamic institution unwaveringly reciting ‘slokas’ and ‘mantras’ in Sanskrit under the watchful gaze of their Hindu gurus, is what sets apart…
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