Sanskrit
- India
Bhopal hosts cricket tournament for Vedic pandits with Sanskrit commentary
Bhopal: Two men clad in traditional dhoti and kurta run as fast as they can while an excited commentator discusses the likely outcome of the ongoing game on the ground in fluent…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad uses computer tools to teach Sanskrit
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has launched an innovative, online interdisciplinary programme which aims to teach Sanskrit with the help of computer tools. The goal of the OE102: Samsaadhanii Praveshika course is…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to finalize Sanskrit as second language?
Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana state commissioner of intermediate education (TSCIE) drew ire for its memo offering Sanskrit as a second language in junior colleges, the state government is likely to go…
- World
Earth Anthem translated into over 70 languages, also produced in sign language
Antananarivo: On the occasion of the 51st Earth Day celebrations, Earth Anthem, written by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar, was translated into many new languages including Sanskrit, Gujarati, Magahi, Maithili, Marathi, Mising, Kokborok,…
- India
TDB should appoint Sanskrit teachers, not Arabic: VHP
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad(VHP) on Wednesday condemned the decision of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) in appointing Arabic teachers in the schools which come under its management in Kerala. Condemning…
- News
Assam to close down madrassas, Sanskrit centres soon
Guwahati: The BJP led government announced on Thursday that it would close down all state-run madrassas and centres for learning Sanskrit. They said the madrassas would soon be turned into schools teaching regular courses up to higher…
- India
Communalization of Sanskrit forces Firoz Khan to leave BHU
Banaras Varanasi: Unable to bear the onslaught of communal politics in the BHU campus against him, Firoz Khan has quietly left Varanasi for his native place in Jaipur two days ago. Firoz…
- News
BHU: No bias when study Sanskrit, a Muslim if decided to teach
VARANASI: Feroz, whose appointment as assistant professor in the in Sanskrit department has triggered protests recently said that he never faced bias before. Last week, students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) protested over Feroz’s…
- Education and Career
Peon teaching Sanskrit at MP school since 23 years
Indore: Vasudev Panchal (53) is a peon at the Government High School in Girota village of Depalpur development block in Indore. Sporting a tika on his forehead and ‘choti’ on his head,…
- India
Hindu parties cite Sanskrit inscriptions to back temple claim
New Delhi: On the eighth day of the Ayodhya case on Tuesday, the Hindu parties cited the recovery of a 12th century stone slab from the site of the disputed mosque in 1992…
- India
Govt school teaches Sanskrit ‘shlokas’, Quran to Muslim students
Jaipur (Rajasthan): Setting a distinctive example of communal harmony, a government school in the city’s Bhatta Basti area in Shastri Nagar, teaches students to recite Quran and Sanskrit ‘shlokas’ — all under…
- India
Linguistic diversity on show as new members take oath in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Linguistic diversity of India was on full display in the Lok Sabha when members took oath as the 17th Lok Sabha commenced proceedings on Monday. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
