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Sanskrit was spoken on Silk Roads — 1,000-yr-old fragments reveal lives of ancient Indians

A 1,000-year-old Sanskrit-Khotanese phrasebook offers a remarkable insight into the lives of Indian monks and pilgrims along the Silk Roads — the questions they were asked and the answers they gave.

3 aspiring Haryana teachers lost out on jobs thanks to system built to help them. Then HC stepped in

Sanskrit teacher aspirants were denied appointment because they paid a fee they were exempted from. The HC orders the Staff Selection Commission to reconsider their cases.

At Radcliff, my Sanskrit professor said ‘Ravana is a fascinating fellow’: Wendy Doniger

In 'For the Love of Stories', Wendy Doniger reflects on her journey navigating a male-dominated academic world.

WhatsApp CEO Kunal Shah said Indians don’t value time. Sanskrit scholar responds

During an investor summit held earlier this year, Kunal Shah had said that most Indian languages do not have words for efficiency and productivity.

Sanskrit after years of learning German? CBSE’s abrupt 3-language rollout has students, parents panicking

Parents say the revised formula requiring two Indian languages has given them little time to adapt, forcing many to abandon foreign languages they have studied for years.

I cried during my research years because I struggled with my Sanskrit texts: Ananya Vajpeyi

In ‘Place' by Ananya Vajpeyi discusses her time studying the ancient Indian language in Bengaluru in 1999 and the struggles she faced.

This Pakistani professor is reviving Sanskrit in a Lahore university. ‘This is shared heritage’

For the first time since Partition, a university in Pakistan is teaching Sanskrit. It started as sociology professor Shahid Rasheed’s passion project—‘languages build bridges’

Udhayanadhi’s Sanskrit ‘dead language’ remark triggers war of words. BJP hits out, Congress distances

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's comment draws sharp reactions; BJP says it has 'crossed all limits of decency', Congress distances itself from comment.

Vedic mnemonics—how Sanskrit oral tradition used poetic meter & memory

In 'Language of Immortals', GN Devy dismantles enduring myths around Sanskrit and comments on its historical and cultural trajectory.

Sanskrit didn’t always drive innovation in ancient India. There are two reasons

Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, resistant to new developments.

On Camera

The real problem in India’s higher education isn’t infrastructure. It’s empty chairs

Nearly half of central universities lacked regular heads in September 2026, while one in four teaching posts were vacant. India cannot become a knowledge superpower with so many vacancies

Bangladesh economy, 2 yrs after Hasina’s fall: Inflation eases, forex gains but growth remains weak

An analysis of seven key economic indicators reveals contrasting trends in Bangladesh’s economy since August 2024 when Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit and flee the country.

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

Street fighter to 2029 challenger? Rahul Gandhi must answer 12 questions first

BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.