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Topic: Sanskrit

Some Hindus even praised Khilji in Sanskrit texts — Medieval India’s complex power games

When Sanskrit-speaking elites were not well-treated, Muslim kings were decried as mlecchas, accused of killing cows and persecuting Brahmins.

Only 24,821 Indians identified as Sanskrit speakers in 2011 Census, reveals RTI query

The information was revealed by the language department of the Union home ministry's Registrar General and Census Commissioner's office, in reply to the RTI. 

Technical regulator asks universities, colleges to recognise & admit students of Vedic board

The move came after the Association of Indian Universities in August granted equivalence status to the Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Sanskrit Shiksha Board.

‘I speak Sanskrit, do you?’ Gujarat will host its first Sanskrit Literature Festival now

Sanskrit is rediscovering its place in Gujarat. The two-day literature festival will be held in Ahmedabad to make the language more accessible.

Muthulakshmi Reddy—allopathic surgeon who turned to Sanskrit medicine when nothing worked

In 'Muthulakshmi Reddy', V.R. Devika talks about how India's trailblazing doctor showed extraordinary open-mindedness in the face of personal crises.

Aibak, Akbar, Aurangzeb—the Gyanvapi divide & why a controversial mosque has a Sanskrit name

Though the temple and mosque abut each other, their entry and exits differ. Their history is as complex as the ‘sacred landscape’ that is Varanasi.

Kannada vs Sanskrit war in Karnataka as pro-Kannada bodies reject Sanskrit words, university

Sanskrit bodies’ opposition to Kannada in degree courses lit the fire. Govt funding for a Sanskrit university compared to poor state of Kannada University in Hampi fanned it.

Not blindly praying in Sanskrit anymore, Tamil Nadu devotees on Stalin’s temple reform

The newly-elected DMK government has given devotees of 47 state temples the option to offer prayers in Tamil. Many say will understand meaning now, some aren’t so happy.

With Sanskrit medium, Veda lessons, new Karnataka varsity aspires to be modern-day Takshashila

Vishnugupta Vishwa Vidyapeetha in Gokarna, to be formally inaugurated on 26 April, will offer two-year courses and focus on providing integrated Indian education with a touch of the modern

Yogi govt starts issuing press releases in Sanskrit, 2 senior officials to monitor initiative

UP govt decision to send out press releases and CM's speeches in Sanskrit, apart from Hindi, English & Urdu, comes on the instructions of Yogi Adityanath.

On Camera

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.