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Topic: Sanskrit

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.

IIT-Indore introduces course on sciences, mathematics from ancient Sanskrit texts

An IIT-I official said the course is a bid to expose the present generation to ancient knowledge and over 750 candidates from all over the world were participating in it.

How Modi govt plans to get international recognition for India’s Sanskrit universities

New guidelines will help Sanskrit universities and colleges get NAAC accreditation, which will help them be included in national and international rankings.

New Sanskrit map of India features Nagalandam, Mansarovar-jheelah and even Pakistanam

The Survey of India says there is a constant demand for Sanskrit maps, but this is the first time a new one has been issued since 2002.

Assam to shut aided madrasas, Sanskrit schools: What Constitution says on minority institutes

The Assam government has decided to shut down all government madrasas and Sanskrit tols to reinvent themselves as high and higher secondary schools.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.