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Bilingual textbooks could help a large section of the country's population gain an entry into realms of science and technology

May 20, 2025 11:35 am

China, Japan, Korea and other modern countries manage very well with English as just another “subject”, useful for when they engage with the outside world. Their schools do teach English, but not in English medium. English isn’t their entry point into science

Maran protests Sanskrit interpretation of LS debate, Speaker retorts: ‘This is Bharat’

February 12, 2025 4:56 am

The languages already on the list include Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu besides Hindi and English

Uttarakhand's madrasa to offer NCERT curriculum, Sanskrit as optional subject

January 20, 2025 9:13 am

Students from these madrasas will study general subjects under NCERT syllabus in the morning while the evenings will be reserved for religious education.

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Classical languages

October 25, 2024 2:59 pm

As the Union Cabinet extends the "classical language" designation to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali. What are classical languages? What makes a language 'classical'? What is the difference between classical and official languages? Take a look.

More funds allocated for promotion of Sanskrit than Tamil as classical language: Minister to Lok Sabha

December 20, 2022 5:39 pm

The Minster of State for Education Subhas Sarkar told Lok Sabha that in 2021-22 the government has allocated Rs 1186.15 lakh for Tamil language, but the Central Sanskrit University received grants of Rs 19883.16 lakh.

'Eureka moment' for Indian at Cambridge, as he solves 2500-year-old Sanskrit language problem

December 18, 2022 6:03 pm

Dr Rishi Rajpopat may have solved a puzzle in the ‘Ashtadhyayi’, allowing Panini's Sanskrit grammar to be taught to computers for the first time.

IIT Hyderabad introduces certificate course in introductory Sanskrit for Rs 1000; check details

September 30, 2022 9:18 am

Interested candidates have to fill their details in a google form on the link — forms.gle/EZvquTY1VtdY7Rwh6. The course is scheduled to start this October and classes will be held at the IITH campus based on the convenience of participants.

Saptavarṇā, a monthly Sanskrit magazine for kids, launches in India

August 18, 2021 6:05 pm

Saptavarṇā, officially launched on August 15, 2021, will help children learn the Sanskrit language through stories, poems, rhymes, shlokas, quizzes, and more.

Sanskrit Diwas 2020: A celebration of one of the most ancient languages in the world

August 03, 2020 10:50 am

Besides being the celebration of the language, the day essentially speaks of the importance of learning and knowing it, despite it being not as widely spoken as in ancient times

KVS seeks ways to circumvent CBSE norms

December 11, 2014 2:00 am

As per the CBSE curriculum, a student requires to clear the third language after studying it for three years as an eligibility to appear for the boards.

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