The Union Home Minister’s assertion that Sanskrit is the “mother of nearly all Indian languages” and the most “scientific ...

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text written by Vātsyāyana, a celibate Indian philosopher. In the Western world the text is perceived as an erotic manual, however it has been deeply ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Known for his knowledge of ancient texts and Sanskrit, economist Bibek Debroy profusely participated in policy making, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ...

From Rome’s holiest texts to ... the original Sanskrit source vanished. A Hebrew translation was the basis for a popular version in medieval Europe. The holy book of ancient Persia’s quasi ...

Briggs, about whom little else is known, cited in the paper ancient Sanskrit grammarians who ... the world’s oldest known text, was composed. Scholars date the Vedas between 6500 BC and ...

Students are realizing that learning Sanskrit can unlock doors to ancient texts, scientific literature, and philosophical insights. Innovative teaching methods—using digital apps, animated ...

The website currently features the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Mahakavya, and poems written by Kālidāsa and other poets, and other popular texts. Mr. Bothale said, “Sanskrit has a ...

A new set of retellings of ancient Sanskrit plays by essayist and translator Arshia Sattar points to the dilemma of contemporary society. Vasanta: Stories from Sanskrit Plays measures up social ...

Sanskrit, often referred to as the mother of many modern Indian languages, is a classical tongue in which the Rigveda, the world’s oldest known text ... Despite its ancient origins, Sanskrit ...

Describing Sanskrit as one of the most structured and ancient languages of the world ... and reprinting of rare Sanskrit texts. He also said that the honorarium for eminent Sanskrit scholars ...

To popularise Sanskrit among the general public, in Uttarakhand, the state government will be training 1 lakh people to speak in “simple” Sanskrit, according to an official release. The training ...