In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...

For most Indians, the language known as Sanskrit can only be associated with prayer, holy scriptures, or study in educational ...

Today's proverb from India highlights the difference between possessing knowledge and understanding how to use it. The ...

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan) has made it compulsory for all its schools to maintain at least one Sanskrit section in Classes 6 and 9. The decision will be ...

There is a word in Sanskrit used commonly—punarjanma—which means rebirth. It signifies transmigration of a soul across lifetimes, with every incarnation bearing the karmic residue of everything that ...

The Hindu Shree Foundation on Sunday urged the Union Government to grant “Minority Language” status to Sanskrit, which is needed to revive and rediscover India’s rich cultural heritage and classical ...

Language has remained one of the key political differences in Indian polity. Despite the slogan of unity in diversity, the push for homogenisation surfaces time and again. That is why the New ...

Sanskrit is one of the oldest and most influential languages in the world that holds a unique place in India’s cultural and history. Recognised as one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Indian ...

The Infosys Prize 2025 in Humanities and Social Sciences was recently awarded to Professor Andrew Ollett, who teaches at the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of ...

Sanskrit means ‘perfectly made’. It is a language of extraordinary precision. Sanskrit is one of the oldest recorded languages. It developed a most comprehensive linguistic system very early in ...

If you’re traveling soon to a place where you don’t know the language well (or at all), then you’ll want to download a language learning app to your smartphone before you embark on your journey. These ...