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Prasar Bharti orders 15-min Sanskrit bulletins, Tamil Nadu leaders slam Centre
Hindustan Times, Chennai | By Divya Chandrababu
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 04:53 PM IST
DMK president M K Stalin slammed it as an imposition of language on a plural society.
‘New Zealand MP took oath in Sanskrit’: PM Modi says spread of language fills Indians with pride
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 12:06 PM IST
Recently, a New Zealand MP Gaurav Sharma took oath in Sanskrit. The spread of our language, which is one of the oldest in the world, fills our heart with pride. I want to congratulate him on this platform,” the PM said.
Himachal-origin New Zealand MP takes oath in Sanskrit
Hindustan Times/ Melbourne | By Press Trust Of India, Melbourne
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Sharma, 33, hailing from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, was recently elected as the Member of Parliament from the Labour Party for Hamilton West in New Zealand.
UP Sanskrit schools reeling under acute teacher shortage
Hindustan Times, Prayagraj | By K Sandeep Kumar
PUBLISHED ON SEP 18, 2020 09:10 AM IST
Sanskrit schools in Uttar Pradesh are in trouble. Of the 958 Sanskrit schools offering the subject from classes 6 to 12, 117 of them do not have a single teacher left, while 58 government-aided Sanskrit-medium secondary schools have already closed down due to a shortage of teachers.
UGC asks all varsities to hold week-long Sanskrit celebrations
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Amandeep Shukla
PUBLISHED ON JUL 31, 2020 02:06 PM IST
In a letter to the vice chancellors of all universities, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain has said that the Consortium of Sanskrit Universities has decided to celebrate the World Sanskrit Day by holding week long celebrations from July 31 to August 6.
New Education Policy 2020: Focus on Sanskrit, Indian languages in NEP; Institute of Translation to be set up
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Amandeep Shukla
PUBLISHED ON JUL 29, 2020 04:48 PM IST
New Education Policy 2020: As per the NEP and IITT will be established that will make extensive use of technology to aid in its translation and interpretation efforts.
Sanskrit lessons for Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra and his family during lockdown
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Rakesh Goswami
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2020 07:07 PM IST
The Member of Parliament from Jaipur began learning Sanskrit when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus disease on March 24.
Rs 643.84 crore spent on promotion of Sanskrit in 3 years: Government data
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Amrita Madhukalya
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2020 04:31 AM IST
In reply, the Centre said the Union ministry of human resource development (HRD) had established the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan in Delhi as a nodal authority to promote Sanskrit.
Bihar Board 10th Sanskrit Exam 2020 Tips: Put special stress on grammar and translations
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 20, 2020 02:09 PM IST
The Sanskrit exam of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is scheduled on February 22. The exams will be conducted in two sittings, with the first beginning at 9:30 am and the second at 1:45 pm.
Muslims learn Sanskrit, Hindus study Urdu in this UP madarsa
Gonda (UP) | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2020 03:37 PM IST
A madarsa, Gulshan-e-Baghdad, situated in Rasulpur development block of Wazirganj is not only giving Sanskrit lessons to Muslim students but a large number of Hindu students are also studying here to learn Urdu.
Sanskrit to replace Urdu on railway signboards in Uttarakhand
Dehradun | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2020 06:06 AM IST
Sanskrit was made the second official language of Uttarakhand in 2010 during the chief ministership of Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who is now Union HRD Minister.
‘I want to pursue my love for Sanskrit’ says BHU’s Muslim professor Firoz Khan
Varanasi | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2019 10:37 AM IST
Firoz Khan said he wanted to pursue his love for Sanskrit and also promote the language. “I have a plan in mind but let me start my teaching duties first,” he said.Dr Feroz Khan, who had qualified for the post of Assistant Professor in different faculties in BHU, refused to speak on the controversy that made him opt for a change of faculty.
Speaking Sanskrit keeps diabetes, cholesterol at bay: BJP MP
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2019 08:07 AM IST
Participating in a debate on the Sanskrit universities bill, he also claimed that according to a research by US space research organisation NASA, if computer programming is done in Sanskrit, it will be flawless.
BHU’s Firoz Khan to appear for interview to teach at varsity’s Ayurveda department
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | By Asian News International
PUBLISHED ON NOV 29, 2019 09:02 AM IST
On November 24, the faculty members and the retired professors of the BHU had expressed their support for the students who are protesting against the appointment of Firoz as an assistant professor of Sanskrit at the Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyaan department.
Muslim students throng this Sanskrit school in Jaipur
Jaipur | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2019 09:50 AM IST
Out of 277 students enrolled at the school, which runs up to Class X, 222 belong to the Muslim community.
BHU’s first Muslim professor of Sanskrit sings on DD, stages Sanskrit plays
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Rakesh Goswami
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2019 02:07 PM IST
On the eve of Sanskrit Day on August 14 this year, Dr. Firoze was the only Muslim to be awarded the ‘Sanskrit Yuva Pratibha Samman’ by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Sanskrit varsity relieves 20 college principals after Patna HC order
Hindustan Times, Darbhanga | By Bishnu K Jha
PUBLISHED ON OCT 04, 2019 04:16 PM IST
According to a notification issued by KSDSU registrar, the step was necessitated in following Patna HC order passed on September 24.
Language Row: Bhagwad Gita, Upanishads and Sanskrit in Anna University curriculum stoke fresh fires
Hindustan Times, Chennai | By MC Rajan
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2019 09:42 PM IST
The fresh controversy was triggered by the decision of the university’s Information Science and Technology department to make Sanskrit--one of the languages prescribed by the AICTE-- mandatory.
Peon of this MP school teaches Sanskrit for last 23 years
Indore | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2019 02:39 PM IST
Panchal teaches Sanskrit at the school. He has been doing so for the past 23 years as the school does not have a Sanskrit teacher.
Uttarakhand school children to learn Sanskrit poems sung by teachers
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Kalyan Das
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2019 02:27 PM IST
On Tuesday evening chief minister (CM) Trivendra Singh Rawat launched the CD comprising the Sanskrit poems in the form of songs along with some written content, added officials.
World Sanskrit Day 2019: Sanskrit takes centrestage in Netflix’s Sacred Games
By ReSanskrit
UPDATED ON AUG 15, 2019 08:58 AM IST
Sacred Games 2: The season 2 of the popular Netflix series Sacred Games will be premiering on August 15 and we can’t wait to discover what the new season has in store.
Sanskrit likely to be taught in govt primary schools: Himachal CM
Shimla | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2019 08:24 AM IST
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly had in February passed a Bill to make Sanskrit the second official language of the state.
Sanskrit is the world’s only scientific language, says HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Shreya Bhandary
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2020 06:49 AM IST
The future of working computers depends on Sanskrit because it is the only scientific language in the world. Even NASA agrees with this and has officially accepted this, said the HRD minister.
This school teaches Sanskrit ‘shlokas’ and Quranic verses to Muslim students
Jaipur | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON JUL 21, 2019 09:17 AM IST
Jaipur’s Bhatta Basti is a fabled Muslim dominated area. In the past, the region was reeling under communal disharmony but away from the hotspot, the state-run school is trying to spread harmony among the students here.
Few takers for Sanskrit as a subject in Uttar Pradesh
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON JUN 19, 2019 10:40 AM IST
More than 40 per cent seats for Sanskrit and Hindi at graduation level in the Lucknow University have been left vacant.
Uttar Pradesh government to now issue press releases in Sanskrit also
Lucknow | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2019 01:37 PM IST
Senior officials of the Information Department said the important speeches of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and government information will be released also in Sanskrit.
‘Not a realistic request’: Shashi Tharoor on making Sanskrit official language
New Delhi | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2019 04:12 PM IST
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes chairman Nand Kumar Sai had on Thursday said that Sanskrit should be made the official language of the country.
Emphasis on Sanskrit, classical languages
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUN 04, 2019 01:04 AM IST
One of the recommendations of the committee is that Sanskrit will be offered at all levels of school and higher education as one of the optional languages on a par with all Schedule VIII languages [22 official languages].
Mohan Bhagwat explains RSS’ stance on cow protection, conversion, quota, Section 377 and other issues
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Smriti Kak Ramachandran
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2018 08:25 AM IST
The three-day lecture series, which ended with Mohan Bhagwat answering questions from the audience, was aimed at reaching out to those unfamiliar with the Sangh’s ideology.
Sanskrit Diwas 2018, significance and history of this day
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2018 09:27 AM IST
Sanskrit Diwas was first celebrated in 1969 and comprises various events which talk about the impact and importance of Sanskrit.