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How the ‘pin man’ script evolved

From India's north to the south, and much beyond, the influence of the Brahmi script is all-pervasive

5 min read27 Oct 2018
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Prakrit: The forgotten ancestor

Despite being the progenitor of multiple spoken languages, Prakrit does not enjoy as exalted a position as Sanskrit

5 min read2 Sep 2018
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Kutiyattam: A rare spectacle

Kutiyattam, a performance art from Kerala, is based on Sanskrit drama

1 min read17 Aug 2018
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A season of doomed love and longing

Few literary works have captured monsoon feelings as acutely as Kalidasa's 'Meghduta'

5 min read29 Jul 2018
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In Kerala, Leftist Sanskrit scholars to hold ‘alternative’ Ramayana readings

The culture wars shine a fresh light on Kerala's vibrant political reality, a year before the general election

2 min read12 Jul 2018
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When Malayalam met Sanskrit, many centuries ago

Manipravalam, a beautiful fusion of Malayalam and Sanskrit, was crafted by Kerala elites Namboodiri Brahmins as a distinct literary tongue

6 min read2 Jun 2018
Education

India is the great linguistic bazaar of the world: Sheldon Pollock

Sanskrit scholar Sheldon Pollock says a collaborative effort is needed to make classical languages attractive to the younger generations

9 min read27 May 2018
Politics

Sanskrit most suitable for machine learning, AI: Ram Nath Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind stresses that experts believe that Sanskrit is most appropriate for writing algorithms besides use in machine learning and AI

1 min read21 Apr 2018
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The worldwide web of the Indo-European language family

In the process of ferreting out which languages were part of the Indo-European family and which were not, some interesting nuggets emerge

6 min read25 Mar 2018
Politics

Yogi Adityanath for modern education in madrassas, Sanskrit schools

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pitches for providing modern education not only in Islamic institutions but also in Sanskrit schools to face competition

1 min read18 Jan 2018
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