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Sanskrit

  • In Delhi University, Sanskrit is the last resort for low-scoring students

    In Delhi University, Sanskrit is the last resort for low-scoring students

    Shreya Roy Chowdhury
    · Jul 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • Assam's plan to make Sanskrit compulsory draws flak from teachers, but the RSS is pleased

    Assam's plan to make Sanskrit compulsory draws flak from teachers, but the RSS is pleased

    Arunabh Saikia Dhirendra K Jha
    · Mar 04, 2017 · 10:30 am
  • It's Mother Language Day. Which 'mother language' did India's lawmakers want after Independence?

    It's Mother Language Day. Which 'mother language' did India's lawmakers want after Independence?

    Devapriya Roy
    · Feb 21, 2017 · 06:30 pm
  • A reminder: Panini didn't destroy lingual diversities with his Sanskrit grammar, he unified them

    A reminder: Panini didn't destroy lingual diversities with his Sanskrit grammar, he unified them

    Devapriya Roy
    · Jul 18, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • The violence of caste: Why I have changed my name to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

    The violence of caste: Why I have changed my name to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

    Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
    · May 27, 2016 · 03:15 pm
  • 'How to say thermodynamics in Sanskrit?' Smriti Irani’s new plan for the IITs sparks mirth

    'How to say thermodynamics in Sanskrit?' Smriti Irani’s new plan for the IITs sparks mirth

    Rhema Mukti Baxter
    · Apr 26, 2016 · 01:57 pm
  • A life of learning: Wendy Doniger on becoming the woman who pretended to be who she was

    A life of learning: Wendy Doniger on becoming the woman who pretended to be who she was

    Wendy Doniger
    · Apr 25, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • Epic battle: The Hindutvavadi attack on a 19th-century scholar that presaged the war on Pollock

    Epic battle: The Hindutvavadi attack on a 19th-century scholar that presaged the war on Pollock

    Girish Shahane
    · Mar 23, 2016 · 06:00 pm
  • RSS wants schools in metros to run for 12 hours so students have extra time to learn Sanskrit

    RSS wants schools in metros to run for 12 hours so students have extra time to learn Sanskrit

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 25, 2016 · 12:20 pm
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