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Sanskrit
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
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?
Devapriya Roy
· Feb 21, 2017 · 06:30 pm
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
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
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
Wendy Doniger
· Apr 25, 2016 · 08:00 am
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
Scroll Staff
· Jan 25, 2016 · 12:20 pm
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