The Indian government is replacing the nation's usual name with an older Sanskrit term in official media, prompting questions about plans to make an official change. In a dinner invitation sent to ...

Mumbai: Over the years, the ancient Sanskrit language has been confined to the scriptures in museums and textbooks as the world's first language. According to Samaskaar Bharti, a NGO which has been ...

Titled “Understanding Classical Scientific Texts of India in an Immersive Sanskrit Environment”, the course was started to in a bid to expose the present generation to ancient knowledge, the official ...

Subcontinental literary history reveals two distinct traditions that conducted a centuries-long, sophisticated dialogue rather than a mere clash.

Modern masters are reclaiming Sanskrit not as a relic, but as the vital nervous system of the performing arts.

NEW DELHI -- Hemant Singh Yadav, a lean and sprightly 15-year-old, was sent by his parents to a summer camp to learn to speak Sanskrit, or what he calls the language of the gods. He had studied the ...

Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of thousands of years, many are thriving today and carrying on the traditions and ...