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Sanskrit didn’t always drive innovation in ancient India. There are two reasons
Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, ...
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PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem
Rishi Rajpopat, 27, decoded a rule taught by Panini, a master of the ancient Sanskrit language who lived around 2,500 years ago. Sanskrit is mostly spoken in India by an estimated 25,000 people ...
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This ancient language puzzle was impossible to solve—until a PhD student cracked the code
Scholars have referred to him as one of the fathers of linguistics. Sanskrit is an ancient an classical Indo-European language from South Asia and the sacred and literary language of Hinduism.
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Proficient in ancient texts, Sanskrit, economist Debroy had so much more to do: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Known for his knowledge of ancient texts and Sanskrit, economist Bibek Debroy profusely participated in policy making, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ...
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Why it's worth learning ancient Sanskrit in the modern world
I took up Sanskrit, the classical language of ancient India, as an optional language course at school in Secunderabad, in India's Telangana state, because it seemed easier to learn than the only ...
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The Ramayana
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Sanskrit epic, one of the greatest works of world literature, which is still seen as a sacred and influential text by Hindus today. Show more Melvyn ...