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Panini Code – a 2500-year-old Sanskrit Riddle

December 19, 2022

Indian PhD student – Rishi Rajpopa – has solved the Panini code. He released a thesis titled “In Panini, We Trust: Discovering the Algorithm for Rule Conflict Resolution in the Astadhyayi”. This thesis has decoded the problem that was a source of perplexity for Sanskrit scholars for centuries. Who is Panini? Panini is a famous ..

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Sanskrit Week: being celebrated from August 19 to 25

August 20, 2021

Sanskrit Week is being celebrated from August 19 to August 25, 2021. Key Points Sanskrit Week is celebrated to promote and popularise this ancient language. On the beginning of this event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to learn and promote Sanskrit language. People were asked to take a pledge and generate a new enthusiasm ..

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The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 introduced

March 3, 2020

On March 2, 2020, the HRD Minister introduced the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha. It was introduced in Lok Sabha in December 2019 and was passed. Key Features of the Bill The bill aims to convert deemed Sanskrit universities to central Sanskrit universities. They are Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, Rashtriya Sanskrit ..

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Union HRD Ministry forms N Gopalaswami Committee on Sanskrit Promotion

November 23, 2015

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has constituted a 13 member expert committee exclusively on Sanskrit in its attempt to revive interest in the ancient Indian classical language Sanskrit. The expert committee would be headed by former chief election commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami. He is currently, Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (RSV) in Tirupati, ..

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Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi named for Sahitya Akademi Award 2014

January 14, 2015

Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been conferred with prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit language. He was chosen for his work Kanakalochanaha- a collection of 16 short-stories based upon various social issues eroding the system. His book was selected by a three-member jury of the Sahitya Akademi. Mr Diwedi is Sanskrit teacher ..

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