Petitions can’t be accepted in Sanskrit: HC

Last Updated: Monday, October 4, 2010, 20:29

A writ petition drafted and presented in Sanskrit cannot be adjudicated nor can arguments be advanced in the language, the Allahabad High Court ruled Monday.

Bihar gives grant to Madrasas, Sanskrit schools

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 22:06

Bihar government today decided to provide recognition and grant to 2459 madrasas for payment of salary to its teachers.

Girl forced to take Sanskrit moves Delhi HC

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 22:12

A girl student of Class XI today moved the Delhi High Court questioning the action of Delhi government-run school of forcing her to take Sanskrit instead of English.

CM sanctions 113 posts in Sanskrit colleges

Last Updated: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 17:44

To give more prominence to Sanskrit, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today sanctioned creation of 113 posts on government grant basis in 11 non-government Sanskrit institutions in the state.

Sanskrit scholar in race for top Oxford poetry post

Last Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010, 00:39

Vaughan Pilikian-Sanskrit scholar, is in race for the post of Professor of Poetry at Oxford varsity.

Village of Sanskrit pundits in Orissa

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:19

Sanskrit may have ceased to be spoken by people, but there is a remote village in this coastal district of Orissa where every home has a `pundit` of the ancient language.

Sanskrit University to celebrate 100 years of existence

Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2010, 23:19

An erstwhile Sanskrit college, which was started by a Christian teacher in 1909, will be celebrating its 100 years of existence from February 21.

Centenary celebrations of Sanskrit college to begin on Feb 21

Last Updated: Monday, February 8, 2010, 20:24

The three-day long centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, formerly Pavaratty Sahitya Deepika Sanskrit College, founded by late P T Kuriakose Master in 1909, would begin here on February 21.

84yr old Christian Sanskrit scholar continues wait for pension

Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 18:15

It has been a 24 year-long wait for 84-year-old P K Jose, a scholar and poet, who had dedicated his life to Sanskrit language and literature, to get his pension, but he has not yet given up hope.