Sanskrit As Subject

The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.

Sita was "abducted" by Lord Rama, says a textbook of Class XII in Gujarat. As the blooper in the English version of Sanskrit subject came to light, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) today described it as a translation error and ordered an inquiry.

The lower committee of Uttarakhand Madrassa Education Board (UMEB) has given its nod to a proposal seeking inclusion of Sanskrit and Computer Science as optional subjects in madrassas all over the state from the next academic session.

The Centre on Friday stood by its decision on replacing German as third language with Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) but conceded before the Supreme Court that no exam would be conducted for the subject in the current session.

A girl student of Class XI moved the Delhi High Court questioning the action of Delhi government-run school of forcing her to take Sanskrit instead of English.     The High Court sought a response from NCT government and one of its schools for compelling the girl to take Sanskrit subject in Humanities stream instead of English.&...

The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.

Sita was "abducted" by Lord Rama, says a textbook of Class XII in Gujarat. As the blooper in the English version of Sanskrit subject came to light, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) today described it as a translation error and ordered an inquiry.

The lower committee of Uttarakhand Madrassa Education Board (UMEB) has given its nod to a proposal seeking inclusion of Sanskrit and Computer Science as optional subjects in madrassas all over the state from the next academic session.

The Centre on Friday stood by its decision on replacing German as third language with Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) but conceded before the Supreme Court that no exam would be conducted for the subject in the current session.

A girl student of Class XI moved the Delhi High Court questioning the action of Delhi government-run school of forcing her to take Sanskrit instead of English.     The High Court sought a response from NCT government and one of its schools for compelling the girl to take Sanskrit subject in Humanities stream instead of English.&...