IIT Hyderabad launches certificate course in introductory Sanskrit for Rs 1000; check details

[ad_1] The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad is soon launching an introductory Sanskrit certificate course called Prathama-diksha. The course is being offered under the guidance of Central Sanskrit University (CSU). Interested candidates have to fill their details in a google form on the link — forms.gle/EZvquTY1VtdY7Rwh6. This certificate course, which will be conducted in […]

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IIT Roorkee researchers develop sentiment analysis method for Sanskrit texts

[ad_1] Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee have developed an efficient method for Sanskrit text sentiment analysis. The proposed technique has achieved 87.50 per cent accuracy for machine translation and 92.83 per cent accuracy for sentiment classification. These methods were not explored to its full potential because of the unavailability of sufficient labeled […]

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham launches certificate programme in Sanskrit

[ad_1] An online certificate programme in Sanskrit titled, ‘Saṃskṛtasaparyā’ has been launched by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at its Amritapuri Campus. The course will be delivered by Amrita School of Spiritual and Cultural Studies. Interested candidates can apply via the official link– amrita.edu/ahead/samskrtasaparya The six-week long course offers an opportunity to master speaking and writing skills […]

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Supreme Court dismisses plea to make Sanskrit national language

[ad_1] A Bench of Justices M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari declined to issue notice on the petition for the “sake of publicity” A Bench of Justices M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari declined to issue notice on the petition for the “sake of publicity” The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea to make […]

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Make Sanskrit compulsory from Class 1, RSS tells Gujarat govt

[ad_1] The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Gujarat has made a strong pitch for teaching Sanskrit compulsorily from Class 1, at a meeting with the state government, The Indian Express has learnt. According to sources, senior representatives of the Sangh and its affiliates met with Education Minister Jitu Vaghani, senior officials of the department and […]

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Just government grants too limiting, Sanskrit varsities open to offer varied courses

[ad_1] From hospitality studies to yoga, two years after Parliament cleared Bills elevating three higher educational institutions teaching Sanskrit to the level of central universities, an exercise has been launched to modernise Sanskrit education by expanding the basket of courses on offer. Sources involved in the process said most higher educational institutions offering conventional courses […]

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