Assam government's nod to shut down madrasas, Sanskrit schools
India | December 15, 2020 9:40 ISTAll the madrassa institutions will be renamed by removing the word Madrassa to avoid any confusion in the area of higher studies.
All the madrassa institutions will be renamed by removing the word Madrassa to avoid any confusion in the area of higher studies.
A propagator of 'Madhwa' ideology and a great orator, Govindacharya had been conferred the Padma Shree in 2009.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Indian-Origin New Zealand MP Dr Gaurav Sharma, who created history by becoming the first parliamentarian of Indian origin in the south Pacific nation to take oath in Sanskrit.
Dr Gaurav Sharma, one of the youngest and newly-elected MPs in New Zealand, on Wednesday took oath in Sanskrit in the country's Parliament.
The Assam government will close down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it can't afford to teach religious scriptures with public funds, state Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
India-origin Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Suriname's newly-elected President, took oath in Sanskrit while holding Vedas in his hand during the inauguration ceremony on July 16. During the oath-taking ceremony, Santokhi repeated the Sanskrit verses chanted by the priest.
A Village in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is on its way to promote Sanskrit language. The Karamana people are moving towards one of the oldest languages again.
Announcing the decision, education minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said that it is not the government's job to teach religion, religious scriptures and Arabic and other languages for religious purposes.
Railway officials have decided to replace the Urdu language with Sanskrit on all signboards at platforms. The signboards which have names of railway stations written in Hindi, English, and Urdu will now be written in Hindi, English, and Sanskrit.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) students end their month-long protest, on Tuesday after Dr Feroz Khan resigned from Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan as assistant professor on Monday night. Khan, who was facing protests for his appointment as an assistant professor in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has joined Sanskrit department of Arts faculty in the University.
"I was sitting in a classroom when some students barged in and started abusing me in foul language. They asked me to stop supporting a Muslim's appointment to the faculty.
"The Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan department should not be tinkered with as the appointment of any non-Hindu is against the established norms and tradition of the department,"
A group of Banaras Hindu University students protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor at the Sanskrit literature department ended their 'dharna' on Friday.
Paresh Rawal says he is "stunned" by the protests against a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit faculty of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
The students of the Banaras Hindu University staged a protest against the appointment of Muslim professor in the literature department of the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan.
Vice president of the students' union Hamza Sufyan said: "The professor was appointed according to the UGC guidelines and discriminating him on the basis of religion reflects the mentality of the environment these students are exposed to."
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