Study Sanskrit online, get JNU degree | The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Students applying at JNU from this academic session can now study Sanskrit online and get their degrees from the university as a school coordination committee of the newly constituted School for Sanskrit and Indic Studies recently approved several courses, including BA in Sanskrit — online and offline. The committee has also approved More...

Meet Dhruvaa, India’s only Sanskrit band that combines the soul of classical music with fast-paced western beats | FirstPost
The young find them ‘cool’. The elderly, sanskari. The only Sanskrit band in India, Dhruvaa, rocks the stage. Notwithstanding their traditional Indian attire—dhoti, kurta and angvastram—their approach More...

‘Naga: The Eternal Yogi’ filmmakers on following the Kumbh Mela | The Hindu
When filmmakers and long-time school friends Krishna Agazzi and Filippo Gastaldi came together in 2016 to document Naga yogis during the build-up to Kumbh Mela, a mass pilgrimage that is inscribed in UNESCO’s More...

Ten-member team to inspect Ratna Bhandar of Puri temple | PTI
Ten people, including two experts of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), will be allowed to enter the Ratna Bhandar (storehouse of ornaments) of Shree Jagannath Temple to inspect its structural stability, a More...

To be sanyasi is greatest pride of life: Ramdev | ANI
Yoga guru Ramdev, on Monday, said the greatest pride of life is to be ‘sanyasi’ (celibate). While Acharya Balkrishna of Patanjali Yogpeeth said for a sanyasi to practice consistency in dedication More...

‘Serthi Sevai’ to Sri Namperumal and Sri Kamalavalli Naachiyar | The Hindu
A large number of devotees offered worship to Sri Namperumal and Sri Kamalavalli Naachiyar on the occasion of ‘Serthi Sevai’ at the Arulmigu Kamalvalli Nachiyar temple at Woraiyur here on Tuesday. Sri Namperumal More...

World-class tourist facilities at Konark temple in Odisha | IANS
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate a world-class tourist facilitation centre and an interpretation centre at Konark Sun Temple in Odisha on Utkal Divas on April 1, an official said More...

Aurangabad communal clashes: 125 held, normalcy restored, says police | The New Indian Express
AURANGABAD(BIHAR): Aurangabad DG (BMP) Gupteshwar Pandey on Wednesday said more than 125 people have been arrested following communal clashes that erupted in Bihar’s Aurangabad during Rama Navami celebrations More...

‘Will immolate self if temple is not built’ says BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti
AYODHYA: Senior VHP leader and former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti announced on Tuesday that he would immolate himself on next Ram Navami, in April next year, if the construction of Ram Mandir does not start More...

Plan To Smuggle Out Original Navabhasana Idol? Palani Idol Scam Is More Than What Meets The Eye | Swarajya
Renowned sthapathi M Muthiah has been arrested and locked up in Trichy Central Jail in the Palani idol scam, and the question that has emerged is will he be stripped of the Padmashri award he got in 1992. Muthiah More...