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The passage of Sanskrit Universities Bill 2019 in the Rajya Sabha would lead to the conversion of three Sanskrit universities to deemed-to-be universities

Himanta Biswa Sarma, education minister of Assam, said that the state has decided to close down state-run Madrasas and Sanskrit tols or centres of learning. Watch MyNation’s SimplifiedBy to understand the intent of the order.
 

After 23 years, the 6th mega consecration ceremony also known as Kumbabishekam took place today at the Brihadeeswarar Temple or the Big Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The last event held in 1997 was delayed by a day as a massive fire engulfed the yagasalai leading to the death of 40 people in a stampede. The rituals were carried out both in Tamil and Sanskrit, after the court ordered to hold rituals and pujas in accordance with the agama principles. A team of Odhuvars recited the Thevaram, Thiruvasagam, Thirumurai and other hymns in Tamil during the consecration. Let’s find out more about the rich history of this famous Hindu temple in this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer.

Uttarakhand is all set to retire Urdu signboards at its railway stations and pave way for Sanskrit. 

Students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) staged protests over the appointment of Muslim professor, Firoze Khan, as Sanskrit professor. The BJP has condemned the protests and extended support to the Muslim professor. 

In this episode of Culture 'Shauk',  we take a look at why scientists believe that Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer based communications.

The BJP released the first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections on October 21. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will contest from the Nagpur South West constituency while BJP Maharashtra chief Chandrakant Patil will contest from Kothrud and Pankaja Munde to contest from Parli. Centre's Niti Aayog has released the 'School Education Quality Index' (SEQI) report. The report revealed that among 20 large states, Kerala is rated the best performer with a score of 76.6% in school education. Catch the top stories of the country on MyNation in 100 seconds.

This protest staged by the DMK came after the ancient Indian literature and philosophy book Bhagavad Gita was introduced in the curriculum by the Anna University. Speaking to MyNation, BJP spokesperson, Ashwini Upadhyay said that people from Tamil Nadu are following Sanathana dharma, but it is their leaders who are manipulating Tamilians in the state.

Shree Narayan Sanskritik Chetna Nyas and Shri Chitragupt Sabha Trust have launched a unique project on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami to provide lunch at Re 1 at Sector 55. Lunch will be served from 12:30 pm to 2 pm, from Monday to Saturday.
 

While 27 MPs from Karnataka took oath in Kannada, Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde took oath in Sanskrit.

Madurai in Tamil Nadu, saw protests demanding that the Tamil Thai statue be carved out of stone instead of marble. A petition was submitted to the district collector

A cab driver in Bengaluru was recorded speaking in Sanskrit fluently. It is a rare to find someone speaking the language of ancient India.