NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 19, 2016 (Hindustan Times): Premier engineering and scientific institutes run by the Centre, including the IITs, should have a Sanskrit cell to help students study ancient literature related to their fields, a panel set up by the education ministry has recommended. The panel also wants these institutes to let students opt for internship in Sanskrit institutions for credit during the course of their study.
“If financial support is provided to such students their talent could be utilized in unravelling the scientific knowledge hidden in Sanskrit literature through small but focused projects,” the panel headed by a retired IAS officer N. Gopalaswami has told the government.
The panel – that was tasked with coming up with a 10-year roadmap for developing the language – recommended introducing Sanskrit as an optional language in undergraduate programmes and integrating it with other subjects.