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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XI
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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XI

Vishal Agarwal- January 9, 2019

In addition to Sanskrit and Tamil, many other Indian as well as non-Indian languages were used for composing Hindu scriptures. For e.g., we have a ... Read More

Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- X
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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- X

Vishal Agarwal- January 3, 2019

Hindu tradition states that the rules of Sanskrit as well as Tamil grammar were both formulated by Lord Shiva, and the latter were subsequently written ... Read More

Indic Language Families and Indo-European – 2
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Indic Language Families and Indo-European – 2

Subhash Kak- February 6, 2018

The Indian civilization was created by the speakers of many languages but the language of the earliest surviving literary expression was Vedic Sanskrit, that is ... Read More

Indic Language Families and Indo-European – 1
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Indic Language Families and Indo-European – 1

Subhash Kak- February 1, 2018

The whole edifice of historical linguistics related to the Indo-European family is based on the assumption that Hittite around 2000 BC is the earliest member ... Read More

In honor of Tamil
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In honor of Tamil

IndiaFacts Staff- June 6, 2015

Eleven years ago this day, the status of ‘classical language’ was granted to Tamil. Read More