Western scholars and Indologists fail to grasp the essence of Hindu philosophy and history because despite their best attempts, words in Sanskrit are often non-translatable and meanings depend heavily upon context. Given their narrow-minded approach, while also accounting for personal biases, even the nearest translation in another language subverts the essence of the original text.
This essay investigates how the legitimacy of a language supports or facilitates symbolic violence and self-censorship among minority languages, as well as how language laws and practices legitimise languages and how they affect diverse social groups. It also considers what may be done to keep linguistic ideology as a multifaceted phenomenon.
One of Pandit Narendra Sharma’s last poetical works showcasing the prowess of the Śuddha Hindi language.
Unlike what the Left would have you believe, the sources of its language were not from the time when India was fighting for freedom against British imperialism.
The sheer depth and fecundity of Sanskrit makes it a peerless language which deserves much exploration.
The multi-tier colonial legacy which India has inherited through language has been increasingly tough to dismantle.
The mantric power of Sanskrit has the capacity to not only help create love and harmony but also uplift and enlighten our being
Notions of morality communicated through stories is a much more effective way of embedding values in a society as opposed to codifying them as commandments or laws.
Sanskrit poets took great joy in playing around with its alphabets, verses, rhymes: incorporated them in visual patterns,all for the purpose of celebrating the Sanskrit language.