24 Hours: Liberating Sanskrit

Increasingly Sanskrit has become a language appropriated by Hindutva forces, used for a political agenda. The Left on the other hand often emphasised Sanskrit's link with the liturgical tradition of Hinduism. Caught in the twisted politics of the subcontinent, the real debates on Sanskrit could never emerge unfettered. In 24 Hours, we try to go beyond the limited politics and dip in to the stunning world of a great classical language.