Sanskrit Week: Tamil Nadu Schools Unhappy, Students Divided

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A circular by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) directing all schools to celebrate Sanskrit week in August by organising a range of Sanskrit based-programmes for students and teachers has touched a raw political nerve in Tamil Nadu. Many Dravidian parties in the state including a few allies of the BJP have demanded its withdrawal. For them Sanskrit is a Brahminical language and any form of its imposition is unacceptable. (Read more)

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