Bollywood baby names often spark curiosity, with fans paying close attention to what celebrities name their children. From ...

Giving a name to the baby can be the first gift in its life that comes from its parents. People often prefer names that are ...

All languages were initially spoken; writing came much later. As a language, Sanskrit flows freely. It doesn’t like stops. Hence, words tend to combine with each other and merge. Svagatam does mean ...

The Oxford University Press (OUP) on Friday announced the launch of a trilingual Sanskrit-Hindi-English dictionary to make the Sanskrit language accessible to learners across the globe. This aligns ...

There’s a word in Sanskrit — vrata — that means a vow, a devotion to a goal, a resolve to fulfill a purpose. As most Hindu students at Stanford would know, vrata is an important part of the Hindu ...

What does it take to concise an ancient language into a modern dictionary? Wknd sits down with Shashi Bala, who is heading a unique effort. Shashi Bala, 65, has been steeped in Sanskrit for decades, ...