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When you see Russia get into existential war over Ukraine, or Israel bomb Syria or India battle with Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is not because of some whim. It has a historical and geographical context. That is critical to understand for analyzing geopolitics.
Why Sanskrit is the most scientific language, a talk by Dr. Sampananda Mishra. Sanskrit (संस्कृत) literally means something that is organised. One of the oldest languages of the humankind, the science and power of sanskrit is such that according to researchers at NASA, Sanskrit is the finest language to be used and considered fit for complex fields like Artificial Intelligence where computers can be literally designed in such a way that they can think for themselves and not have to be completely dependent on human commands.
Known as ‘the mother of all languages,’ Sanskrit is the dominant classical language of the Indian subcontinent and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand. As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.
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