First time after partition, two universities of Pakistan’s Punjab have launched short courses in Sanskrit citing shared heritage and plan to teach Gita and Mahabharat in future.
The University of Punjab Lahore (public) and The Lahore University of Management Sciences (private) have launched a three-month course in this classical language.
The instructors are also banking on a significant archieval collection of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Punjab University for later research.
While the preparations started for the short duration courses last year, the year 2025 saw admissions to the first course.
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) was the first to start the basic levels I and II followed by the Punjab University Lahore, Prof Dr Ashok Kumar of Hindi Department Punjab University told PTI exclusively on Saturday.
The course offers basic know-how of the classical language. To have a grip of Sanskrit, a student needs to complete seven levels that would require at least​First time after partition, two universities of Pakistan’s Punjab have launched short courses in Sanskrit citing shared heritage and plan to teach Gita and Mahabharat in future.
The University of Punjab Lahore (public) and The Lahore University of Management Sciences (private) have launched a three-month course in this classical language.
The instructors are also banking on a significant archieval collection of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Punjab University for later research.
While the preparations started for the short duration courses last year, the year 2025 saw admissions to the first course.
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) was the first to start the basic levels I and II followed by the Punjab University Lahore, Prof Dr Ashok Kumar of Hindi Department Punjab University told PTI exclusively on Saturday.
The course offers basic know-how of the classical language. To have a grip of Sanskrit, a student needs to complete seven levels that would require at least ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
