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Decolonizing Language

How colonialism froze the evolution of North Indian vernaculars by installing FATE languages (Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, English) as prestige languages — and what it would take to let them grow again.

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Does India Have a National Language?

The national language question as a civilizational problem, not a policy one — why Nehru's Hindi gambit failed, what the absence of a unifying language costs India, and what Sanskrit's role should be.

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Sanskṛta vs. FATE Languages

The battle between Saṃskṛta and FATE languages (Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, English) for the cognitive and expressive inheritance of India: why language is not a neutral medium but the primary site of civilizational contestation.

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A Practical Sanskrit Introductory

Beginner-oriented introduction to Sanskrit language and basic grammar.

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Sanskrit Grammar

Reference-style overview of Sanskrit grammar, inflection, and syntax.

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Amarakośaḥ Devanāgarī

Devanagari text of the Amarakosha for direct study of the classical Sanskrit lexicon.

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Amarakosha English Translation

English translation of the Amarakosha, the classical Sanskrit lexicon arranged by semantic groupings.

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Illustrated Amarakosha in 4 Languages

Multilingual and illustrated presentation of the Amarakosha for comparative and pedagogical use.

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The Knowledge Structure in the Amarakosha

Study of how the Amarakosha encodes categories, semantic relations, and systems of knowledge.

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Vākyapadīya

Foundational work of Bhartrhari on language, meaning, cognition, and the philosophy of linguistic unity.

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A Scheme for Knowledge Representation in Samskritam

Paper exploring Sanskrit-based formal knowledge representation and semantic structuring.

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Introduction to Sanskrit Shabdamitra

Introductory Sanskrit learning aid focused on vocabulary, forms, and basic usage.

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