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When a Timber Merchant, a Railway Employee and a Cop Became Sanskrit Examiners at Presidency College, Madras

Dravidian politics from the 1950s onwards undertook a series of measures to wipe out Sanskrit from Tamil Nadu. This episode narrates one such real life incident at Presidency College, Madras.

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Feb 26, 2024
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