‘Sanskrit ours too’: Pak varsity launches course; Mahabharat, Gita on the cards

In a historic move, Pakistan’s Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced a Sanskrit course, marking a significant first since partition. The curriculum includes Hindu epics like the Mahabharata and Gita. Academics emphasize Sanskrit’s regional unifying role and aim to foster local scholarship on ancient texts, previously dominated by foreign researchers.