Five Centres of Excellence for classical languages approved
The Ministry of Education has approved five Centres of Excellence for studies in Classical Assamese, Classical Bengali, Classical Marathi, Classical Pali and Classical Prakrit.
The approval came through an office memorandum issued by the Department of Higher Education on October 1. Officials announced the decision on October 3.
The centres will be set up at five institutions. Tezpur University in Assam will host the Classical Assamese centre. Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal will host Classical Bengali.
The Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune will host Classical Marathi. The Central University of Odisha will host Classical Pali. The Central University of Gujarat will host Classical Prakrit.
The centres will strengthen academic research, digitisation, preservation and dissemination of the heritage of these languages. They will provide dedicated institutional platforms for scholarly work and academic engagement.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi welcomed the Pali centre at the Central University of Odisha. He called it a proud moment for Odisha and a step towards preserving India’s linguistic heritage.
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