Podcasts on Sanskrit Language

Have started a podcast series with excerpts from my upcoming book - "Our Mother Tongue: 108 facts about Sanskrit". Please visit my podcast website for details. These podcasts have been uploaded and are available on all standard platforms: iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Google Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, Breaker, TuneIn, Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Radio Public and Hubhopper. (It … Continue reading Podcasts on Sanskrit Language

Fact 14 – Sanskrit alphabet is scientifically arranged

03/10/202003/10/2020 Paramu Kurumathur Facts about Sanskrit 108 facts, about Sanskrit, Alphabet, alveolar, aspirated, consonant, devanagari, fricatives, guttural, labial, lingual, Mother Tongue, mute, our mother tongue, palatal, retroflex, Sanskrit Language, semi-vowel, sibilants, sonant, surd, Upcoming book, Vedic Sanskrit, velar, visarga, vocalic, voiced, voiceless, vowel

Some selected parts of “Fact 14 – Sanskrit alphabet is scientifically arranged”, excerpt from my upcoming book, “Our Mother Tongue: 108 Facts about Sanskrit”, have been uploaded into this page "Sanskrit Alphabet." This page replaces the old "Alphabet" page.

Fact 38 – Yāska was the greatest etymologist of our Mother Tongue

26/09/202030/09/2020 Paramu Kurumathur Facts about Sanskrit 108 facts, about Sanskrit, anaptyxis, assimilation, Durga, etymology, Greatness of Sanskrit, haplology, History, History of Sanskrit, Indo-European, metathesis, Mother Tongue, Nirukta, our mother tongue, Revival of Sanskrit, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Language, Sanskrit Literature, syncope, Upcoming book, Vedas, Vedic Sanskrit, Yāska

This excerpt is also available on YouTube. Click here. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their meanings. Nirukta is the word used in Sanskrit to refer to one of the ancillary sciences connected to the Vedas, which covers etymology, and studies the interpretation of the words in the Vedas. The most … Continue reading Fact 38 – Yāska was the greatest etymologist of our Mother Tongue

The Five Values (and the Ten Principles) of Writing as Enjoyment

04/09/2020 Paramu Kurumathur Uncategorized

In my experience as a writer, I have come to believe in the following values and principles as paramount in ‘writing as enjoyment’. [Please go to my author website to read the detailed article.] Values Writing the book over publishing the book Enjoying the writing over enjoying the end product Starting the writing over planning … Continue reading The Five Values (and the Ten Principles) of Writing as Enjoyment

Fact 26 – There is an amazing amount of literature in Sanskrit

27/08/202028/09/2020 Paramu Kurumathur Facts about Sanskrit 108 facts, about Sanskrit, Greatness of Sanskrit, History, History of Sanskrit, Indo-European, Mother Tongue, our mother tongue, Revival of Sanskrit, Sanskrit Language, Sanskrit Literature, Upcoming book, Vedas, Vedic Sanskrit

This excerpt is also available on YouTube. Click here. Thomas Macaulay, who played a major role in the introduction of English and western concepts to education in India, in his ‘Minute on Indian Education’ of February 1835, said ‘I have no knowledge of either Sanskrit or Arabic. But I have done what I could to … Continue reading Fact 26 – There is an amazing amount of literature in Sanskrit

Fact 1 – Sanskrit is 6000 years old or older (excerpt from the upcoming book “Our Mother Tongue: 108 Facts about Sanskrit”)

09/08/202025/08/2020 Paramu Kurumathur Facts about Sanskrit 108 facts, about Sanskrit, Greatness of Sanskrit, History, History of Sanskrit, Indo-European, Mother Tongue, our mother tongue, Revival of Sanskrit, Sanskrit Language, Upcoming book, Vedas, Vedic Sanskrit

This excerpt is also available on YouTube. Click here. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, in his book “The Orion, or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas”, has shown, based on internal evidence (using astronomical references) of the Vedas, that the R̥g Veda and some of the portions of the Yajur Vedic Samhitas are at least 6000 years … Continue reading Fact 1 – Sanskrit is 6000 years old or older (excerpt from the upcoming book “Our Mother Tongue: 108 Facts about Sanskrit”)

Sanskrit – 108 Facts about Our Mother Tongue

04/07/202027/11/2021 Paramu Kurumathur Facts about Sanskrit 108 facts, about Sanskrit, abugida, Analysis, Appreciation, Close Reading, Euphonics, Greatness of Sanskrit, History of Sanskrit, Indo-European, Indus Valley script, Kalidasa, Mother Tongue, our mother tongue, Panini, Pratishakhya, Revival of Sanskrit, Roots, Sandhi, Sanskrit Language, Semantics, Syntax, Upcoming book, Vedic Sanskrit

Have completed writing a book called "Sanskrit: 108 Facts about Our Mother Tongue". Have added some sections of the book as posts in this website. A synopsis of the book (also available here. Also on YouTube here) Sanskrit: 108 Facts about Our Mother Tongue There is a great revival of interest in the Sanskrit language. … Continue reading Sanskrit – 108 Facts about Our Mother Tongue

The First Aryan launched

25/09/201925/09/2019 Paramu Kurumathur Uncategorized

My book, The First Aryan, was launched on September 21st, 2019. Please visit my author website, paramukurumathur.com for details.

The First Aryan

11/07/201911/07/2019 Paramu Kurumathur Vedas

My debut novel, The First Aryan, has been announced by Penguin It is a murder mystery set in the Vedic times, based on the hymn RV 10.86

New page on conjugational forms of some common verbs added

26/04/201926/04/2019 Paramu Kurumathur Lessons

New page on conjugational forms of some common verbs add. See here See menu to access this.

our sanskrit

About Ancient India and the Sanskrit Language (with Sanskrit Lessons)