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Ancient language, new teaching tools

BANGALORE: Interested in learning Sanskrit but don’t have the time to go to a class? Technology is at hand to help you.

Winnova World, which promotes educational consultancy, software, personality development and corporate training, will launch Prajna Vani, an online course in Sanskrit developed by M.K. Sridhar, Sanskrit lecturer, National College, Basavangudi.

Addressing presspersons, Prof. Sridhar said the audiovisual course is the first of its kind.

It is for the first time being offered in the audiovisual interactive medium through the Internet.

The course offers 30 lessons, each covering 45 contact hours, and will be offered to the public in the first week of January.

Rekha Janardhan, director, operations, said that a CD containing introduction to the Prajna Vani course would be released here on December 22.

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