Sanskrit Pathashalas

Essays

The Shattered Landscape of Sanskrit Pathashalas: P.V. Kane’s Lament

The Shattered Landscape of Sanskrit Pathashalas: P.V. Kane’s Lament

In the same 1946 speech, P.V. Kane paints a desolate picture of traditional Sanskrit Pathashalas, which had flourished unbroken since the dawn of the Indian civilisation. It makes for very depressing reading.