Thai Princess to be conferred first ‘World Sanskrit Award’
November 20, 2016
New Delhi:Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand will be conferred the first ‘World Sanskrit Award’ tomorrow for her contribution towards promotion of the language.
The award will be presented by Vice President Hamid Ansari at a function to be attended Union Minister M J Akbar, among others.
The award, instituted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is presented to eminent Sanskrit scholars to recognise their outstanding contribution to the study/teaching /research in Sanskrit language and literature.
Sirindhorn is an educator and scholar of Sanskrit and Pali.
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