The Ministry of Education has approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence for studies in Classical Assamese, Classical Bengali, Classical Marathi, Classical Pali, and Classical Prakrit. The centres aim to strengthen academic research, digitisation, preservation, and dissemination of the heritage of these classical languages.
- Classical Assamese: Tezpur University, Assam
- Classical Bengali: Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal
- Classical Marathi: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed to be a University), Pune, Maharashtra
- Classical Pali: Central University of Odisha, Sunabeda, Odisha
- Classical Prakrit: Central University of Gujarat, Kundhela, Vadodara, Gujarat “This Centre will further strengthen Odisha’s contribution to preserving India’s civilisational knowledge and linguistic heritage. My congratulations to the Central University of Odisha and everyone associated with this important initiative,” the chief minister said.
