Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Releases 55 Literary Works in Classical Indian LanguagesOn 6th Jan...

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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Releases 55 Literary Works in Classical Indian LanguagesOn 6th January 2026, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministry of Education (MoE), released 55 scholarly literary works in classical Indian languages at an event held in New Delhi, Delhi, to promote India’s linguistic heritage and inclusive access to classical knowledge.

  • This compilation includes literary works in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, and Tamil, along with an Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpretation of the Tirukkural.

About Literary Works: 
Publications: A total of 41 books were developed by the Centres of Excellence(CoE) for Classical Languages under the CIIL, Mysuru(Karnataka), an autonomous body under the MoE for research, promotion, and documentation of Indian languages.

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  • These works cover Classical Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Odia.
  • English and Hindi translations of ‘Madalapanji’ by JK Nayak and Surendra Panigrahi, the English translation of ‘Rudrasudhanidhi’ by Gangadhar Panda and Pramodini Panda, ‘Shilpa Shabdabali’ by Debi Prasanna Nanda, and ‘Charyapada’ by Santosh Kumar Mohapatra were also released.

Tamil Works: The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN), an autonomous institution under the MoE dedicated to classical Tamil language and literature, released 13 books and a Tirukkural Sign Language series.
Tirukkural Sign Language series: A 45-episode Sign Language interpretation series of the classical Tamil text Tirukkural, authored by Thiruvalluvar and containing couplets on ethics, governance, economy, and love, was launched to promote inclusive education and ensure access to classical wisdom for persons with hearing disabilities.

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