Sanskrit revival

History

Sanskrit revival movements

Sanskrit literature movement

Global organisations

Modern Sanskrit universities in India

Sanskrit revival by states of India

Vedic and Sanskrit school education board

Andhra Pradesh

Assam and Northeast India

Bihar

Delhi

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Odisha

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Revival outside India

South Asia

• Bangladesh: Bangladesh Sanskrit and Pali Education Board. Sanskrit Departments of University of Dhaka,University of Rajshahi,University of Chittagong and afflicted colleges under National University
• Bhutan: Nalanda Buddhist Institute undertakes teaching of Sanskrit texts.
• Nepal: Nepal Sanskrit University was established in 1986 at Beljhundi in Dang district; several gompas also undertake teaching of Sanskrit texts at the primary and secondary school level. Rangjung Yeshe Institute also offers Sanskrit classes. See also List of Buddhist colleges and universities in Nepal.
• Sri Lanka: several institutes, including over a dozen universities, offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Sanskrit.

East and Southeast Asia

• Cambodia: After the fall of Angkor Empire in the 14th century, Buddhist monks started learning Sanskrit from early the 20th century, and academic teaching of Sanskrit in modern universities in Cambodia was recommenced in the 1980s at Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University and several public universities including Royal University of Fine Arts and the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Native Cambodian Indologists like Dr Ms. Kunthea Chhom, who has MA in Sanskrit from Magadh University in India and PhD in Sanskrit epigraphy from École pratique des hautes études in France, are trying to revive the study of Sanskrit among Cambodians.
• China: Beijing University offers Sanskrit courses.
• * Hong Kong: The Center of Buddhist Studies of University of Hong Kong offers Sanskrit courses.
• * Taiwan: National Taiwan University and Fo Guang University of Fo Guang Shan monastic Buddhist order also offer bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in Sanskrit.
• Indonesia: the Udayana University of Bali established a "Chairs of Indian studies" in 2013 which also offers a Sanskrit course in Denpasar with the help of the Indian government. Several educational institutions in Indonesia have also been teaching Sanskrit and Balinese Hinduism such as the State Hindu College of Tampung Penyang, the Gde Pudja Hindu State Institute in Mataram city, and many more. In 2019, the Bali TV has been conducting Sanskrit lessons for Hindu locals in Bali. Indonesian languages are heavily influenced by Sanskrit and have numerous Sanskrit loanwords, mottoes of institutes and ancient inscriptions.
• Japan: Kyoto University
• Laos: Buddhist studies such as Sanskrit and Pali are usually undertaken at Buddhist monasteries, such as Vientiane Sangha College and Champasak Sangha College.
• Malaysia: See also Sanskrit inscriptions in the Malay world and Sanskrit loanwords in Malay.
• Myanmar: Sanskrit is mandatory at the bachelor's and master's degree level in the State Pariyatti Sasana University, Mandalay and State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon.
• Philippines: See also list of Sanskrit loanwords in Tagalog.
• Singapore: Yale-NUS College of National University of Singapore and Yale University and Singapore University of Technology and Design offer Sanskrit studies, Global Indian International School has made NCERT-based Sanskrit a mandatory subject for 1,800 primary school students in Singapore, and Ramakrishna Mission at Bartley Road has been holding weekly Sanskrit classes for over 50 schoolchildren for over 40 years.
• South Korea: Dongguk University offers Buddhist studies including Pali and Sanskrit texts.
• Thailand: hosts the annual World Sanskrit Conference and several universities offer Sanskrit studies at bachelors, masters and higher degree level such as Silpakorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University and many more.
• Vietnam: under pressure from Buddhist monks, a Khmer Buddhist Studies Institute of Southern Vietnam was opened in 2007 on 12 ha land of Wat Sanvoar by the government in the Ô Môn District of Cần Thơ province to teach Sanskrit and Buddhist subjects in Khmer language at university level. There are three more Buddhist institutes, one each at Hanoi, Mỹ Sơn and Saigon, in the Vietnamese language. Cham Hindus, also called Balamon Chams, who mostly reside in Bình Thuận Province and Ninh Thuận Province, are practicing Hindus in Vietnam.

Africa

• South Africa: St James Preparatory Schools in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg offer Sanskrit classes.

Americas

• Brazil: University of São Paulo
• Canada: Concordia University, McGill University, McMaster University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto.
• Mexico: El Colegio de Mexico
• USA: as of 2007, there are about 36 universities which offer Sanskrit education including Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as independent study or toward foreign-language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Language program coordinated by Samskrita Bharati. The Hindu University of America offers several courses in written and spoken Samskritam as well as Sanskrit based courses on the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and other Sanskrit literature and works.

Arabia and Middle East

• Israel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University.
• Oman: Indian School

Europe

• Austria: University of Vienna offers Sanskrit courses.
• Belgium: Ghent University and Louvain University.
• Denmark: University of Copenhagen
• Finland: University of Helsinki
• France: University of Paris, University of Lyon, University of Lille, University of Provence, and École pratique des hautes études.
• Germany: as of 2015, there are 14 German universities teaching the Sanskrit language. Free University of Berlin, Bonn University, Freiburg University, University of Göttingen, Halle University, Hamburg University, Heidelberg University, Kiel University, Leipzig University, Mainz University, Marburg University, Munich University, University of Tübingen, and University of Würzburg. Shree Somnath Sanskrit University at Rajkot signed a MoU with 3 German universities, Heidelberg University, Würzburg University and Leipzig University, for student and academic exchange.
• Great Britain: In the UK there are four universities which teach Sanskrit including University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, Cambridge University, and London University. SOAS University of London too offers a bachelor's degree in Sanskrit. St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum.
• Italy: University of Bologna, University of Rome, University of Milan, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Venice, University of Bologna, University of Pisa, University of Naples, University of Cagliari, University of Florence, University of Palermo, and University of Turin.
• Netherlands: Groningen University, Leiden University, and Kern Institute. International Institute for Asian Studies.
• Norway: Oslo University.
• Poland: Warsaw University, Jagiellonian University, Adam Mickiewicz University, University of Wrocław, Catholic University of Lublin
• Portugal: University of Lisbon
• Russia: Moscow State University, Saint Petersburg State University
• Spain: University of Salamanca
• Sweden: Stockholm University, and Uppsala University.
• Switzerland: Lausanne University, Zurich University, University of Münster.
• Altindische Grammatik was written by Swiss Indologist Jacob Wackernagel.

Oceania

• Australia: Australian National University, La Trobe University, University of Queensland and University of Sydney offer Sanskrit courses. The revival of Sanskrit is also driven by the Australian Indian migrants. In Australia, the Sydney private boys' high school Sydney Grammar School offers Sanskrit from years 7 through to 12, including for the Higher School Certificate. The John Colet School in Sydney, an independent school, has been teaching Sanskrit for 37 years, alongside its sister school, Erasmus, in Melbourne.
• Fiji: Bharat Sevashram Sangha organises Sanskrit lessons for students across several cities. University of Fiji also has the "Department of Hindi Language and Culture".
• New Zealand: several universities teach Sanskrit including Massey University, University of Auckland, and University of Otago. Ficino School, Mt Eden in Auckland teaches Sanskrit to students to improve English.