New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, is making its way back to Pakistan classrooms for the first time since partition in 1947.

According to a report by The Tribune, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) launched a four-credit course in the classical language after a three-month weekend workshop received strong interest from students and scholars.

As part of the Sanskrit course, Pakistani students will also be exposed to the Urdu rendition of "Hai katha sangram ki", the iconic theme from the Mahabharat television series, The Tribune report said.

Pakistan has one of the richest, yet most neglected, Sanskrit archives at the Punjab University library, said Dr Ali Usman Qasmi, Director of the Gurmani Centre...