New Delhi, May 5 -- Sanskrit is a "scientific" language and even NASA has acknowledged it as such - a claim that has often been made with little evidence in support," said Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday. She made the remark addressing the closing ceremony of a 10-day Sanskrit learning initiative in the capital.
"Even NASA scientists have written papers on Sanskrit and have confirmed that it is a scientific language. Coding can be done in Sanskrit.
"Sanskrit is the most computer-friendly language," she said. Her assertion was most likely based on a 1985 paper - and subsequent glorification of it with little follow-up - published in AI magazine.
The paper, titled Knowledge Representation in Sanskrit and Artificial Intelligence, was a...