Nepal, May 6 -- Nepal is currently witnessing a quiet shift in the linguistic medium of education as the Sanskrit language re-emerges from decades of institutional exile. Enrollment numbers at Nepal Sanskrit University and various gurukuls across the nation are surging in a manner that defies earlier predictions that the ancient language will eventually wither. The demand for seats at Sanskrit-medium institutions now frequently exceeds available quotas. Some might trivialise this phenomenon as a nostalgic return to antiquity. But the trend actually represents a complex intersection of economic necessity, spiritual yearning and shifting political tides in South Asia. The rise in student numbers is encouraging. Now, the nation needs to crit...