For the first time in the history, a westerner receives an award at Sanskrit Faculty, Benares Hindu University. Bhakta Demian was a Christian monk when he joined ISKCON in Brazil and after studying philosophy, classical literature and linguistics at university, he set for India to study Sanskrit. He was the first westener ever admitted at Sanskrit Faculty, B.H.U., where the traditional way of learning is still prevalent and the medium of instruction is spoken Sanskrit. Read more