{"id":132,"date":"2026-02-17T10:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/lang\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-03-04T05:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:34:45","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-hons-in-sanskrit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/lang\/bachelor-of-arts-hons-in-sanskrit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sanskrit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193e3d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"193e3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca6049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca6049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sanskrit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb52aa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb52aa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b7fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b7fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"801\">The Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Sanskrit is an advanced academic programme designed to provide in-depth knowledge of Sanskrit language, literature, philosophy, and Vedic studies. 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