<div>Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Vancouver, Canada, today. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>More than 500 scholars and delegates from over 40 countries are participating in the five-day event. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>They will present papers on various subjects. An official release said, there will be a special panel discussion on over a dozen topics like – History and Education of Women in Vedic Literature, Sanskrit Buddhist Manus, introducing Bhagavata Purana Commentaries and research on the Gargiyajyotisa. </div>''<div></div>''<div>The Ministry said, the purpose of this conference is to promote, preserve and practice the Sanskrit language all over the world by the people. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The World Sanskrit Conference is being held in various countries across the globe once in every three years and so far it has been held thrice in India. <br />''</div>