Course Offered: B.A (Honours) Sanskrit
Established in 1956, the Department of Sanskrit at LSR promotes the appreciation of this rich and scientific language, crucial to the understanding of several Indian cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. The thrust areas of the course are Vedic and Upanishadic lore, history of ancient Indian cultures, philosophy, Arthashastra and other areas of Indology.
The course places emphasis on specific aspects of India’s intellectual traditions which are relevant to contemporary discourses in diverse disciplines both in the humanities and sciences. Short modules on linguistics and philosophy of language, reasoning and ontology, aesthetics and Indian theatre, mathematics and Astronomy and Indian science have been introduced. The faculty approaches the study of Sanskrit not merely as a language but as a subject that sensitizes students to its role as a repository of Indian culture, ethical values and Vedic mathematics. Faculty members also encourage fluency in speaking the language. Students of the Sanskrit Department study epigraphy and archaeology and hence are eligible to pursue a Masters Degree in this field. Students of Sanskrit are in demand in museums, manuscript studies and fields related to archaeology. Other career options include teaching and translation work.
The learning of students is enriched in various ways through a number of educational activities conducted within and outside the Department. The department of Sanskrit has always been proactive and has invited eminent scholars to disseminate their knowledge and their expertise. Seminars on Vedic Mathematics, Kinship and Social Justice in Ancient Hindu Legal System, panel discussions and talks on Archaeology and Sanskrit are some of the popular and memorable ones. The Sanskrit Sambhashan Shivir from Lok Bhasha Prachar Samity is organized at regular intervals.
Sessions and Talks
With the beginning of session 2021–22, the Sanskrit Week (August 19–28 2021) was celebrated which consisted of the screening of a TEDx talk by a renowned Sanskrit scholar Dr. Sampadananda Mishra, on the topic “Is Sanskrit An Ancient Language Still Relevant?” on 25th August, 2021. In collaboration with IQAC, LSR, two prominent events were organized. An insightful talk on the topic “Indian Value System” was delivered by Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla (Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, JNU) on 18th November, 2021. A panel discussion by Dr. Ashutosh Dayal Mathur (Associate Professor, Sanskrit Department, St. Stephen’s College), Dr. Omnath Bimli (Professor, Sanskrit Department, Delhi University) and Dr. Ram Nath Jha (Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, JNU) was held on the topic “Indian Knowledge Tradition” on 7th December, 2021.
Annual Academic Meet
The Department of Sanskrit organised its Annual Academic Meet “Samskriti ’22”, on 8th and 9th April, 2022 in an online mode. On 8th April, a talk was organized with Dr. Girish Chandra Pant (Professor, Sanskrit Department, Jamia Millia Islamia University). On 9th April, two Inter–College Competitions, Speech Competition and Shloka Recitation Competition were held in which students from various colleges participated. These competitions were judged by Dr. Nisha Goyal (Associate Professor, Sanskrit Department, Kalindi College) and Dr. Shushma Choudhary (Professor, Sanskrit Department, Kamala Nehru College). In the Speech Competition, Ameya Jha, Umakant Joshi and Mitali Gambhir won first, second and third position respectively. In the Shloka Recitation Competition, Umakant Tiwari, Shamini and Vishwakriti Singh secured first, second and third position respectively. Shalini Pandey, Ashutosh Mishra and Chandan Raina were awarded consolation prizes. Muskan, Pushpraj Dwivedi and Shiva received certificates for their performance.
Association Highlights
In the session 2021–22, various intra-department competitions were held such as Shloka Recitation, Prose Reading and Sketching Competition. In the Prose Reading Competition, conducted on 19th February, 2022, Anushka Sharma (1st Year), Sudipa Bhattacharya (2nd Year) and Mitali Gambhir (2nd Year) won first, second and third position respectively. Vishwakriti Singh (2nd Year) was awarded a consolation prize and Anju Tiwari (3rd Year) and Saummya Samiksha (3rd Year) received certificates for their participation. In the Shloka Recitation Competition, conducted on 5th March, 2022, Shiva Kumari (1st Year), Vishwakriti Singh (2nd Year) and Deepika Bajpai (1st Year) secured first, second and third position respectively. The Sketching Competition was held on 22nd April, 2022 in offline mode, in which Rashi Shah, Mitali Gambhir and Prakriti Tyagi won first, second and third prizes respectively. Tanya Bhati was awarded a consolation prize. The department also participated in Environment Week, by decorating the allotted trees under the theme “Be Close to Mother Nature, Care For Better Future”.
| Name | Areas of interest |
| Dr. Pankaja Ghai Assistant Professor pankajaghai@lsr.edu.in | Dharmashastra and Kautilyarthashastra Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Vandana S. Bhan Assistant Professor (Teacher-in-charge) vandanasbhan@lsr.edu.in | Vyakaran and Kavyashastra Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Ajit Kumar Assistant Professor ajit_aryarana@yahoo.com | Grammar , Ayurved and Yoga Philosophy Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Sushila Kumari Assistant Professor sushilajnu@gmail.com | Indian Philosophy ( Nyaya Vaisheshika and Yog) , Indian Culture, Indian Aesthetics Publications and other works click here |
| Dr. Kamini Kumari Assistant Professor kimmijha@gmail.com | Sanskrit Grammar, Indian Philosophy(Samkhya-Yoga,Vedanta), Computational Linguistics, Indian Aesthetics & Poetics Publications and other works click here |
President – Chetna Dubey
Secretary – Pratha
Treasurer – Pranjali
The Sanskrit Department has been publishing its Annual Academic Journal ‘Tejas’ every year.
Tejas 2021-22
Tejas 2020-21
Samproshika 2019
Tejas 2018-19
Tejas 2017-18
Tejas 2016-17
