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FACILITATOR: Dr Sadananda Das
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Sanskrit is regarded as one of the most ancient and richest languages in the world. It is the treasure house of Wisdom. In order to understand ancient India, its literature, culture, traditions, philosophy, religions especially Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism and Indian spirituality, knowledge of Sanskrit is essential.
The six lectures that are organized here include the following topics:
1) a detailed Introduction to this language, its alphabets and pronunciation;
2) the relevance of Sanskrit studies in current time;
3) introduction to Vedic and classical Sanskrit literature;
4) Sanskrit as a divine and spiritual language, its beautiful poetry;
5) why should we learn Sanskrit and its beautiful literature; and
6) an introduction to Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam.
FACILITATOR
Dr Sadananda Das
Dr Sadanada Das after obtaining a traditional Shastri degree (B.A.) from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, received Masters and Ph. D. degrees from the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, University of Pune. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as a Junior Research fellow in Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts at Varanasi Branch. From 1997 to 2000 he worked as a Research Assistant and from 2000 till March 2005 as a Research Officer in Alice Boner Institute, Varanasi. He received the German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship and visited Tübingen University, Germany in connection with his research on the Atharvaveda in 1996.