Swami Vedarthananda (Binod Maharaj)

Assistant Professor,
Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy
Prajna Bhavan, School of Indian Heritage, Room No. – 204
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
P.O.Belur Math- 711202, West Bengal, India.
Contact No: (033) 2654-9999
Email:
http://rkmvu.academia.edu/SwamiVedarthananda

Academic Qualification:

  • Ph.D. (2020): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal.
  • M.Phil (2018): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal.
  • UGC-NET for eligibility for Lectureship (December 2016): General Sanskrit (Code- 25)
  • M.A. in Advaita Vedanta (2016): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal.
  • B.A. Hons. in Sanskrit (2014): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal.

Thesis and Dissertations:

    1. Ph.D. Thesis (2020) :
      “ईशतैत्तिरीयोपनिषदोः शङ्करसायणभाष्ययोः समीक्षात्मकमध्ययनम्” (A Critical Study of the Commentaries of Śaṅkara and Sāyaṇa on Īśa and Taittirīya Upaniṣads), prepared under the guidance of his Acharya, Shri Dr. Nagaraja Bhat.
    2. M.Phil. Dissertation (2018):
      “शुद्धशाङ्करवादस्य मुख्यसिद्धान्तयोर्विश्लेषणम्” (An Analysis of the Two Main Conclusions of the Śuddhaśāṅkaravāda), prepared under the guidance of his Acharya, Shri Dr. Nagaraja Bhat.

Seminars and Workshops:

  • Paper presented in the Two Day National Seminar on Revisiting Indic Thought and Knowledge Systems: Historical Perspectives, held from 9th to 10th November 2019, organized by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.
    Title of the paper was: “Triumvirate of Advaita Commentators: Why Their Differences in Methodology Matter.”
  • Paper presented in the Conference on Oneness, organized by Indic Academy’s Inter-Gurukula University Centre in collaboration with Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth at Veliyanad, Kochi, from 15th to 17th October 2019.
    Title of the paper was: “सायणाचार्याणाम् मायावादस्य शाङ्करमतेन साम्यवैषम्यमीमांसा” (Sāyaṇācāryāṇām māyāvādasya śāṅkaramatena sāmyavaiṣamyamīmāṃsā).
  • Paper presented in the Three Day National Seminar on Sanskrit, held from 29th to 31st January 2018 at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.
    Title of the paper was: “उपनिषद्वाङ्मये जीवचिन्तनम्” (Upaniṣadvāṅmaye jīvacintanam).
  • Took part in the Workshop on Manuscriptology, held from 21st November to 6th December 2016 at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.
  • Took part in the Two Day National Seminar on Asiddhatva and Atidesa in Paniniya Vyakarana, held during 24-25 October 2016 at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.
  • Took part in the Workshop on Research Methodology for Indological Studies, held from 19th to 26th September 2016 at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata.
  • Paper presented in the National Seminar on Vedanta, held from 18th to 19th August 2015 at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.
    Title of the paper was: “तत्त्वमसिवाक्यार्थविचारे पूर्वाचार्यसरणिम् प्रति कश्चन पूर्वपक्षः” (Tattvamasivākyārthavicāre pūrvācāryasaraṇim prati kaścana pūrvapakṣaḥ).

Publication (Books/ Articles/ Journals and Magazines):

  • Article titled “Adhyaropapavadau” (अध्यारोपापवादौ) was published in the International Journal of Sanskrit Research [ISSN: 2394-7519, Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.12]
    Reference: International Journal of Sanskrit Research 2018; 4(4): 137-144.
    Published URL: http://www.anantaajournal.com/archives/2018/vol4issue4/PartC/4-4-3-642.pdf
  • Article titled “Discerning the Latest School of Advaita Vedanta” was published in the JETIR (ISSN: 2349-5162)
    Reference: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research 2018; 5(9): 168-171.
    Published URL : http://www.jetir.org/view?paper=JETIR1809521
    Link to the UGC website where the Journal’s name appears: https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/subjectwisejurnallist.aspx?tid=Sm91cm5hbCBvZiBFbWVyZ2luZyBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMgYW5kIElubm92YXRpdmUgUmVzZWFyY2g=&&did=Q3VycmVudCBUaXRsZXM
  • Article titled “Adhyāsabhāṣyārambhagranthamadhi Bhāmatīsugamayor vyākhyānavaiśiṣṭyam” (अध्यासभाष्यारम्भग्रन्थमधि भामतीसुगमयोर्व्याख्यानवैशिष्ट्यम्) was published in the International Journal of Sanskrit Research [ISSN: 2394-7519, Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.12]
    Reference: International Journal of Sanskrit Research 2018; 4(6): 123-133.
    Published URL: http://www.anantaajournal.com/archives/2018/vol4issue6/PartC/4-6-1-675.pdf
  • Article titled “Advaitinām Anātmopādānavivāde Śuddhaśāṅkaranayaḥ” (अद्वैतिनाम् अनात्मोपादानविवादे शुद्धशाङ्करनयः) was published in the Prajñālokaḥ [ISSN: 2320-5911]
    Reference: Prajñālokaḥ ( ISSN: 2320-5911) 2018; Vol. 6 : 19-31.
  • Article titled “Śāṅkarasāyaṇabhāṣyadiśā Bhārgavī Vāruṇī Vidyā” (शाङ्करसायणभाष्यदिशा भार्गवी वारुणी विद्या) was published in the International Journal of Sanskrit Research [ISSN: 2394-7519, Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.12]
    Reference: International Journal of Sanskrit Research 2019; 5(5): 214-223.
    Published URL: http://www.anantaajournal.com/archives/2019/vol5issue5/PartD/5-5-12-559.pdf

Experience:

    • Teaching:
      • Assistant Professor of Sanskrit, Dept. of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal. (1st December 2017 – till date)
      • Vice Principal, Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Veda Vidyalaya, Belur Math, West Bengal. (2017)
      • Guest Ācārya at the Probationer’s Training Centre, Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, West Bengal. (2018-2019)
    • Others:
      • Hostel Superintendent, Ramakrishnananda Bhavan (for the male students of MA (Integrated) in Sanskrit programme), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, West Bengal.

Skills:

Languages Known: Malayalam, Bengali, Sanskrit, English, Hindi.

Areas of Academic Interest:

Language, Philosophy and Religion.

Research Supervision:

  • Currently guiding Shri Shubhadip Pal (ID.: B1950015) in his dissertation on “श्रीसायणाचार्यकृतस्य वेदभाष्यग्रन्थस्य व्याप्त्युपलब्ध्योर्निर्णयः” (Determining the Extent and Availability of the Vedic Commentaries by Shri Sayanacharya) to be submitted for the degree of M.Phil., as part of PhD (Integrated) in Sanskrit programme.