General Information
- Name: Swami Japasiddhananda
- Designation: Assistant Professor (Co-ordinator) of the Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy
- Date of joining the present institution: 26 Dec 2013
- Area of Specialization: Pāṇini’s grammar, Advaita-vedānta
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- Home Page: https://sanskrit.rkmvu.ac.in/swami-japasiddhananda/
- Academia Profile : https://rkmvu.academia.edu/JapasiddhanandaSwami
Postal Address:
Swami Japasiddhananda
Head, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy,
Room: IH-310, School Of Indian Heritage,
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and –
Research Institute (RKMVERI), PO Belur Math,
Dist Howrah – 711202, West Bengal, India
Phone: (033) 26549999
Permanent Address:
Swami Japasiddhananda
Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, PO Belur Math,
Dist. Howrah 711202,
West Bengal, India
Phone: (033) 26545700
Academic Profile
| Course | Board/University | Year of passing | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary | Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, Karnataka | 1992 | First Language Sanskrit, Second Language English, Third Language Kannada, Core Subjects: Mathermatics, Science, Social Studies |
| Pre-University Exmination | Education Department, Government of Karnataka | 1994 | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Electronics, Sanskrit, English. |
| Sahitya | Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, Karnataka | 1995 | Vyākaraṇa, Tarka, Padya, Gadya, Campū Nāṭaka, Nāṭakalakṣaṇa, Alaṅkāra |
| B.A. | Karnataka State Open University, Mysore | 2000 | English (Major), Philosophy (Major), Sanskrit, History |
| M.A. | Karnataka State Open University, Mysore | 2012 | Vyākaraṇa, Tarka, Padya, Gadya, Nāṭaka, Alaṅkāra, Veda, Upaniṣad, Gītā, Vaidika-śāstretihāsa, Arthaśāstra, Smṛti, Bhāṣāśāstra |
| Ph.D (in Sanskrit Grammar) | Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal | 2023 | Title of the doctoral dissertation: Vākyapadīyoktā Jñānamātrasya Śabdānugatatā – Ekā Samīkṣā “Linguistic Association of All Knowledge As postulated in Vākyapadīyam – A Critical Study” |
Teaching Experience
- Currently (from 2015 May – till date): Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) (deemed University), Belur Math, West Bengal (Subjects taught: Vyākaraṇa, Advaita-vedānta, recital of Vedic hymns and Upanishads as also the commentary of Sāyaṇa for selceted Vedic hymns, and basics of Sāhitya)
- 2022 August – till date – Guest Ācārya at the Probationer’s Training Centre, Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math. (Subject taught: Śrīmadbhagavadgītā with insights from the commentaries of Ācāryas like Śrī Śaṅkara, Śrī Rāmānuja, and Śrī Madhva)
- 2016-2017 – Guest Ācārya at the Probationer’s Training Centre, Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math. (Subject taught: Pañcadaśī)
- 2013 Dec – 2015 May: Monastic Faculty in the capacity of Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit Studies, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (deemed University), Belur Math (Subjects taught: Vyākaraṇa, Vedānta, basics of Nyāya, and Sāhitya, and Ṛg-vedic Sūktas)
- 2011 June – 2013 Oct: Teacher, and assistant hostel superintendent, Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Veda Vidyalaya, Belur Math. (Subjects taught: Vyakarana, Sahitya, Communicative English, and traditional recital of Amarakosha and Ashtadhyayi)
- 2002, 2005-2008: Pre-probationer monastic teacher to the pre-probationers at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Belgaum, Karnataka. (Subjects taught: Basic Sanskrit Grammar, Śrīmadbhagavadgītā with the commentaries of Śrīśaṅkara, Śrīrāmānuja and the gloss of Śrīdhara, and traditional recital of Vedic hymns, Upanishads, Gita, etc.)
- 1996 August – 2000 December: Pre-probationer monastic teacher to the pre-probationers at Sri Ramakrishna Sharadashrama, Kodagu District, Karnataka, for the courses conducted by the Sura-Sarasvatī-Sabhā, Sringeri at the levels: Prathamā, Dvitīyā, Tṛtīyā, and Turīyā
- 1996 August – 2000 December: Pre-probationer monastic teacher to the pre-probationers at Sri Ramakrishna Sharadashrama, Kodagu District, Karnataka. (Subjects taught: Basic Sanskrit Grammar, Vedic Chanting, and recital of Upanishads, hymns like Śrīlalitāsahasranāma, etc.)
Additional Positions Held
- Coordinator, Vivekananda Centre for Veda-Vedanta, Yoga Study, and Research, RKMVERI (Vivekananda Veda-vedanta-Yoga-Adhyayana-Samshodhana-Alayam, acronymed as Viveka-Vyasa) – from 1 April 2023 till date
- Member, Managing Committee, RKMVERI – from 09 October 2021 till date
- Member, Academic Council, RKMVERI – from 02 June 2020 till date
- Member, Library Committe, RKMVERI, Belur Campus – from 1 April 2023 till date
Publications: Books, Articles etc.
- Joint Editor – Saṃskṛti-sudhā, a Sanskrit biannual journal, published by Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math
- Books – Śrīdharaṭīkā of Bhagavadgītā, translated to Kannada, published by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, Karnataka, 2010
| Sl. | Research Papers, Articles etc. | Published in | Year of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sthānivat-sūtre Analvidhipadaṃ – Prācāṃ Navīnānāṃ Ca Naye (Paper in Sanskrit) | Saṃskṛtacintanam, 2022 published by Ramakrishna Mission Sikshanamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal ISSN 2393-8641 | December 2022 |
| 02 | Sthānivat-sūtre Matabheda-nirūpaṇam (Paper in Sanskrit) | Vishva-Samskritam, a peer-reviewed quarterly, research journal of Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur-146021, Punjab ISSN: 0975-4474 | March 2022 |
| 03 | Peace Package for Pilgrims (on the inward spiritual journey) | Thai Prajñā, the annual international research journal of the Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. ISSN: 1686- 9354 | 2021 |
| 04 | Sthānivallakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi (Paper in Sanskrit) | Svādhyāya, referred and blind ‘peer-reviewed’ annual multilingual research journal of the Oriental Institute, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. Issue No. 58 ISSN: 2250-0391 | 2021 |
| 05 | Sthānivatsūtraṃ Kīdṛk śāstram (Paper in Sanskrit) | Suraj Punj Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (e-journal) Volume-11, Issue-2, February 2021, Page No: 96-102, ISSN: 2394-2886 Ugc Approved Journal S.No: 64786 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NVHPpIIViesO2LBRyGqrDmbQE3zNUPb/view | 2021 |
| 06 | Darśanasthāne Sthānivatsūtram (Paper in Sanskrit) | International Journal of Sanskrit Research, 2020, Vol. 6, Issue 6, Part A [ISSN Number: 2394-7519] [Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.12] https://www.anantaajournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=6&issue=6&part=A | 2020 |
| 07 | Sthānivatsūtrārtha-vimarśaḥ (Paper in Sanskrit) | Karnataka Samskritadhyayanam, a biannual Sanskrit pee-reviewed research journal published by the Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru ISSN – 2249-1104 | 2020 |
| 08 | Śāntipāṭhaḥ (Paper in Sanskrit) | Aranyakam, a biannual, peer reviewed research journal of the “Sanskrit Prasara Parishad”, Ara, Bihar. Issue: Sept 2020-Mar 2021 ISSN: 9750061 | 2020 |
| 09 | Upaniṣattugalalli ādhyātmika sādhane (An article in Kannada) | Viveka Prabha (a Kannada monthly), published by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, Karnataka | Jan 2016 |
| 10 | Oṅkāra tattva mattu upāsane (An article in Kannada) | Viveka Prabha (a Kannada monthly), published by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, Karnataka | Jan 2015 |
| 11 | The Fiery Monk (An article in English) | Abhih (Annual Souvenir), Volume 32, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College(Autonomous), Narendrapur, Kolkata | 2014 |
| 12 | Māruteḥ Vākkauśalam (An article in Sanskrit) | Prajñālokaḥ, Research Journal of the Department of Sanskrit Studies, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math ISSN:23205911 | 2014 |
| 13 | “Go Back!” (A paper in English on Swamiji’s dictum) | Viveka Mañjūṣā, Diamond Jubilee Souvenir (printed), of the annual handwritten souvenir of the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha, Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore (pp.74-84) | 2013 |
| 14 | Swami Vivekananda’s Contribution to Hinduism (A paper in English) | Souvenir 2012, Ramakrishna Mission Calcutta Student’s Home, Belgharia, Kolkata | 2012 |
Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars etc.
| Sl. | Title of the Paper | Event and the Organizer | Duration | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scientific Nature of Pāṇinian Grammar – Discussion in Common Man’s Language (in English) | Immersion Programme
Organised by the Division of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
1 hr 15 minutes in the morning, and 2 hrs 15 minutes in the afternoon | 31 Mar 2024, Sunday |
| 02 | Kauṭalīyārthaśāstre śikṣādarśanam (Educational Philosophy in the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭalīya) | Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institue, Belur Math.
IKS project: “Some thrust areas of Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra as applicable to the modern times” |
1 day | 06 Dec 2023 |
| 03 | Contribution of Ramakrishna Mission towards Sanskrit Education (English) | Seminar on “Sanskrit Today: Bridging Past and Present” organised byRamakrishan Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the foundation of Ramakrishna Mission | Half a day | 01 Dec 2023, Friday |
| 04 | Contribution of Ramakrishna Mission towards Sanskrit in India in the last 125 Years (English) | National Seminar on “Contributions of Ramakrishna Mission in the Field of Education in the Last 125 Years of Journey” organised by Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur Funded by The Ministry of Culture, Government of India | 3 days | 22,23,24 Sept |
| 05 | Role of Ramakrishna Mission in the Field of Higher Education (English) | National Seminar on “125th Year of Service of Ramakrishna Mission” organised by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata – 700118, West Bengal. Sponsor: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) | 2 days | 13,14 Jul 2023 |
| 06 | Maryādā-Puruṣottamaḥ Śrīrāmaḥ (Sanskrit) | A Four Day International Seminar on RāmāyaṇaOrganised by Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, and Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bengaluru | 4 days | 5,6,7,8 Jun 2023 |
| 07 | Pāṇinīya-Vyākaraṇasya Mokṣopayogitvam(Sanskrit) | A Three-Day International Seminar on Pāṇinīyan Grammar and Its ApplicationsOrganized by Research and Development Cell, Central Sanskrit University, Ganganath Jha Champus, Prayagraj, UP, and Sambhasha – A Centre for Shastric Studies, Department of Vyakarana, Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru | 3 days | 13,14,15 Feb 2023 |
| 08 | Ekaviṃśa-śatābdyāṃ vedāntā-dhyayanasya prayojanam (Sanskrit) | National Seminar on “Ekaviṃśaśatābdyāṃ vedāntasya prāsaṅgikatā”Organised by PG Teaching Department of Advaita Vedanta at Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Puri, Odisha | 2 days | 12 and 13 Mar 2020 |
| 09 | Advaita in Vakyapadiyam (Sanskrit) | Seminar on Conference on OnenessIndic Academy’s Inter-Gurukula University Centre in collaboration with Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Venue: Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula, Adi Shankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Kochi, Kerala |
3 days | 15 to 17 Oct 2019 |
| 10 | Mahābhārata – The Gospel of Character Formation (English) | A National Conference on “Message of Mahābhārata” as a part of a five day unique festival organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in association with International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bengaluru(Paper presented on 27 June 2019, Thursday) | 5 days | 26 to 30 Jun 2019 |
| 11 | Vāṇīvilāsa idaṃ jagat (Sanskrit) | State Level Conference on Sanskrit LiteratureOrganised by Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad, Raja Dinendra Street, Shyambazaar, Kolkata – 700004 | 2 days | 23, 24 Mar 2019 |
| 12 | Ādhunika-vaijñānika-yuge guruśiṣya-paramparāyāḥ prāsaṅgikatā(Sanskrit / delivered as Keynote Address) | National Seminar on “Science and Rationality behind Guru-śiṣya-paramparā vis-a-vis Contemporary Crisis in Education System”Organised by Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata – 700035 | 1 day | 28 Feb 2018, Wednesday |
| 13 | Vedānteṣu Oṅkāropāsanam (Sanskrit) | One-Day Seminar On ‘ Introduction to Sanskrit Literature’ For Promotion Of Studies In SanskritOrganised by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata 700029 | 1 day | 12 Mar 2016, Saturday |
Poetry / Creative Writing
| Sl. | Title of the Composition | Published in | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Features of a Holy man (a composition of sixteen verses in Sanskrit on Holy Man) | The Vedanta Kesari, (an English Monthly) published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. ISSN 0042-2983Vol.111, Issue 1, pages 23-25 | Jan 2024 |
| 02 | Guru-Ṣoḍaśī (a hymn of sixteen verses in Sanskrit on Guru) | The Vedanta Kesari, (an English Monthly) published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. ISSN 0042-2983Vol. 110, Issue 12, the annual special issue, pages 100-107 | Dec 2023 |
| 03 | Sādhuṣoḍaśī (a poem of 16 verses in Sanskrit on god-man) | Prācī Prajñā (Kāvyadhārā), e-Journal in Sanskrit. ISSN 2348 – 8417https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2rvX0RKGbSizMrMMXZTgsyp-AO1edcu/view | Jan 2022 |
| 04 | Dhanyaṣoḍaśī(a poem in Sanskrit) | Samskrita Pratibha, a quarterly journal of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. Vol. 79, Edition: April-June 2021. ISSN: 05583764 | Apr-Jun 2021 |
| 05 | Prabuddhāṣṭakam (a poem of 8 verses in Sanskrit on the Journal Prabuddhabhārata) | Prabuddha Bharata, (an English monthly), Vol. 126, Issue 1, 125th year Commemorative Volume, January 2021, Advaita Ashrama, PO Mayavati, Dist. Champawat, Uttarakhand. ISSN 0032-6178 | 2021 |
| 06 | Śāntiṣoḍaśī (Poem in Sanskrit) | Samskrita Pratibha, a quarterly journal of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. ISSN: 05583764Vol. 76, Edition: July-September 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 07 | Yogānandadaśakam (Poem in Sanskrit) | The Vedanta Kesari, (an English Monthly) published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. ISSN 0042-2983 | Mar 2020 |
| 08 | Patrikāṣṭakam (a poem of 8 verses in Sanskrit on the Journal Saṃskṛti-sudhā) | Saṃskṛti-sudhā, the first biannual Sanskrit journal of the holy Ramakrishna Order (under the earlier monastic name, Br.Bhudevachaitanya, of the author) | Jan 2015 |
| 09 | Śrīvivekānandadaśakam (a poem in Sanskrit) | The Vedanta Kesari, (an English Monthly) published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. ISSN 0042-2983 | Jan 2015 |
| 10 | Śrīvivekagurvaṣṭakam (a poem in Sanskrit) | The Vedanta Kesari, (an English Monthly) published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. ISSN 0042-2983 | Jun 2014 |
| 11 | Vivekānandara Karmayoga – Viveki Janara Tattvabhoga
(poetic presentation in Kannada of some tenets from Swamiji’s Karmayoga) |
Viveka Prabha (a Kannada monthly), published by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, Karnataka
Vol.15, Nos. 2, and 3 No.2 February 2014, pp.25-26 (1-42 verses) No.3 March 2014, pp. 43-88 (43-88 verses) |
February and March 2014 |
| 12 | Vivekasvarāḍaṣṭakam (a poem in Sanskrit) | Prabuddha Bharata, (An English Monthly) published by Advaita Ashrama, PO Mayavati, Dist. Champawat, Uttarakhand. ISSN 0032-6178 | Jan 2014 |
Review of Books, etc.
| Sl | Review | Author | Name of the Book, publisher, etc. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A review, in Sanskrit, of the gloss Nāmacandrikā on the hymn Śrī-Viṣṇusahasra-nāma | Bannañje Govindācārya, Karnataka | Published in the book Śrīgovindālokaḥ, by the Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru. Pages 94-100ISBN–978-81-958208-2-5 | 2023 |
Certificate Courses, Faculty Development Programmes, etc.
| Sl | Name of the Programme | Organized by | Duration | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Online Faculty Development Programme (on Outcome Based Education and Essential AI Tools for Teachers) | The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (Autonomous) Rahara, Kolkata in association with The Department of Mathermatics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut | 6 days (2 hrs each day) | 14 to 20 Dec 2023 |
| 02 | Malaviya Mission – Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP 2023) | University Grants Commission and Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | 8 days (one and half hours each day) | 4 to 15 Dec 2023 |
| 03 | Introduction to Sri Aurobindo Life and Works (online certificate course of 1 credit ) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | 15 sessions, 1 hour each, on Mondays | 5 Sept to 26 Dec 2022 |
| 04 | Introduction to Vādaparamparā (online certificate course) | Mimamsa Foundation for Indic Studies (delivered by Open Pathshala Edutech Private Limited) | 10 hours(5 sessions 2 hours each on Saturdays) | 17 and 24 of Sept, and 1,8, 15 Oct 2022 |
| 05 | Introduction To Kashmir Shaivism (online certificate course of 1 credit) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | every Tuesday 90 mins | 16 Aug to 18 Oct 2022 |
| 06 | Indic Psychology (online certificate course of 2 credits) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | every Thursday 90 mins | 21 Apr to 13 Oct 2022 |
| 07 | Amrita Micro Course on Nārāyaṇīyam (online) | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita School of Spiritual and Cultural Studies, Amritapuri, Kerala | 2 days (90 minutes each day) | 9 and 10 Apr 2022 |
| 08 | Introduction To Research Methodology (online certificate course of 1 credit) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | every Saturday 90 mins | 26 Feb to 25 Jun 2022 |
| 09 | “Learn Shāradā Lipi” (A weekend online certificate course of 1 credit) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Core Sharada team | every Saturday | 2 Oct 2021 to 22 Feb 2022 |
| 10 | “Understanding Technical Terminology of Shaastras – Nyaay and Miimaamsa” | Jointly organised by Vedavaapi Foundation, and MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune(A weekend online lecture series) | 10 days (1 hour each day) | 04 Dec 2021 to 09 Jan 2022 |
| 11 | Caturdaśa-Vidyāsthānas – An Introduction (online certificate course of 2 credits) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | Saturdays and Sundays | 04 Sept 2021 to 14 Nov 2021 |
| 12 | State Level Online Awareness Programme on PDS-Shodhshudhi | INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat | 1 day | 12 Jul 2021 |
| 13 | Two Days Online Training on Advance Course on Preventive Vigilance | National Productivity Council, and autonomous organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | 2 days | 6, 7 Jul 2021 |
| 14 | Online Training on Manuals Preparation To Document Food Safety Management System As Per ISO 22000: 2018 Standard | National Productivity Council, and autonomous organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | 1 day | 4 Jul 2021 |
| 15 | A 3 credit certificate course in Kārakam (with inputs from sādhanasamuddeśa of vākyapadīya) | Indica Courses, Indic Academy, Hyderabad | 4 months | 20 Feb 2021 to 5 Jun 2021 |
| 16 | Webinar on Research Metrics and Ranking through the Lens on Scopus | Elsevier in collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata | 1 day | 14 Jan 2021 |
| 17 | An Online Certificate Course in Introduction to Indian Heritage | Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune and Heritage India Communications Pvt. Ltd, Pune | 24 days | 8 Jun to 2 Jul 2020 |
| 18 | National Online Faculty Development Programme on E-Content Design, Development and Delivery | Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek In association with INFLIBNET CENTRE (Gandhinagar) | 10 days | 18 to 27 Jun 2020 |
| 19 | Five-Day Certificate Course in Bhartṛhari and Philosophy | Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune under the Academic Development Programme supported by Infosys Foundation | 5 days | 2 to 6 Dec 2019 |
Seminars, Webinars, Workshops, etc. Attended
| Sl. | Topic of the Seminar/ Workshop | Organized by | Duration | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ten-Day Workshop on Tarkatandava of Shri Vyasateertha (selected Vadas only) | The Department of Dvaita Vedanta, National Sanskirt University, Tirupati (Online + Offline) |
10 days, four hours each day (8-10 am, and 5-7 pm) | 12 Feb to 22 Feb 2024 |
| 02 | One-day onlineinternational symposium on the studies in the Aṣṭādhyāyī | Amrita Darshanam ICSS , Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamUnder the Projec t- The Critical Edition of the Aṣṭādhyāyī.
Funded by the IKS division of the AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) under their scheme of IKS centre |
One day | 27 Dec 2023 |
| 03 | Ananda: International Conference on Quantum Science and Relevance in Vedanta | Under the aegis of Sri Shankaracharya Vangmaya Seva Parishat, Ayodhya, Vedanta Bharati, Mysore, and Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi | 3 days | 23, 24, 25 Dec 2023 |
| 04 | Indian Wisdom for Transforming Life(A national level workshop) | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, in collaboration with The Indic Foundation | Two days (6 live sessions) | 15,16 Jul 2023 |
| 05 | Mrityunjaya: International Conference on Death, Rebirth, and Reincarnation | Sri Shankaracharya Vangmaya Seva Parishat, Ayodhya, Vedanta Bharati, Mysore, and Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi | 3 days | 27 to 29 Jan 2023 |
| 06 | Webinar on How to write a Research Proposal | Research Graduate (The best PhD and Masters consulting company) | 1 day | 12 Dec 2021 |
| 07 | Webinar on Research Gap, Research Objectives, and Hypothesis for Doctoral Research | Research Graduate (The best PhD and Masters consulting company) | 1 day | 14 Nov 2021 |
| 08 | Webinar on Data Collection, Data Interpretation, and Data Analysis | Research Graduate (The best PhD and Masters consulting company) | 1 day | 17 Oct 2021 |
| 09 | Webinar on The Comprehensive Guide on Research Methods and Research Methodology | Research Graduate (The best PhD and Masters consulting company) | 1 day | 19 Sep 2021 |
| 10 | Two Day Intenational Seminar on The Sacred Legacy of Indian Gurus | Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit Universtiy, Ramtek, Nagpur | 2 days | 23, 24 Jul 2021 |
| 11 | International Seminar on Indian Knowledge Systems: Inquiry of Roots in Vedic Literature | Kantaloor Sala (An Institute for higher learning and research in ancient Indian wisdom), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | 5 days | 16 to 20 Jul 2021 |
| 12 | Webinar on Meeting the Challenges of Covid-19 pandemic – The Yogic Way | VIVEKA-VYASA (Vivekananda Vedanta-Yoga Adhyayana-Samshodhana-Alaya), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math, sponsored by the Inter University Centre for Yogic Sciences (IUCYS) | 19 Days | 16 June to 4 Jul 2021 |
| 13 | Three Day International Webinar on Sanskrit and Indian Education: Perspectives, Challenges and Approaches | Bharatheeya Vidya Nikethan College of Teacher Education, Kellakkad, Kerala +Vidyabhyasa Vikasa Kendra, Kerala + College of Teacher Education Thripunithura, Kerala | 3 Days | 7 to 9 May 2021 |
| 14 | An Online Symposium on Greater Magadha: Evaluation and Retrospective | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada | 4 Days | 6 to 9 May 2021 |
| 15 | International Conference on Philosophy and Praxis of Yoga – 2021. Theme: HathaYoga – Unravelling Texts and Traditions | Indica Yoga, Indic Academy + Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai | 2 Days | 24, 25 Apr 2021 |
| 16 | Online National Seminar on Anvitabhidhana-Vada | Vedic Vedantic Studies and Research Institute, New Delhi +Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Benaras | 1 Day | 29 Mar 2021 |
| 17 | Three Day International Virtual Workshop on Ideology Inherent in the Tradition of Vedic Recitation and Practices – An Exposure | South Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Thanjavur +Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus | 3 Days | 25-27 Feb 2021 |
| 18 | International Online Lecture Series on Sanskrit Language and Its Traditions – A Journey Through its History and Contemporaneity | National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus Bangalore – 560012 | 14 occurences (each lecture of one and half hours) | 20 Jan to 28 Apr 2021 (on Wednesdays) |
| 19 | Online Textual Immersion (Workshop) on Haṭha-yoga-pradīpikā – Focus on Āsana-s | Krishnamacharya Yoga Manidram, Mandaveli, Chennai – 600028 | 6 days | Sept 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 & Oct 6, 2020 |
| 20 | International Webinar on Four Yogas: Ancient Scriptures & Swami Vivekananda’s Modern Interpretation | Vivekananda Centre for Consciousness Studies and Research, RKMVERI, Belur Math, +Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, Bengaluru | 1 Full day | 22 August 2020, Saturday |
| 21 | Intenational Webinar onConsciousness Study and Research: Ancient and Modern | Vivekananda Centre for Consciousness Studies and Research, RKMVERI, Belur Math, +Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, Bengaluru | 1 Full day | 30 July 2020, Friday |
| 22 | International seminar (online) on Jayatirtha and Dialectics | Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Department of Philosophy (DoP), and Vedic-Vedantic Studies and Research Institute (VVSRI) along with Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi | 1 Full day | 13 July 2020, Monday |
| 23 | A National Level Meeting on Śaṅkara Jayanti Celebrations | Vedanta Bharati, Mysore at Shri Sharadapeetham, Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka | 2 days | 25 and 26 Jan 2020 |
| 24 | Five-Day Lectures Series on Early Chalukyan Monuments | Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune under the Academic Development Programme supported by Infosys Foundation | 5 days | 6 to 10 Jan 2020 |
| 25 | International Seminar on The Relevance of Indian Philosophy to Contemporary Western Philosophy: A new paradigm of Philosophy | Centre for Indological Studies and Research, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata | 3 days | 6 to 8 Jan 2020 |
| 26 | 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium | Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, KharagpurVenue: IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur | 3 days | 23 to 25 Oct 2019 |
| 27 | One Day Workshop on Learn Samskrit – The Language of Ayurveda | Samskrit Promotion Foundation, New DelhiVenue: Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Kolkata | 1 day | 29 Sept 2019 |
| 28 | State Level Seminar on Kāvyātma-mīmāṃsā | Organized by Department of Sanskrit, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math | 2 days | 13-14 Mar 2019 |
| 29 | National Workshop on Pramāṇa-mīmāṃsā (of Hemacandrācārya of 12th Century C.E.) | Sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research and organized by Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan 341306 | 7 days | 24 Feb to 3 Mar 2019 |
| 30 | International Textual Immersion Workshop on Haṭhayoga-pradīpikā (Focus on Prāṇāyāma) | Research Department at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, RK Nagar, Chennai 600028 | 2 days | 16 and 17 February 2019 |
| 31 | A national workshop in Shastric Research Methodology | Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University (Nagpur), Indic Academy (Hyderabad), and MIT School of Vedic Sciences (Pune) | 4 days | 20-23 Oct 2018 |
| 32 | Basic Level Workshop in Manuscriptology and Palaeography | National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi in Collaboration with Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Vedavyas Campus, Balahar, Himachal Pradesh | 21 days | 25 Aug to 14 Sept 2017 |
| 33 | Workshop in Research Methodology for Indological Studies | The Royal Asiatic Society, Kolkata | 1 Week | 19-26 Nov 2016 |
| 34 | A National Seminar on Contribution of the Paniniyan School in the arena of Sanskrit Studies | UGC sponsored National Level Seminar | 2 days | 17-18 Feb 2011 |
Foreign Invitations
| Sl. | Organiser Institution | Place and Date | Name of the event | Title of the talk / paper presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | Place: The Bhavan, 4a Castletown Road, London, UK Date: 10 June 2024, Monday | Lecture | Four Yogas of Swami Vivekananda and their Synthesis |
| 02 | Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, UK | Place: Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, UK Date: 09 June 2024, Sunday | Spiritual Retreat on “True Education Through Training of the Mind” (75th Anniversary of the Centre) | “Techniques of Meditation in the Light of Nāradīya-Bhakti” (lecture in English) |
| 03 | Dharma Society Oxford | Place: All Soul’s College, Oxford University Date: 7 June 2024, Friday | Inaugural Event at the Dharma Society | Dharma, its Contours, and Practical Applications: Dharma as a Lens for Human Conduct (lecture in English) |
| 04 | Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Oxford University, United Kingdom | Place: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Oxford University, United Kingdom Date: 06 June 2024, Thursday | A workshop | “Kāraka in Pāṇini’s Grammar (based on texts like Siddhānta-kaumudī)” (in Sanskrit medium) |
| 05 | Oxford Brookes University | Place: Brookes University, Headington, Oxford United Kingdom Date: 06 June 2024, Thursday | Addressing the students at Brookes | Swami Vivekananda’s Philosophy of Practical Vedanta (a talk in English) |
| 06 | Federazione Italiana Yoga Piazza Jurgens, n.13-19038 Sarzana (SP) | Place: Assisi (PG) Date: 02 June 2024, Sunday | Fiftieth Anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Yoga Federation | “The Yoga Upanishads: insights on Yoga from some minor Upanishads” (a lecture in English) |
| 07 | Federazione Italiana Yoga Piazza Jurgens, n.13-19038 Sarzana (SP) | Place: Assisi (PG) Date: 01 June 2024, Saturday | Fiftieth Anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Yoga Federation | A workshop on “Sanskrit for beginners” (one and half hour) |
Invited Lectures Etc.
| Sl. | Organizer Institution | Place and Date | Name of the event | Title of the talk / paper presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Amity School of Languages, Amity University, Chhattisgarh | Conducted Online via Zoom Date: 18 June 2024, Tuesday | Seven-Day Faculty Development Programme on “Indian Knowledge System: Integral Epistemology and Integrative Approaches” | “Dimensions of Indian Knowledge System” (One and half hour talk and presentation in English) |
| 02 | INDICA Center for Moksha Studies Advaita Academy Indic Academy, Hyderabad | Conducted online via Zoom | Global Festival of Oneness 2024 Dates: From 12 May to 11 June 2024 | Karma in the light of Śaṅkara’s commentary (a talk in English) on 14 May 2024 |
| 03 | Journal of Education and Culture (ISSN: 2229-4287) Department of Education, University of Kalyani, Kalyani | Vidyasagar Sabhagriha, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal,741235 02 May 2024, Thursday | A Two-Day National Seminar on “Epistemological Framework of Indian Philosophy” | Epistemological Framework of Indian Philosophy (a talk and presentation in English) |
| 04 | Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsha Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya under the auspices of Central Sanskirt University | Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsha Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata – 700035
20 to 22 March, and 27 to 30 March 2024 Lecture delivered in the session on 20 March 2024, 2.30 to 4.30 pm |
7 Day National Workshop on “Śrīmadbhagavad-gītāyāṃ karmayogaḥ tasya sāmājikapakṣaśca” | “Abhyudaya-niḥśreyasa-sādhanaṃ karmayogaḥ” (in Sanskrit) |
| 05 | Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and convened by Heartfulness | Kanha Shanti Vanam, World Headquarters of Heartfulness, Hyderabad, India
14 to 17 Mar 2024 Panelist on: 15 Mar |
Global Spirituality Mahotsav 2024 | Transforming from Humane to Divine (a short talk in English) (As a panelist in the Wisdom session on: From Humane to Divine (under ‘Deepening Understanding of Spirituality) |
| 06 | Department of Sanskirt, Malda College | Online via Google Meet 12 Jan 2024, Saturday |
Celebration of National Youth Day on 161 Birthday Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda | Swami Vivekananda’s Gospel of Strength (English) |
| 07 | Ramakrishna Math, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru | Swami Vivekananda Centenary Auditorium, Ramakrishna Math, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru 04 Jan 2024, Thursday |
Sri Ramakrishna Day, Annual Celebrations 2024 | Yogasahāy Śrī-Rāmakṛṣṇa (Kannada) |
| 08 | Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru | Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru 04 Jan 2024, Thursday |
Special Lecture | The Philosophy of Grammar as presented in Vākyapadīyam (Sanskrit) |
| 09 | Ramakrishna Math, Halasuru, Bengaluru | Prayer Hall, Ramakrishna Math, Halasuru, Bengaluru 03 Jan 2024, Wednesday |
Holy Mother Sri Sharadadevi Jayanti 2023 | Varābhayakarī Śrī-Sāradeśvarī (English) |
| 10 | Ramakrishna Math, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru | Prayer Hall, Main Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru 01 Jan 2024, Monday |
Kalpataru Day 2024 | Kalpataru Śrī-Rāmakṛṣṇa (Kannada) |
| 11 | Ramakrishna Math, Halasuru, Bengaluru | Prayer Hall, Ramakrishna Math, Halasuru, Bengaluru 01 Jan 2024, Monday |
Kalpataru Day 2024 | The Bountiful Grace of Bhagavān Śrī-Rāmakṛṣṇa (English) |
| 12 | Amanat Foundation TrustKolkata, in collaboration with the UNICEF | The Lalit Great Eastern Hotel, Kolkata, Dalhousie Square 1, Old Court House St. Kolkata 25 Sept 2023, Monday |
Faith For Life Handbook Release Ceremony | Basic Tenets of the Hind Faith and their Relevance in the Present Times (in English) |
| 13 | Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Chittagong | Online via StreamYard 1 July 2023 |
Vedanta Shiksha Karyakram (An online platform for the study of Vedanta scriptures and Sanskrit) | saṃskṛta bhāṣā carcār gurutva evaṃ era upayogitā (Significance and need of learning Sanskrit language in Bengali) |
| 14 | Department of Ayurveda Samhita and Siddhanta,Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College | Moodubidri, D.K. District, Karnataka 24 Jun 2023, Saturday |
National Seminar on Application of Vedanga in Samhita Adhyayana |
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| 15 | Department of Sports Science and Yoga, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute | Belur Math, Kolkata. Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 |
Webinar on “Science of Pranayama” (1 June to 15 June 2023) | Dimensions of Prāṇāyāma Vedānta (in English) |
| 16 | Indica Moksha, Indic Academy | Online via Zoom 11 May 2023 |
4th Global Festival of ONENESS 2023 (25 April – 24 May 2023) | “Means to Attain Brahmanin the words of Bhagavān Śaṅkarācārya” (English) |
| 17 | Parampara Institute of Oriental Studies, Kolkata | Online via Google Meet 25 April 2023 |
A Special Lecture on the occasion of the celebration of Sankara Jayanti | sanātana saṃskṛtite jagadguru ācārya śaṃkara evaṃ upaniṣad prasaṅga(Bengali) (The relevance of Upanishads and the world teacher Sankara in the Eternal culture of India) |
| 18 | Rabindra Bharati University | Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata Friday, 13 Jan 2023 |
10 Day Workshop on Indian Palaeography: Grantha Script | Inaugural Address (Sanskrit) |
| 19 | Sanskrit Sahitya Parishat, and Maharshi Sandipini Rashtriya Vedavidya Pratishthan, Ujjain | Sanskrit Sahitya Parishat, Kolkata Monday, 9 Jan 2023 |
Akhila Bharatiya Vaidik Samgoshthi | Influence of Vedic Culture on Indian Society (Keynote Address in Sanskrit) |
| 20 | Amanat Foundation TrustKolkata, in collaboration with the UNICEF | Seva Kendra, 52B, Radhanath Chowdhury Road, Seal Lane, Tangra, Kolkata 21 Oct 2022, Friday |
State leveltraining for faith leaders, and representatives of UNICEF West Bengal, on Faith For Life: Hindu Handbook | “Need of Scriptural Study For Better Living” (a lecture and presentation in Bengali) |
| 21 | Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru | Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 |
Intenational Seminar on Interactions with Kannada and Classical Language Resources and Future Prospects for Engagement | “Importance of Scriptural Studies“ (Special Lecture in Sanskrit) |
| 22 | Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram | Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bengaluru Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 |
Visit to the Institue and interaction with the faculty members of the Institue | “A Call for Character Formation and Team Work in the Sanskirt Community” (A lecture in Sanskrit) |
| 23 | Advaita Academy, Indic Academy | Online via Zoom 8 Jun 2021 |
Global Festival of Oneness 2021 (17 May – 16 June 2021) | “Gurutattva in Śaṅkara’s Works” (English) |
| 24 | ICPR (Indian Council of Philosophical Research) Academic Centre | Online via Zoom 3 – 9 Sept 2020 |
Seven days online National Level Workshop on “Vivekchudamani – Greatest Text of Indian Philosophy” | “Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – A Meditation Manual” (English) |
| 25 | Departments of Philosophy, Sanskrit, and Educationat Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College | Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal Sunday, 6 Aug 2020 |
One Day National Webinar on “Relevance of Vedic Ideals of Education in Modern Times” | “Vedic Ideals of Education” (English) |
| 26 | Department of Sanskrit in collaboration with IQAC, Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya | Purba Medinipur, West Bengal Sunday, 19 Jul 2020 |
One Day International Webinar on “Relevance of Sanskrit Literature and Philosophyin the Modern Age” | “Darśanaśāstreṣu śāntyupāyaḥ” (Sanskrit)(The Way to Peace in Philosophy) |
| 27 | Mahanam Sevak Sangha, Sri Sri Mahanam Angan | V.I.P. Road, Raghunathpur, Kolkata 2 Feb 2020 |
Memorial Lecture in the memory of Tinakaḍi Ḍom | “Pāścātye sanātana-dharma pracāraṇe svāmījī o mahānāma-bratajīr abadān” (Bengali) |
| 28 | Sankara Hall and Sankara Institute of Philosophy and Culture | Sringeri Sri Sarada Peetham Sri Sankara Hall, Kolkata 28 Sept 2019 |
Inaugural Function of the Sarada Navaratri | “Worship of Goddess” (English) |
| 29 | Department of Sanskrit, Kharagpur College in Collaboration with Maharshi Vyasadev National Research Institute, VEDVYAS, Rourkela, Odisha | Kharagpur College, Inda, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur 12 Sept 2019 |
National Seminar on “Bhagavadgītā: Its Context and Concerns” | “Gītāyāḥ Prasaṅgaḥ Cintanaṃ Ca” (Key note address in Sanskrit) |
| 30 | Raiganj University | Raiganj 14 Aug 2019 |
Sanskrit Week Celebrations (13 to 18 Aug 2019) | “Mahābhārate Yakṣapraśnaḥ” (Sanskrit) |
| 31 | Howrah Sanskrit Sahitya Samaj | Howrah Sanskrit Sahitya Samaj Howrah, West Bengal Saturday, 6 July 2019 |
Workshop on “Sāhitya-tattvam” | “Kāvyasya Guṇa-doṣa-nirūpaṇam” (Sanskrit) |
| 32 | Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata 700029 | Golpark, Kolkata Saturday, 20 April 2019 |
Symposium on “The Life and Teachings of Monastic Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna” held under ‘Swami Premeshananda Memorial Lecture’. | “Swami Yogananda: Life and Message” (English) |
| 33 | Basanti Devi College, Ballygunge, Kolkata – 700029 | Kolkata, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 |
Cheif Resource Person in the Special Lecture organized by the IQAC of the college | “Śrīmadbhagavadgītār dṛṣṭite karma o jñaner samuccay” (Bengali) |
| 34 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032(Faculty of Arts, Dept of Sanskrit) | Kolkata, Thursday, 7 February 2019 |
Chief Guest in the Sanskrit Day Celebrations 2019 | “Saṃskṛtādhyayanasya prāsaṅgikatā” (Sanskrit) |
| 35 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032(Faculty of Arts, Department of Sanskrit) | Kolkata, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 |
Chair Person in the Inaugural Session of the National Seminar on “ Commentaries of Sanskrit Literature: Text, Context and Subtext” | “The role of exegetical works in the enrichment of Sanskrit Literature” (English) |
| 36 | Gaudiya Mission, Baghbazar, Baghbazar, Kolkata 700003 | Sri Gaudiya Math, Kolkata Thursday, 8 February 2018 |
Guest Speaker in Academic Session organized as a part of 532nd Birth Anniversary of Śrīśrīcaitanya-mahāprabhu | “Bhāratīyasaṃskṛtau sāhitye ca śrīcaitanya-mahā-prabhoḥ avadānam” (Sanskrit) (Contribution of Śrī Mahāprabhu in Manifestation of Indian Literature and Culture) |
| 37 | M.C.Kejriwal Vidyapeeth | Liluah, Howrah 25 March 2017 |
Resource Person in the “End of Term Orientation Workshop for Teachers” | “Teachers the Pillars of Nation” (English) |
| 38 | Gaudiya Mission, Baghbazar, Kolkata 700003 | Sri Gaudiya Math, Kolkata Thursday, 16 February 2017 |
Guest Speaker in Academic Session organized as a part of 531st Birth Anniversary of Śrīśrīcaitanyamahā-prabhu | “Vartamānaśikṣaṇa-paddhatau samāje ca pariśuddhi-saṃbhāvanā”(Sanskrit) (Possibility of Pariśuddhi in Modern Society and Education) |
| 39 | Rabindra Bharati University | Kolkata Friday, 20 January 2017 |
Cheif Guest in the Valedictory Session of the “Ten-Day National Workshop in Editing Vedalakṣaṇa Texts ub Granthā Script” | “Mūlagranthānāṃ sampādane bhāṣyāṇām adhyayanasya upayogitā” (Sanskrit) (The Importance of Studying Bhāṣya Texts in Editing Original Texts) |
| 40 | Gaudiya Mission, Baghbazar, Kolkata 700003 | Sri Gaudiya Math, Kolkata February 2016 |
Guest Speaker in Academic Session organized as a part of 530sth Birth Anniversary of Śrīśrīcaitanyamahāprabhu | “Śrīcaitanyasya upadeśeṣu titikṣāguṇaḥ” (Sanskrit) (Tolerance in Śrīcaitanya’s Teachings) |
| 41 | Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata 700029 | Golpark, Kolkata 2 January 2016 |
Faculty Improvement Programme4 Jan to 18 January 2016 | “Ādarśaśikṣakasya guṇalakṣaṇāni” (Sanskrit) (Traits and features of an Ideal Teacher) |
Seminars Convened:
- One Day National Seminar on “Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra: Its relevance and applicability to the modern times” under the auspices of the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) Project sponsored by the Government of India’s IKS Division. (06 December 2023, Wednesday from 10.00 am to 4 pm)
- Three Day National Seminar on Sanskrit (in commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Abhedananda). (29 to 31 Jan 2018)
- Two Day National Seminar on Asiddhatvam and Atideśaḥ in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati (24 to 25 Oct 2016)
- Regional Sanskrit Seminar in Collaboration with Samskrita Bharati (6 Mar 2016)
- National Seminar on Vedanta in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati (1 to 3 Mar 2016)
- National Seminar on Vedanta in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati (18 to 19 Aug 2015)
Workshops Organized:
- International Workshop in Mahābhāṣyam, Paspaśāhnikam (in the light of the glosses Pradīpa of Kaiyyaṭa, Udyota of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa, and Udyotana of Annambhaṭṭa). Resource Person: Dr.Ch.KPadmanabham, Sringeri Campus, Central Sanskrit University. (Conducted online from 31 Jul 2023 to the second week of Sept 2023)
- International Workshop in Tattvapradīpikā (Citsukhī). Resource Person: Dr.K.S.Maheswaran, The Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore, Chennai. (conducted online from 10 Jul 2023 to the middle of Aug 2023)
- International Workshop in Prauḍhamanoramā, Kāraka-prakaraṇa (with insights from traditional glosses like śabdaratna bhairavī etc.) Resource Person: Prof.Sripada Subrahmanyam, Professor of Sanskrit and Dean (Rtd.), Telugu University, Hyderabad. (Conducted in hybrid mode, offline+online, from 6 Jul to 22 Jul 2023)
- International Workshop in Brahmasūtra-bhāṣya-bhāmatī (from the beginning to Jijñāsādhikaraṇam). Resource Person: Dr.Ganesh Ishwar Bhat, Associate professor in Advaita Vedanta, Sringeri Campus, Central Sanskrit University, Sringeri. (3 January to 13 March 2023)
- International Workshop in Paribhāṣenduśekharaḥ of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa with Bhūtivyākhyā. Resource Person: Dr. Brajbhushan Ojha, Associate Professor, Department of Vyakarana, Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharmavijnan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (conducted online from 5 Jan to 6 Feb 2023)
- International Workshop in Advaitasiddhiḥ of Madhusūdana-Sarasvatī. Resource Person: Dr. K.S. Maheswaran, Assistant Professor, The Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai (conducted online from 5 Jul to 13 Aug 2022)
- International Workshop in Dhātvartha-Nirṇayaḥ in Vaiyākaraṇa-Bhūṣaṇasāra of Kauṇḍa-Bhaṭṭa. Resource Person: Dr.Neeraj Kumar Bharagave, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institue (RKMVERI) (conducted online from 15 Feb to 15 Mar 2022)
- International Workshop in Kriyā-svarūpa in Pāṇinīya-Vyākaraṇa. Resource Person: Dr. Ch.K.Padmanabham, Assistant Professor, Vyakarana, Sringeri Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (conducted online from 17 January to 5 February 2022)
- International Workshop in Sāṁkhya-kārikā of Iśvarakr̥ṣṇa. Resource Person: Dr.Rakesh Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institue (RKMVERI) (conducted online from 3 Jan to 3 Feb 2022)
- International Workshop in Vyākaraṇa-śatakoṭiḥ (in the aphorism Arthavad-adhātur-apratyayaḥ Prātipradīkam). Resource Person: Dr.Ganeshwar Nath Jha, Assistant Professor, HoD, Vyakaran, Central Sanskrit University, Ekalavya Campus, Tripura (conducted online from 30 Dec 2021 to 13 Jan 2022)
- International Workshop in Mīmāṁsā Text Arthasaṅgrahaḥ of Laugākṣi-Bhāskara. Resource Person: Dr. K.S. Maheswaran, Assistant Professor, The Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai (conducted online from 2 Aug to 28 Aug 2021)
- National Workshop in Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali (Ekaśeṣāhnikam) Resource Person: Dr. Ch.K.Padmanabham, Assistant Professor, Vyakarana, Sringeri Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (conducte offline from 23 Feb to 29 Feb 2020)
- National Workshop in Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali (Samarthāhnikam). Resource Person: Dr. Ch.K.Padmanabham, Assistant Professor, Vyakarana, Sringeri Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (conducte offline from 5 Jan to 12 Jan 2019)
- National Workshop in Navya-Nyaya. Resource Persons: Prof.Devanathan, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupat, Prof.Gangadhar Kar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Prof. Subudhi Charan Goswami, Retd. Professor, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, and others (conducted offline from 16 Aug to 19 Aug 2017)
- Motivational Workshop for Sanskrit Teachers in collaboration with Samskrita Bharati. Resource Persons: Dr.P.Nandakumar, and others (conducted offline from 2 Apr 2017)
- National Workshop in Manuscriptology. Resource Persons: Prof.Ratna Basu, Prof.Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti, Prof. Nabanarayana Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Debarchana Sarkar and others (conducted offline from 21 Nov to 6 Dec 2016)
- Workshop in Manuscriptology in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati. Resource Persons: Prof.Ratna Basu, Prof. Nabanarayana Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Debarchana Sarkar and others (conducted offline from 29 Mar to 13 Apr 2016)
- National Workshop in Translation into Sanskrit in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati. Resource Persons: Faculty members of the Department (conducte offline from 2 Nov to 6 Nov 2015)
Extension Lecture, Special Lecture, etc. organised
- Special Lecture: The Content of the Vedas – Ṛtam by Pujaniya Swami Padmanbhanandaji Maharaj, Vice-President of Rishikesh Sivananda Ashrama, The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. (15 December 2023, Friday)
- Special Lecture: Advaita – the One and Many by Prof. Anantanand Rambachan, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, United States. (27 November 2023, Monday)
- Extension Lectures: Vaiyākaraṇa-Bhūṣaṇasāra (from Śaktinirṇaya to Sphoṭa-nirṇaya) by Prof.Sripada Subrahmanyam, Hyderabad. (from 6 Jul to 22 Jul 2023)
- Extension lectures: Nyāya and Buddhist Epistemology by Dr. Ruma Bandyopadhyay Secretary, Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata and Retired Associate Professor, Basanti Devi College, Kolkata, West Bengal (9 Feb to Mar 2023, every Thursday)
- Extension lectures: Research Methodology by Prof. Arun Ranjan Mishra Professor, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Birbhum (14 Dec 2022 to 2 Feb 2023)
- Extension lectures: Research Methodology by Prof. Jagat Ram Bhattacharyya, Professor, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Birbhum (20 Dec and 23 Dec 2022)
- Special Lecture: Global Opportunities for Sanskrit Students – by Sri Nitish Rai Parwani, etc. (27 Nov 2022, Sunday)
- Special Lecture: Paripraśnaḥ by Prof. K.E.Devanathan, former Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati and Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru (19 Dec 2022, Monday)
- Extension lectures: Vivaraṇaprameyasaṃgrahaḥ by Dr.Pushkar Deopujari, Assistant Professor in Vedanta, Calicut Adarsha Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Balussery, Kozhikode, Kerala (11 Oct to 22 Oct 2022)
- Special Lectures: Dimensions of Soft Skills in Higher Education by Kumara Swamy M.S, Bengaluru (17 Sept 2022)
- Extension Lectures: Pañcadaśī with Ramakrishna Ṭīkā (3, 4, 5 prakaraṇam) by Dr.Ganesh Ishwar Bhat, Associate professor in Advaita Vedanta, Sringeri Campus, Central Sanskrit University, Sringeri (22 Sept to 9 Oct, and 18 Oct to 3 Nov 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Vyutpattivāda (prathamākārake abhedānvayaḥ) by Dr.Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Ujjain (16 Aug to 28 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Maṅgalavāda in Nyāyasiddhāntamuktāvalī by Prof.Lalita Chakraborty, Senior Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit, Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan (4 Aug to 9 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Linguistics with Special Reference to Sanskrit by Dr.Anita Bandyopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata (3 Aug to 30 Sept and 21 Oct to 10 Dec 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Advaitasiddhiḥ of Madhusūdana-sarasvatī by Dr. Shrihari Shivram Dhaygude, Assistant Professor, Department of Advaita Vedanta, National Sanskrit University, Tirupati (2 Aug to 14 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Pañcadaśī with Ramakrishna Ṭīkā (1st and 2nd prakaraṇam) by Dr.Ganesh Ishwar Bhat, Associate professor in Advaita Vedanta, Sringeri Campus, Central Sanskrit University, Sringeri (2 Aug to 14 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Vyutpattivāda (prathamākārake abhedānvayaḥ) by Prof.Sachchidanand Mishra, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University, Ajagara, Varanasi (2 Aug to 14 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Laghuśabdenduśekhara by Dr.Ganeshwar Nath Jha, Assistant Professor, HoD, Vyakaran, Central Sanskrit University, Ekalavya Campus, Tripura (2 Aug to 14 Aug 2021)
- Extension Lectures: Māṇḍūkyakārikāsu Alātaśāntiprakaraṇam by Prof. Mahabaleshwar P. Bhat, Retd. Prof. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (13 Mar to 24 Mar 2020)
- Extension Lectures: 1)Brahmasūtraśāṅkarabhāṣye 1.3 Devatādhikaraṇam, 2)Chāndogyopaniṣadi Sadvidyāvicāraḥ, 3)Advaitasiddhau Dṛśyatvahe-tuvicāraḥ, and 4)Siddhāntaleśasaṅgrahe Avacchedavādadiśā Jīveśvarasvarūpavicāraḥ by Dr. Vishwanath Hegde, Contract teacher, Ekalavya Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Agartala, Tripura (7 Nov to 9 Nov 2019)
- Extension Lectures: 1)Paribhāṣenduśekhare Pratyayagrahaṇapañcakam, 2)Laghu-śabdenduśekhare Acsandhiḥ, and Kārakam by Prof. Shailesh Kumar Tiwari, professor in Vyakarana, at Uttarakhand Sanskrit University (19 Sept to 26 Sep 2019)
- Extension lectures: 1)Laghusiddhāntakaumudyāṃ Kṛtprakaraṇam, 2)Siddhānta-kaumudyāṃ Strīpratyaya-prakaraṇam by Dr. Sivakumari Katuri, lecturer in Vyakarana, at Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati (16 to 21 Sep 2019)
- Extension Lectures: Ṛksūktārtha-vimarśaḥ with Special Reference to Agnisūktam 1.1.1 of Ṛksaṃhitā by Prof. Ranganath Sampatoor, Director, RV Institute of Sanskrit Studies, NMKRV College for Women, Bengaluru (20 Sept to 27 Jul 2019)
- Special Lectures: Lakāraparijñānam and Saṅkhyāsaṅkhyānam by Sri Umamaheshwara N., Ph.D scholar in Vyakarana, Sringeri Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (12 Feb to 22 Feb 2019)
- Special Lectures: Topics of Contemporary Relevance in Sanskrit Studies and Research – Prof. Nagaraj Paturi, Indic Academy, Hyderabad [Some of the topics are: 1)Challenges Faced by Sanskrit Studies During 21st Century and Our Tasks, 2)Modern Creative Vibrant Life of Sanskrit, 3)Ramayana Othering? Bharata Brothering?, 4)Useful Western Knowledge for Sanskrit Students, 5)Articulating India to the West or Tradition to the Modern] (17 Jan to 22 Jan 2019)
- Special Lectures: Bauddhārtha in the Vaiyākaraṇasiddhānta-laghumañjūṣā of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa by Dr.Ch.K.Padmanabham, Sringeri Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri (6 Jan to 12 Jan 2019)
- Special Lectures: Samarthaḥ Padavidhiḥ by Dr.Ganeshwar Nath Jha, Assistant Professor, Shree Ramsundar Sanskrit Vishva Vidya Pratishthana, Ramouli, Darbhanga (24 Nov to 30 Nov 2018)
- Special Lectures: 1) Yoga with special focus on Asteya, 2) The Vedantic view of Kālidāsa, 3) Abhijñānaśākuntalam: a Dhārmic analysis, and 4) Sītā-parityāga as dealt with by Kālidāsa – by Prof. Kannan K.S. Bangalore, (22 Nov to 23 Nov 2018)
- Special Lectures: An Introduction to Piṅgalācārya’s Chandaḥsūtra by Prof. Ramasubramanian, IIT Bombay (28, 29 Sept 2018)
- Special Lectures: Lipika Manuscriptorium – Prof.Arun Ranjan Mishra (8 Aug to 9 Aug 2018)
- Special Lectures: Navya-Nyaya – Vidwan Sandeep Kumar Sharma (25 Jun to 6 Jul 2018)
- Motivational Lecture: The Secret to Persistence and Gaining A Rock-steady Focus on Achieving Your Goals – Ms Jillian Haslam (6 Sep 2017)
- Special Lectures: Abhijnana-shakuntalam, and Introduction to Nyaya-Vaisheshika-darshanam by Prof. Lalita Chakraborty (5, 6 July 2017)
- Special Lectures: Human Brain Memory and Smart Study by Dr. Puneet k. Nagendra (1 Mar 2017)
- Extension Lectures: Nyaya by Vidwan Viswanath Dhittal (17 Jan to 30 Jan 2017)
- Extension Lectures: Navya-Nyaya by Vidwan Sandeep Kumar Sharma (2 Jan to 9 Jan 2017)
- Special Lectures: Crisis Management in Ramayana and Management Lessons from Swami Vivekananda by Sri Hanumanth Rao from Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari (6 Sep 2016)
- Special Lectures in Advaita-vedānta: Māṇḍūkya-kārikā, Brahmasūtre Phalādhyāyaḥ (4th chapter), Bṛhadāraṇyaka-bhāṣya-vārttike Śravaṇa-manana-nididhyāsanāni by Sri Ashwatthanarayana Avadhani, Mattur, Karnataka (8 Aug to 21 Aug 2016)
- Special Lectures: Īśvarapratyabhijñā by Acharya Sri Bhaktiputra Rohtam, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (4 Jul to 9 July 2016)
- Special Lectures: Jagannāthasya Rasasiddhāntaḥ by Vidwan Dr.Venkataramana Bhat, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit Studies, Ramakrishna Misssion Vivekananda University, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal (10 May to 13 May 2016)
- Special Lectures: Rigveda Bhashya Bhumika of Sayanacharya by Dr. Samiran Chandra Chakrabarty, Retd. Professor, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (24 Apr 2016)
- Extension Lectures: Nyaya by Vidwan Viswanath Dhittal, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (18 Jan to 29 Jan 2016)
- Extension Lectures: Advaita Vedānta by Sri Shantanu Ayachit, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati (8 Jan to 18 Jan 2016)
- Extension Lectures: Navya-Nyaya by Vidwan Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Ujjain (5 Jan to 9 Jan 2016)