Sanskrit about us

About Department

Sanskrit is a classical language. It is a unique experience to study this divine language, the mother language of Indian regional languages, and sister language of Greek, Latin and English languages. The reading and understanding of classical scriptures written in Sanskrit gives an insight into the rich heritage of India, learnings and governance policies, knowledge dissemination methods, and effective communicative skills.

The early manuscripts like the Vedas give explicit information of varied subjects that include arts, agriculture, medicine, economics, engineering, performing arts etc. There are many practices that are still based on this age-old wisdom and hence, Sanskrit as a subject is valued in several nations other than India.

Ingrained in the course work of Bachelors in Sanskrit is research, exposure to classical literature and grammar.

VISION

This department wishes the future generation to acknowledge Sanskrit as a valuable asset enabling one to be globally recognized.

MISSION

To develop a thirst for knowledge in Sanskrit with a view to spoken Sanskrit and to promulgate the value and cultural heritage of Sanskrit in society.

VISION

This department wishes the future generation to acknowledge Sanskrit as a valuable asset enabling one to be globally recognized.

MISSION

As day by day Sanskrit is being less coveted by the students, our mission is concentrated on our goal to have satisfactory numbers of the students opting for this subject by making the lectures more interesting and innovative. For this, we intend to implement Sanskrit into practice by encouraging students to speak some simple sentences of Sanskrit used in daily routine.

We look forward to having spoken Sanskrit classes and to form the Sanskrit Society in order to inculcate interest of the students for Sanskrit. By this, we wish to open a new vista in the direction of awareness for a unique value of Sanskrit. We wish to make our students ambassadors of our rich cultural heritage.

Programme

The Undergraduate programme deals with topics that provide a new perspective and teach the Art of Living. The course work comprises a detailed study on Sanskrit Drama, its types, special features of Sanskrit one Act Plays, Criticism on the episodes of literary works like Bhasa, Bhagavad Gita, Kalidasa’s Raghuvansham and Upanishads. Translation of the verses is an integral part of the course. Understanding the styling of various writers, Psychological aspects of a play in accordance with the Concept of ‘Stress’ are also unravelled in the course.

Activities

સંસ્કૃત સપ્તાહ અંતર્ગત સંસ્કૃત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી, ગાંધીનગર તથા સંસ્કૃત વિભાગ, સેન્ટ ઝેવિયર્સ કોલેજ અમદાવાદના સંયુક્ત ઉપક્રમે ‘સંસ્કૃત સાહિત્યમાં સદ્ભાવના’  વિષય પર ઓનલાઇન …

Faculty Members

Dr. Ishwar Mehra

Head, Associate Professor

Dr. Rajvi Oza

Assistant Professor