Program Overview

Introduction to the MA (Research) Sanskrit Studies Program

The Master's Program in Sanskrit Studies offers a comprehensive and text-based engagement with major forms of Indian intellectual thought in Sanskrit, including literature, aesthetics, hermeneutics, and advances a historical, cultural, and linguistic study of Sanskrit language and literature.

Program Overview

The course presents a text-critical and exegetical analysis and examines the intertextual links between literary texts. While studying the historical development of Sanskrit literature, this course also explores the continuities and discontinuities between the Sanskritic traditions of classical India and prevailing modes of enquiry in the Sanskrit literary canon.

Program Objectives

• To conduct interdisciplinary studies/research in philosophy of art, literature with humanities and sciences
• To engage in debates of social, moral and intellectual importance
• To cultivate in-depth understanding of Indian intellectual and cultural traditions
• To work with Sanskrit texts and language independently
• To pursue autonomous critical engagements with literature and arts
• To extend philosophical skills and knowledge in various professional pursuits

Program Highlights

• Proficiency in Sanskrit language
• Critical study and analysis of literary texts
• Research-oriented focus on linguistics, didactics, and philosophy
• Hands-on training on Indian and European languages
• Critical engagement with interdisciplinary niche areas
• Entwined with an international pedagogy rooted in traditional approach
• Inter-institutional collaborations and study/research opportunities within India and outside
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Year exit option with Postgraduate Diploma award

Career Prospects

• National and international organisations
• Teaching activities (schools, colleges, and universities)
• Research and projects (academia and think-tanks)
• Translation initiatives
• Publication fields
• Consultancy engagements
• Cultural institutions

Duration and Eligibility

• Duration: 2 years
• Eligibility: Prior knowledge of Sanskrit either as a second language in 10+2 or attested alternate equivalency with consent of Institute.

Conclusion

The MA (Research) Sanskrit Studies program at Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts is designed to equip learners with the interpretive and discursive techniques to engage with Sanskrit literatures within the framework of comparative studies. It aims at creating a brand of educators and researchers in Sanskrit language and literary studies competent in traditional and modern research methodology.