Sanskrit and its Scholastic Spectrum
The StudentSpeak is an opportunity for our students to present to the University community some ideas from the scholastic world of Sanskrit that they have found inspiring, and shocking! Are there ideas relating to mental disorders in Āyurveda? Will AI render the study of Sanskrit anachronistic? Can our popular understanding of even Sītā and Rāma be undermined by the study of the original Sanskrit texts? Is Sītā indeed demure and mild-mannered, and Rāma gentle and calm in the face of all and any adversity? Indeed, is there only one Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki in Sanskrit, or are there other Rāmāyaṇas – also in Sanskrit, but “telling” another story? And what of the myriad – almost cliched – Sanskrit verses that we all hear in India: vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam, for instance? Do they really mean what we think they do?
Come and listen in to our students (from across disciplines) as they present gems from original Sanskrit works and be part of a fun and certainly thought-provoking conversation, about India and Indians!
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM IST
Venue: Room 201, School of Arts and Sciences, Central Campus
The Whole, Alone, Is Left, Vedāntic Ultimate Reality
- Soohani Kheria, BA, Second Year
- Suhani Guleria, BA in Philosophy, History and Languages, Second Year
Bhūtavidyā, An Eerie Account of Ghosts Mental Disorders from Ayurvedic Texts
- Charvi Thakkar, BA in Psychology, Minor in Sanskrit Studies, Second Year
No Longer a Bystander, Amusing Use of Sanskrit on Institutional Logos
- Twara Patel, BA in Psychology, Fourth Year
A Bouquet of Sanskrit Verses
- Diya Surana, BA in Economics, Third Year
- Sakhi Shah, BA in Philosophy, History and Languages, Fourth Year
vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam, Hero’s Creed or Villain’s Trick?
- Isha Shah, BA in Philosophy, History and Languages, Third Year
- Komal Luhana, BA in Philosophy, History and Languages, Third Year
Sītā’s Declaration of Love and Independence, Defying Social Norms
- Urva Thacker, BA in Psychology, Second Year
- Lekisha Gandhi, BA in Economics, Second Year
AI Doing Sanskrit? Or Just Another Māyā?
- Dhairushi Patel, BS in Computer Science, Minor in Sanskrit Studies, Fourth Year
Nine Rubies, One Face, Unmasking the ‘Ten-Headed’ Rāvaṇa in the Jaina Rāmāyaṇa
- Moksh Shah, BA in Economics, Minor in Sanskrit Studies, Third Year
Sītāhṛdaya in the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa - Love, Grief and Wrath of the Maryādāpuruṣottama
- Manan Rathod, Integrated MS in Life Sciences, Fourth Year
- Yuvika Chowdhury, BBA in Business Analytics, Fourth Year
- Bhakti Bhatia, BA in Psychology, Fourth Year
- Gayatri Narayansinh Chavda, BBA in Business Analytics, Fourth Year
- Dia Rajpurohit, BA in Philosophy, History and Languages, Third Year
