Sanskrit

DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT

Hindu College is not only one of the most distinguished undergraduate educational institutions of the country, it is also the first choice of students for the study of Sanskrit language and literature. Students come from the North Eastern Region, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Bihar and other states of the country. More than one hundred and thirty students are enrolled at the graduate and postgraduate levels in the Department. The Department has talented and accomplished faculty members. The high degree of academic and professional proficiency is a result of their commendable academic work. The Department also offers interdisciplinary courses in collaboration with other departments of the College.

The students are introduced to critical analysis through commentaries and other modern approaches. The teachers are interested in interpreting texts from modern point of view and their endeavour is to inculcate a scientific approach to the study of Sanskrit. These have borne fruit in the form of an innovation project of the University of Delhi. Together with the Botany Department, the teachers and students of the Sanskrit Department worked on the description of flora by a Sanskrit poet giving it a scientific interpretation.

The Departmental societies, ’k’ and ‘SAMHITA - The Language, Literature and Cultural Society’, invite eminent scholars for academic discussions. We also organize quiz competitions and cultural programmes regularly.                                                                            

The Department has established its own library which has a large collection of academic books for the benefit of the students. Our endeavour is to impart quality instruction to the students. It is hoped that the students joining the Department, will find themselves in an intellectually stimulating and congenial atmosphere during their course of study in college.

Faculty

1. Dr. ANITA RAJPAL                                                                                                                                                                                           

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

2. Dr. RAJENDRA KUMAR

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

3. Dr. VIJAY GARG 

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

4. Sh. PURAN MAL VERMA 

M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor

5. Dr. JAGMOHAN

 M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor                                                                                                             

6. Dr. G. Somahankar

M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor                                                                                                             

7. Dr. Sunil Joshi

M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor