Presentation at International conference at Kalady Kerala

  Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Shukraniti- A Study from Leadership Perspective’ held at Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady under the section ‘Administration and Political Science.’ This paper was presented under the chairmanship of veteran scholar Prof. C. Rajendran. Three Day International Conference on ‘Science and Technology in Sanskrit’ was organized by Sahitya…

Chapter on Shrivaishnava in Hinduism and Tribal Religions

Research Article on ‘Shrivaishnava’ was contributed by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde to Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. This enclyclopedia is a live encyclopedia where author can update the article whenever needed.   Article on Shrivaishnava (read here) Cite this entry as: Gawde S. (2018) Śrīvaiṣṇava. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna…

Presentation on ‘Model of Good Research’

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented on ‘Model of Good Research’ in Two Days National Symposium on Tradition for Innovation towards better future’ organized by Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University and Research for Resurgence Foundation, Nagpur on 22nd and 23rd June 2018.  120 researchers across the country participated in this symposium. Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented criterion of good…

Lectures on leadership science

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged visiting lectures for M. A. in Leadership science course conducted by Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies, University of Mumbai. Lectures were based on application of principles laid down in Kamandakiya Nitisara and Shukraniti in modern perspectives. Texts were interpreted in the context of modern day leadership. Lectures were based on leadership…

Sessions on Rasa theory

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged sessions at Playpen performing Arts Trust. These sessions were focusing on Bharata’s Rasasutra and its subsequent interpretations. There was deliberation on how Rasa theory can be implemented to enhance the quality while performing various arts. There was also discussion on how art can be appreciated with Rasa theory. Participants also shared their…

Lunch box- from the perspective of Dhvani theory

Anandavardhana (9th century CE) propounded Dhvani theory in his treatise Dhvanyaloka. Word Dhvani is derived from the root dhvan means to suggest. Definition of dhvani is given as the suggested sense which gives pleasure (रमणीयव्यङ्ग्यार्थ:।). He explicitly condemns the poetry which is based on explicit sense. Figures or Rasa can be present in the poetry…

Adbhuta Ramayana- a feminine narrative

A story of Adbhuta Ramayana can be truly called as Sitayana. This narrative of  Shakta orientation focusing on  Sita depicts her as the avatara of Mahakali. Valmiki Ramayana elaborates the story of Rama’s birth. In Adbhuta Ramayana , Vishnu takes avatara as Rama due to a curse given by Narada to  experience  the pain of…

केवलाद्वैत वेदान्त

‘वेदान्त म्हणजे वेदानाम् अन्त: |’- वेदांच्या शेवटी येणारे उपनिषद् ग्रंथ यांना वेदांत असे म्ह्टले जाते. ज्ञानाची परमसीमा उपनिषद्ग्रंथात दिसून येत असल्यानेदेखील त्यांना वेदांत अशी संज्ञा आहे. उपनिषदांच्या तत्त्वज्ञानावर आधारीत सर्वच ग्रंथाना नंतर वेदांत अशी संज्ञा दिली गेली. उपनिषदांचे तत्त्वज्ञान अत्यंत सारगर्भ आणि गूढ असल्याने त्यांची अर्थनिश्चिती करण्यासाठी बादरायणाने ५५५ सूत्रे लिहिली त्याला ’ब्रह्मसूत्रे’ असे संबोधले…

Book Review of ‘The Purāṇic World by Vijay Nath’

•About the author: Dr. Vijay Nath is a retired Associate professor from the Department of History, Janakidevi Memorial College, University of Delhi. Two more books are on her credit based on Purāṇic literature namely- ‘Dāna: Gift system in Ancient India’ and ‘Purāṇas and Acculturation: A Historico- Anthropological Perspective’. She has contributed number of research papers…

अमृतस्वरूपा भक्ति

नारद भक्तिसूत्रांमध्ये भक्तिची व्याख्या करताना ’ सा त्वस्मिन् परमप्रेमरुपा ।’ असे तिचे लक्षण सांगीतले आहे. ’भक्ति’ या शब्दाचा साधा सरळ अर्थ ’सेवा करणे’ (भज्-सेवायाम्). व्यापक अर्थाने पाहता भक्तिया संकल्पनेमध्ये प्रेम, सेवा, समर्पण, पूजा, अर्चना अशा अनेक अर्थ समाविष्ट होताना दिसतात. तरीदेखील भक्ति ही खऱ्या अर्थाने ’प्रेम’ या संकल्पनेवर आधारलेली आहे. भक्ति म्हणजे प्रेम का? तर…