Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented on the philosophical contribution of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Philosophy in the National webinar organized on the occasion of Centenary Birth Anniversary of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji by Renaissance Universal (RU). She propounded that Ānandamurti was a seer of modern India who had the vision of holistic development of human being. Therefore, his…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde has contributed to the book Sanskrit, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, volume 36 edited by Ganesh N. Devy and Avadhesh K. Singh. She has authored four articles namely ‘Sanskrit: A brief overview’, ‘Origin of the Sanskrit Language’, ‘Sanskrit teaching Institutions in India’ and ‘Sanskrit Teaching Institutions outside India’. These articles are published…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde explains Bharat’s Rasa siddhanta in this video. Natyashastra is an ancient text in Sanskrit composed by Bharat Muni around 2nd century BCE. Bharat for the very first time used the term Rasa in the sense of Aesthetic pleasure. Natyashastra is the source book for drama, dance, music and acting. Bharat gives formula…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde delivered a lecture in 32nd Jnanayajna organized by K. J. Somaiya College. She took overview of Sanskrit Ramayanas- Adhyatma Ramayana, Adbhuta Ramayana, Ananda Ramayana and Bhushundi Ramayana. She highlighted the significance of regional Ramayanas like Eknathi Ramayana and Girdhar Ramayana. She explored Ramayanas of South East Asia with special reference to Ramayana…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted a lecture on Decoding Vedanta with special reference to Kevaladvaita Vedanta in Bharatiya Darshan Shastravali organized by Chinmay Vishwavidyapitha
Article on ‘Śiva’ authored by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde published in the encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions published by Springer. This encyclopedia is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sherma, Madhu Khanna. This encyclopedia is live in the sense that it can be edited anytime by the author but all previous editions are available to reader. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_268-1 Cite this entry…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde gave a lecture on “Eshcatology in Kevaladvaita Vedanta” in Global Festival on oneness organized by Advaita Academy on the occasion of Birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya.
Kevaladvaita Vedanta was propounded by Adi Shankaracharya who considered the sole reality of Brahman. He wrote commentary on Prasthanatrayi i.e. Brahmasutras, Upanishads and Bhagavadgita from the perspective of absolute monism. He propagated the philosophy of Nirguna Brahman i.e. Brahman without any form, qualities and names. This video explains the fundamentals of Absolute monism. This video…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde’s five articles are published in Springer’s ‘Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions’ which is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sharma and Madhu Khanna. 1.Vaikuṇṭha. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna M. (eds) Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht, 2020 (download) 2. Daśanāmī Order. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna…
(paper published by Indic Today) Gokarṇa is situated in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Gokarṇa is considered as Dakṣīṇa Kāśī or even superior to Kāśī. Gokarṇa Mahabaleśvara i.e. Lord Śiva is the main deity of this sacred tīrtha. There is a geographical peculiarity in forming the name Gokarṇa of this place. Gaṅgāvalī and Aghanāśinī are two…