Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a scholarly paper titled “Different Editions of Valmiki Ramayana” at a conference organized by Valmiki Ashrama, Webolim, Bangalore, on 4 April 2026. In her presentation, she examined the various editions and recensions of the Valmiki Ramayana, highlighting the diversity within its textual tradition. She discussed the perspectives of different scholars on…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper titled “Govardhana: Divine Interplay – Unveiling its Nature as the Supreme and the Devotee” at the International Conference on “Philosophy of Vaishnava Vedanta: Culture, Legacy and Traditions”, held at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, on 26–27 August 2023. In her presentation, she explored the theological and philosophical dimensions…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Transformation of demon into devotee- A Case of Putanā’ in sixteenth annual International Conference on Comparative Mythology- Mythologies of Violence: War in Heaven, War on Earth organized by organized by International Association for Comparative Mythology, 21th -25th August, 2023 compmyth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IACM_Tulsk_2023_program_PRINT.pdf
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Shanakaracharya’s resistance to ritualism’ in the two day multilingual National seminar on ‘Adab and Ehtejaj’ (Literature and Resistance) organized on 7th and 8th February 2023 by Department of Urdu, University of Mumbai.
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Exploring Gokarṇa Purāṇa- a sthalapurāṇa of Gokarṇa Mahābaleśvara‘ in World Sanskrit conference 2023. This paper was presented in in the Puranans section which was chaired by McComas Taylor (Associate Professor, Reader in Sanskrit College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University). She participated in panel discussion.
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 presented a paper on Govardhan-Assimilation and Acculturation’ in National Conference on ‘Vraj to Braj’ organized by Braj Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan from 6th December 2019 to 8th December 2019. She also chaired a session in the same conference.
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Gokarnamahatmya- A Study into Narratives’ in the National conference on Yatras held on 15th November to 17th November 2019 organized by Indic Academy and Bharat Adhyayan Kendra in Benaras Hindu University. video of paper presentation- https://youtu.be/QJhSMprPjnY
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on Rgvedic Eschatology in comparison with Greek Thoughts in the National conference on ‘Life, life after death and Realization’ organized by Samshodhanam in association with Karnataka Sanskrit University held at Medha Dakshinamurthy Sanskrit College, Gokarna. She also received Late Shri Raghavendra Kulkarni memorial Award for best paper in women…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde talked on ‘Contribution of women in Sanskrit Literature’ in Gehe Gehe Sanskrit Sammelanam’ organized by Shri Datta Padmanabha Peetham, Tapobhumi, Kundai, Goa on 14th March 2019. Dr. Shakuntala Gawde took an overview of Women’s contribution from Vedic times to Modern Sanskrit Literature. She also emphasized the need of women’s participation in propagation…