Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit , University of Mumbai
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 […]
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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 […]
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Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted a lecture on Decoding Vedanta with special reference to Kevaladvaita Vedanta in Bharatiya Darshan Shastravali organized by Chinmay Vishwavidyapitha
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Dr. Shakuntala Gawde with John Straton Hawley (Author of Krishna’s Playground-Vrindavan in the 21st Century)
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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.
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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
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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 […]
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