11-10-2026

Welcome to Department of Sanskrit

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                  This department is one of the leading centres of research in Sanskrit studies in Kerala. Incepted in the year 1977, the department arose to the level of a major P.G department in Sanskrit and research center within two decades. In collaboration, and with the financial support from leading higher education centers and funding agencies we have been carrying out significant research works like conducting conferences, symposia and colloquia right from 1990's. Eminent dignitaries in the field of Sanskrit research such as Frits Staal, Asko Parpola, Ashok Aklujkar, and Satya Vrat Shastri have been associated with different academic endeavours of ours.

               Besides, we have been procuring manuscripts from various private repositories and have been bringing out editions and critical studies of rare and unpublished works. We have been publishing such works as well as the important lectures delivered by eminent scholars. The proceedings of national and international seminars and conferences organized by us (in collaboration with institutions like Kendra Sahitya Akademi, Central Sanskrit University (erstwhile Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, under the direct auspices of MHRD), and University Grants Commission have also been a part of our publications.

               In fact our strength has been "Research and Publication". We have got publication series, Calicut University Sanskrit Series, which was started in the year1985. So far we have brought out 65 numbers in the series.

               Of course we have been blessed to have eminent scholars as members of the team of faculty. Prof. M. S. Menon a well known critic and a reputed Sanskritist is our founder head. It is Prof. N. V. P. Unithiri, a devote researcher and scholar who carved an excellent academic path. The contributions made, as faculty members by Prof. C Rajendran and Prof. K. N.  Neelakantan Elayath, scholars of international reputes have gone a long way to strengthen the department.

                As per NEP 2020, we ceased to admit new students to MPhil programs. In addition to doctoral-level research, we currently provide two-year P.G. and five-year Integrated P.G. We cover almost every subject and discipline related to both conventional and contemporary Sanskrit education in our P.G. curriculum.

dcsHome The Department was established in 1978, ten years after the inception of the University Prof. M.S.Menon, an eminent Sanskrit Scholar and well-known critic in Malayalam is the founder head of the Department. Acclaimed scholars like Prof.K.N.N. Elayath (at present Director, Adayar Library and Research Centre, Adyar, Chennai), Prof. N.V.P. Unithiri (former Principal Dean of Studies, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady; Chairman, Cultural Publication Department, Government of Kerala, and Prof T.K.Narayanan, who served the University for a long time in the capacities of Syndicate Member, Academic Staff College Director and the Registrar, were the members of the faculty. Within a short span of time, the Department has registered an all-round development. Now it is one of the major research & publication centres. Under Calicut University Sanskrit Series, the Department has published 42 books. These include critical study/ edition of rare manuscripts in Sanskrit and doctoral theses having a substantial contribution to the field of research in Sanskrit Studies.

The Department brings out an Indological Research Journal (annual) which is named Samskrtakairali.

The postgraduate programme has been so designed that the students get in-depth knowledge of traditional and modern knowledge systems. The conceptual framework of the syllabus is made broad so that the outgoing students can pursue higher studies in the subjects like literary history, literary theory, comparative literature, Indian Philosophy, Textual criticism and Indian scientific heritage.

Research Scholars are encouraged to take up topics from a wide range of research fields like classical tradition, scientific literature in Sanskrit, literary criticism, grammar and linguistics, fine arts and critical edition of rare works.

The Department has been collaborating with various reputed National/International Indological research centres and Universities. We have signed MOU with acclaimed Universities of Europe. Regularly we organize seminars, conferences and colloquia on pertinent research topics utilizing funds from institutions like ICPR, UGC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Kendra Sahitya Akademi etc. And the proceedings of such seminars and conferences are published.

To make the research works meaningful and relevant in the present-day scheme of things, an interdisciplinary approach is widely employed.

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Department of Sanskrit
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