Head and Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit , University of Mumbai
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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•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 […]
Continue Readingनारद 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 […]
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महाराष्ट्र राज्य विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळांतर्गत जागतिक धर्म आणि तत्त्वज्ञान (भारतीयेतर) या ज्ञानमंडळाची स्थापना २०१५ साली करण्यात आली. जगभरातील प्राचीन निसर्गपूजक धर्म, ख्रिस्ती धर्म, इस्लाम धर्म, बौध्द धर्म, शिंतो धर्म, ज्यु धर्म, पारसी धर्म, पाश्चात्त्य तत्त्वज्ञान वगैरेंचा समावेश या ज्ञानमंडळात आहे.याधर्मांचा उगम व विकास, दैवतशास्त्र, पुराकथा, रूढी, परंपरा, समजुती, कर्मकाण्डात्मक विधि-निषेध, उत्सव, प्रार्थना / स्तुती / मंत्र, […]
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Kalanuranjani was founded with an initiative of students of Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai. Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted three sessions under the banner ‘Film and Philosophy’. Matrix, Inception and Unbreakable were shown to the students for the sake of explaining philosophy through films. Matrix was explained through Kevaladvaita perspective. Concepts like Maya, Adhyasa, Brahman, […]
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Dr. Shakuntala Gawde was invited by Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka as a Visiting Fellow. She participated as a key note speaker in second International Conference on Sanskrit Studies 2017. She was a panelist in a panel discussion on the topic ‘life after death’ organized as a part of ICSS 2017. She conducted lectures and workshops […]
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