Vol II - Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

422 Pages·2014·8.53 MB·English

CONTENTS
PART I

EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS
I Faculty of Sanskrit Literature:
Page No

1. Department of Sanskrit Sahitya 1 – 16
• Kerala Responsible Ayurvedic Tourism and 17 – 25
Education Research
• Centre for Manuscriptology 26 – 34
2. Department of Sanskrit General 35 – 41

II Faculty of Indian Logic:

1. Department of Sanskrit Nyaya 42 – 54

III Faculty of Indian Metaphysics:

1. Department of Sanskrit Vedanta 55 –78

• Centre for Vedic Studies 79 – 86

IV Faculty of Sanskrit Grammar:

1. Department of Sanskrit Vyakarana 87 – 97

V Faculty of other Sanskrit Studies:

1. Department of Ayurveda 98 – 103

VI Faculty of Indian Languages:

1. Department of Malayalam 104 – 118

2. Department of Hindi 119 – 132

• Centre for Translation Studies 133 – 140
3. Centre for Comparative Literature
141 – 152
4. Department of Urdu
153 –161
VII Faculty of Foreign Languages:

1. Department of English 162 – 179

2. Department of Arabic 180 – 186

VIII Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

1. Department of Dance 187 – 196

2. Department of Music 197 – 217

3. Department of Theatre 218 – 228

4. Department of Painting 229 – 236

5. Department of History
237 – 261

• Gender, Ecology and Dalit Studies
262 – 272
6. Department of Social Work 273 – 289

7. Department of Sociology 290 – 299

8. Department of Philosophy 300 – 308

9. Department of Psychology 309 – 318

10. Department of Geography 319 – 325

11. Department of Physical Education 326 – 332

PART II

PROFILE OF THE REGIONAL CAMPUSES
I Thiruvananthapuram
333 – 349
II Panmama
350 – 354
III Ettumanoor
355 – 363
IV Thuravoor
364 – 372
V Thrissur
373 - 382
VI Tirur
383 – 395
VII Koyilandy
396 – 403
VIII Payyannur
404 – 413

DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT SAHITYA

1. Name of the Department: Sanskrit Sahitya
2. Year of establishment: 1993
3. Is the Department part of a School / Faculty of the University?:
Yes, Faculty of Sanskrit Literature
4. Name of the programmes offered (UG, PG, M. Phil, Ph. D., Integrated
Masters, Integrated Ph. D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc): UG, PG, M. Phil, Ph. D.
5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:
Offers elective and optional courses of interdisciplinary nature for Non-Sanskrit
students of UG / PG programmes
6. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, industries, foreign
institutions etc.: Nil
7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons: Nil
8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit
System: Semester and Choice Based Credit System
9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:
Elective courses are offered for students from other Departments. Our students
opt minimum two electives from other Departments.
10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors / Associate
Professors / Asst, Professors / Others):

Designation Sanctioned Filled Actual (including
CAS & MPS)
Professors 1 Nil 1
Associate Professors 6 2 10
Asst. Professors 24 24 -
Others - - -

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,
experience and research under guidance

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No, of No, of
Years of Ph. D./
Experience M. Phil
students
guided
for the
last 4
years
Dr.P.K. M.A, Ph. D Professor Poetics
Dharmarajan Philosophy 28 Ph. D-4
Criticism M. Phil-
Cultural studies 11
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Dr.V.R. M.A, Associate Linguistics,
Muralidharan M. Phil, Ph. D. Professor Criticism 18 Ph. D-5
Grammar M. Phil-
8
Dr.T. M.A, M. Phil Associate Poetics, 18 Ph. D-4
Vasudevan B.Ed, Ph. D. Professor Criticism M. Phil-
7
Dr.N.V. M.A, Ph. D. Associate Poetics, 17 Ph. D-2
Kunjamma Professor Criticism M. Phil-
10
Dr.Reeja.B. M.A, Ph. D. Associate Poetics 18 Ph. D-5
Kavanal Professor Culture M. Phil-
10
Dr.P.V. M.A,JRF, Associate Criticism 18 Ph. D-1
Narayanan Ph. D. Professor Poetics M. Phil-
8
Dr.K.V. M.A, Associate Poetics
Ajithkumar M. Phil Professor Technical 17 Ph. D-
NET, Ph. D Literature M. Phil-
Linguistics 7
Dr.K.A. M.A, M. Phil Associate Poetics
Ravindran Ph. D. Professor Technical 17 Ph. D-
Literature M. Phil-
Vedic Studies 6
Dr. T. Mini M.A, M. Phil Associate Poetics Ph. D-
NET, Ph. D. Professor Technical 18 M. Phil-
Lterature 1
Dr.K.M. M.A, JRF, Ph. Reader Poetics Literary Ph. D-
Sangamesan D. Criticism 17 M. Phil-
Vedic Studies 7
Dr. K.G. M.A, Ph. D. Reader Poetics Ph. D-2
Ambika Criticism 17 M. Phil-
History 9

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors
Dr. M. Sivakumaraswami, University of Karnataka (Bangalore) in 2004-2006 and
Dr. P.V. Rammankutty, Retired Professor, Department of Sanskrit, SNGS College
Pattambi in 2011-13 were the Visiting Professors in the Department appointed for
two years.
13. Programme-wise information: 90 % for U.G. 10 % for P.G.
14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: U.G- 8:1, P.G- 3:1, M. Phil-1:1
15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff,
sanctioned, filled and actual: Class IV staff - One
16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies:
Major Project on Ramayana
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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international
funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the name of the funding
agencies, project title and grants received project-wise:
National-4
Total grant sanctioned was Rs.10,000,00/-
Funding agencies, : UGC
Project title and grants received project-wise: Ramayana Traditions in Kerala
(Major Project)
18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received:
a) National collaboration: Nil b) International collaboration: Nil
19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT,
ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received:
UGC Projects going on
20. Research facility / centre with:
(cid:0) State recognition: Yes
(cid:0) National recognition: Yes
(cid:0) International recognition: Nil
21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate
bodies: NA
22. Publications:
(cid:1499) Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national /
international): 10
(cid:1499) Monographs: Nil
(cid:1499) Chapters in Books: Nil
(cid:1499) Edited Books: 5
(cid:1499) Books with ISBN with details of publishers:
Many faculty members are listed in the National Databases like Sahityakara
Directory of Kerala Sahitya Academy, Literary Encyclopaedia of Kerala
Bhasa Institute and Kerala Samskrta Vijnanakosam.
(cid:1499) Number listed in international Database (For e.g. Web of Science,
Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): Nil
(cid:1499) Citation Index – range / average: Nil
(cid:1499) SNIP: Nil
(cid:1499) SJR: Nil
(cid:1499) Impact Factor – range / average: Nil
(cid:1499) h-index: Nil
23. Details of patents and income generated: Nil
24. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /
institutions /industries in India and abroad:
Dr. P.C. Muraleemadhavan, Former Professor and HoD, was selected to visit
nationally and internationally reputed institutions in India and abroad.
26. Faculty serving in
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