Srinivasa Kumar N Acharya

Assistant Professor and Centre Coordinator

Department of European Studies

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Srinivasa Kumar N Acharya is an Assistant Professor and Centre Coordinator of Dvaita Philosophy Resource Centre, Dept of European Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 University, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网.?
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    He is an Administrative Coordinator of the Dept of European Studies and extends his services to the Centres, Committees, Programs and Activities of the Dept. Along with that, he also works with 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 University Press.?
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    He is involved in teaching the following courses:?
    • Introduction to Study of Indian Languages for BA Foreign Languages and Intercultural Studies?
    • Introduction to Indian Ethics and Epics (interfaculty open elective) for BTech at MIT?
    • Certificate Course in Bhagavadgita (open for interested)?
    He is involved in the following research projects as well:?
    • Computational Analysis of Mahabharata and Tatparyanirnaya (funded by 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 University) as Project Head?
    • Digitising and Proofing of Mahabharata Sastri-Vavilla Edition (funded by Vedavyasa Samshodhana Kendra, Subrahmanya)?
    • Translating and editing of Bhagavadgita-bhashya and Bhagavadgita-tatparyanirnaya to be published by 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 University Press?
    He has brought out five scholarly publications from Dvaita Philosophy Resource Centre through 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 University Press. He has coordinated academic events (summer schools, seminars and workshops) hosting international scholars and students.?

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Introduction to Study of Indian Languages BA Foreign Languages and Intercultural Studies - Sem I
Introduction to Indian Ethics and Epics (interfaculty open elective) Bachelors in Technology - Sem VI at MIT
Certificate Course in Bhagavadgita

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MA Vidvaduttama Navyanyaya Navya-nyaya (Indian neo-logic) philosophy Purnaprajna Vidyapitha Sanskrit College, Bengaluru 2009
MA Vidvaduttama Alankara Alankara-shastra (Sanskrit poetics/rhetorics) Purnaprajna Vidyapitha Sanskrit College, Bengaluru 2012
MA Sanskrit Sanskrit language, literature, linguistics and philosophy Karnataka State Open University 2010

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Purnaprajna Vidyapitha Sanskrit College, Bengaluru Lecturer Teaching - Nyaya philosophy, Sanskrit literature, English language and Sanskrit-Computers 2010-11
Purnaprajna Vidyapitha Sanskrit College, Bengaluru Project team member - Sanskrit Hindi Machine Translation SHMT Sanskrit e-corpus proofing and editing 2010-11
Ramavitthala (Vidyapitha) Shikshana Seva Samiti, New Delhi Teacher Teaching - Sanskrit language, grammar, literature and Vedas 2009-10

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Indian philosophy - Nyaya and Dvaita, Sanskrit studies - language, linguistics and literature, Vedic studies - Upanishat (Vedanta)

Area of Expertise

Indian philosophy and epics, Sanskrit language, linguistics, poetics and literature

Area of 亚洲通_亚洲通官网

Indian philosophy - Nyaya and Dvaita (epistemology and philosophy of language), Sanskrit epic literature, PhD pursuing in Navynyaya (philosophy of language and textual criticism - manuscriptology)