Satus of Sanskrit Education in the American Universities | Kushagra Aniket |

The talk was organized on 26 December 2022 by Associate Professor Pramod Kumar Sharma and Professor Santosh Kumar Shukla, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, JNU.
Kushagra Aniket, in this talk explains the issues that affect Sanskrit studies in renowned American universities and how to overcome it as well as harness it.

Speaker:
Kushagra Aniket, New York USA is an economic and management consultant based in Kushagra graduated summa cum laude (highest honors) from Cornell University as a Tata Scholar with a degree in economics, mathematics and statistics. He completed his MBA in Finance with Dean Honors from Columbia University in New York.

Kushagra has received several awards in both India and America for his writings in poetry and prose in three languages ​​English, Hindi and Sanskrit. He is known as an Ashu Kavi (poet of the time) and has presented his works in many universities and other institutions in India and abroad.Kushagra composed three Sanskrit shatakas, each containing a hundred verses on subjects such as Bhakti (devotion), Naishkamya (renunciation), and Vinoda (humor). He is also a music maestro in Hindustani classical vocal music.

Sub Theme:
0:00 Power Statements
1:43 Introduction of the speaker and context of the topic
3:45 The speaker's experience with the admission process at an American university for Sanskrit studies
8:20 American University Mode and Course of Sanskrit Studies
9:15 American professors like Sheldon Pollock and others think that Sanskrit is a dead language
14:50 American professors who teach Sanskrit neither speak Sanskrit nor practice it in their daily life
17:30 Sanskrit and Prakrit are portrayed as opposites in American universities, with Sanskrit being treated as the language of the elite and Prakrit as the language of the common people
20:35 There is no Hindu professor teaching Sanskrit in American universities
23:10 US universities choose only conflict-oriented narratives in Mahabharata and Ramayana courses
25:30 US universities continue to question the contemporary relevance of Mahabharata and Ramayana
28:00 Bhagavad Gita is a manual of casteist ethics, say US university professors
31:45 Difference between Sanskrit studies in India and America

Q&A
39:30 Strong points of Sanskrit studies in American universities?
43:40 How can the constant mockery of our ancient sages and scholars by American universities stop?
47:45 American universities rely heavily on translations of Indian texts. How harmful is it?
53:51 Do Indian scholars studying Sanskrit in American universities change their attitude towards their own traditions and start teaching the same to others?
1:11:32 Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, JNU addressing the students
1:47:09 Dr. Kushagra Aniket's address to the students
1:54:09 Associate Professor Pramod Kumar Sharma, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, addressing the students of JNU

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