Department Profile
Department
Faculty
Specialization and Research
Other Activities
Department
About the P.G. Department of SANSKRIT
The Post-graduate Department of Sanskrit began functioning as a P.G. Department of Pali Prakrit And Sanskrit from June 1958.
List of Staff Members and List of Heads
| 1 | Prof. Dr. B. H. Kapadia | 1958 – 1978 | Founder Head |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Chitraben P. Shukla | 1959 – 1990 | Head 1977 – 1990 |
| 3 | Prof. Dr. B. G. Shukla | 1978 – 1998 | Head 1990 – 1998 |
| 4 | Dr. Vasant M. Bhatta | 1978 – 1984 | |
| 5 | Prof. Dr. Ajit I. Thakor | 1987 – 2012 | Head 1998 – 2012 |
| 6 | Dr. Anjana Rami | 1985 – 1987 | |
| 7 | Dr. K.R. Dave | 1988 – 2005 | |
| 8 | Dr. Prafull V. Joshi (15/12/2016 to 14/12/2018, joined Dr. BAOU, Ahmedabad on Lien) | 1992 – 14/12/2016 15/12/2018-2019 | |
| 9 | Prof. Dr. Niranjan P. Patel | 2000 | Head 2012 |
| 10 | Dr. Mahesh G. Patel | 2011 | |
| 11 | Dr. Lalit A. Patel | July, 2017 – Jan.2020 | – |
| 12 | Dr. Priyankkumar N. Raval | 10, August 2021 | – |
| 13 | Prof. Dr. Mahendra Nayee | I/C Head 2024 to Cont. |
Faculty
The department has the following faculty members :
Professors: 01 (CAS)
Assistant Professor : 01
Assistant Professor (Adhoc) : 02
Teching Assistant (Adhoc) : 01
Specialization and Research
Major areas of specialization and research
Specialization :
P.G. : Poetics, Vedanta, Vyakarana, Nyaya, Indian Philosophy
M. Phil. : Poetics, Vedanta, Vyakarana, Classical Sanskrit literature, Modern Sanskrit Literature, Nyaya
Areas of Research Interest :
Sanskrit Poetics, Vedanta, Classical Sanskrit Literature, Modern Sanskrit, Nyaya, Vyakarana
Other Activities