From The Desk of Hon'ble Chancellor

Prof.Dr. Vempaty Kutumba Sastry

CHANCELLOR

Educational Qualifications:

Born on 12.08.1950 at the village Gudlavalleru, in the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India, Vempaty Kutumba Sastry had his Rigveda adhyayana at S V Vedapapthasala, Tirupati. He has qualified in the oriental title examination vidyāpravīṇa (M.A) from Andhra University, Waltair and another oriental title examination śirōmaṇi (M.A) from the University of Madras. He received vidyāvāridhi (Ph.D.) from the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi. He has also qualified in M.A. (Philosophy) and P.G. Diploma in Yoga from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.

 

Work Experience:

• Lecturer in Sri Narasimha Samskrit College, Chittiguduru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, from 1974 to 1978
• Lecturer in the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (in Puri and Tirupati Vidyapeetha) from 1978-1987.
• Reader, in the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (in Tirupati Vidyapeetha) from 1987 to 1990.
• Professor and Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Pondicherry Central University from 09.07.1990 till 03.11.2004.
• Held permanent position of Principal in the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi from 04.11.2004 to 31-08-2015.
• Director, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India)New Delhi since 04.11.1999 till 11.05.2003.
• First Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Deemed University (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India), New Delhi from May 12, 2003 till May 11, 2008.
• Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi from 04.08.2008 to 03.02.2011.
• Vice-Chancellor, Sree Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval, Gujarat from 14.06.2012 to 13-06-2015.
• IN addition, held the position of Director, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra (under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India) for about 6 months during his tenure of Vice-Chancellorship of Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhli.
• Superannuated on 31-08-2015 from the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, (Deemed University) New Delhi.
• Infosys Foundation Chair in the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Punefor a tenure of three years from 09.03.2019 to 08.03.2022
• National Fellow, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (Under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of Bharat, New Delhi.) for a term of two years from 01.08.2023.

Specialization:

His specialization is in Advaita-vēdanta, Darśanas, Poetics, Sanskrit Literature and Spoken Sanskrit.

Honoris causa:

Awarded D.Litt. degree (Honoris Causa) by the S-VYASA University, Bengaluru, 2021.

Awarded “Prācya-vidyā-vācaspati” (D.Litt.)(Honoris Causa) by Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Samskrit University, Ramtek, Mahrashtra, August, 2020.

 Distinctions : 

• Recipient of President of India’s Certificate of Honour, 2014 

• Has been elected as President of International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Paris during 13th World Sanskrit Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2006 for tenure of six years. 

• Has been re-elected for a second term as President of International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Paris during 15^th World Sanskrit Conference held in New Delhi in January 2012 for a tenure of six years.

• Presided over 14th World Sanskrit Conference held in Kyoto, Japan in 2009.

• Presided over 15th World Sanskrit Conference held in Vijnanabhawan in New Delhi in 2012, inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India . 

• Presided over 16th World Sanskrit Conference heldin Bangkok, Thailand in June 2015, inaugurated by Her Royal Excellency the Princess of Thailand.

• Presided over17th World Sanskrit Conference held in Vancouver, Canada in 2018.

Research Experience: 

Sāhityaratnakara of Varanasi Dharma Suri, a work on poetics of 17th century was critically edited basing on various manuscripts and studied critically and comparatively under the guidance of eminent international scholars in Sanskrit, Padmabhushan, Dr. V. Raghavan and Dr. M.D. Balasubrahmanyam.

A study of the Problem of Tatparya Indian Philosophy isin progress.

Offered guidance to nine research scholars (both in Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit Literature) for their Ph.D. degree. Offered guidance to seven students for their M.Phil degree.

 

Publications and Academic Activities:

He has fifteenbooks and more than 50 papers, published in various reputed journals to his credit.

He has participated in about 200(National and International) Seminars/Conferences, quite often chairing some sessions, delivering Key-note addresses, inaugural/valedictory addresses etc. He has delivered around 100 invited lectures in various Universities and Institutions of National reputation.

 

Books:

1. upaniṣadaḥēkaḥ paricayaḥpublished as part of the Silver Jubilee Publications Series of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (1993).
2. vanamālā a collection of poems (1998).
3. īkṣā(Ed) the Proceedings of the All India Sanskrit Sikshaka Sammelan published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (2001).
4. Learn Yourself Samskrit-First Level Material (Ed) published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (2002). Reprinted 8 times and more than 1,35,000 copies sold.
5. Learn Yourself Samskrit – Second Level Material (Ed) published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (2002). More than 65,000 copies sold.
6. Learn Yourself Samskrit – Third Level Material’ ‘saṁkṣēparāmāyaṇaṁ’ (Ed) published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (2004). Reprinted 3 times and 11,000 copies sold.
7. A Concise Dictionary of Philosophy published by D.K. Printworld, New Delhi, joint authorship with Prof. K. Srinivas (2007). Second and enlarged edition is in the press.
8. guruprapattiḥ (with Hindi translation) published by the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (2009).
9. vanamālā-dvitīyā (Translation of Telugu modern poetry in Sanskrit) published by the Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad (2010).
10. sāhityaratnākaraḥ Critical Study and Critical Edition, published by the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (2010).
11. bhārataṁ – tasya samasyāśca Samskrit translation of Swami Vivekananda’s lectures, compiled by Swami Nirvedananda, published by the Samskrit Bharati, Girinagara, Bengalore (2011).
12. Sanskrit and World Thought: (Ed.) published by D. K. Printworld, New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi. (2014)
13. Kāvyalakṣaṇam:(Ed.) published by Sri Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval, Gujarat. (2014)
14. Śrīmad Bhagavad Gīta (Ed.) with the commentary Gūḍhārthadīpikā by Śrī Madhusūdanasarasvatī and its commetary Gūḍhārthadīpikā-Tattvāloka by Śrī Dharmadatta Sharma, known as Baccha Jha, published by the Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi. (2021)
    In addition, undertook complete responsibility of Translation, Editing and Academic Execution of ‘Adi Shankara – Life and Philosophy’ by Swami Gyanananda Saraswati, published by Neeta Prakashan, New Delhi (2006).

 

Papers and Articles:

1. kālidāsaprabandhēṣu vēdāntabhāvāḥ , (1976), Sudharma, Mysore.
2. mahāśivarātri – vrata – vaiśiṣṭyam, (1981), Saptagiri, TirumalaTirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati.
3. raghuvaṁśē aṅgī rasaḥ kaḥ(1982), Vimarsha, Research Journal of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
4. Advaita Vēdānta, (1983), The Golden Jubilee Souvenier Volume, Tirumala Tirupati, Devasthanams, Tirupati.
5. A Short Review of Maṇḍalas in the Rigvēda, (1984), ārśa vijñāna sarvasvamu Vol. l, TirumalaTirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati.
6. On Poetic Beauty in the Suklayajurvēda , (1984), ārśa vijñāna sarvasvamu Vol. l, TirumalaTirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati.
7. On the Sacrifices in the Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa, (1985), ārśa vijñāna sarvasvamu Vol. l, TirumalaTirupati Devasthanamsa, Tirupati.
8. Bhāgavata and its Impact on Telugu Literature and Society, (1988), The Studies in the Bhāgavata, Institute of Orissan Culture, Bhubaneswar.
9. The Element of Santarasa in the Abhijñānaśākuntala, (1989), Sri Jagannatha Jyoti, Journal of Sri Jagannath Samskrit University, Puri.
10. vāranāsi dharmasūriḥ – tasya dēśakālau, (1989), The journal of Oriental Research, Vol. LVI-LXII, Kuppuswamy Sastry Resaearch Institute, Madras.
11. On Tātparyaliṅgās, (1992), The Voice of Sankara, Vol. XVII, Madras.
12. The Paramācārya : The Exemplar of the Vedic Tradition, (1993), The Voice of śaṅkara, Vol. XVIII, Special Number-The Sage of Kāñci, Madras.
13. vāraṇāsi dharmasūriḥ – tasya kritayāśca, (1993), Sri Jagannatha Jyoti, Vol.V, Journal of Sri Jagannath Samskrit University, Puri.
14. vaiśēṣikābhimātasya samavāyasya advaitikr tā parikṣā, (1993), mahāmahōpādhyāya paṭṭābhirāma śāstrī Commemoration Volume, Rashtriya Samskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
15. Where Kālidāsa is cited as smritikāra, (1994), S.V. University Oriental Journal, Vol. XXX-XXXI, Tirupati.
16. Review article on sarvārthasiddhiḥ of śrī vēdānta dēśika– A Study, (1994), of V.N. Seshadri Acharya, Vol. XI, Number two, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi.
17. On upamāna, (1995), S.V. University Oriental Journal, Vol. XXXII-XXXIV, Tirupati.
18. śaṅkara and Samskrit Literature, (1995), The Voice śaṅkara, Vol. XIX, Number one, Madras.
19. vāraṇāsi dharmasūriḥ – tatpūrvatana-tadanantara-ālaṅkārikāṇāṁ, (1995), Samskrita Vimarsha, Journal of Rashtriya Samskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
20. śrī saṅkarācāryaḥ sāṅkhyasiddāntaśca, (1996), Srijnanamrtama Comemoration Volume of Prof. Sriniwas Sastry, Parimal Publication, New Delhi.
21. arthāpatti – As a Distinct Source of Knowledge, (1996), The Mysore Orientalist, Silver Jubilee Year Volume, Vol.XVII, Journal of Oriental Research institute, Mysore.
22. brāhmaṇagranthāḥ vēdārthasyāvagatau tēṣām aparihāryatā ca, (1997), Samskrit Research and Modern Challenges, Chinmaya International Foundation, Veliayanadu, Ernakulam.
23. Foreword to maharṣi vālmīki – vyaktitva ēvaṁ krititva (1997), Proceedings and Papers of the Seminar on maharṣi vālmīki, maharṣi vālmīki Chair, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
24. Contribution of maharṣi vālmīki to the Society, (1997), Proceedings and Papers of the Seminar on Maharashi Valmiki, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
25. Semantics of Dharma, (1998), Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. V, No.1, summer, the Journal of the Inter-University Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla.
26. vāraṇāsi dharmasūrēḥ sāhityaratnākarasya vaiśiṣṭyam, (1999), mahaśvini, Research Journal of the Rashtriya Samskrita Vidyapeetham, Tirupati.
27. State Budget control in the arthaśāstra, (1999), kauṭilya’s arthaśāstra and Social Welfare, collection of seminar papers ed. By Dr. V.N. Jha, Sahitya Skademi, New Delhi.
28. daivarāta’s cāndōdarśana and concept of apauruṣēyatva, (2001),brahmarṣi daivarātā’s candōdarśana : A Critical Study, SAMSODHANA series-9, Sirsi, Karnataka.
29. Indra, (2001),brahmarṣi daivarātā’s candōdarśana : A Critical Study, SAMSODHANA series-9, Sirsi, Karnataka.
30. Long Paper entitled, The Advaita vs Non-Advaita : Anantakrishna Sastri’s Reply to Vedanta Desika, (2002) published in the Vol X Part I of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, New Delhi, entitled ‘Developments in Indian Philosophy from Eighteenth Century Onwards : Classical and Western’, edited by Daya Krishna.(Incomplete. To be updated with details)

Creative Writing and Translations :

• vidhirahō balavān a Samskrit poem in nine verses, published in the ‘saṁskr ta śrīḥ’ Samskrita Sahitya Parishat, Tiruchirapalli, 1992.
• guruprapattiḥ, a Samskrit poem in twenty two verses, published in the Souvenier entitled, ‘A Hundred Years of Light’ brought out during the 100th Jayanti Celebrations of H.H. Sri Chandrasekharendrasaraswati Swamyji of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kancheepuram, 1993.
• dhanyāṣṭakaṁ, a Samskrit poem in eight verses, published in the Voice of Sankara, Vol.XXIII, Number two, Madras, 1994.
• puṣpāvilāpaḥ, a Samskrit poem in thirteen verses, published in the GairvaniChittor, 1994. Andhrapradesh.
• kuntīkumārī, a Samskrit poem in thirty verses, published in the Priyavak, Samskrit Bi-Monthly from Puri, Orissa, September-October 1996.
• asmat tataḥ gāndhiḥ, a Samskrit poem in three verses, published in the Priyavak, Samskrit Bi-Monthly from Puri, Orissa, September-October 1996.
• nidre! me priyavallabhe!, a Samskrit poem in fifteen verses, published in the Priyavak, Samskrit Bi-Monthly from Puri, Orissa, November-December 1996. Also published in the Samskrita Pratibha, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
• guruprapattiḥ, a Samskrit poem in sixty eight verses with translation in English, published in the Voice of Sankara, Madras, December 1996.
• añjaliḥ, a Samskrit poem in nine verses, published in the Priyavak, Samskrit Bi-Monthly from Puri, Orissa, January-February 1997.
• śrīśaviṁśatiḥ, a Samskrit poem in twenty verses with translation into English, published in the Voice of Sankara, Madras, Vol. XXII No. 21 July 1997. Also published in the Samskrita Pratibha, Journal of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, Vol. XXII No. 2, 1998.
  (Incomplete. To be updated with details)

Awards, Titles and Honours received along with blessings from Pithadhipati-s and Heads of Religious Institutions:

• Received the title Vedaanta Vishaaradafrom Their Holiness Sri Kanchi Kamakoti peethadhipati Jagadguru Sri Sri Jayendrasaraswati Swamyji, and Jagadguru Sri Sri Shankara Vijayendrasarasvati Swamyji, December 2014.

• Received Suvarnanguleeyaka-vishishta-sammana from His Holiness Dakshinamnaya Sri Sringeri Peethadhipati Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharatiteertha Mahasvamy jiin 2011 during Ganapati Vaakyaartha Sabha.

• Received Jagadguru Shri Bharatiteertha Puraskar, from Dakshinamnyaaya-Sringeri-Sreesharadpeetham, Sringeri along with a purse of one lakh rupees on the occasion of Seventieth Vardhanti Celebrations of Jagdguru Shri Bhartiteertha Mahaswsamy jifrom Jagadguru Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swmiji on 19.04.2021.

• Received title Vidvadratnam from H. Vishvesa Tirtha Sripada of Paryaya Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Mutt, Udupi, Karnataka, India.

• Received title ShastranidhifromH.Shri Ganapatisatchidananda Swamyji of Dattashramam, Mysore in 2007.

• Received cash awardof Rs.10000 from H.H. Shankara Bharati Swamiji of Yadatture Yoganandeswara Saraswati mutt, K.R.Nagara, Karnataka in 2011.

• Received Saraswati Puraskar from pujya Sri Samvidananda Saraswati of Kailash Math, Nasik, Maharashtra, with a purse of Rs. 50000/- (2009)

• Received Shri Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Vishvabharati Puraskar on 15.02.2007 from Shri 1008 Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Simhasan, Varanasi.

• Received Annapurnashree Puraskar from Uttarapradesh-nagakupa-shastrartha-samiti, Varanasi on 05.08.2019.

• Received Saptarshi Satkar from Pujya Sri Ramesh Bhai Ojha ji, Porbandar, Gujaratduring Samskrit Sammelan in January 2012.

• Received “Brahmarṣi” Sāndīpani Gaurav Award(2019)from Pūjya Bhaiśrī Ramesh Bhai Ojha ji, Sandipani Vidya Niketan, Porbandar, Gujarat, along with a purse of Rs.50,000.

• Honoured by the Srividya Sadhana Peetham, Varanasi on the occasion of Jayanti of H.H. Karapatriji Swamy by pujya Sri Seetaram Kaviraj Ji with a purse of Rs. 50,000.00 on 03.08.2008.

• Received an award with a purse of Rs.75,000 and citation from Sanatana Dharma Charitable Trust, Bheemunipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, blessed by Sadguru Sri Kandukuri Sivananda Murty garu, 2014.

• Received honorary title Vidyaavaachaspati from Sri 108 Nrigendra Prasadji Maharaj of Sri Lakshminarayanadeva Pith, Vadatal, Gujarat, during International Sri Swaminarayana Mahamantra Mahotsav, 2013.

 

Awards, Titles and Honours received from Institutions, Governments and Dignitories:

• Received the Certificate of Honour (Presidential Award) form His Excellency Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Honourable President of India, 2014

• Received Mahakavi Kalidasa Sanskrit Sadhana Puraskar, 2003 from the Government of Maharashtra State, presented by Sri Manohar Joshi ji, the then Loksabha Speaker,

• Received Sanskrit Sahitya Seva Samman from Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Government of Delhi for the year 2003.

• Received Vedavyas Puraskar from the Government of Chattisgarh, for the year 2015.

• Received Chandravati Joshi Samskrita Bhasha Puraskar-2000 from Jana Kalyana Datavya Nyas of New Delhi, instituted in loving memory of his mother by Hon’ble Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi.

• Honoured by Vedashastrottejakasabha, Pune.2019.

• Received Lokamanya Tilak Samskrit Puraskar from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be a University) 2021.

• Received Award of Vidyateertha Foundation, Chennai, with a purse of Rs. 25000/-

• Received Ram Krishna Samskrit Award-1998 instituted by the Saraswati Vikas Centre, University of Windsor, Canada in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to Samskrit language and literature. 

• Honoured by Meru Foundation at Boston, USA in July, 2005

• Received Vidyasagara Award in 2004 from Mandakini Vidwat Parishad, Delhi.

• Received Mahamahopadhyaya Pandita Sri Naval Kishor Kankar Smruti Samman 2002 from Samskrita Seva Parisad, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

• Received honours (1997) from Shiva Murty Swami, Hon’ble President, 10th World Samskrit Conference held at Bangalore.

• Received honours (1995) from the then Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Rashtriya Samskrit Samsthan, New Delhi.

• Received title Vedantakesari (1992) from Samskrita Sahitya Parishad, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu. 

1. Pandita Parishads Organized (selected):

1. Organized and presided over Akhila Bharatiya Vidwat-parishad in the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (2009).
2. Presided over Shastra Charcha parishad in the 14th World Sanskrit Conference at Kyoto, Japan, Sep.2009.
3.  Presided over Shastra Charcha Parishad in the 13th World Sanskrit Conference at Edinburgh, Scotland UK 10-14th July, 2006.
4. Presided over Pandita-parishad during 43rd session of All India Oriental Conference held at Jammu during 12-14th October, 2006.
5. Presided over Pandita-parishad during 42nd session of All India Oriental Conference held at Varanasi during 4-6th November, 2004.
6. Conducted the proceedings of the Pandita-parishad on the occasion of International Philosophical Conference organized as part of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Philosophical Congress at New Delhi during December,2000.
7.  Conducted the proceedings of the Pandita-parishad sessions of the 10th World Sanskrit Conference, held in Bangalore during January, 1997.

 

2. Seminars/Sammelans/Conferences Organized (selected) :

1. Organized Akhila Bhartiya Samskrita Sikshaka Sammelan, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, in New Delhi during March, 2000 as part of Sanskrit Year Celebrations wherein 1000 delegates participated.
2. Organized Sanskrit Vidvat Samman, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India in New Delhi as part of Sanskrit Year Celebrations in March, 2000, wherein 100 senior Sanskrit scholars were honoured.
3. Organized as Co-Director, the 8th International Hindi Conference, sponsored by the Viswa Sahitya Samskriti Samsthan, New Delhi and the Pondicherry University during 06.01.1998 to 07.01.1998.
4. Organized the National Seminar on the Vedas and Vedanta during 20.01.1997 to 22.01.1997, sponsored by the Maharshi Sandipani Rashriya Vedavidya Pratishthan, Ujjain.

 

3. Workshops Organized (selected):

1. Conducted Workshop on Sanskrit Literature at Lexington, Massachusetts State, USA as part of week-long Summit Meru Programme organized by the Meru Educational Foundation, Lexington, during August, 2002.
2. Conducted one-week workshop on the Vidhiviveka, sponsored by the Indian council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, January, 2000.
3. Conducted two-week Workshop on the Tarkapada of the Sastradipika sponsored by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi during 13.03.1997 to 23.03.1997.

 

4. Organized All India Sanskrit Elocution Competitions at :

1. Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Mumbai (1999).
2. Swami Narayan Gurukul, Charodi, Ahmedabad (2000).
3. Sringeri (Karnataka)Campus, Rashtriya Sankrit Sansthan (2001).
4. Lucknow Campus, Rashtriya Sanktrit Sansthan (2002).
5. Jaipur Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2003).
6. Sri. Chandrasekharendra Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram (2004)
7. Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga (2005).
8. Sri Sadashiva Campus, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Puri (2006).
9. Poornaprajna Samsodhana Mandiram, Bangalore (2007).

 

5. Organized Sanskrit “Natyotsava” :

1. Organised “Sanskrit Natyotsava” as part of “Kaumudi Mahotsava” during 28-30th November 2007 wherein 12 Sanskrit Dramas were staged.
2. Organised “Sanskrit Natyotsava” as part of “Vasantotsava” during 20-22nd February, 2007 wherein 11 Sanskrit Dramas were staged.
3.  Organised “Sanskrit Natyotsava” as part of “Vasantotsava” during 23-24th February, 2006 wherein 11 Sanskrit Dramas were staged.
4. Organised “Sanskrit Natyotsava” as part of “Vasantotsava” during 1-2nd March, 2005 wherein 08 Sanskrit Dramas were staged.
5. Organised “Sanskrit Natyotsava” as part of “Vasantotsava” during 3-4th March, 2004 wherein 08 Sanskrit dramas were staged.

 

6. Co-curricular Activities:

Twelve Sanskrit dramas were directed and staged in association with other colleagues of Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati during 1979-90.

Two Sanskrit dramas were broadcast by the All India Radio, Vijayawada during 1983, both of which were re-broadcast on public demand.

Forty six Sanskrit lessons of 15 mts. duration each were twice broadcasted on the All India Radio, Cuddapah station during 1987.

Delivered lectures and participated in Symposium, Kavi Goshthi, Panel discussion, Interviews with Vedic scholars, Seminars for Bhasha Mandakini of Gyandarshan.

Collaboration with French Institute of Pondicherry, C-DAC, and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.

Important Membership of Academic Bodies / Institutions held:

1. President, International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Paris from July, 2006 to 2018.
2. Member Secretary, Rashtriya Sanskrit Parishad, A Premiere Advisory Body presided over by the Honourable Minister of H.R.D., Ministry of Human Resource Devolopment, Govt. of India.
3. Member, National Advisory Council on Languages, presided over by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, (During Bharatratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji’s Government) Govt. of India, New Delhi.
4. Member, Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO penal (17.09.2002 for three years).
5. Expert Member, in the Secretariat of the Congress of World and Traditional National Religions, Republic of Kazakhstan representing Hindu Religion (2003-2004).
6. Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Finance Committee of National Book Trust, New Delhi (1999-2001).
7. Member, General Council and Advisory Board for Samskrit of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for five years from 1998 to 2003.
8. Member, Empowerment Committee, Executive Committee and Finance Committee and Monitoring Committee of National Manuscripts Mission, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. New Delhi.
9. Member, Panel of the Subject Experts for Sanskrit, University Grants Commission, New Delhi for three years from 1997-2000.
10. Member, Joint Monitoring Committee, French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) and Centre de Center de Science Humanies (CSH).
11. Member, Academic Council, Maharshi Sandipani Rashriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan (Under MHRD, Govt. of India), Ujjain.
12. Member, Academic Council, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, Govt. of India New Delhi. (18.04.2002 for three years).
13. Member, Steering Committee and Academic Affairs Committee, Sanskrit Dictionary Project, Deccan College, Pune.
14. Member, Karyaparishad and Vidyaparishad, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Deemed University, Tirupati.
15. Member, Karyaparishad and Vittasamiti, Sri Lai Bahadur Sastri Rashtriya Samskrit Vidyapeetha, Deemed University, New Delhi.
16. Member, Steering Committee, National Sanskrit Project, National Council for Educational Training and Research (NCERT), New Delhi.
17. Member, Advisory Committee, Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi.
18. Member, Advisory Committee, Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
19. Advisor for Sanskrit Studies, Sri Chandrasekharendrasaraswati Viswa Maha Vidyalaya, Deemed to be a University, Kancheepuram.
20. Member, Vidyasabha, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra.
21. One of the Chief Organizing Members, Samskrita Prachara Parishad, Tirupati.
22. Resource Person, Sanskrit Bharati, Jhandewala Mata Mandir Gali, New Delhi.
23. Member of the Advisory Council, Sri Aurobindo Institute for Research in Social Sciences, recognized by the Govt. of India, Pondicherry.
24. Member, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi
25. Member, Kalidasa Academy, Ujjain.
26. Member, Central Sanskrit Board, New Delhi
27. Member, Executive Council, Banares Hindu University, Varanasi. 2015 to 2018.
28. Member, Executive Council, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
29. Member, Governing Council, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (UnderMinistry of HRD, Govt. of India) New Delhi. 2015 to till 2018.
30. Member, Mahasabha, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Vedavidya Pratishthanam, Ujjain. (2021-2026)
    (Incomplete. To be updated with details)

Membership of Important Committees :

Member, Peer Committee, National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC), Bangalore.

Member, Organizing Committee, Publication Committee and Finance Committee of Special World Sanskrit Conference, sponsored by the ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, held during April, 2001 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Member, Expert Committee for Sanskrit, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.

Member, Advisory Committee, Joint Research Projects on Linkages between Lithuania and India, MHRD, Govt. of India.

Member, Experts Committee, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, Janakpuri, New Delhi

Member, Selection Committee, Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR), New Delhi

Member, Jury to select for the International Award of Sanskrit.

Member, Grants-in Aid Committee, Plan Scheme for Development of Sanskrit, MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Member Grants-in Aid Committee, National Archives, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Member, Ganga Co-operation Expert Group Meeting on MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Chairman, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tagore Garden, New Delhi

Member, Experts Committee of Secretariat of World and Traditional Religions Congress Turkistan in Kazakhstan.

 

Foreign Countries Visited :

Nepal

Visited Lumbini as Delegate of International Conference on Nagarjuna and Mahayana Philosophy organized by the Nagarjuna Buddhist Foundation, Department of Sanskrit, Gorakhpur University and presented a paper entitled “ Nagarjuna and Shankara”.

Finland

Participated in the 12th World Sanskrit Conference as an official delegate of Govt. of India held at Helsinki, 2003.

Kazakhstan

1. Participated in the “World and Traditional National Religions Congress” organised by the Republic of Kazakhstan under the Chairmanship of His Excellency the President of Kazakhstan in September, 2003.
2. Attended the meeting of experts convened by Secretariat of World and Traditional Religions Congress held at Turkistan in Kazakhstan from 11-14th October, 2004.

Thailand

1. Participated as an official delegate of Govt. of India and delivered a lecture and chaired a Session in the International Conference on “Sanskrit in Asia: Unity in Diversity” held at Silpacorn University, Bangkok, Thailand during 23-26th June, 2005.
2. Presided over the 16^th World Sanskrit Conference, held by the International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Paris and Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, during June 2015.

Scotland : Edinburgh (U.K.)

Presided over and presented a paper on Tatparya in the Sastracharcha Sadas at 13th World Sanskrit Conference, held in Edinburgh, Scotland during 10-14th July, 2006.

Paris : France

To sign the launching documents of ECAF (European Consortium for Asian Field Study) on behalf of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan as Founding Associate Member. 

Kyoto : Japan

Presided over 14th World Sanskrit Conference, held in Kyoto, Japan during 1st to 6th September, 2009 and presented a paper on “Hermeneutical Principles and Techniques as found in the Sanskrit Text Sarirakanyayasangraha, a Less Known Work of Vivaranacarya Prakasatmayati”

Canada :

Presided over 17^th World Sanskrit Conference, held in Vancouver, Canada during 9th to 13thJuly 2018.

U.S.A. 

1.  Conducted a Workshop on Sanskrit Literature at Lexington, Massachusetts State. USA as part of week-long Summit Meru Programme organized by the Meru Educational Foundation, Lexington during August. 2002.
2. Was the Chief Guest and delivered a lecture on “Importance of Sanskrit Education” in Sanskrit during the annual meet of Sanskrit organizations at Sanjose, Sanfransisco, USA.
3.  Delivered four lectures on “Advaita Vedanta” at Troy, Michigan, USA.
4. On invitation participated and conducted the Religious Forum during the 15th Conference of Telugu Association of North America at Detroit, Michigan during July 1-3rd, 2005.
5. . Conducted a week long Lecture programme on “Advait Vedanta” in the Bharatiya Temple at Troy, Michigan.
6.  Delivered two lectures on Advait Vedanta in Siva Vishnu temple in Washington D.C. during 16-17the of July, 2005.
7. Delivered lecture on “Indian Theories of Aesthetic Experience” in MIT Boston organized by MERU Foundation on 23rd of July, 2005.
8.  Delivered a lecture on Advaita Vedanta at Chinmaya Mission at Masasechusetts State, USA on 24th July, 2005.
9. Key note address at Houstan, USA on 08.07.2006 in the Inaugural Session of 6th International Conference of WAVES and presented technical paper in the Conference. “Vedic Interpretation in Right Source”
10. Weeklong workshop was conducted to teach in Sanskrit medium the “Kiratarjuniyam” and “Abhijnana Sakuntalm” at YMCA, Sanfransisco, USA during first-week of July 2006.
11. Weeklong workshop was conducted to teach in Sanskrit medium the “Meghasandesha” during Jahnavi Shibiram held in Hotel Double Tree, New Jersey, USA during August 2013 and to deliver about six lectures in various cities.
12.  Conducted week – long workshop to teach Bhaktirasayanam at Bharatiya Temple, Troy Michigan, during last week of August 2013
13.  Weeklong workshop was conducted to teach in Sanskrit medium the “Fifth Canto of Kumarasambhavam’ during Kaveri Shibiram, held in San Jose, Bey Area, USA during May 2016.
14.  Two Days workshop was conducted to teach in Sanskrit medium the “ Thirtieth Canto of Sundarakaandam” of Valmiki Raamaaayanam, in the Bharatiya Temple, Troy, Michigan, USA during June, 2016.
15. One Day workshop was conducted to teach in Sanskrit medium the “Fifth Canto of Raghuvamsha” in Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA during June 2016
16.  Conducted Week-Long Workshop for teaching Kirataarjuniiyam in Sanskrit medium in Fremont, Bey Area, California, USA, July 2018
17.  Conducted Week-Long Workshop for teaching KIraataarjuniiyam in Sanskrit medium in Seattle, Washington, USA, August 2018.
18. Conducted Week-Long Workshop for teaching KIraataarjuniiyam in Sanskrit medium in Piscotaway, New Jersey, USA, September 2018.
19.  Conducted Week-End classes to teach Kiraataarjuniiyam in Sanskrit Medium in Detroit, Michigan, USA, during July, August and September 2018.