Everything about Sampurnanand Sanskrit University totally explained
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University is an institution of higher learning in
Sanskrit allied areas and is located in
Benares which is also known as
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,
India.
History
In the year 1791, during
British rule in India Jonathan Duncan, Resident of
Honourable East India Company proposed an establishment of Sanskrit College for development and preservation of Sanskrit Vangmaya and to show that English people are in favour of development of India people. This was sanctioned by Governor General
Lord Cornwallis. The first teacher of this Institution was Pandit Kashinath. Governor General sanctioned a budget of Rs. 20,000 per annum at that time. The first principal of
Government Sanskrit College was the famous Sanskrit Professor
John Muir, ICS followed by Dr. J.R. Ballentien,
Ralph T. H. Griffith, Dr. G. Thevo, Dr. Aurthor Venice,
Sir Ganganath Jha, and
Gopinath Kaviraj among others.
In 1857, this College Started Postgraduate teaching. Whereas the examination system was adopted in 1880. In 1894 famous building of Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya was built, where thousands of manuscript are preserved. These manuscripts are edited by the Principal of College and published in the form of book. The series of these books are known as Sarasvati Bhavana Texts. More than 400 books are published in this series.
After independence of India, in the year 1958 the effort of
Sampurnanand changed the status of this institution from college to a Sanskrit University. In the year 1974 its name was changed to Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
Faculty
Veda-Vedanga
In this faculty there are three departments which are as follows
1. Department of
Veda2.Department of
Vyakarna3. Department of
Jyotish
Sahitya Sanskriti
In this faculty there are two departments which are as follows
1. Department of
Sahitya2.Department of Puranetihas
Darshana(Philosophy)
In this faculty there are two departments which are as follows
1. Department of
Vedant2.Department of Sankhyayogtantram
Shraman Vidya
In this faculty there's one departments which namely
1. Department of
Pali and
Thevad
Adhunik Jyan Vigyan
In this faculty there's one department namely
1. Department of Modern Language and
Linguistics
Ayurveda
In this faculty there are many departments, such as
1.
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2.
Shalya Tantra (Surgery)
3.
Shalakya Tantra (ENT)
4.
Kaumarabhritya Tantra (Pediatrics)
5.
Agada Tantra (Toxicology)
6.
Bajikarana Tantra (Purification of the genetic organs)
7.
Rasayana Tantra (Health and Longevity)
Proposed department of this faculty is
Bhuta Vidya (Spiritual Healing)
Research Institute
In earlier times when the status of this institution was Sanskrit College, all the research activities was carried by the Principal of the College. Which includes the work done for
manuscript which were kept in Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya.
When the status of the institution become of University, the whole research work done in University was supervised by the Director, Research Institute. The director is the chief editor of famous book series
Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala and also the chief editor of journal
Sarasvati Susama. He has to supervise all the research activities in the University. Director, is the academic head of the University..
Affilation
More than 1200 Sanskrit-medium school/colleges are affiliated with this University. This is the only university in India which has its widespread affiliation all over the country. The statistics of affiliated colleges are as follows:
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