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Tapas Khanra

PhD | UGC NET (SRF) | Sanskrit Linguist

CISTS, HSS, IIT Bombay

tapaskhanra@iitb.ac.in

tapaskhanra1998@gmail.com


Expertise

Paninian Grammar
Sanskrit Philology
Textual Criticism
Sanskrit Literature


Academic Journey
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2022 – Present
Master of Arts (M.A.)
2019 – 2021
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2016 – 2019
Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
2012 – 2016

Languages

Modern Languages
Bengali (Native)
Hindi (Fluent)
English (Professional)

Ancient / Classical Languages
Sanskrit (Research Proficiency)
Pali (Reading Proficiency)
Prakrit (Reading Proficiency)


Contact & Profiles



Academic Journey

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sanskrit Studies
2022 - Present

Cell for Indian Sciences and Technology in Sanskrit (CISTS)
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Thesis: "Shabdabodha in Sentence and Discourse Levels: Perspectives from Indian Traditions"
Supervisor: Prof. Malhar A. Kulkarni
Fellowship: UGC Senior Research Fellow


Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sanskrit
2019 - 2021

Specialization: Vyākaraṇa Śāstra with a focus on Pāṇinian Grammatical Tradition
Department of Sanskrit & Indian Philosophy
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sanskrit
2016 - 2019

Specialization: Classical Sanskrit Literature and the Śāstric Traditions
Department of Sanskrit & Indian Philosophy
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI)


Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
2012 - 2016

Sanskrit Pathashala with Modern Curriculum (Equivalent to 10+2)
Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Veda Vidyalaya
Belur Math, Howrah

Note: Specialized curriculum combining traditional Sanskrit education with modern subjects

Academic Engagements

Publications

Research interests encompass Pāṇinian Grammar, Sanskrit philology, and textual criticism, with a focus on the study of classical Sanskrit literature and the application of computational linguistic methods to Sanskrit. The work engages with both traditional grammatical–philological approaches and contemporary computational perspectives in the analysis of Sanskrit texts.

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