Sanskrit for Philosophy students worldwide
Term 1 of the Foundation course is offered to those students on Philosophy courses in the School who have no knowledge of Sanskrit. Those Philosophy students with some knowledge may join at the appropriate level.
Sanskrit - May Term 2024
For further information or to register for any of the following courses, please contact Paul Douglas. Times are local to the tutor’s location. New York is generally 5 hours behind UK, W and E Australia are generally 7-8 or 10-11 hours ahead respectively, and S Africa is 1 or 2 hours ahead.
Foundation Course
Ten terms starting with the alphabet, continuing with simple sentences, stories, pronunciation, chanting, grammatical concepts, basic sandhi and some philosophy.
Times are local to the tutor’s location.
Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
Sanskrit Intro | Tues 7am | UK | Odile Wythe | 07 May to 16 July* |
Sanskrit Intro | Sat 9am | E. Aust | Rosemary Dunstan | 18 May to 25 July* |
Sanskrit 2 | Wed 12pm | UK | Brigid McElroy | 8 May to 17 July* |
Sanskrit 3 | Wed 7.30pm | UK | Priscilla Park-Weir | 8 May to 17 July |
Sanskrit 4 | Thurs 7am | UK | Irena Nicoll | 9 May to 18 July* |
Sanskrit 5A | Thurs 12pm | UK | Anthea Douglas | 9 May to 18 July* |
Sanskrit 6 | Tues 7am | UK | Georgina Melville | 7 May to 16 July* |
Sanskrit 8 | Fri 12pm | UK | Sudhir Khanolkar | 10 May to 12 July |
Sanskrit 9 | Sat 12pm | UK | Geraldine Hay | 18 May to 20 July |
* with half term break
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
Further Skt 2 | Thurs 2pm | UK | Brigid McElroy | 9 May to 18 July* |
Further Skt 3 | Mon 4pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 21 May to 28 July |
Further Skt 3 | Tues 1pm | UK | John Quick | 7 May to 09 July |
Further Skt 4 | Wed 12pm | Dublin | John Flaherty | 8 May to 10 July |
Further Skt 5 | Sat 11.15am | UK | Annick Hardaker | 11 May to 20 July* |
Fr Skt Revision | Thurs 4.30pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 23 May to 25 July |
IGCSE Course | Mon 8.30pm | Dublin | Michael Delaney | 6 May to 1 July |
Shastra Study | Sun 3pm | UK | Nick Street | 5 May to 7July |
Shastra Study | Thurs 7.45pm | UK | Penelope Sapiro | 9 May to 18 July* |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (for more advanced students)
Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
Chapter 8 |
Sun 1.45pm W Australia |
W Australia | Jayanthi Balasubramaniam | 12 May to 21 July* |
Chapter 12 |
Sun 4.15pm UK |
USA | Niall Mandal | 5 May to 14 July* |
* with half term break
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.