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 - JanuaryTerm 2023
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 | Thur 12pm | UK | Anthea Douglas | 12 Jan to 23 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 2 | Tues 2.30pm | UK | Linda Thompson | 10 Jan to 21 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 3 | Tues 7am | UK | Georgina Melville | 10 Jan to 21 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 4 | Thurs 12pm | UK | David Hockley | 12 Jan to 23 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 5A | Fri 12pm | UK | Sudhir Khanolkar | 13 Jan to 17 Mar |
| Sanskrit 5B | Sat 12pm | UK | Geraldine Hay | 14 Jan to 25 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 6 | Tues 7am | UK | Christine Tadd | 10 Jan to 21 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 7 | Thurs 12pm | UK | Brigid McElroy | 12 Jan to 23 Mar* |
| Sanskrit 8 | Mon 4pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 30 Jan to 3 Apr |
| Sanskrit 9 | Wed 12pm | UK | Odile Wythe | 11 Jan to 22 Mar* |
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Further Skt 1 | Wed 12pm | Dublin | John Flaherty | 11 Jan to 15 Mar |
| Further Skt 2 | Sun 8.45am | UK | John Quick | 15 Jan to 15 Mar |
| Further Skt 3 | Sat 11.15am | UK | Annick Hardaker | 14 Jan to 25 Mar* |
| Further Skt 5 | Mon 8.30pm | Dublin | Michael Delaney | 09 Jan to 13 Mar |
| Further Skt 6 | Thurs 6.00pm | UK | Priscilla Park-Weir | 12 Jan to 23 Mar* |
| Further Skt 6 | Thurs 12noon | UK | Irena Nicoll | 12 Jan to 23 Mar* |
| Further Skt 6 | Sun 7am | UK | John Quick | 15 Jan to 19 Mar |
| Shastra Study | Sun 3pm | UK | Nick Street | 15 Jan to 19 Mar |
| Ramayana 2 | Thurs 4.30pm | W. Aust | Gai Kroczek | 02 Feb to 06 Apr |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (after completion of the Foundation Course)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Chapter 3 |
Sun 2pm W Australia |
W Australia | Jayanthi Subramaniam | 15 Jan to 26 Mar* |
| Chapter 8 |
Sun 4.15pm UK |
USA | Niall Mandal | 08 Jan to 19 Mar* |
| Chapter 41 | Mon 7am | UK | Paul Douglas | 09 Jan to 20 Mar* |
* with half term break
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.