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 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 7am | UK | Irena Nicoll | 4 May to 13 July* |
| Sanskrit 2 | Thur 12pm | UK | Anthea Douglas | 4 May to 13 July* |
| Sanskrit 2 | Tues 2.30pm | UK | Linda Thompson | 2 May to 11 July* |
| Sanskrit 4 | Tues 7am | UK | Georgina Melville | 2 May to 11 July* |
| Sanskrit 5A | Thurs 12pm | UK | David Hockley | 4 May to 13 July* |
| Sanskrit 5B | Fri 12pm | UK | Sudhir Khanolkar | 5 May to 7 July |
| Sanskrit 6 | Sat 12pm | UK | Geraldine Hay | 13 May to 22 July* |
| Sanskrit 7 | Tues 7am | UK | Christine Tadd | 2 May to 11 July* |
| Sanskrit 8 | Thurs 12pm | UK | Brigid McElroy | 4 May to 13 July* |
| Sanskrit 9 | Mon 4pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 22 May to 25 July |
| Sanskrit 10 | Wed 12pm | UK | Odile Wythe | 3 May to 12 July* |
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Further Skt 2 | Wed 12pm | Dublin | John Flaherty | 3 May to 5 July |
| Further Skt 3 | Tues 1pm | UK | John Quick | 2 May to 4 July |
| Further Skt 4 | Sat 11.15am | UK | Annick Hardaker | 13 May to 22 July* |
| Further Skt 6 | Mon 8.30pm | Dublin | Michael Delaney | 1 May to 3 July |
| Fr Skt Revision | Thurs 6.00pm | UK | Priscilla Park-Weir | 4 May to 13 July* |
| Sandhi Practice | Thurs 4.30pmn | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 25 May to 27 July |
| Mandukya Up. | Sun 7am | UK | John Quick | 14 May to 16 July |
| Shastra Study | Sun 3pm | UK | Nick Street | 14 May to 16 July |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (after completion of the Foundation Course)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Chapter 4 |
Sun 1.45pm W Australia |
W Australia | Jayanthi Subramaniam | 14 May to 24 July* |
| Chapter 12 |
Sun 4.15pm UK |
USA | Niall Mandal | 14 May to 24 July* |
* with half term break
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.