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 - September 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 | Wed 7.30pm | UK | Priscilla Park-Weir | 27 Sept to 6 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 2 | Thur 7am | UK | Irena Nicoll | 28 Sept to 7 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 3 | Thur 12pm | UK | Anthea Douglas | 28 Set to 7 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 4 | Tues 4pm | UK | Linda Thompson | 3 Oct to 5 Dec |
| Sanskrit 5 | Tues 7am | UK | Georgina Melville | 26 Sept to 5 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 6 | Fri 12pm | UK | Sudhir Khanolkar | 29 Sept to 1 Dec |
| Sanskrit 7 | Sat 12pm | UK | Geraldine Hay | 30 Sept to 9 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 8 | Tues 7am | UK | Christine Tadd | 26 Sept to 5 Dec* |
| Sanskrit 9 | Thurs 12pm | UK | Brigid McElroy | 28 Sept to 7 Dec* |
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Further Skt 1 | Mon 4pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 25 Sept to 27 Nov |
| Further Skt 3 | Wed 12pm | Dublin | John Flaherty | 27 Sept to 29 Nov |
| Further Skt 3 | Tues 1pm | UK | John Quick | 26 Sept to 28 Nov |
| Further Skt 5 | Sat 11.15am | UK | Annick Hardaker | 30 Sept to 9 Dec* |
| Further Skt 6 | Thurs 4.30pm | W Australia | Gai Kroczek | 28 Sept to 30 Nov |
| Fr Skt Revision | Thurs 6.00pm | UK | Priscilla Park-Weir | 28 Sept to 7 Dec* |
| IGCSE Course | Mon 8.30pm | Dublin | Michael Delaney | 25 Sept to 27 Nov |
| Shastra Study | Sun 3pm | UK | Nick Street | 24 Sept to 26 Nov |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (for more advanced students)
| Level | Local Time | Location | Tutor | Course dates |
| Chapter 5 |
Sun 1.45pm W Australia |
W Australia | Jayanthi Subramaniam | 24 Sept to 3 Dec* |
| Chapter 12 |
Sun 4.15pm UK |
USA | Niall Mandal | 24 Sept to 26 Nov |
* with half term break
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.