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Fall Quarter Courses 2025

Graduate Division

MA in Sanskrit Studies

 MA in Sanskrit Studies

 

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN5102
Vyakarana I
3
Dr. Tilaka M Rao
$1,150
SAN5104
Veda I – Introduction To Vedas
3
Dr. Dhananjaya Rao Dharur
$1,150
SAN7103
Sahitya III – Nataka
3

Dr. Soorya Hebbar
$1,150
SAN7105
Ayurveda Basic
3

Dr. Shriprada Indrakanti
$1,150
SAN7107
Jyotisha Basic
3

Dr. Dayananda Sharma
$1,150
SAN7106
Mimamsa Basic
3

Dr. Manjunath Bhat
$1,150

MAH/DHS/PHD

MAH/DHS/PHD

 

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
HSF6008
Writing in the Humanities II
3
Smt. Sharada Krishnamurthy
$1,500.00
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
8:30 pm – 10:30 pm EST
HSF7002
Introduction to Research Methods
3
Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra
$1,500.00
Friday, September 5, 2025
7:00 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HSF5002
Introduction to Bhagavadgita
3
Swamini Agamananda Saraswati
$1,500.00
Tuesday and Saturday, September 6, 2025
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
(Tuesday and Saturday)
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6:30 am IST – 8:00 am IST
(Wednesday and Sunday)
HAM8401
Mahābhārata Textual Criticism
3
Dr. Joydeep Bagchee
$1,500.00
Sunday, September 7, 2025
11 am EST – 2 pm EST

Community Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (CPHS)

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours FacultyPriceDay and DateTime
TAT4004Kenopanishad with Shankara Bhashya – Part 11.5Dr. Venkataraman Swaminathan$300.00Monday, October 13, 20258:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3211Mimamsa Darshana Part – 21.5Dr. Kuldip Dhiman$300.00Wednesday, October 8, 20259:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
AIH1002Ayurveda: The Art of Cleansing Fast and Detox Diet for Healthy Living1.5Vaidya Rupali Panse$300.00Thursday, October 9, 20258:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
TAT1305Glory of Sundarkand – Devotion, Courage and Wisdom from Ramcharitmanas – 11Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi$200.00Thursday, October 9, 20259:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF2101Dhyaanam – Meditation and the Meditator1Swamini Dr. Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati$200.00Friday, October 10, 20259:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF2002Introduction to Upanishads – Part 11.5Dr. Kalika Uttarkar$300.00Friday, October 10, 20259 p.m. EST – 10:30 p.m. EST
HSF5000Orientation to Hindu Studies1.5Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan$300.00Saturday, October 18, 20259:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1303Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Part 11Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi$200.00Sunday, October 12, 20254:00 pm EST – 5:30 pm EST
HSF3401Chanakya’s Leadership Principles for the 21st Century1.5Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai,
Mr. Pranav Patel		$300.00Sunday, October 12, 20259:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
AIH1004The Ayurvedic Guide to Women’s Wellness1.5Vaidya. Vandana Baranwal$300.00 – Closed for registrationWednesday, October 15, 20258:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HAM4100Rivers of Rigveda1.5Shri. Jijith Nadumuri Ravi$300.00 – Closed for registrationSaturday, October 11, 202510:00 am EST – 11:30 am EST

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
HSF1202
Hindu Contributions to the world in the realm of matter – Game Changer
1.5
Dr. DK Hari,
Dr. D.K Hema Hari
$300.00 – $600.00
Sunday, October 12, 2025
(October 12 – October 26)
11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
(India time – Saturday)
8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST
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(Nov 2 – Dec 14)
10:00 am EST – 11:30 am EST
(India time – Saturday)
8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST

Community Education Program (CEP)

Community Education Program

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
TAT3000
Introduction to Manusmriti – Chapter 1: Origins of Dharma and Creation
1.5
Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda
$300.00
Monday, October 6, 2025
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
CPS2100
Interfaith Marriages: Challenges and Reconciliation
1.5
Dr. Dilip Amin
$300.00 – Closed for registration
Monday, October 6, 2025
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
LAN0102
Introducing the Sounds and Script of Sanskrit – II
1
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$200.00
Sunday, October 19, 2025
6:30 pm EST – 8:00 pm EST
LAN0100
Introduction to Sanskrit Sounds
1
Jenna Love
$200.00
Friday, Saturday, Sunday for 2 weeks – November 7 and December 5
Friday – 8 pm EST – 10.30 pm EST, Saturday and Sunday – 3 pm EST – 6 pm EST, and, 7 pm EST – 9 pm EST

Certificate in Sanskrit Proficiency for Vedic Studies (SPVS)

Certificate in Sanskrit Proficiency for Vedic Studies

Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0102
Beginning Sanskrit II
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$350.00 – $415.00
Monday, October 6, 2025
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0201
Intermediate Sanskrit – I
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$350.00 – $427.00
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
SAN0203
Intermediate Sanskrit – III
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$350.00 – $427.00
Sunday, October 12, 2025
6:30 pm EST – 8:00 pm EST

Advanced Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0301
Advanced Sanskrit – I
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$350.00 – $415.00
Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0404
Sanskrit Proficiency IV
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
$350.00
Thursday, October 9, 2025
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Samskritam through Bhagavad Gita (CSBG)

Certificate Program in Samskritam through Bhagavad Gita

Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1011
Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Beginner I
1.5
Sri. Haridas Radhakrishnan
$385
Friday, October 17, 2025
9 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1022
Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Intermediate II
1.5
Sri. Haridas Radhakrishnan
$350.00 – $385.00
Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1041
Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Proficiency I
1.5
Shri. Satish Srinivasan
$350.00
Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro-Certificate in Conversational Sanskrit for Hindu Studies(MCCS)

Micro-Certificate in Conversational Sanskrit for Hindu Studies(MCCS)

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0001
Conversational Sanskrit 1
1.5
Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda
$350.00
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
07:30 pm to 9:00 pm EST

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