Quarters / Semesters Offered: TBD
Advanced Sanskrit – I
Advanced Sanskrit – I
Advanced Sanskrit – II
Advanced Sanskrit – III
Advanced Sanskrit – III
Advanced Sanskrit – IV
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Drama and Grammar
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Drama & Grammar
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend advanced level drama
- Study, exercise, and apply advanced grammar
Course Contents:
- Advanced drama literature (“satyamev-jayate”)
- Precis-writing
- Prefixes (“upsarg”) & Suffixes (“pratyay”)
- Union of words (“samAs”)
- Extensive and creative writing
- Advanced grammar exercises (“vyAkaraN”)
- Creating a skit out of a given situation
- Make simple sentences into a creative stanza
Books required:
HUA course materials, available as PDF only.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0403
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Literature & Grammar
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Literature & Grammar
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend advanced level literature
- Study, exercise, and apply advanced grammar
- Trying to write autobiography [small essay about yourself]
- Discuss about the journey so far
- Share views about the fellow participants
- Say a few things about how Hindi helped you
- Will be able to do discussion and debates on general topics
Course Contents:
- Advanced prose (“gadya-chayanikA”) selections
- Advanced literature (“satya kA swar”)
- Advanced grammar exercises (“vyAkaraN”)
Books required:
HUA course materials, available as PDF only.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0402
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Poetry and Plays
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Poetry & Plays
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend advanced poetry
- Study and comprehend advanced essays
- Construct one-act dramas in a group environment
- Engage in advanced level conversations [Discussions on general topics]
Course Contents:
- Advanced poetry selections (“kavitA”)
- Advanced essay selections (“gadya”)
- One-act Dramas / Skits (“ekAnkii”)
- Advanced level conversations and translations [Discussions on general topics]
Books required:
The students can buy the book directly from the amazon.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0301
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Advanced Poetry and Prose
Advanced Shuddh Hindi –Advanced Poetry & Prose
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend advanced level poetry
- Study and comprehend advanced level prose
- Study, exercise, and apply advanced grammar
- Trying to make simple short poems
Course Contents:
- Advanced level poetry (“padya-chayanikA”) selections
- Advanced prose (“gadya-chayanikA”) selections
- Advanced grammar exercises (“vyAkaraN”)
- Trying to make simple short poems
Books required:
HUA course materials, available as PDF only.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0304/ Intermediate Phase
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Biographies, Compositions, and Proverbs
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Biographies, Compositions, & Proverbs
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend contextual meanings in stories
- Study biographies of eminent Indian personalities
- Compose advanced level essays
- Engage in advanced level conversations [Discussions on general topics]
Course Contents:
- Advanced level biographies (“jiivanii”)
- Advanced Compositions (“nibandh-lekhan”)
- Advanced grammar exercises (“rachanA”, “lokoktiyAn”)
- Advanced level conversations and translations [Discussions on general topics]
Books required:
The students can buy the book directly from the amazon
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0303
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Grammar, Letter-writing, and Compositions
Advanced Shuddh Hindi Grammar, Letter-writing, and Compositions
Learning Objectives:
- Use the different tenses and voices
- Compare the adjectives
- Use Active and Passive voices
- Write advanced level letters
- Compose advanced level essays
- Engage in advanced level conversations
Course Contents:
- Conditional past tense – “hetuhetumad-bhUt-kAl”
- Habitual tense – “nityatA-bodhak”
- Use of “honA” and “padnA”
- Degrees of comparison
- Active and Passive voices
- More letter writing – “patra-lekhan”
- Compositions – “nibandh-lekhan”
- Advanced level conversations and translations [Discussing on general topics]
Books required:
The students can buy the book directly from the amazon.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0204/ Intermediate Phase
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Stories and Biographies
Advanced Shuddh Hindi – Stories & Biographies
Learning Objectives:
- Study and comprehend contextual meanings in stories
- Study biographies of eminent Indian personalities
- Compose advanced level essays
- Engage in advanced level conversations [Discussions on general topics]
Course Contents:
- Contextual meaning (“sandarbh-sahit-bhAvArth”)
- Advanced level story selections (“kahAnii”)
- Advanced level biographies (“jiivanii”)
- Advanced level conversations and translations [Discussions on general topics]
Books required:
The students can buy the book directly from the amazon
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0302
Faculty / Instructor: Chandrasekar Raghu, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)
Start Date:-
End Date:-
Day:- Wednesdays
Time:- 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered:
An Immersive exploration of the iconic “Autobiography of a Yogi”
Immersive Exploration of the Autobiography of a Yogi Course
Course Content
We will read, ponder, and discuss Autobiography of a Yogi from start to finish, covering approximately fifty pages in each session. We will examine deeply the specific events depicted in the book in their historical, cultural, spiritual, and thematic context. The first 27 years of Yogananda’s life unfolded mainly in Bengal at an important moment in Indian history; he spent virtually all of the next 32 years in America (with the notable exception of one year in his homeland), spanning the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II. His classic autobiography was published in December, 1946.
Themes to be examined include: Yogananda’s descriptions of core Hindu teachings; his skillful adaptation of Hindu dharma to modern American culture and values; his attempts to balance innovation and tradition; the nuances of the guru-disciple relationship (Yogananda was both a devoted chela and a guru to many); the racism and bigotry he encountered as a public-facing Hindu in America; Yogananda as an example of a renunciate in the world, and of someone deeply committed to his dharma; how to understand the miraculous feats of yogic mind power his book famously depicts.
Importantly, the course will also emphasize what Yogananda left out. As the author of the groundbreaking biography The Life of Yogananda, Philip Goldberg will fill in the many gaps, bringing to light facts about the writing of the book and its publication, plus important details about Yogananda’s complex and fascinating life that are not mentioned in Autobiography of a Yogi—or, in many instances, anywhere else. Yogananda’s book is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago.
The life it depicts is unique in many ways, but it is also a model for all who strive for spiritual advancement amidst the challenges of worldly life.
Course Learning Objectives:
In this course students will be able to:
a) Explore deeply the seminal book that has launched millions of spiritual quests and illuminated millions of lives throughout the world.
b) Examine core principles and practices of Hindu Dharma through the work of the most influential guru to come to the West.
c) Better understand the challenge of adapting Dharmic teachings to Western culture, values, and beliefs in the scientific era.
d) Evaluate Yogananda’s contribution to the meeting of East and West, spirituality and science, ancient and modern.
e) Better understand how yogic principles and practices can enhance everyday life in the modern world.
f) Internalize key lessons from Yogananda’s life to uplift our own.
Class Structure
There will be ten lessons of 90 minutes each. The class will be structured in a way that promotes discussion, with an initial overview and orientation followed by a facilitated conversation. At the end of the course, students will be asked to submit a short essay based on self-reflection on their most important takeaways from the course.
Area of Study: Yoga Studies
Prerequisites: Admission into program of study
Required / Elective: Elective
Faculty/Instructor: Dr. Philip Goldberg
Start Date: July 12, 2022
End Date: September 20, 2022
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 08:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
Anticolonialism and Postcolonialism
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Ayurveda)
Applied Vedic Science Advanced Ayurveda
Course Content:
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing. The Vedic vision did not exclude any group or peoples, unlike most ideologies which seek advantage for one group of people at the expense of others, but sought to provide such knowledge that could protect, enhance, empower and enrich life for all peoples who pursued these knowledge systems.
The theory and practice of Ayurveda are one of the vital applied sciences derived from the Vedic vision. Applied Vedic Science Advanced Ayurveda course is the first of a two-part course series that provides the familiarity of the knowledge system of Ayurveda, by exploring its background and key contributors to the different schools of Ayurveda.
This course provides an in-depth appreciation of the science and practice of Ayurveda, through a study of one of the core texts pertaining to the portions suggesting regimen for individuals corresponding to the different seasons. This primary text in Sanskrit will be discussed, along with some of the major commentaries on the source text.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the sensibility in the system of Ayurveda that customizes its prescriptions based on factors that impact the health and wellbeing of people.
- Assimilate the role and relevance of Ayurveda as a manual of holistic wellbeing.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2) Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course
5) Completion of the Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Ayurveda)
Quarter Offered: Winter Quarter
Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Jyotisha)
Applied Vedic Science Advanced Jyotish
Course Content:
Applied vedic science advanced jyotish course provides an introduction to basic mathematical operations, the Indian way, through the text named Līlāvatī.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the methodology and approach of theorizing and calculating in the Indic system of mathematics.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2) Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course – Basic (Jyotisha)
Quarter Offered: Winter Quarter
