Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan, Banaras Hindu University
Faculty location on Varanasi district map
Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan is a faculty of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the city of Varanasi in India. The Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan, also called SVDV, or the Faculty of SVDV, offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in the studies of ancient Indian Shastra, Sanskrit language and Sanskrit literature. It was founded by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in 1918.[1]
History
The Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan was established in 1918 by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya with an aim to preserve and promote the studies of ancient Indian Shastra, Sanskrit language and Sanskrit literature. One of the objectives of this faculty was to remove the misconceptions about religion, spirituality, astrology and tantras in society. This is the only faculty / educational establishment of its kind in the world.[1]
Departments
The faculty has eight departments, through which all courses are imparted.[1]
- Dharmagam
- Dharmshastra-Mimansa
- Jain-Buddha Darshan
- Jyotish
- Sahitya[disambiguation needed]
- Vaidic Darshan
- Veda
- Vyakaran
See also
- List of Sanskrit universities in India
- Sanskrit revival
- List of educational institutions in Varanasi
Portals:
India
Education
References
- ^ a b c "Introduction". Banaras Hindu University. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links
- Official website
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Banaras Hindu University
- Founder
- Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Visitor
- President of India
- Chancellor
- Justice Giridhar Malaviya
- Vice-Chancellor
- Sudhir K. Jain
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences
- Institute of Medical Sciences
- Institute of Science
- Institute of Management Studies (formerly FMS)
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Performing Arts
- Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan
- Faculty of Visual Arts
