Prof David Shulman - "Sanskrit in the South" - 24 Feb 2021- Lecture 6 - NIAS

Описание: About the Speaker:
DAVID DEAN SHULMAN, Professor, Department of Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is an Israeli Indologist, poet and peace activist, known for his work on the history of religion in South India

Abstract: "Sanskrit in the South: Vernacular in Sanskrit, Sanskrit in Vernacular, and the Strange and Beautiful Case of Maṇipravāḷam"
I will want to speak about some southern Sanskrit works such as Śākalyamalla's, where the colloquial Telugu substratum is very clear; and about the Telugu Naiṣadhamu and the Tamil Naiṭatam in relation to the Skt Naiṣadhīya, and what happens when Sanskrit turns into Telugu or another language; and about the Maṇipravāḷam-Malayalam case, which is particularly interesting and unusual. And more generally, I'll talk about the symbiosis of Sanskrit and regional languages in the south, including Tamil (where this relation is almost always distorted in the modern discourse on languages)-- also about why a particular author might choose to write in Sanskrit or in the vernacular, including cases where a single author composed in both languages. Also, the remarkable cases where a major work, such as the Telugu Vasucaritramu, was translated almost immediately into both Tamil and Sanskrit. Why did poets do this?

About the Series: Sanskrit Language and Its Traditions: A Journey through its History and Contemporaneity - An International Online Lecture series
20 January to 28 April, 2021

Organised by
NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore 560012, INDIA

ABOUT THE SERIES: This Lecture series will present 14 lectures on Sanskrit language and its traditions. The series will be free, with no course fees, considering the pandemic times, offered as a community service during these challenging phases of life, in sharing knowledge and scholarship. The Online lectures (via Zoom) will be open to students, researchers and public around the world with focus on Sanskrit - its history, philosophy. socio-linguistics, semiotic and semantic interpretational frameworks, considering selections from different Sanskrit literature, poetry, arts, health, and other traditions. The Series will be extremely helpful to scholars and researchers from across disciplines to get a holistic view of the Sanskrit language and its various traditions. The lectures will be delivered by renowned scholars from across the world, and such a collection of engagements are intended to generate accurate information about its antiquity, contemporary relevance, and the beauty of Sanskrit as a language which is living. These set of lectures will be beneficial for students, Sanskrit lovers, lovers of our Darsana tradition, across the world to enjoy and benefit from, particularly during these pandemic times, when it is important to reflect upon contemplative traditions and philosophy of the ancient past of India towards bridging inclusive and interconnected spaces of existence and ecologies.