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Dr. Manish Rajan Walvekar

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) , Spiritual Studies, Bengaluru | Coordinator, Spiritual Studies, Bengaluru

Qualification: BA, MA, Ph.D
r_manish@blr.amrita.edu
Ph: 9757405466
Research Interest: Folk Literature, Pāṇinian Sanskrit Grammar, Sanskrit Literature, Vedic Grammar

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Bio

Dr. Manish Rajan Walvekar currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) and Centre Coordinator at Amrita Darshanam – International Centre for Spiritual Studies, Bengaluru campus.

He completed his Ph.D. in 2022 from Deccan College, Pune in Sanskrit Grammar. He achieved an M. A. Gold Medal as well as the topper in the University (Sanskrit & Lexicography, Deccan College PGRI, Pune), M. A. Indology (TMV, Pune) and B. A. Gold Medal (Sanskrit, University of Mumbai), H.S.C. topper of Mumbai Board as well as merit-holder of Sanskrit at the same.

He has received several prizes and awards like ‘The Vidyabhushan Award’, ‘M.V. Mahashabde Prize’, ‘Saraswati Award’, ‘Ruia College Alumni Association Award’ etc. Learning Pāṇinian Sanskrit Grammar traditionally since 2012 under the able guidance of Mahāmahopādhyāya Dr. Pushpa Dikshit & Prof. Saroja Bhate. Cleared NET & SET examinations.

He has a teaching experience of 5 years. He is a Former Research Assistant at The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute on the project of Mahābhārata former Research Intern at Language Technology Research Centre, IIIT Hyderabad. He has presented more than 25 research papers at international, national, and state level, as well as local level conferences, some of which were published in reputed journals. He has delivered more than 15 invited lectures at several academic and research institutes. He has edited 4 books and one of them is ‘Ratnamañjūṣā’- Felicitation Volume of Dr. Manjusha Gokhale, Published by Dr. Manjusha Gokhale Felicitation Volume Committee, Dept. of Sanskrit, Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. Actively involved in the Sanskrit Dramas since 2013.

Currently, Dr. Manish has three funded projects received from the central agencies of the govt. of India. He was also selected and invited at Wolfson College, Oxford University to present his research on the Pāṇinian Sanskrit grammar.

Education

  • Ph.D. (Sanskrit)Was awarded PhD degree in December 2022 from Deccan College PGRI, Deemed to be a University, Pune. The title of the thesis ‘A Study of Verbal Forms in the Ṛgveda Maṇḍala IX.
  • 2018: M.A  in Indology 
  • 2018: N.E.T
    UGC
  • 2017: S.E.T.
    Maharashtra State (Conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University)
  • 2017: M.A. in Sanskrit & Lexicography Specialization: Grammar
    Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune
  • 2015: B.A. in Sanskrit
    Ramnarian Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai(University of Mumbai)
  • 2012: H.S.C.in Arts
    Ramnivas Ruia Junior College, Matunga, Mumbai(Maharashtra State Board)
  • 2010: S.S.C.
    Sane Guruji Vidyalaya, Dadar, Mumbai(Maharashtra State Board)
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Some Grammatical Issues in the Ṛgveda-Maṇḍala IX: Possible Solutions

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, “Some Grammatical Issues in the Ṛgveda-Maṇḍala IX: Possible Solutions.” In: Sweta Prajapati, The Journal of Oriental Studies (Baroda) (International Journal) (UGC CARE listed) ISSN 0030-5324.

Year : 2023

The Place of the Lizard in the Sacred Books, Sculpture and Belief Systems of India

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, "The Place of the Lizard in the Sacred Books, Sculpture and Belief Systems of India." in: Otroshchenko Ivanna Vitaliyivna, Eastern world (International Journal), (Scopus indexed) Vol. 1 (118) (April), 85-100.

Year : 2020

A Study of Some Peculiar Aorist forms in the R̥gveda Maṇḍala IX

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, “A Study of Some Peculiar Aorist forms in the R̥gveda Maṇḍala IX” in: Prof. Ravindra Muley, Journal of Indian Intellectual Tradition Volume XIII No. 2, (UGC CARE listed) (International Journal) Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, ISSN: 2249-7129.

Year : 2020

A study of some peculiar Aorist forms in the R̥gveda Maṇḍala IX

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, Prof. Ravindra Muley, “A study of some peculiar Aorist forms in the R̥gveda Maṇḍala IX”, Journal of Indian Intellectual Tradition, vol. XIII, no. 2, 2020.

Publisher : Journal of Indian Intellectual Tradition

Year : 2019

A butterfly: An Indian perception with a literary view

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar and Tanmay Jayant Bhole, “A butterfly: An Indian perception with a literary view”, Prof. Devadatta Sarode and Dr. Suchitra Tajane (Ed.), Prachi Prajna, 2019.

Year : 2016

Sr̥eṣṭeḥ Mātr̥ugr̥aham- Kamalam

Cite this Research Publication : A. Gurjar and Manish Rajan Walvekar, “Sr̥eṣṭeḥ Mātr̥ugr̥aham- Kamalam”, Samarpaṇam, 2016.

Publisher : Samarpaṇam.

Year : 2015

Yogotsava

Publisher : Language Skills and Career Opportunities in Sanskrit and Marathi

Year : 2015

Rāmāyaṇa Mahotsava: Rāmāyaṇācyā Pailuṁce Darśan

Publisher : Sakal Newspaper

Year : 2015

Rādhāmādhavavilāsacampūmadhīla Mahārāṣtrīya Kṣatriyāṁcā Itihāsa

Publisher : Campūkāvye: Samagra Avalokana

Year : 2015

Fayol āṇi Kauṭilya: Samanvaya

Publisher : Sciences in Sanskrit Literature

Year : 2014

Andhakāre Bhojanm

Publisher : Samarpaṇam

Year : 2014

Ruia ca Saṁskr̥tanāṭyaṁ ca Etayoḥ Samāhāraḥ

Publisher : Samarpaṇam

Book

Year : 2019

Mahābhārata- Cultural Index- Volume Three Fascicule 2

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, Mahābhārata- Cultural Index- Volume Three Fascicule 2. 2019.

Publisher : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,

Year : 2019

Mahābhārata- Cultural Index

Cite this Research Publication : Manish Rajan Walvekar, Mahābhārata- Cultural Index- Volume Three Fascicule 2. 2019.

Publisher : Fascicule 2

Professional Appointments
Year Affiliation
July 2018 – Present Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore.
March 2018 – July 2018 Research Assistant, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.
Membership

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Life Member, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune
Awards

Certificates, Awards & Recognitions

  • M. A. Sanskrit- First in the University (Deccan College Deemed University). Received the prestigious Sir Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar award.
  • M. A. Sanskrit- First rank. Received the Laxmibai Dwarakanath Naik Gold Medal jointly with the University of Mumbai.
  • H. S.C. (Arts) First rank in the Mumbai board as well as the Merit holder of Sanskrit.
Research

Research Interests

  • Pāṇinian Sanskrit grammar, Cultural Symbolism, Mythology

Research Grants

Project Details: Jan 2023 –Dec 2023 (Project title, PI /Co-PI) Agency Amount Status
Amrita Centre of Indian Knowledge System in Vyākaraṇa, Āyurveda, and Darśana- One of the projects The Critical Edition of the Aṣṭādhyāyī (Co-PI- Dr. Manish Walvekar)  AICTE 39.4 lakhs Ongoing. To be submitted in March 2024.
 A Study of Ophiolatry Manuscripts of India funded by the Central Sanskrit University. (PI- Dr. Tanashree Redij. Co-PI- Dr. Manish Walvekar) Central Sanskrit University  6 lakhs Ongoing. To be submitted in March 2025.
English to Sanskrit translation of M. Hiriyanna’s book- Outlines of Indian Philosophy- funded by Central Institute of Indian Languages. PI- Dr. Manish Walvekar Central Institute of Indian Languages 147647 Ongoing. To be submitted in November 2023.
Diploma and certificate courses in Sanskrit language and literature- PI- Dr. Manish Walvekar. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham All 14 books to be published soon

Books (Edited)

  1. Editor of ‘Ratnamañjūṣā’- Felicitation Volume of Dr. Manjusha Gokhale, Published by Dr. Manjusha Gokhale Felicitation Volume Committee, Dept. of Sanskrit, Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.
  2. One of the Chief Editors of ‘Saṁvāda’ (The yearly magazine of Dept. of Sanskrit, Ramnaraian Ruia College, Mumbai).
  3. Worked on the Editorial Board of interdisciplinary project of Dept. of Sanskrit, Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai ‘Praphulla hoūnī supuṣpa ṭhele’ on the Kālidāsa’s ‘Kumārasaṁbhavam’
  4. Editor of the Seminar Proceedings of the ‘Three-day National Seminar on Temple Architecture of India and Construction Styles’ organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus during 8-10 April 2022 funded by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Govt. of India.
Talks

Keynote Addresses/ Invited Talks/ Panel Memberships

  1. Delivered seven invited lectures at Bhishma Indic School on different facets of Sanskrit literature in the month of May 2023.
  1. Contributed a guest lecture on Mahākavi Kālidāsa’ at Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded on 28/10/2023) as a part of the institute’s IQAC initiative on IKS. This was on the occasion of Ramanavami (10/04/2022)
  1. Contributed a guest lecture on ‘International Versions of the Rāmāyaṇa’ to the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute’s digital platform. This was on the occasion of Ramanavami (10/04/2022)
  1. Contributed a lecture at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune for a lecture series on Śalyaparvan. The series was conducted in 5 successive batches.
  1. Delivered an online lecture on ‘Classical plays in Sanskrit’ during the ‘Induction Program’ organized by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune on 9th September 2021.
  1. A Lecture delivered in Sanskrit & Lexicography discussion group on 27th February 2018 on Ayogavāha-s and Indian Grammatical Tradition at Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute Deemed University, Pune.
  1. A talk on “Practical aspects of the Bhagavadgītā” at Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Bengaluru Ashram on 31st August 2019.
  1. A talk on “Sānkhya-Yoga” at Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Bengaluru Ashram on 30th November 2019.
  1. A series of 7 online-lectures on “Essence of the Bhagavadgītā’ during November 2019 to December 2019.
  1. Delivered an online lecture on 31/05/2020 on ‘Symbolism of a butterfly and lizard in Indian culture’ organized by the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. This was organized as a part of the series of 100 lectures on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the said University. The aforementioned lecture was 11th lecture in the series.
  1. Delivered an online lecture on 27/06/2020 on ‘Career Opportunities and Ancient Languages’ organized by the Killekars Foundation and Shilahara Pratishthan.
  1. A national level online lecture on the ‘Rāmāyaṇa’ organized by ABVP, Maharashtra branch on 10/07/2017.
  1. An online lecture on ‘Butterfly in Indian Ethos: A Perception Beyond Symbolism’ organized by Mythovolt, Mumbai on 18/10/2020.
  2. A series of 6 online-lectures on “Introduction to Sanskrit Grammar’ in April 2020 organized by Open Pathshala Edutech Pvt. Ltd.
Courses Taught
  • Cultural Education- 1.
  • Cultural Education- 2.
  • Amrita Values Program- 1.
  • Amrita Values Program- 2.
  • Indian Classics for the Twenty-First Century.
  • Glimpses of Eternal India.
  • Glimpses of Indian Economy of Polity.
  • Message of the Bhagavadgītā.
  • Message of the Upaniṣad-s.
  • Introduction to Sanskrit Language and Literature.
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