Madras Sanskrit College
{{Short description|Sanskrit college in Chennai, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox University
| name = The Madras Sanskrit College
| image = Madras Sanskrit College Logo.png
| motto = {{lang|sa| धीनामवित्र्यवतु}} {{small|(Sanskrit)}}
| motto_lang = Sanskrit
| mottoeng = And become the protector of our thoughts.
| established = 1906
| location = Mylapore, Chennai, India
| type = Government-aided{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/education/the-madras-sanskrit-college-and-ssv-patasala/oc64|title=THE MADRAS SANSKRIT COLLEGE AND SSV PATASALA | Outlook Education|website=www.outlookindia.com}}
| head = T. P. Radhakrishnan
| head_label = Principal
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| coor = {{Coord|13.0401|N|80.2684|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| affiliations = University of Madras
| website = [https://www.madrassanskritcollege.edu.in/ madrassanskritcollege.edu.in]
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The Madras Sanskrit College is a government-aided Sanskrit college located in Mylapore, Chennai. The college was founded by an eminent jurist and philanthropist V. Krishnaswamy Iyer in 1906. In 2017, the college has launched its digital campus to disseminate and teach Sanskrit through online platform.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2015/mar/16/new-landmark-for-madras-sanskrit-college-729218.html|title=New Landmark for Madras Sanskrit College|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/080317/madras-sankrit-college-to-teach-online.html|title=Madras Sankrit [sic] College to teach online|date=8 March 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.madrassanskritcollege.edu.in/|title=Sanskrit,online,learning,classes,teaching,Madras Sanskrit College,education,Sanskrit courses,Study Sanskrit,Higher education,guru,Pathasala,Online courses for Sanskrit,Sanskrit courses in English,quick learn,flexible study,Stories in Sanskrit,Vedanta lectures,discourses,slokas with meanings,sabha,Sanskrit literature,Vyakarana,Mimamsa,Jyothisha,Nyaya,Sahitya,Sastras,Sanskrit literature, Masters degree in Sanskrit,Ph.D in Sanskrit,Siromani courses,Prak-Siromani,Certificate course in Sanskrit,Diploma course in Sanskrit|website=madrassanskritcollege.edu.in}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/111-year-old-madras-sanskrit-college-goes-digital/articleshow/57505828.cms|title=Madras Sanskrit College: 111-year-old Madras Sanskrit College goes digital | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-centuryold-madras-sanskrit-college/article6331885.ece|title=The language lives on|first=Chitra|last=Swaminathan|date=19 August 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}
Academic programmes
The flagship programmes of the college are Sanskrit Prak-Siromani (Foundation Course), Sanskrit Siromani Madhyama (BA) and the Sanskrit Siromani (MA) affiliated to the University of Madras offered under Choice based credit system (CBCS). The college as a rule do not charge tuition fees for these programmes. It also offers diploma and part-time certificate courses in Sanskrit.
Research
The Madras Sanskrit College has been doing investigation into various Hindu texts, Indology, Sanskrit grammar and Vedas. The college offers MPhil and PhD programmes and the selection of research scholars is as per Madras University norms. The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute founded in 1944, is also located on the same campus.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Kuppuswami_Sastri_Research_Institute|title=Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia|website=www.hindupedia.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/kuppuswami-sastri-research-institute-in-mylapore-completes-70-years/article7826770.ece|title=“Make Sanskrit attractive to younger generation”|first=Liffy|last=Thomas|date=31 October 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/history/india-has-to-be-its-own-cultural-ambassador-but-it-has-to-be-scientific-about-it-manjul-bhargava|title=India Has to Be its Own Cultural Ambassador, But it Has to Be Scientific About it: Manjul Bhargava|website=The Wire}}
See also
External links
[https://www.madrassanskritcollege.edu.in/ Official Website]
References
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Category:Universities and colleges in Chennai
Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras