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Title Dr. First Name Balram Last Name Shukla Photograph

Designation Assistant Professor

Address 100, kalian Vihar, First Floor Delhi-110009

Phone No Office 011-27666657

Residence 011-27232013

Mobile 9818147903

Email Shuklabalram82@gmail.com

Web-Page balramshukla.wordpress.com, du-in.academia.edu/balramshukla

Educational Qualifications

Degree Institution Year Ph.D. University of Delhi 2008

PG University of Delhi 2003

UG DDU University of Gorakhpur 2001

PG in Persian University of Delhi 2012

Advanced Diploma in Modern Arabic

University of Delhi 2017

Career Profile May 2014 to Present–Assistant Professor in the Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, Delhi--‐110007 July 2005 to April 2014- Assistant Professor in the Department of Sanskrit, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi--‐110007 2004- Assistant Professor in the Department of Sanskrit on ad-hoc basis, University of Delhi, Delhi--‐110007

Administrative Assignments

1. Served as a teacher-in-charge in the department of Sanskrit, Hindu College University of Delhi, in the session 2008-

09.

2. Member of several societies and cultural wing in Hindu college in the span of 8years of service overthere.

3. Co-ordianator of M.A. entrance paper setting committee in the department of Sanskrit, in the years 2015-2017

Areas of Interest / Specialization Sanskrit Grammar and linguistics, Kavya and Aesthetics, Comparative Indo Iranian studies, Philosophy of language

Subjects Taught

Grammar, Sanskrit linguistics, Philosophy of Grammar, Sanskrit literature, Vedic language, Dharmashastra etc.

Time table of the subjects taught during the current semester

S.No. Subject Days Time Classroom

1. Vakyapadiyam Tuesday, Thurseday Friday

11.45-12.40 1.55-2.50 11.45-12.40

65 66 66

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2. Yajnavalkya Smriti

Tuesday Friday

1.00-1.55 1.55-2.50

71 71

3. 4.

5.

Linguistic Speculation (SDC) Laghu Siddhant Kaumudi IDC – A

Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday

11.45-12.40 1.00-1.55 10.50-11.45 3.00-3.55 3.55-4.50 3.55-4.50

126 126 114 65 65 65

Research Guidance

1. Supervision for submitted theses-

A-ऩाणिनीय प्रक्रियाशिऺि की आधनुनक प्रविधधयााँ–एक समाऱोचनात्मक अध्ययन-

आसुतोष सती B-अश्िघोष की कृनतयों का भाषािास्त्रीय अध्ययन– मुकेि कुमार

2. Ongoing doctoral researches-

A- शसद्धान्त कौमुदी की सरऱा टीका का समाऱोचनात्मक अध्ययन– मोहहत कुमार

B- िेदान्तऩरक संस्त्कृत ग्रन्थों के फारसी अनुिाद का समाऱोचनात्मक अध्ययन-चन्रगुप्त

भारतीय

3. Submitted Dissertations-

i. Dara Shukuha’s Persian translation of Bhagavadgita : A study.(Chandragupta

Bharatiya)

ii. A Study of Akhyatachandrika.(Bhojraj)

iii. Techniques of Keral Panini- Rajarajavarma. (Mahesh Chandra Nautiyal)

iv. A study on Pratyekarthprakashika of Dravyesha Jha on Vakyapadiyam-

Brahmakand (Gita Rani)

v. Pratyahara Technique and Hemachandra (Ritika)

vi. Sanskrit and Persian verbal roots. (Mohit Mishra)

vii. स्फोटतत्त्वननरूपण की तत्त्वप्रकानिका टीका का अध्ययन (Hemchandra)

viii. िब्दप्रभेद कोष तथा संस्कृत स्वनों का मुक्तनवकल्पन (Suhasini)

Publications Profile

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Publications in the Last one year

1. Book- A.‟ParivahaH‟ a poetry collection is published by the Sahitya Akademi, Delhi contains

original Sanskrit poetry. ISBN-978-81260-4787-1

B.„Laghu-Sandesham‟ a poetry collection taken shape by SMSs, Published in collaboration

of Dr. Paramanand Jha, by Vidyanidhi Prakashan, ISBN-978-93-85539-03-9

2. Papers and articles-

A. A paper titled सूफ़ियों की समा में श्याम रंग describing Shri Krishna as a poetic symbol in

Sufi literature, published in Tasfiah- a bi-annual multi-lingual international journal of

Sufism and Islamic Studies. Jan-June-2016 issue. ISSN-2347-7938

B. A paper titled सहृदय िास्त्र published in गवेषणा (A Quarterly Journal of applied

linguistics, Language teaching and Literary thinking) centred on Pt. Vidya Nivasa Mishra,

from Kendriya Hindi Sansthan-Agra., Pp. 229-237. Number 108/ 2016, ISSN-0435-1460.

C. A paper titled िाम्भव्ााः कथ्यं निल्पं च (Evaluation of Prof. Pushpa Dikshita‟s poem-

Śāmbhavī), published in the Felicitation Volume of Prof. Hansaben Hindocha, edited by

Prof. Manibhai Prajapati, Pp. 214-226. ISBN- 978-81-87471-95-0

D. A paper titled व्ाकरनणक कोटटयों का अनभनवकृत दािशननक उपयोग published in Special

Number on Abhinava Gupta of Bhāşā (Vol. 268)- A bi-monthly Journal published from

Central Hindi Directorate, Ramakrishna Puaram, New Delhi, Pp-121-134. ISSN 0523-1418

E- A paper titled अपोहस्तदपोहनं च appeared in a volume- कश्मीरिैवबौद्धदिशनमीमांसा,

edited by Prof. Hareram Tripathi and published by

श्रीलालबहादरुिास्त्रीरानियसंस्कृतनवद्यापीठम्, फदल्ली. ISBN-81-87987-74-X. Pp-190-196

F- A paper titled “Rūmī and the Creative Rendering of Panchatantra Tales”, in a research

journal „Mehr o Nahid- The Iranian Historical Researches Quarterly. ( ISSN- 1735-7091)

Number-22, Year 1395 Hijri. Pp 11-17.

G- A paper titled आफदकाव् का जीवन दिशन published in सम्बोनध- Sambodhi, ISSN 2249-6661

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(Vol. XXXVIII- 2015), Indological research Journal of L.D. Institute, Ahmedabad. Pp-

122-131.

H- 7 lessons regarding Indian Poetics, were written and recorded for e-PG Pathashala, UGC

at Mahatma Gandhi Antararashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra.

I- Written 10 entries for हहदी सानहत्य कोि all set to be published from भारतीय भाषा पटरषद,्

कलकत्ता।

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

2017- Delivered a lecture on Shakuntalam of Kalidasa in National Post Graduate College,

Badhalganj, Gorakhpur on 24.01.2017.

2016- Presented a paper titled “व्ाकरनणक कोटटयों का अनभनवकृत दािशननक उपयोग” in a National Seminar

on “The Philosophy of Abhinavagupta” organized jointly by ICPR, Shri Lal Bahadur

Shastri Rashtriy Sanskrit Vidyapitha and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi (25-26-

27 December).

2016- Presented a paper titled „उत्साहो बलवान् आयश’, in a National Seminar on the essays of Rama

Chandra Shukla, organized by ICPR and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi

Vishvavidyalaya, Wardha, at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapitha- Delhi. (12-11-

2016)

2016- Delivered a lecture in one day national seminar, on the subject- Global Impact of Indian

Manuscript Resources at IGNCA, held by the Kalanidhi Division of Indira Gandhi

National Center for the Arts, New Delhi on 07-10-2016.

2016- Participated in a Sanskrit Poets meet in 2nd

Global Literary Festival-Noida, on 23

September 2016, organized by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment

Industry and Asian Academy of Arts.

2016- Participated in a Seminar on the subject „Sanskrit and Indian Culture‟, as a resource

person, organized by National Book Trust at Noida-Greater Noida Book Fair on 15

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September 2016.

2016- Participated as a panelist to discuss on the subject “Relevance of Sanskrit for Modern Day

Education in the 21st century”, organized by Corporate Ashrama and Quality Education

Asia on Sept. 8, 2016; at Mahavir Senior Model School, Rana Pratap Bagh, Delhi.

2016- Special presentation on Pali e-Resources in one day national symposium organized on

पानल के सन्दभश एवं सचूना के स्रोत by Uttar Pradesh Sanskri Sansthan, Lucknow.

(21-05-2016).

2016- Presented a paper titled व्ाकरण निक्षण में पानणनीय प्रफिया का उपयोग in a national seminar

on “the learning of Sanskrit Śāstras in the present University System”, held by the

department of Sanskrit (South Campus), University of Delhi,11-12 March 2016. (12-03-

2016.)

2016- Delivered a special lecture on the subject मध्यकाल की अननवायश अन्तधाशरायें in a national

seminar held by Hindi Department, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, on the subject

मध्यकालीन सानहत्य के निक्षण की चनुौनतयााँ. (11-03-2016).

2016- Presented a paper entitled- पञ्चतन्र की नवश्वयारा के कुछ प्रमुख पडाव, in an International

Seminar on “Indian Wisdom: Panchtantra/KalilahWa Dimnah; Tradition, History and

Culture” held on 8,9 and10th March 2016 in the Department of Arabic, University of

Delhi. (10-03-2016).

2016- Participated in a national seminar on “Stress and Mental Health: Nurturing Positivity in

Adolescent” held by School of Continuing Education of Indira Gandhi National Open

University, on 2nd

March 2016.

2016- Delivered 3 Lectures on „मध्यकाल का पटरपाश्वश’, in a refresher course organised by

Mahatma Gandhi Antararashtriya Hindi Vishvavidyalaya-Wardha, Nagpur on the Subject

मध्यकालीन सानहत्य का वतशमान,on 19-20/02/2016.

2016- Presented a paper on the subject –आफदकाव् का जीवनदिशन,in a National-Seminar organized

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by BL Institute of Indology on ‘The Nature of ‘Life’ and‘Death’ in different Schools of

Indian Though’, Delhi in collaboration with Indian Council for Philosophical Research,

New Delhi, on 14-02-2016.

2016-Presented a paper- सूफ़ियों की समा में श्याम रंग, in an academic session at Kakori,

Lucknow, on the occasion Jashn e Faizan e Turab, on 30-01-2016.

2015- Coordinated a session on 27-09-2015, in National seminar on „Vedic Chronology: A

Reassessment‟ held by the department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, Delhi.(26th

-28th

September 2015.)

2015- Delivered 4 lecture on Manuscriptology at Jaipur Campus of the Rashtriya Sanskrit

Sansthanam between 09th

Oct. to 10th

Oct 2015.

2015- Presented a paper on „Common symbols of Indian and Persian poetry‟, in an International

Seminar held on Shahreyar in Tabriz, Iran. (16th

September 2015)

2015- Presented a paper in the Third Perso Indica Conference (The Sultanate Period and the

Early Mughal Empire), on the topic-Kathakautukam: a Sanskrit rendering of Yūsuf

and Zuleikha. (4th

September 2015)

2015- Presented a paper on the subject – जैन नवद्वानों का संस्कृत व्ाकरणिास्त्र को योगदान, in a

national seminar on Contribution of Jain Tradition in the Development of Sanskrit

Literature organized by BL Institute of Indology, Delhi and Sanskrit Academy, Delhi.

(27-29/03/2016)

2015- Presented a paper on the subject-रीनत नसद्धान्त का आज की समीक्षा में योगदान, in a

national Seminar organized on the subject भारतीय(संस्कृत) काव्िास्त्र की प्रासंनगकता by

Hindi Department, SNDT Women‟s University; Mumbai (13-03-2015).

2015- Presented a paper on the subject- प्रानतिाख्य एवं उन पर हुए िोधकायश in a National level

seminar organized by Lohia Mahavidyalaya, Churu; Rajasthan (14-02-2015).

2014- Invited to speak in Samanvaya-Indian Language Festival organised by India Habitat

Centre on the topic-Sanskrit-A Tryst with Modernity.(08-11-2014)

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2014- Delivered two lectures on “e-Resources for Sanskrit Research” in a Workshop held in

Jaipur Campus of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on 02-08-2014.

2014- Presented a paper on “Sanskrit translations of Persian works” in national seminar held

by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on “Translated Literature in Sanskrit.” (09-03-2014).

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

2016- “Mind, Morality and Motives: Learnings from Indian Traditions.”Funded by ICSSR,

Total fund-10,00,000/- for the period of 2 years

2015- Ongoing Project entitled- Translation Methodology in SarvadeŚavṛttānta-saṃgraha(A

Sanskrit rendering of Akbarnāmā), under R & D projects, University of Delhi, Delhi-

110007, total fund-60,000/- for the period of 1 year.

Awards and Distinctions

2014- Awarded post-doctoral position at Friedrich Wilhelm University, Bonn by the Perso

Indica project for the year 2014-2015 on the topic “Nal o Daman : An Indian romance

retold in Persian”

2014- Conferred an award called “Vidyāsāgara” by “Mandakini Sanskrit Vidvat

Parishad”, a committee of Sanskrit Scholars based in Delhi. (14.01.2014)

2013- Awarded by the honorable President of India, THE MAHARSHI BADRAYAN

VYAS SAMMAN in recognition of substantial Contribution in the field of Sanskrit as

a young Sanskrit scholar.

Association With Professional Bodies

2016- Nominated as a member of the committee for "Holistic Study of Origin and Evolution

of Indian Cultures since 12000 Years before present and it's Interface with other

Cultures of the World" constituted and approved by the Secretary (Culture),

Government of India.

2016- Nominated as a member in the Editorial Board of „Tasfiah‟ (An international multi

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lingual peer reviewed refereed indexed research journal of Islami Studies and Sufism.)

2016- Nominated as a member of the board of studies of Sanskrit Department in Mahatma

Gandhi Antararashtriya Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha. (21-04-2016)

2013- Nominated as a member of the committee of courses of Hons./Four Years Under

Graduate Program and Post Graduate Courses of the Department of Sanskrit,

University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007

2012- Nominated as a member of the committee to advise purchase of rare manuscripts and

other art objects etc by the Governor U.P. State (11-09-2012).

2012- Invited by the Rampur Raza Library, Rampur for supervising Sanskrit MSS and

prepare a report on the same.

2011- Member of Board of studies , Faculty of Art Science and Commerce, Mody Institute

of Technology and Science, (Deemed University), Rajasthan.

Other Activities

2017- Invited to judge an inter-campus drama competition organized by Rashtriya Sanskrit

Sansthan on 01-03-2017.

2017- invited to participate in a national Sanskrit Poets meet organized by Rajasthan Sanskrit

Akademi under the Magha Mahotsava on 04.02.2017 at Jaipur.

2017- Invited to judge an inter college competition in Shyama Prasad Mukherji College,

University of Delhi, Delhi on 01.02.2017.

2016- Invited in an International poets‟ Congress held in Zahedaan, Iran as a Persian poet from

12-13 December, 2016.

2016- Invited as a Sanskrit Poet in “All India Poetry Festival”, organized by Sahitya Akademi-

Delhi on 10-11-206.

2016- Invited to present Sanskrit poems at Agra in Sahitya Akademi program „North East and

Northern Writers Meet‟ 2-3 Feb. 2016.

2016- Invited as a Sanskrit Poet in Sarva Bhasha Kavi Sammelan (National Symposium of

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Poets) organized by Akashvani, in Nagpur on 08-01-2016.

2015- Attended a kavi-Sangoshthi organized by AIOC in collaboration with Sahitya Akademy

held in Guwahati, Assam.

2015- Convened a kavi-Sangoshthi organized by AIOC in collaboration with Sahitya

Akademy, held in Guwahati, Assam.

2014- Invited by the Iran Culture House- New Delhi to present Persian poem on the occasion of

Jashn e Ghadir on 13-10-2014.

2014- Attended an international cultural meet in Abadan and Tehran- Iran on the topic

“Children‟s Sky” (from 26-09-2014 to 2-10-2014)

2014- Attended a pan-Indian poets meet called “Abhivyakti” held in Assam 23-24 August.

2014- Invited to present poetry in Sanskrit week celebration in “Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit

Vidyapith-New Delhi” on 13-08-2014.

2014- Invited to present poetry in Sanskrit week celebration in “Special Centre for Sanskrit

Studies-JNU” on 12-08-2014.

2014- Invited to attend First International Congress of Persian Poets held in Tehran and

Isfahan. (11-16 July)