Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala
by Jayasree M. | 2010 | 82,680 words
This essay studies the informal education of Sanskrit in Kerala with special reference to Ayurveda. It provides a historical overview of Sanskrit education in India, highlighting its roots in the Vedas and the growth of the Gurukula system. This study further outlines the importance of oral traditions and the extensive educational methods used to p...
4.1. Periodicals and Journals in Sanskrit
252 Contemporary Scenario For a student of Sanskrit three types of periodicals are available which help him in his formal and informal studies. 1. Periodicals and journals that are published exclusively in Sanskrit 2. Periodicals and journals published in Sanskrit as well as in English. 3. Malayalam periodicals and journals that lend pages and columns for the purpose of propagation of Sanskrit. Periodicals and Journals in Sanskrit Bharatamudra. Bharatamudra bimonthly magazine published from Puranattukara, Thrissur comes in the first category. Editor of this magazine is Mr. Asokan Puranattukara, a Rtd. Sanskrit teacher and an eminent scholar in Sanskrit. This mangazine was started in 1980. The content of Bharatamudra is news, articles, reports etc in simple Sanskrit language printed in Devanagari script. Sanskrit teacher and college students are the subscribers of this magazine. A person having the ability. to read and understand Sanskrit can easily follow the language. Articles on both modern and traditional subjects are being published in this periodical. Bhuvanamudra. Bhuvanamudra is a newspaper edited and published periodically (fortnightly) by Mr. Asokan Puranattukara from the same place mentioned above. The use of Sanskrit in journalism is a new trend related
253 to the modernization of Sanskrit by developing communicative skills in it. This is also printed in Devanagari script. Rasana Masika. This was first published June 2009. Editor of this magazine is Smt. K. Syamala, published by Asmitha publications Kozhikode. Language of this magazine is Sanskrit. Literary articles and sastra subjects are published in this magazines. Some verses (slokas) are also found along with important reports on major cultural events. Savitri. Savitri Sanskrit monthly was started in the year 2001 from the Centre for Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Kidangur, Kottayam district by Mr. P.V.G Namputiri. It was edited by Mr. Raghu Elayidath from Paravoor. It was printed in Devanagari, in simple Sanskrit language that covers news. story and translations. This magazine stopped publishing after 2005.