Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
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Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) is a Ph.D.
granting government university located at Kalady
in Kerala
. The university is named after the sage and philosopher Adi Sankaracharya and was established in the year 1993. The varsity is located on the banks of the river Poorna.
The varsity works towards the publication and preservation of manuscripts and books in Sanskrit
and other languages.
The university is presently functioning through nine regional centres, namely Kalady (main campus), Thiruvananthapuram
, Thrissur
, Panmana, Thuravoor, Ettumanoor, Tirur, Koyilandy and Payyannur.
Ph.D.
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granting government university located at Kalady
Kalady
Kalady is a village located east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Notably, it is the birthplace of Sri Adi Shankara, and thus is a popular destination for pilgrims...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The university is named after the sage and philosopher Adi Sankaracharya and was established in the year 1993. The varsity is located on the banks of the river Poorna.
The varsity works towards the publication and preservation of manuscripts and books in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
and other languages.
The university is presently functioning through nine regional centres, namely Kalady (main campus), Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...
, Panmana, Thuravoor, Ettumanoor, Tirur, Koyilandy and Payyannur.
Departments
The university consists of the following departments.- Ayurveda
- Dance
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Geography
- Hindi
- History
- Malayalam
- Music
- Painting
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sanskrit Nyaya
- Sanskrit Sahitya
- Sanskrit Vedanta
- Sanskrit Vyakarna
- School of Vedic Studies
- Social WorkSocial workSocial Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Urdu
- Vastuvidya