May I suggest the reading of F. Mawet's *Grammaire sanskrite à l'usage des étudiants hellénistes et latinistes*, Peeters, Louvain, 2012, which is, unhappily, in French ? Francine Mawet was my first Sanskrit teacher at the University of Brussels, before I met Pierre-Sylavin Filliozat in the early nineties. Her work was mainly a comparatist's one, which explains why she choose to compare the evolutions of Latin, Greek and Sanskrit languages.
Best, Jean Michel Delire Le sam. 9 août 2025 à 12:13, Satyanad Kichenassamy via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> a écrit : > Dear All, > > This announcement made me curious about the number of places in India > where, say, ancient Greek is taught, and how it compares with the number > of places in each of our respective countries where Sanskrit (or ancient > Tamil, etc.) is taught. The study of (all) ancient languages is > threatened everywhere. > > A quick search did not lead to an answer, but did yield a few things > that may be of interest to the list. > > Here is an example: "Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, > established in 1969, has housed a Greek Chair since 1998." Also, " An > annual journal entitled Yavanika [...], devoted to research in > Greco-Indian studies and the exchange of ideas, is produced by the Greek > Chair, which also publishes academic works and organises lectures, > workshops and seminars." > > > https://www.leventisfoundation.org/universities-institutions/greek-chair-jawaharlal-nehru-university-new-delhi > > There is also a Indo-Hellenic research centre in New Delhi. > > > https://elinepa.org/inauguration-of-the-indo-hellenic-research-center-at-new-delhi/ > > On how a British Indian student may feel excluded from Greek studies, > see this paper in the Oxford Student newspaper. > > > https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/07/08/fancy-an-indian-studying-greek-how-i-found-my-place-in-the-classical-tradition-as-a-british-indian/ > > For Latin, here is a list of places that have an entrance examination > for their Latin curriculum: > > https://www.shiksha.com/humanities-social-sciences/latin-chp > > I would assume Christian seminaries in India also routinely teach Latin > and, in Kerala, Syriac, see this site: > > https://www.oasiscenter.eu/en/why-study-syriac-in-kottayam-india > > Best wishes, > > Satyanad Kichenassamy > > Le 09/08/2025 à 00:57, Raffaele Torella via INDOLOGY a écrit : > > > >> Il giorno 8 ago 2025, alle ore 20:37, Antonia Ruppel < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > >> > >> Dear Raffaele, > >> > >> It is good to hear from someone associated with Vivarium Novum! Do you > know how they are going to make use of the links between Sanskrit, Greek > and Latin for their curricula? I have lots of experience with this and > would be delighted to help. > > I do not think that the main aim of this initiative is to create “links" > between Sanskrit and Latin-Greek, but to promote the study of the classical > Western languages in Indian Universities, where it has been almost > non-existent until now. Then, Vivarium Novum plans to add the teaching of > Sanskrit culture to that of Latin and Greek in the framework of the Campus > Mondiale dell’Umanesimo. Your collaboration would be, of course, very > welcome. > >> But I wonder: when they go to India, will they continue the slightly > unusual policies from their Italian site (young men only accepted if, among > other things, they have their hair short, young women either not accepted > at all, or later accepted but only if, unlike their male counterparts, they > do not stay on the grounds of the Accademia)? > > Let me add some comments to your remarks. About the management of annual > scholarship holders, Vivarium Novum is bound to cling to the regulation of > the Convitti Nazionali Italiani, which provides for the accommodation of > long-term scholarship holders of different sexes in separate buildings. Of > course, this old-fashioned custom does not apply to the participants in > intensive courses or in the many international conferences they organise. > However, in order to overcome this unpleasant limitation they are near to > acquisition of the XVIII century Villa Lucidi nearby, meant for > accommodation of female long-term scholarship holders. Finally, you said: > “when they go to India…”. They will not go to India: Latin and Greek will > be taught by young Indian scholars trained in the Academy's courses. I am > in touch with one of them, perhaps the most brilliant student of recent > years: he is from Nepal and has indeed a very imposing name: Anandavardhan… > > > > Cari saluti, > > Raffaele > > > >> All my best, > >> Antonia > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 at 19:04, Raffaele Torella < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> Dear Colleagues, > >>> I should like to draw your attention to the activity of Vivarium Novum > Academy (https://www.vivariumnovum.net/en < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vivariumnovum.net/en&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3SRKsl-VURq20fjNp0R3np>), > which is probably known to some of you as the venue of the wonderful > Raniero Gnoli day, held in October 2022 ( > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-HaEXsVoA&t=524s < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DJc-HaEXsVoA%26t%3D524s&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3iZp1RTjtkzMqoEJniQMdj>). > In October 2024 it was also the seat of the Biannual Meeting of the Italian > Association for Sanskrit Studies. > >>> > >>> Vivarium Novum, Campus Mondiale dell’Umanesimo, housed in the > Borrominian Villa Falconieri near Frascati, promotes the study of Latin > (including Medieval and Renaissance Latin) and Greek (Classical and > Homeric) also as spoken languages. The President, Prof. Luigi Miraglia, > with whom I am in close contact, has recently visited Nepal (for the WSC) > and India in order to create Latin and Greek curricula in the Sanskrit > Universities (to be extended in the near future to the major Indian > Universities). > >>> > >>> Warmest wishes, > >>> Raffaele > >>> > >>>> Il giorno 8 ago 2025, alle ore 17:41, Antonia Ruppel via INDOLOGY < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> ha > scritto: > >>>> > >>>> Dear all, > >>>> > >>>> Seth Powell already sent out the Yogic Studies course offerings for > the autumn, but I wanted to take the liberty to point out a YS course that > may be of particular interest to members of this list, Greek-S 101: Ancient > Greek for Sanskritists, which I will teach starting September 15. > >>>> > >>>> I made a short video describing the course, which you can watch here < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://youtu.be/XdJrcKwslck?si%253D9KRhtPi1G8-IXSRQ%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1QVr7wjr5GTpVqlU0ArD2L&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw2-qNd_Q79wO9LS5UsG1aVA>; > but in a nutshell: if you already know Sanskrit, you have an excellent > basis for getting to grips with Ancient Greek. There is an enormous amount > of overlap in the forms and their usage, and the main difference between > the two languages (the rather more intricate rules of syntax that Greek > has) is exactly what we will be discussing in detail. > >>>> > >>>> Greek-S 101 covers all Ancient Greek grammar with the help of lots of > custom-made resources; in 102, we will read Plato's Apology, and in 103 > either Sophocles' Antigone or Euripides' Medea, both with readers I am > making for each course. You can find all information on this sequence of > courses at https://www.yogicstudies.com/greek-s-101 < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://www.yogicstudies.com/greek-s-101%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1NWnxLGlNzzrGUFITTiq2z&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw0BzI87hMrDmXU5BzXSVBWf > >. > >>>> > >>>> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. > >>>> > >>>> All my best, > >>>> Antonia > >>>> > >>>> PS: Our course 'Latin for Sanskritists' just ended two weeks ago; the > third term was 12 weeks of reading Seneca's Letters and contrasting > Hellenistic philosophies with some of the philosophical approaches that we > find in ancient India. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> INDOLOGY mailing list > >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>>> > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755272552000000&usg=AOvVaw1QtRjTI4rep5I5uL-h0RRI > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1QtRjTI4rep5I5uL-h0RRI&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3fz1RWVytvi4smqxB46DG5 > > > >>> Prof. Raffaele Torella > >>> Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit > >>> Sapienza University of Rome > >>> wwwuniroma1.academia.edu/raffaeletorella < > https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wwwuniroma1.academia.edu/raffaeletorella&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3K_OKJ53Gy3Ysk8uffozBB > > > >>> > >>> Fai crescere le giovani ricercatrici e i giovani ricercatori > >>> con il 5 per mille alla Sapienza > >>> Scrivi il codice fiscale dell'Università 80209930587 > >>> Cinque per mille < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.uniroma1.it/it/node/23149&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw1CEhjf5IZfH2jc6y70d0JI > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > INDOLOGY mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > -- > ********************************************** > Satyanad KICHENASSAMY > Professor of Mathematics > Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Reims (CNRS, UMR9008) > and GREI (EPHE-Paris and Sorbonne-Université) > Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne > F-51687 Reims Cedex 2 > France > Web: https://www.normalesup.org/~kichenassamy > ********************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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