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Prof. Madhusudan Penna
Dean Bharatiya Dharma, Tattvajnan tathaa Sanskruti Sankaya
Ramtek Office
Golwalkar Guruji Gurukulam Mauda Road, Ramtek -441106
Contact No:07114-255747
Nagpur Office
Waranga campus, teaching campus 5th floor NIT Complex, Near Morbhavan, Sitabuldi, Nagpur-440012
Contact No: 0712-2542932
Email Id :mspenna@kksu.org
Faculty of Indian Religion, Philosophy & Culture
Faculty of Indian Religion, Philosophy & Culture is one among the five faculties in the Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University. The faculty is established to impart knowledge of Dharmashastra, Darshanshastra, Kirtanshastra, Sanskriti, Lalit Kala and Yoga Vijnan, and to promote research in these fields. At present, Department of Bharatiya Darshan and Department of Yoga Vijnan come under this faculty. Department of Bharatiya Darshan focuses on various Indian philosophies like Nyaya, Vedanta etc., Dharmashastra, Culture etc. The study of Indian philosophies helps to understand the grand image of the thought process of Indian legacy. Department of Yoga Vijnan focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of Yoga. Faculty of Indian Religion, Philosophy & Culture offers variety of courses such as, Shastri, Acharya, MPhil, PhD, Diploma etc. These courses are value added by extra-curricular activities, such as Dhishana and Shastrartha Parishad. Faculty of Indian Religion, Philosophy & Culture has a mechanism of preparing and introducing new programs in the department through Board of Studies. There are six BoS bodies viz. BoS for Kirtanshastra, BoS for Darshanshastra, BoS for Yoga & Alternative Therapies, BoS for Dharmashastra & Ancient Indian Jurisprudence, BoS for Visual Art and BoS for Performing Arts. The programs are reviewed and updated if needed accordingly from time to time. Faculty members are very dynamic and use both traditional and modern methods of teaching. Faculty of Indian Religion, Philosophy & Culture strives to bridge the gap between ancient concepts of Shastra and contemporary world.