Dr Arjuna S R
Assistant Professor
Arjuna is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Bengaluru, India. He completed his PhD (2017) in Navya-Nyaya and Sanskrit Computational Linguistics under the guidance of Prof Dr Amba Kulkarni from the Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad (UoH). He pursued a part of his PhD with Prof Dr Gérard Huet at INRIA, Paris, France, with the Raman Charpak Fellowship (2014). He holds two Masters' in Navya-Nyaya and Sanskrit. He was awarded with the Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility Fellowship (2018) at the Metropolitan University Prague, Czechia and holds a couple of publications (journal articles and book chapters) to his credit. He is a member of the Board of Studies (BoS) of the Department of Philosophy (DoP), 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), 必威体育betway888 campus, and General Secretary of Samsaadhanii Welfare Association (SWA). Arjuna's research areas are Sanskrit Computational Linguistics, Indian Philosophy, Indian Epics, and the Sanskrit language. He is interested in Indian and Western Logic, Language Pedagogy, Programming, NLP and Translation Studies.
Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS) Bengaluru
Qualification: MA in Navya-Nyaya (Indian Logic), MA in Sanskrit, PhD. in Indian Logic and Sanskrit Computational Linguistics
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS), MAHE-Bengaluru
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Navya-Nyaya and Sanskrit Computational Linguistics | Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad | 2017 |
| MA | Navya-Nyaya | Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha Sanskrit College, Karnataka Samskrit University | 2011 |
| MA (Distance) | Sanskrit | Karnataka State Open University | 2011 |
| National Eligibility Test | Sanskrit | University Grants Commission | 2010 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Philosophy, MAHE-必威体育betway888 | Assistant Professor | Teaching, 必威体育betway888 and Administration | Feb 2019 to Apr 2022 |
| Dvaita Philosophy Resource Centre, 必威体育betway888 Centre for European Studies | Senior 必威体育betway888 Coordinator | 必威体育betway888 and Administration | Apr 2018 to Jan 2019 |
| Dvaita Philosophy Resource Centre, 必威体育betway888 Centre for European Studies | 必威体育betway888 Coordinator | 必威体育betway888 and Administration | Sep 2016 to Mar 2018 |
| 必威体育betway888 Universal Press (MUP) | Acquisition Editor | Assisting Chief Editor in publishing books | Feb 2018 to June 2021 |
| Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad | Language Editor | July 2011 to June 2012 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Sanskrit Computational Linguistics; Sanskrit Studies; Indian Philosophy - Nyaya and Dvaita Vedanta; Indian Epics; Language and Linguistics; Translation Studies
Area of Expertise
Sanskrit Computational Linguistics; Sanskrit Language and Literature; Indian Philosophy - Nyaya and Dvaita Vedanta; Indian Epics
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Sanskrit Computational Linguistics (Natural Language Processing); Sanskrit Studies; Paninian Grammar; Epic Studies
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Samsaadhanii Welfare Association (SWA)