The Samskrita Academy Madras & The  Kuppuswami  Sastri Research  Institute jointly organized a two-day NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SANSKRIT DRAMA. The event was very well received attracting participants from various city colleges and scholars across the country who presented papers on various themes of Sanskrit Drama.

Friday, 14th February 2025 INAUGURATION — 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

KALAIMAMANI VIDUSHI VASANTHALAKSHMI NARASIMHACHARI

(Bharatanatyam exponent) inaugurated the function

Dr. R.K. RAGHAVAN

(President, The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, Chennai)

presided over the function.

SESSION I — VARIETIES OF SANSKRIT DRAMAS

10.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

SMT. BALAMBAL MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT & SRI D. RAMAKRISHNA IYER MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT

Chairperson : Dr. DEBAJYOTI JENA

(HOD, Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Culture, SCSVMV

(Deemed to be University) Enathur, Kanchipuram

1.      Dr.K.Vidyuta

Asst.Prof., The KSRI

Tripuradāhaḍima-An Introduction

2.      Dr.P.C.Muralidharn

Asst.Prof, The KSRI

Pārijāta Nāṭaka-An Introduction

3.      K.Bhuvaneshwari

Research Scholar, The KSRI

Catharsis in Vyāyoga type of drama

4. S.Amruthavalli

Ph.D Research Scholar, Srimad Andavan arts and Science College, Trichy

भवभूतिरूपकेषु सदुपदेशाः

SESSION II — EPICS, PURĀNAS & HISTORICAL EVENTS (2.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.)

SRI T.M. KRISHNASWAMY IYER ENDOWMENT & SRI N.V. RAGHAVAN ENDOWMENT

Chairperson : Dr. V. KAMESWARI

(Former Director, The KSRI)

1. Dr.V.Anusha

Asst.Prof. Dept. of Sanskrit, Ethiraj College for Women

  Epic incidents in Dūta vākya

2. Dr.V.Preethi

Asst.Prof, The KSRI

Svarṇamukta samvāda

3. Lavanya V.Easwar

Asst.Prof, The KSRI

Unmatta Rāghava

4. R.Ramya Bhatt

Asst.Prof. Guru Nanak College

A glance of historical events in Drama-Kaumudi Mahotsava

5. Dr.S.Madhurambika

  Asst.Prof (S.S), Ethiraj College for Women

  A note on minor character – charioteer in the plays of Bhāsa

  6. R.Gayathri

Research Scholar, The KSRI

An overview of Ghaṇaśyāma’s Navagraha caritam

7. G.Sridharini

I year M.A. Sanskrit, Srimad Andavan arts and Science College, Trichy

Sanskrit Dramas based on Epics, Purāṇas and Historical Events

SESSION III — DRAMATURGICAL TEXTS AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS (10.30 a.m.–1.00 p.m.)

Mm. Prof. S. KUPPUSWAMI SASTRI ENDOWMENT & P. K. SUBRAMANIA IYER ENDOWMENT

Chairperson : Dr. S.UMAPATHI

(Asso. Prof. & Head, Dept. of Sanskrit/Sahitya,The Madras Sanskrit College)

1.      Dr.V.Sowmyanarayanan

Asst. Prof. & Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, D.G.Vaishnav College, Chennai

नाट्यालय निर्माण-संस्कार- प्रयोगविधयः

2.      M.Ekalakshmi

Asst.Prof., Shri Shankarlal Shasun Jain College, Chennai

Patākāsthāna and its treatment in classical Sanskrit Dramas

3. G.Meenakshi

Asst.Prof. Srimad Andavan arts and Science College, Trichy

Ṛgvede nāṭakatattvam

4.     Dr.N.Bhuvaneswari

Research Scholar, The KSRI

Vṛttis in Prasanna Rāghava

5. Reshma S Raj

Research Scholar, Kerala University, University College

Concept and Application of pañcasandhi in Nāṭyaśāstra with special reference to Āścaryacūḍāmaṇi

6. S.Sugantha

Research Scholar, The Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore

Sandhi in Rāmabhadradīkṣita’s Jānakī Pariṇayanāṭaka- An Analytical Study

SESSION IV — MODERN SANSKRIT DRAMAS & ALLEGORICAL PLAYS (2.00 p.m.– 4.00 p.m.)

Smt. SUNDARAMBAL ENDOWMENT & Dr. S. JAYASREE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT

Chairperson : Dr. T.V. VASUDEVA

(Deputy Director, The KSRI)

1.      Dr.V.Ramakrishnan

Asst.Prof. of Advaita Vedanta, The Madras Sanskrit College

नल्लाध्वरिकृतजीवन्मुक्तिकल्याणनाटकम्

2.      R.Sowmiya

Asst. Prof., MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai

Dinakara Rājakumārahemalekham (Hamlet)

3. R.Rajalakshmi

Research Scholar, The Madras Sanskrit College

श्रीमुत्तुस्वामिदीक्षितवैभवम् नाम नवीन- उपरूपकम् – Śrīmuttusvāmidīkṣitavaibhavam-A Modern Sanskrit Drama

4. V.R.Srinivasan

Research scholar, The KSRI

Bhārata saundaryam

5. Siji M.Rajan

Research Scholar, Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura

Modern Sanskrit Dramas of Sri Asokan - purāṇattukara – A Socio Cultural Study

6. Dr.S.Brahadha Prasanna

Asst.Prof., Srimad Andavan arts and Science College, Trichy

Literary Merits of Śiñjinīyam

7. Priyamvada Kannan

Research Scholar, Presidency College, Chennai

Modern Sanskrit Dramas- Nighnatāpasa

8. K.C.Santhosh

Student, RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai

An Overview of Śaktiśāradam of Dr.J.B.Chaudhuri

9.G.Suresh

Asst. Prof. Dept. of Sahitya

The Madras Sanskrit College.

Saturday, 15th February 2025

VALEDICTORY FUNCTION — 4.00 p.m

Dr. N.V. DEVI PRASAD

(Former Principal, The Madras Sanskrit College)

delivered the Valedictory Address.