PERSONAL DETAILS: Anirban Dash (Assistant Professor) M.A. & Ph.D (Sanskrit) Pune University Date of Birth: 29/04/1974 Gender : Male Email: [email protected]

LANGUAGES KNOWN: Oriya, Sanskrit, Hindi and English SCRIPTS KNOWN: Palaeography, including Brahmi, Kutila, Siddham, Kharosthi, Old Devanagari, Gurumukhi, Grantha, Modi, Sharada, Pandavani, Chandavani, Bhataksari, Pabuchi, Kaithi, Newari with its 8 family scripts, Thai, Lana, Burmese, Khamer, Kaithi, Maithili, Lepca, Chakma, Simhali, Landa, Bengali, Old Bengali, Maithili, Bhikshuki, Karani, and Tibetan

I have taught above mentioned scripts in several Institutions in India and abroad.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Sanskrit Grammar, Indian Paleography and Manuscriptology, Buddhist Manuscripts

ADDITIONAL RESERCH INTREREST: Mah āyāna Buddhism, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Avad āna Literature, Buddhist Stotras, Philosophy of language (Bhartrhari), and Kashmir Shaivasim

TEACHING EXPERIENCE : sl. Name of the Institute Levels Year Position no 1 Central University of Tibetan UG & PG July 2005- Guest Faculty Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, U.P. June 2012 2 Department of Indology PG July 2012- Visiting Faculty Copenhagen University, Denmark Dec. 2013 3 Department of Pali, Savitribai UG & PG Dec. 2013 till Assistant Phule Pune University the date Professor

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Ph.D.

Topic University Year

Computational Analysis of University of Pune 2004 Brahmak āṇḍ a

1 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

sl.no Name of the Institute Title of the Project Year Position

1 Comprehensive Critical Edition of 2010 Project Research Center Otani Tattv ārtha, by Sthiramati a Assistant University, Japan. Sanskrit commentary on Abhidharma Ko śa

2 Central Institute of Tibetan Sanskrit 2003 - 2005 Research Higher Tibetan Studies Dictionary Assistant 3 Department of Sanskrit “E-learning and 2001 -2002 Research and Prakrit languages, Expression” Fellow Pune University, Pune

4 Department of Sanskrit ‘Critical Edition of 2000 -2001 Research and Prakrit languages, ‘Brahmas ūtra’, Fellow Pune University, Pune

5 Department of Sanskrit “Critical Edition of 1997 - 1999 Research and Prakrit languages, Jaimin īya Brahman” Fellow Pune University, Pune

RESEARCH PROJECTS: Ongoing: Buddhist Sanskrit Reader (Part - I – Grammar and II Text and Vocabulary and Notes) Scripts of Buddhist Manuscripts A Database of Authors of Buddhist Texts

PUBLICATIONS: Published: Book: Sl.no Title of the Book Name and Place of Month and Year the publication

1 Sharada Lipi Manjusha Padmaja Publication, April 2012 Allahabad

ISBN 234-57 90-9 12

Research Articles: Sl. Title of the Article Name Journal, Place of Month and Year No the publication

2 1 “Bhart ṛhari - A Linguistic Language in India Vol. 4:3 March Philosopher , No World Beyond Editor M. S. Thirumalai 2004 the Sphere of Language” Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com

ISSN 1930-2940

2 “Bhart ṛhari: The Father of Indian Language in India Vol. 4:3 April 2004 Semantics” Editor M. S. Thirumalai Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com

ISSN 1930-2940 3 "Concept of V āk in V ākyapad īya" Language in India Vol. 4:5 May 2004 Editor M. S. Thirumalai Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 4 "Doctrine of Spho ṭa" Language in India Vol. 4:5 June 2004 Editor M. S. Thirumalai Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 5 Apabhra ṁś a: An Introduction Language in India Vol. 4:6 July 2004 Editor M. S. Thirumalai Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 6 “Views of Grammarian on śabda " Language in India Vol. 4:6 September Editor M. S. Thirumalai 2004 Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 7 “Dhvani. A Brief Overview” Language in India Vol.4:10 October Editor M. S. Thirumalai 2004 Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 8 Concepts of Time Identified by Language in India Vol. 4:11 Classical Sanskrit Grammarians” Editor M. S. Thirumalai November Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 9 “Appoddharapad ārtha: The Language in India Vol. 4:12 principle of Intellectual Editor M. S. Thirumalai December 2004 Abstraction” Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 10 “Anum āna and śabdapram āṇa: Language in India Vol. 5:1 Janaury Inference and Verbal Testimony” Editor M. S. Thirumalai

3 in Language in India” Bloomington, USA 2005 www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 11 “P āṇini’s Grammar - A Few Language in India Vol. 5:2 February Characteristics” in “Language in Editor M. S. Thirumalai 2005 India” Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 12 "Concept of śabda in Ganganath Jha Research 2005 Vākyapad īya" Institute, Allhabad, UP

13 “Computational Analysis of Language in India Vol.6:3 May 2006 Sanskrit Language” Editor M. S. Thirumalai Bloomington, USA www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 14 "Origin and Development of Kirtirakshana 2007 Newari Script" National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi ISSN 2340-2345 15 “Brahm ī: The Mother of Indian Central Library 2010 Script” in Journal of Central BHU Library Varanasi ISSN 3459-5678 16 “Origin and Development of Translate into Thai 2010 Sinhali Script” Language and Published Journal of Shipokarna University Thailand I 17 “Origin and Development of Kirtirakshana 2010 Kharosthi Script” National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi ISSN 2345 4567 18 “Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscript in Ganganath Jha Research 2011 Nepal” Institute Allahabad ISSN 5678 2345

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