Faculty Details Proforma for DU Web-Site

Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site

Title Dr. First Name Balram Last Shukla Photograph Name Designation Assistant Professor Address 27, Priyadarshini Vihar Delhi-110009

Phone No Office 011-27666657 011-27232013 Residence Mobile 09818147903 Email [email protected] Web-Page Balramshukla.wordpress.com Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year Ph.D. University Of Delhi 2008 M.Phil. / M.Tech. - - PG University Of Delhi 2003 UG DDU University of Gorakhpur 2001 PG in Persian University of Delhi 2012 Career Profile

May2014 to Present – Assistant Professor in the Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

July 2005-to April 2014– Assistant Professor of Sanskrit, Department of Sanskrit, Hindu College, University of Delhi,Delhi-7.

2004 – Assistant Professor of Sanskrit on ad-hoc basis, Department of Sanskrit , Hansraj College, University of Delhi , Delhi- 7

2004-Present- Teaching Sanskrit Grammar as a guest faculty in B.A. and M. A. classes in the Department of Sanskrit,

University of Delhi , and in Correspondence College-SOL, University of Delhi, Delhi.

Administrative Assignments

1- Served as a teacher-in-Charge of the Sanskrit Department Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 in the session 2008-09. 2- Member of several societies of the Hindu College in the span of 8 years.

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Sanskrit Grammar and linguistics, Kavya and Aesthetics, Indo-Iranian linguistics, Philosophy of non-dualism.

Subjects Taught Grammar, Sanskrit Literature, Indian Aesthetics, Vedic literature, History of Sanskrit literature.

Research Guidance

List against each head (If applicable) 1. Supervision of Doctoral Thesis (continuing) www.du.ac.in Page 1

B-अश्वघोष की कृ तियⴂ का भाषावैऻातनक अध्ययन– मुके श कु मार C-ऩाणिनीय प्रक्रिया शशऺि की आधुतनक प्रववधधयⴂ का समीऺात्मक अध्ययन–आसुिोष सिी D-Siddhanta Kaumudi ki Sarala tika ka adhyayan – Mohit Kumar] E-SHatkArakaprakriya – SampAdan evam Adhyayan—Mahatma Veenaapaani Tripathi 2. Supervision of dessrtations awarded- i-दाराशुकोहकृ ि भगव饍गीिा के फारसी अनुवाद की समीऺा– चन्द्रगुप्ि भारिीय ii-राजराजवमाा कृ ि ऱघुऩाणिनीयम–् गि ऩररतनष्ठाकाण्ड का समीऺात्मक अधययन–महेश प्रसाद नौटियाऱ iii-आख्यािचन्द्न्द्रका का कोशवैऻातनक अध्ययन–भोजराज vi-वाक्यऩदीय की प्रत्येकार्ाप्रकाशशका िीका का अध्ययन–ऩूजा

3- Supervision of dessertations (in process)- i-Haima Vyakaran men Paniniya pratyaharon ki anyathasiddhi- Ritika ii- Sanskrit evam Farsi dhatuon men tulanatmak samaanatAyen- Mohit Kumar Mishra

Publications Profile List against each head(If applicable) (as Illustrated with examples) 1-Books Published--

i- Adhunika Sanskrit Sahitya Sanchayan ( A selection of Modern Sanskrit Poetry), Vidyanidhi Prakashan -2009-, Delhi,

ISBN- 978-81-86-2

ii-भारतीय एवं पाश्चात्त्य वा啍याथथ सिद्धाꅍत (Indian and Western Theories of Sentential Meaning) – Pratibha Prakashan, New Delhi-2013, ISBN -978-81-7702-335-0

iii- Hindi versified translation of Dawazdeh Band of Mohtasham Kashani published by Rampur Raza Library,Ministry of

Culture, Rampur(UP) ISBN 978-93-82949-20-6

2-Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals- i-2008- Contributed a paper in a Hindi book regarding Rajesh Joshi a renowned Hindi Poet – Nitishatak : Eka Punar-rachanaa,

ISBN- 97893-93-81582-50-3-

-a paper published in a research journal „Mehr o Nahid – (پنچ تنترا و مثنوی معنوی) i-2012- Panchatantra and Masnavi e Ma’navi

The Iranian Historical Researches Quarterly. ( ISSN- 1735-7091) ii-2013- “शाकुꅍतलम् : एक फारिी 셂पाꅍतरण (शकुꅍतला या खातमे मफकूद)” A full length paper published in Natyam (A Quarterly

Journal of theatre and aesthetics )-71-74, published by Natya Parishad, Deptt of Sanskrit, Dr H.S. Gaur University, Sagar,

Madhya Pradesh.ISSN -2229-5550 iii- Amrit-Ras : Ek Jayeza, A full length Urdu paper published in TASFIAH (An International Refereed Indexed Journal in Urdu) ISSN-2347-7938 iv- A paper published in a Sanskrit Magazine „Sanskrit Sarjana-2015‟ namely “आधुतनकवै饍युिशोधोऩकरिातन”. ISSN-2395- 5910.

Other publications (Edited works, Book reviews, Festschrift volumes, etc.) 2012- Two Sanskrit Ghazals have been included in a collection of representative Sanskrit Ghazals, edited by Dr Harsh Dev

Madhav , published by Sanskrit Sahitya Academy,Gandhinagar ISBN -978-93-83317-13-4. www.du.ac.in Page 2

2012- An essay in a felicitation volume of Dr Ali Reza Qazve, with a Title -Aiteraz o Ishq, published from Shahristan-e-Adab,

Tehran, Iran, ISBN-978 600-6889-69-6.

2013- One poem published in Padyabandha – a bi-annual Magazine of Sanskrit Poetry , ISSN-2278-4888

2013- Two poems included in a collection of representative modern Sanskrit Poetry named – KALPAVALLI, edited by Prof

Abhiraj Rajendr Mishra , published by Sahitya Academy (National Academy of Letters, ISBN-978-81-260-4275-3).

2014-Translation of a poem of Syrian poetess Maram Al-Masri published in Sanskrit Pratibha -April 2014-June 2014, ISSN-

0558-376

2014-Translation of a poem of Nigerian poet Tanure Ojaide published in Sanskrit Pratibha -April 2014-June 2014, ISSN-0558-

376

2014- Hindi Translation of 11 short poems of an Iranian Poet Hassan Hussaini published in VAAK, an eminent Hindi quarterly

on emerging issues, 19th Number April-June 2014, ISSN:2310-818X

2014- A Symmetric Sanskrit translation of one of the poems of Iranian Poetess Tahera, was published in “Sanskrit Pratibha” of

Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of letters) Oct.to Dec. 2014 Number. ISSN-0558-376.

2014- Sanskrit rendering of a Panel Discussion held in Samanvaya (Indian Language Festival), organized by India Habitat Centre

on the subject- “Sanskrit-A tryst with the Modernity” published in has been published in “Sanskrit Pratibha” of Sahitya

Akademi (National Academy of letters) Oct.to Dec. 2014 Number. ISSN-0558-376.

2014- An interview of the veteran Sanskrit Scholar Prof. Ram Karan Sharma taken by me has been published in “Sanskrit

Pratibha” of Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of letters) Octo.to Dec. 2014 Number. ISSN-0558-376

2014- Foreword to the Persian Translation of Bhartrihari‟s Nitishatakam, prepared by Chandragupta Bharatiya, published by

great Book Contractor, Delhi. ISBN 978-81-927023 -4-6.

2014- A review of Radha Vallabh Tripathi‟s Poetry Collection “Samashti” published in समकाऱीन भारिीय साटहत्य(Nov.-

\ Dec.2014), a bi-monthly published by Sahitya Akademi-ISSN 0970-8367, with the title उऩमान अभी भी मैऱे नहीĂ हुए.

2014-3 Poems published in “Sanskrit Pratibha” from Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters) Jul. to Sep.2014 Number.

ISSN-0558-376

2014- An interview about my academic life and works has been published by “Sanskrit Pratibha” of Sahitya Akademi (National

Academy of letters) Jul. to Sep. 2014 Number. ISSN-0558-376

2015- „Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts‟ published by Rampur Reza Library Rampur, Ministry of Culture, prepared in my

guidance. A foreword has been contributed by me (Vol. 1- ISBN-978-93-82949-19-0).

2015- A poem entitled कवविा ववयोधगनी was published in Prachi-Prajna (an online Sanskrit Magazine) Feb.2015, ISSN-2348-

8417.

2015- A Poem in Prakrit Language was published in a Prakrit Newspaper named „Pagad-Bhasa‟. www.du.ac.in Page 3

2015- An elaborate article on Pushpa Dikshit's poetry collection "Shambhavi Saundaryam" was published in “Sanskrit Pratibha”

of Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of letters) Jan.to Mar. 2015 Number. ISSN-0558-376.

a- Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

List against each head(If applicable) 1. Organization of a Conference 2. Participation as Paper/Poster Presenter- 2015- Attended a workshop on “Application of Mimansa Logics in Different other Indian Shastras”, organized by Sanskrit Department, University of Delhi. (09-02-2015---19-02-2015). 2015- Presented a paper on the subject – जैन वव饍वानⴂ का सĂस्कृ ि व्याकरिशास्र को योगदान, in a national level Seminar organized by BL Institute, Delhi and Sanskrit Academy, Delhi. 2015- Presented a paper on the subject-रीति शसद्धान्द्ि का आज की समीऺा मᴂ योगदान, in a national level Seminar organized by Hindi Department, SNDT Women‟s University; Mumbai (13-03-2015). 2015- Presented a paper on the subject- प्रातिशाख्य एवĂ उन ऩर हुए शोधकाया in a National level seminar organized by Lohia Mahavidyalaya, Churu; Rajasthan (14-02-2015).

2014- Invited to speak in Samanvaya-Indian Language Festival organised by India Habitat Centre on the topic-Sanskrit-A Tryst with Modernity.(08-11-2014) 2014- Delivered two lectures on “e-Resources for Sanskrit Research” in a Workshop held in Jaipur Campus of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on 02-08-2014.

2014- Presented a paper on “Sanskrit translations of Persian works” in a national seminar held by Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan on “Translated Literature in Sanskrit.” (09-03-2014). 2014- Delivered an illustrated lecture on “Iran Meri Nazar mein” after being invited by Ramapur Raza Library, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.(04-02-2014) 2013- Presented a paper in an International seminar on Indic Fables and Tales Based on Sassanian and post Sassanian Texts held by India International Centre Asia Project in collaboration with Culture House of Iran. Title of the paper was Panchtantra and Rumi’s Mathnavi.(5th August.) 2012- Invited to attend an International Conference and literary festival held in Tehran, Mashhad, Tous and Nishapour- Iran from 26 to 30 November . Presented a paper therein – ―Different South Asian Shades in the Personality Of Ali ibn Abi Talib ‖ 2012- Presented a paper in a national seminar held by Sarva Darshan Department of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, New Delhi. The title is – Buddhist Apoha Theory. 2011- Presented a paper titled ―Naitikata se Adhyatmikata ki oar : Panchtantra aur Mathnavi e Manavi" in an International seminar on ―Cross Cultural Migration of Panchatantra‖, held by Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi. 2011- Presented a paper titled “ Muhammad in Sanskrit Literature”, in an International Seminar on ―Sirat in the World Literature” held by Shibli College , Azamgarh , U. P. 2011- Presented a paper titled ― Vedanta and its utility in Modern World‖ in a national seminar held by WAVES (Wider Awareness for the Vedic Studies) , Delhi . 2010- Presentation on “Role of Paniniyan Grammar in comprehending Vedic texts” in a seminar held by I P College ,University of Delhi. 2010- Presentation on “Education System of Ancient India”, in Lady Irvin College , University of Delhi. Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

2013- Awarded by the honorable President of India, THE MAHARSHI BADRAYAN VYAS SAMMAN in recognition

of substantial Contribution in the field of Sanskrit as a young Sanskrit scholar.

2014- Awarded post-doctoral position at Friedrich Wilhelm University, Bonn by the Perso indica project for the year 2014-

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2015 on the topic ―Nal o Daman : An Indian romance retold in Persian‖

2015- Felicited by the "Mandakini Sanskrit Vidvat Parishad" with the title "Vidyasaagar" for traditional knowledge of

Sanskrit Shastras.

Association With Professional Bodies

1. Editing 2. Reviewing 3. AdvisoryCommittees and Boards- Nominated as a member of the committee to Advise purchase of rare manuscripts and other art objects etc by the Governor of U.P.(11-09-2012).

Memberships- Member of Board of studies , Faculty of Art Science and Commerce, Mody Institute of Technology and

Science, (Deemed University), Rajasthan.

4. Office Bearer

Other Activities