May I suggest the reading of F. Mawet's /Grammaire sanskrite à
l'usage des étudiants hellénistes et latinistes/, Peeters, Louvain,
2012, which is, unhappily, in French ? Francine Mawet was my first
Sanskrit teacher at the University of Brussels, before I met
Pierre-Sylavin Filliozat in the early nineties. Her work was mainly
a comparatist's one, which explains why she choose to compare the
evolutions of Latin, Greek and Sanskrit languages.
Best,
Jean Michel Delire
Le sam. 9 août 2025 à 12:13, Satyanad Kichenassamy via INDOLOGY <
[email protected]> a écrit :
Dear All,
This announcement made me curious about the number of places in
India
where, say, ancient Greek is taught, and how it compares with
the number
of places in each of our respective countries where Sanskrit (or
ancient
Tamil, etc.) is taught. The study of (all) ancient languages is
threatened everywhere.
A quick search did not lead to an answer, but did yield a few
things
that may be of interest to the list.
Here is an example: "Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi,
established in 1969, has housed a Greek Chair since 1998." Also,
" An
annual journal entitled Yavanika [...], devoted to research in
Greco-Indian studies and the exchange of ideas, is produced by
the Greek
Chair, which also publishes academic works and organises lectures,
workshops and seminars."
https://www.leventisfoundation.org/universities-institutions/greek-chair-jawaharlal-nehru-university-new-delhi
There is also a Indo-Hellenic research centre in New Delhi.
https://elinepa.org/inauguration-of-the-indo-hellenic-research-center-at-new-delhi/
On how a British Indian student may feel excluded from Greek
studies,
see this paper in the Oxford Student newspaper.
https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/07/08/fancy-an-indian-studying-greek-how-i-found-my-place-in-the-classical-tradition-as-a-british-indian/
For Latin, here is a list of places that have an entrance
examination
for their Latin curriculum:
https://www.shiksha.com/humanities-social-sciences/latin-chp
I would assume Christian seminaries in India also routinely
teach Latin
and, in Kerala, Syriac, see this site:
https://www.oasiscenter.eu/en/why-study-syriac-in-kottayam-india
Best wishes,
Satyanad Kichenassamy
Le 09/08/2025 à 00:57, Raffaele Torella via INDOLOGY a écrit :
>
>> Il giorno 8 ago 2025, alle ore 20:37, Antonia Ruppel <
[email protected]> ha scritto:
>>
>> Dear Raffaele,
>>
>> It is good to hear from someone associated with Vivarium
Novum! Do you know how they are going to make use of the links
between Sanskrit, Greek and Latin for their curricula? I have
lots of experience with this and would be delighted to help.
> I do not think that the main aim of this initiative is to
create “links" between Sanskrit and Latin-Greek, but to promote
the study of the classical Western languages in Indian
Universities, where it has been almost non-existent until now.
Then, Vivarium Novum plans to add the teaching of Sanskrit
culture to that of Latin and Greek in the framework of the
Campus Mondiale dell’Umanesimo. Your collaboration would be, of
course, very welcome.
>> But I wonder: when they go to India, will they continue the
slightly unusual policies from their Italian site (young men
only accepted if, among other things, they have their hair
short, young women either not accepted at all, or later accepted
but only if, unlike their male counterparts, they do not stay on
the grounds of the Accademia)?
> Let me add some comments to your remarks. About the management
of annual scholarship holders, Vivarium Novum is bound to cling
to the regulation of the Convitti Nazionali Italiani, which
provides for the accommodation of long-term scholarship holders
of different sexes in separate buildings. Of course, this
old-fashioned custom does not apply to the participants in
intensive courses or in the many international conferences they
organise. However, in order to overcome this unpleasant
limitation they are near to acquisition of the XVIII century
Villa Lucidi nearby, meant for accommodation of female long-term
scholarship holders. Finally, you said: “when they go to
India…”. They will not go to India: Latin and Greek will be
taught by young Indian scholars trained in the Academy's
courses. I am in touch with one of them, perhaps the most
brilliant student of recent years: he is from Nepal and has
indeed a very imposing name: Anandavardhan…
>
> Cari saluti,
> Raffaele
>
>> All my best,
>> Antonia
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 at 19:04, Raffaele Torella <
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>> I should like to draw your attention to the activity of
Vivarium Novum Academy ( https://www.vivariumnovum.net/en <
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vivariumnovum.net/en&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3SRKsl-VURq20fjNp0R3np
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vivariumnovum.net/en&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3SRKsl-VURq20fjNp0R3np>>),
which is probably known to some of you as the venue of the
wonderful Raniero Gnoli day, held in October 2022 (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-HaEXsVoA&t=524s
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-HaEXsVoA&t=524s> <
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DJc-HaEXsVoA%26t%3D524s&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3iZp1RTjtkzMqoEJniQMdj
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DJc-HaEXsVoA%26t%3D524s&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw3iZp1RTjtkzMqoEJniQMdj>>).
In October 2024 it was also the seat of the Biannual Meeting of
the Italian Association for Sanskrit Studies.
>>>
>>> Vivarium Novum, Campus Mondiale dell’Umanesimo, housed in
the Borrominian Villa Falconieri near Frascati, promotes the
study of Latin (including Medieval and Renaissance Latin) and
Greek (Classical and Homeric) also as spoken languages. The
President, Prof. Luigi Miraglia, with whom I am in close
contact, has recently visited Nepal (for the WSC) and India in
order to create Latin and Greek curricula in the Sanskrit
Universities (to be extended in the near future to the major
Indian Universities).
>>>
>>> Warmest wishes,
>>> Raffaele
>>>
>>>> Il giorno 8 ago 2025, alle ore 17:41, Antonia Ruppel via
INDOLOGY < [email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]>> ha scritto:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> Seth Powell already sent out the Yogic Studies course
offerings for the autumn, but I wanted to take the liberty to
point out a YS course that may be of particular interest to
members of this list, Greek-S 101: Ancient Greek for
Sanskritists, which I will teach starting September 15.
>>>>
>>>> I made a short video describing the course, which you can
watch here <
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://youtu.be/XdJrcKwslck?si%253D9KRhtPi1G8-IXSRQ%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1QVr7wjr5GTpVqlU0ArD2L&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw2-qNd_Q79wO9LS5UsG1aVA
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://youtu.be/XdJrcKwslck?si%253D9KRhtPi1G8-IXSRQ%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1QVr7wjr5GTpVqlU0ArD2L&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw2-qNd_Q79wO9LS5UsG1aVA>>;
but in a nutshell: if you already know Sanskrit, you have an
excellent basis for getting to grips with Ancient Greek. There
is an enormous amount of overlap in the forms and their usage,
and the main difference between the two languages (the rather
more intricate rules of syntax that Greek has) is exactly what
we will be discussing in detail.
>>>>
>>>> Greek-S 101 covers all Ancient Greek grammar with the help
of lots of custom-made resources; in 102, we will read Plato's
Apology, and in 103 either Sophocles' Antigone or Euripides'
Medea, both with readers I am making for each course. You can
find all information on this sequence of courses at
https://www.yogicstudies.com/greek-s-101 <
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://www.yogicstudies.com/greek-s-101%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1NWnxLGlNzzrGUFITTiq2z&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw0BzI87hMrDmXU5BzXSVBWf
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://www.yogicstudies.com/greek-s-101%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1755272552000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw1NWnxLGlNzzrGUFITTiq2z&source=gmail-imap&ust=1755283088000000&usg=AOvVaw0BzI87hMrDmXU5BzXSVBWf>>.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
>>>>
>>>> All my best,
>>>> Antonia
>>>>
>>>> PS: Our course 'Latin for Sanskritists' just ended two
weeks ago; the third term was 12 weeks of reading Seneca's
Letters and contrasting Hellenistic philosophies with some of
the philosophical approaches that we find in ancient India.
>>>>
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