section 5
Objects of the University
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Act, 1994Education199454 sections10 chapters
Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY
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Objects of the University.─The following shall be the objects of the University, namely:─
- (a) imparting intensive, extensive and higher education in various branches of Sanskrit learning as well as in Indology, Indian Philosophy and Indian Languages;
- (b) providing facilities for the advanced study of various Indian Languages laying emphasis on their longstanding association and relationship with Sanskrit and their inter-relationship with each other;
- (c) promoting research in Sanskrit, Indology, Indian Philosophy and Indian languages;
- (d) taking measures for the preservation of our cultural heritage enshrined in Sanskrit language and in our ancient art and literature;
- (e) publication of books in Sanskrit, as well as books written in other languages dealing with Sanskrit classics, Sanskrit authors and relating to Sanskrit Language and literature in general;
- (f) taking measures to collect, preserve and publish ancient manuscripts;
- (g) providing facilities to promote and encourage Fine Arts such as Music, Drama and Painting according to the Indian traditions;
- (h) making provision for imparting education in other subjects-including foreign languages and literature, arts, humanities and social sciences-along with Sanskrit for the purpose of offering fully rounded and composite courses of study which are useful and attractive to the young generations;
- (i) providing facilities for the study and research in the cultural diversities of Kerala;
- (j) establishing for the use of Sanskrit Scholars and the students a computerised data base of published works and on going research work in and on Sanskrit language and literature, Indology and Indian Philosophy from all over the world;
- (k) making provision to get translated Vedas, Puranas and Upanishat into Malayalam Language.
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