DIRECTOR IN CHARGE (SINCE 0.1.08.2022)
DR. SUBRAHMANYAM VIRIVENTI
Deputy Director, Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500 007
A) Educational Qualifications:
• Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D. in Education (Micro Teaching)) – Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati – 2007 Under the guidance of late Prof V. Muralidhara Sharma
• National Eligibility Test (NET) – University Grants Commission, New Delhi – 2005
• Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) – Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati – 2003
• Shiksha Shastri (B.Ed.) – Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati – 2002
• M.A (Sanskrit) – Osmania University – 2001
• Shastri (B.A) (Vyakarana), (a Gold Medalist) – Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati – 1999
• Prak-Shastri (Inter) – Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sringeri Campus – 1996
B) Awards received
• Sridharacharya Gold Medal (for securing highest marks in Shastri i.e., B.A.) in 2006.
C) Records Achieved
• Telugu Book of Records (An Exploratory Research Article written by most number of heterogeneous Authors) in 2014
D) Research & Academic Contributions
• Presented 25+ research papers both in National & International events and delivered 9 talks in All India Radio, Hyderabad
• Published 21 research papers both in National & International Seminar Proceedings/Journals.
• Published 47 publications in the capacities of Author, Editor, Associate Editor, Course Writer, Translator etc.
• Teaching Spoken Sanskrit and Sanskrit Grammar since 1999 through persuasive technology.
E) Projects
• Principal investigator for Reprinting of rare books project entitled “Sanskrit Academy Shastyabdha Grandhamala” under Ashtadashi scheme of Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi. Grant in aid for this project is Rs. 10,80,000
• Co-Principal investigator for Knowledge Translation project entitled “Vishwanatha Satyanarayana Brihtkatha Sahitya Sarvankasha” under Ashtadashi scheme of Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi. Grant in aid for this project is Rs. 2,88,000
• Working on ‘a Concordance of Nine Sanskrit Grammars. The Sanskrit grammars considered in the Concordance are Pāṇini, Kātantra, Cāndra, both recensions of Jainendra (the corresponding commentaries being called respectably Mahavṛtti and Laghuvṛtti, the latter also called Śabdārṇavacandrikā), Śākaṭāyana, Sarswathi Kanthabharanam, Hemacandra and Malayagiri grammars.
F) Research Guidance
• Presently guiding 8 research scholars who are working on topics related to Sanskrit.
G) Working Experience
• Worked as Lecturer in Sanskrit Education from 2004-2007 at Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Bhopal Campus
• Worked as Research Assistant in Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), Tirupati.
• Working as Deputy Director, Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad since 2007. He also Coordinated Sanskrit Academy Publication work. So far 20 publications 3 Journals and two News Letters were published under his guidance.
• Deputed as Director I/c to Vaidika Samshodhana Mandalam, Pune from 01.08.2022 to till date.