| | Dr. S. Sankara Narayanan
CIF's in-charge of its critical edition project on the Brahmasutra Sankara Bhashya, Dr.Sankaranarayanan is a well versed scholar in traditional and modern Sanskrit learning. A Vedic Ghanapati, (the honored title given to a vedic scholar proficient in reciting the Vedas in the customary manner), he is also a historian and professor of Sanskrit, with valuable experience working on several projects of premier institutions of national importance like Indian Council for Philosophical Research. Having served as an officer in the Archeological Survey of India, he joined the Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati as its director. Post-retirement, he associated with the Adyar Library and research center, Chennai. Dr. Sankaranarayanan has several books and research papers to his credit. | | | Dr. Viswanathan Namboodiri
Presently serving as a professor of Sanskrit at Catholicate College, Pattinamthitta, Kerala, Dr.Namboodiri is also a recognized research guide in Sanskrit in the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. With a specialization in Sanskrit poetics and literature, he has to his credit many published research articles. | | | Prof. V. N. Jha
Prof. V. N. Jha, is the Former Director of the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, University of Pune. Born in 1946 in West Bengal, educated in Bengal, Varanasi, and Pune upto Ph.D. he also received traditional training under the feet of Pdt.Srinivasa Sastrygal and Sivaramakrishnan Sastrygal; authored and edited over 50 books and over 100 research articles related with Indian intellectual traditions; taught in Nagoya university (Japan), Lausanne University (Switzerland), Humboldt University (Germany) and Mahathma Gandhi Institute (Mauritius) as visiting professor; areas of special interest: Indian philosophical systems and Indian intellectual culture. | | | Dr. A. Ramaswamy Iyengar
Dr. A. Ramaswamy Iyengar was the former Director of CIF. He completed his Post Doctoral Degree in Pune University and has published many research papers in various journals. He was the Associate Editor for the production of three volumes of Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sanskrit at Deccan College. He has played a pivotal role in launching CIF as an institution of academic excellence. A Critical Study of Sankara's Gita Bhashya, A Literary Study of Sanskrit Inscriptions in Karnataka, Traditional Indian Fable and its Global Impact, and Survey of Botanical Literature in Ancient India are some of the theses titles produced by his students. | | | Dr. M.P. Ajit Kumar
Presently serving as Senior Lecturer in history in Sanathana Dharma College, Alleppey, Kerala, Dr. Kumar did his doctoral studies on Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy of History from Calicut University. | | | Join As Research Guide
No person shall be recognized as a supervising teacher unless he/she has acquired a Ph.D in the concerned subject and has a minimum of two years' post-doctoral research experience and at least two published researches to his credit. A scientist in the service of a recognized institution having a Ph.D, and occupying a rank of a University Lecturer and above, will be eligible to apply for recognition as Research Guide. The application form for recognition of Research Guide is available at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam on the payment of INR 25. For further details contact Research Section Office, Mahatma Gandhi University.
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