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SUMMARY:Master Class on MAHĀBHĀRATA by Prof Vishwa Adluri
DESCRIPTION:INDICA & CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY\nPresent \nMASTER CLASS ON MAHĀBHĀRATA\nA Four Day Workshop on the text\, tradition\, & interpretation of the epic \nINDICA and Central Sanskrit University are collaborating to launch a Master’s program in Mahābhārata Studies\, a rigorous graduate degree rooted in close textual reading\, philosophical inquiry\, and the wider Vedic intellectual tradition from which the epic emerged. The program aims to nurture a new generation of scholars who can study the Text with depth and precision\, teach it with confidence\, and help build a strong and growing community of Mahābhārata specialists. \nFrom 5 to 8 January 2026\, we are hosting a Master Class on Mahabharata by Prof. Vishwa Adluri\, that reflects the same pedagogical depth\, textual rigour\, and interpretive framework that will shape the upcoming program. The venue is Lecture Hall 1\, India International Centre Annexe\, KK Birla Lane\, Near INTACH\, New Delhi. \nThe workshop offers an intensive text-based study of the Mahābhārata\, situating it within the Vedic textual tradition. Participants will study sections from Ṛg-veda-samhitā\, Aitareya Brāhmaṇa\, Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad and finally Bhāgavatapurāṇa to unearth textual connections operating under the name “Vyāsa.” This workshop will introduce the method of mīmāṁsā or interpretation\, to explore how the Mahabharata itself is an interpretation of the Vedas\, particularly in clarifying the intricate relationship between karma (action) and jnana (knowledge)\, and how this interpretation created the bhakti tradition. \nThroughout the workshop\, participants will delve into the epic’s critique and interpretation of varṇa (social order) and adhikāra (qualification)\, engaging in elaborate debates set against the backdrop of a symbolic literary yajna: war. The Mahābhārata will challenge the notion of varṇa as merely hereditary and critically deconstruct the lineage (vaṃśa) of the Kurus\, offering a nuanced perspective on social and moral orders. \nThrough this preview we intend to give prospective students and scholars a first-hand experience of the intellectual method that the forthcoming Masters seeks to cultivate. It is designed for serious readers\, researchers\, and seekers who wish to study the Mahābhārata within its Vedic matrix and understand its interpretive architecture with scholarly precision. \nSCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1: Jan 5\, 2026  \nPrelude to the Mahabharata \n\n\n\n\nInaugural Session \n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 9:33 AM | Welcome Address by Dimple Kaul \n\n\n\n\n9:33 – 9:36 AM | Dīpa Prajvālana and Pushpārpaṇa \nLamp lighting before Vyāsa Muni’s frame and offering of flowers by Prof. Srinivasa Varakhedi\, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor\, Central Sanskrit University and Prof. Vishwa Adluri \n\n\n\n\n9:36 – 9:44 AM | Vyāsa Stuti\nChanting led by Shri Shivakumar G V; participants join using printed handouts \n\n\n\n\n9:44 – 9:54 AM | Inaugural Address by Prof. Srinivasa Varakhedi\, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor\, Central Sanskrit University \n\n\n\n\n9:54 – 10:00 AM | Transition to Session 1 of Day 1 \n\n\n\n\nSession 1 : 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nIntroduction and Overview. Singularity and Multiplicity in Veda \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nNāsadīya Sūkta\, Puruṣa Sūkta\, Śāyana and Śankara (selections) \n\n\n\n\nTea Break: 11:30 AM to 12 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 2 : 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nSacrifice and Salvation \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nŚunaḥśepa in Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.  \n\n\n\n\nLunch Break : 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 3: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nBattle of gods and asuras \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nBṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad \n\n\n\n\nTea and Snacks: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nEnd of Day 1 \n\n\n\n\nDay 2 :  Jan 6\, 2026 \nMahābhārata \n\n\n\n\nSession 1 : 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nVyāsa and Approaches to Mahabharata \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nHandouts on Western interpretations and Indigenous interpretations \n\n\n\n\nTea Break: 11:30 AM to 12 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 2 : 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nText\, Tradition\, and the Critical Edition  \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nPowerPoint presentation \n\n\n\n\nLunch Break : 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 3: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nSacrifice\, Salvation and Heavenly Worlds \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nSabhāparvan \n\n\n\n\nTea and Snacks: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nEnd of Day 2 \n\n\n\n\nDay 3 : Jan 7\, 2026 \nMahābhārata and Classical Hinduism \n\n\n\n\nSession 1 : 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nWomen and Śūdras \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nDyūtaparvan \n\n\n\n\nTea Break: 11:30 AM to 12 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 2 : 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nBattle of gods and asuras \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nSelections from Vanaparvan and Udyogaparvan \n\n\n\n\nLunch Break: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 3: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nMokṣadharma \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nNārāyaṇīya \n\n\n\n\nTea and Snacks: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nEnd of Day 3 \n\n\n\n\nDay 4 : Jan 8\, 2026\nMahābhārata \n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00 AM | Valedictory Session \n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 9:45 AM | Address to the Cohort by Hari Vadlamani\, Founder\, INDICA\, NICE and coHari \n\n\n\n\n9:45 – 9:55 AM | Valedictory Address by Prof. Ramesh Chandra Gaur\nProfessor & Dean\, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)\, New Delhi\, Formerly\, Director\, National School of Drama (NSD)\, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the Indian Institute of Heritage (IIH)\, Ministry of Culture\, Government of India. \nMember of the International Advisory Committee of UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme and Co-Chair and Member of UNESCO’s Global Task Force for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL). \nMember of the Governing Council of INFLIBNET (UGC). \nContributed to more than 100 national and international expert committees in the domains of cultural heritage\, libraries\, knowledge systems\, and digital documentation. \n\n\n\n\n9:55 – 10:00 AM | Closing Address by Prof. Srinivasa Varakhedi \nHon’ble Vice Chancellor\, Central Sanskrit University \n\n\n\n\n10:00 AM | Day 4 Academic Session Commences \n\n\n\n\nSession 1: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nInterpreting the Mahābhārata \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nBhāgavatapurāṇa \n\n\n\n\nTea Break: 11:30 AM to 12 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 2 : 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nTopic \n\n\nHinduism against Caste \n\n\n\n\nText \n\n\nBhāgavatapurāṇa \n\n\n\n\nLunch Break: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nSession 3: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nTea and Snacks: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nEnd of Day 4 \n\n\n\n\n  \nSeats are limited. If you wish to participate\, please fill out the form. We will inform you of the selection status once the review is complete. \nParticipation and Offering \nThis workshop follows INDICA’s gratitude based approach to learning. There is no fixed fee. Instead\, selected participants are invited to offer whatever form of gratitude feels authentic to them. You may choose to express it directly to the teacher as Guru Dakshina\, support INDICA’s work through a contribution\, or offer your time by sharing and carrying forward what you learn. For those who wish to contribute financially\, you can use the link below to express your gratitude in any amount you choose. \nExpress Your Gratitude:  https://rzp.io/rzp/mytBrEBj
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