Panaji: The Goa University (GU) plans to introduce a programme on the ancient language, Pali, at its newly established School of Sanskrit, Philosophy and Indic Studies (SSPIS). To begin with, the SSPIS which was formed by integrating the universitys department of philosophy and school of Sanskrit and Indic knowledge systems will offer courses in Sanskrit. In the near future, the SSPIS will offer programmes in Sanskrit language and literature, computational linguistics, Buddhist studies, philosophy, and Pali. Through these, SSPIS wants to build a cosmopolitan knowledge community capable of addressing societal challenges from the perspective of the humanities discipline, said an official. Currently, SSPIS offers masters and doctoral courses in philosophy, encompassing both the Indian and Western philosophical specialisations. At present, GU is in the process of recruiting faculty so that it can offer a masters degree in Sanskrit. Any graduate will be able to pursue this programme, provided they studied Sanskrit in school and have basic knowledge of the language. The masters programme will cover literature, poetry, and philosophy in the classical language, while Indic knowledge systems pertain to the study of texts, traditions and analytical systems of the ancient Indic civilisation covering modern-day India as well as the surrounding regions. Plans are also afoot to introduce a postgraduate programme in Ayurveda as a complementary programme. It is felt that the knowledge of Sanskrit will enable translation of texts on Ayurveda and research of such texts.

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Pali language course on the anvil at GU - IndiaTimes