Cell for Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit (CISTS)

Philosophy of Vyākaraṇa, relation of Vyākaraṇa and language, the concept of sphoṭa, the concept of Pratibhā, the concept of Vākya and Vākyārtha, the concept of Sāmarthya, reading of texts – Samarthāhnika from Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya, Vākyapadīya – Kāṇda 2, Bhāṭṭatantrarahasya.

Kāraka theory, rules of conflict resolution, process of derivation.
Reading of texts, Swara-prakriyā – text on accent, Bṛhacchabdenduśekhara – a text of 18th century.

Introduction to the theories of :
(i) Jāna-śabda-vāda,
(ii) sarva-satya-vāda,
(iii) śabda-yoga-vāda Nature of śabda, Nature of Artha, śabda as a Pramana, śabda and Cognition, Nature of cognition, Orality, what is Omnilinguality? How is it theoretically possible? Compositionality of śabda and Artha, Process of speech production, Sangraha being the sentence meaning, śabdayoga: the essence of Gita, Nature of Yogyatā between śabdas as well as Arthas, Nature of prapacha and its creation, existence and destruction

Discourse Analysis, Anaphora, Cognitive faculties of human beings, types of cognition, features of verbal cognition, Significance of Verbal Cognition, Causes of verbal cognition. Nature of Verbal cognition according to Naiyayikas (Logicians), Meaning of the verbal root, meaning of suffixes, Simple sentences and complex sentences, problems in this view.Nature of Verbal cognition according to Mimamsakas (Hermeneuticians), the concept of vidhi,concept of bhaavanaa, Kumaril’s view and Prabhakaras view, problems in this view.

Context of communication: Recognizing our capability androles as professionalsScientific Method: Question and answer aspects oftechnical communication; Scientific Methodology and itsrelationship to technical communication;Surveying literature: Categories; reading and organizingscientific literature; search engines and tools.Listening and Note taking: 5-R method and mind-mapping.Technical writing: Report organization; Journal selection;Introduction, conclusion, and abstract writing.Speaking & Presentation skills: Organization ofpresentation slides (number, content, and formatting); Oralp