Prof Upendra Rao of JNU addresses Latvia convention and university students about Sanskrit n Indic studies and Budhist philosophy

The leading professor of Sanskrit and Pali. School of Sanskrit and Indic studies at Jawahar Lal Nehru University Professor C. Upendra Rao has been sent by the government of India to the Latvian university in Riga on 9th October for delivering lectures on various topics of Indic studies. Professor Rao had been privileged to have been specially invited by the Latvian parliamentary member Dr. Romualds Razuks with a request to deliver lectures in the Parliament annexe of Latvia on the significant subject of world peace and India’s contribution in attaining this goal as a major country being the largest democracy of the world.

In addition to the invitation from the Latvia member of parliament professor Rao also acknowleged invitation from the university of Latvia in Riga to address students and the faculty members on various significant topics viz : Introduction of Vedanta with reference to Dvaita, Advaita and Vishistadvaita. Apart from this he would also lecture on Budhista philosophy with reference to twelve link’s chain of the dependent origination / Pattichda- Sammuppada including on topics such as Introduction on Sankhya philosophy, Kalidaasa and his smiles, figures of speeches used in Sanskrit poetries and the role/ contribution of Pali literature in understanding the Indian culture.

It may be recalled that Prof. Dr. C. Upender Rao, is currently serving as a Professor of Sanskrit and Pali in School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

He was Chairperson of Centre for Sanskrit Studies at J N U. He was Visiting Professor on ICCR chair in Cambodia and was teaching in Buddhist University in Phnom Penh. Prof. Rao has edited and authored 20 books.

At present he is working on various Indological issues in south East Asia. He recently presented his paper in Vietnam on Indian Culture in Sanskrit inscriptions of Cambodia. His recent (August, 2018) presentation on ‘Akshara purushottama philosophy’ in WAVES
conference held in Dallas, USA was applauded by many scholars.

In the month of April this year he had delivered lectures in two universities in Lithuania. He also presented his peace
lecture in Lithuania Parliament annexe. He was a visiting professor in National University of Keiv Mohyla Academy, at Keiv in Ukrain, and L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan and taught Sanskrit language and Buddhist philosophy in these places.

In the month of April, 2018 he delivered various speeches in Lithuania including his main speech in the annex of Lithuanian parliament. He taught Sanskrit in the month of June, 2018 in Hue Quang Buddhist monastery of Hociminh city of Vietnam.

PROFESSORRao apart from being the HOD OF SANSKRIT AND PALI,
SCHOOL OF SANSKRIT AND INDIC STUDIES, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY and former VISITING PROFESSOR OF SANSKRIT AND BUDDHIST STUDIES ON ICCR CHAIR IN CAMBODIA was also the CHAIRPERSON OF SPECIAL CENTER FOR SANSKRIT STUDIES, JNU, member of executive, court and academic council.