Dr. Anil Narayanan N. is passionate about Sanskrit which is why after a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, he perused Masters in Sanskrit Literature followed by an M.Phil. in Kerala Stotra Literature from the University of Calicut. His seminal research work entitled ‘Critical edition of Parameśvara’s commentary on Līlāvatī’ was awarded the doctoral degree from the University of Calicut. An active researcher, he has over 15 articles and a couple of books to his credit. He has served as faculty of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Adarsha Vidyapeeth, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit and other institutions. He takes up Lexicography and Indian Mathematics apart from Sanskrit Literature at the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth. He has expertise in Classical Sanskrit literature and poetics; Sanskrit lexicography and the history of Kerala School of Mathematics
Education
- Ph.D. (Sanskrit), University of Calicut, Kerala
- M.Phil. (Sanskrit), University of Calicut, Kerala
- M.A. (Sanskrit Sahitya), Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
- B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala
Professional Experience (Research/Teaching)
- Maheswari Sanksrit College, Adarshavidyapeeth
- Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Regional Centre-Thrissur
- Baselius College, Kottayam
Interests
- Research: Classical Sanskrit Literature | Indian Lexicography | History of Indian Mathematics
- Teaching: Sanskrit literature | Poetics | Indian Lexicography | Indian Mathematics
Journals
- कालिदाससाहित्ये शैवसमयः in Sāgarika Journal published by Department of Sanskrit, H.S Gour University, Sagaram, Madhya Pradesh, Issue 42, Vol. 3-4, pp. 9-12
- Keraḹīyagaṇitattile Parameśvaraprabhāvam (Malayalam) in Maḷayāḷiyuṭe Saṃskrtavazhikaḷ, Vidyarthi Publications, Calicut, 2015.
Books
- Siddharūpaṃ (Malayalam), Ganga Books, Calicut, 2012.
- Vastudhvani: Theory and Implications in ‘The Philosopher’, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, 2013.
- Kerala School of Mathematics: Trajectories and Impact (Co-editor), Ganga Books, Calicut, 2014.
Book Chapters
- Some systems of computations among the traditional astrologers of Kerala in Darśanasudhā, N.K.Sundareswaran (Ed.), University of Calicut, May 2012, pp.145-152
- Transformations of Bhakti Concepts in Gita Literature in the proceedings of National seminar on Bhagavad Gita – A Rethinking in the Modern Context, Ajikumar P. V. (Ed.), Govt. Sanskrit College, Trivandrum, July 2011, pp.264-266.
- Stalwarts in the Kerala School of Mathematics in Kerala School of Mathematics: Trajectories and Impact, Ganga Books, Calicut, 2014, pp. 203-213
- Kuntaka’s Appraisal of Kalidasa: A case study of Raghuvaṃśa, in Vyākhyāsuda, P. Narayanan Namboodiri (Ed.), University of Calicut, 2016, pp.218-224
Conference Papers
- Śuddhadṛggaṇita: An Astronomical Treatise from Northern Kerala (to be published in ICHDM conference proceedings).
- Influence of Lilāvatī on Kerala Mathematics, in the proceedings of the All India History Congress held at Tanjavore, 2013. pp. 212-216