Karthik Sharma completed his graduation and postgraduate studies in Advaita Vedanta at the Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore. He completed his traditional studies in Advaita Vedanta under Dr. K. S. Maheswaran Namboothiri’s guidance, completing all the 15 levels of exams followed by the Mahapareeksha in Advaita Vedanta at Kanchee Veda Vedanta Sastra Sabha, Tenali. He also learned Tarka-Sastra in the traditional style under Dr. K. E. Devanathan. He also learned advanced Vedanta texts under Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Mani Dravid Sastrigal. Karthik Sharma has participated as a resource person in several Vakyartha sadas, seminars, debates, and workshops across India.
Karthik Sharma was honoured with the Golden Ring (Suvarnanguleeyakam) by Mahasannidhanam, Sringeri Mutt in the year 2019. He was also awarded with the title ‘Advaitavedantaratnam’ by Kanchi mutt in 2019 and advaita-vedāntavidvanmaṇiḥ’ by Indic Academy in the year of 2021. He was also honoured with the vidyānidhipuraskāra by sringeri mutt in the year of 2022.
Educational Qualifications
• M.Phil. at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai (2018)
• UGC-NET – University Grants Commission (2018)
• M.A. in Advaita Vedanta – The Madras Sanskrit College (2017)
• B.A in Advaita Vedantha – The Madras Sanskrit College (2015)
Professional Experience (Research/Teaching/Industry)
• Assistant Professor at Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (September 2019 – present)
NATIONAL JOURNALS (2)
• Sharma, K. K. (2022). शारीरकमीमांसायाम् आतिवाहिकाधिकरणस्य विमर्श. Journal of Veda Samskrita Academy, 19. [UGC-Care]
• Sharma, K. K. (2021). Ratnaprabhādyanusāreṇa apratīkālambanādhikaraṇasya vimarśaḥ. Journal of Veda Samskrita Academy, 18, 116-123. [UGC-Care]
• Textual workshop on ‘Tarkasangraha-Nyayabodhini’ at अनुमानप्रमाणनिरूपणम् conducted by Balussery Adarsha Vidyapeeth, Calicut (March 2022)
• Vidyanidhipuraskara by Sringeri Mutt (2022)
• Advaitavedantaratnam by Kanchi Mutt (2019)
OTHER ENGAGEMENTS
• HOS in charge of School of Vedic Knowledge systems at CVV (July 2022 – February 2023)