27th Sept. - 17th Oct. 2021
Lived Sanskrit Cultures in Varanasi
A three week intensive course organized by Heidelberg University and Würzburg University in Varanasi.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the course will be conducted in the Summer Semester 2021 instead of Winter Semester 2020-21. The exact details regarding the applications will be updated by the end of May 2021.
17th Feb. - 06th Mar. 2020
Lived Sanskrit Cultures in Varanasi
A three week intensive course organized by Heidelberg University and Würzburg University in Varanasi.
Students registered in a university or other academic institutions can apply.
More information here...
17th - 28th June 2019, CATS/SAI Room 130.00.04
Spoken Sanskrit: Recitation Techniques
in Vedic and Classical Sanskrit
6 ECTS Credit Points 
A unique opportunity to learn Spoken Sanskrit with Prof. Patanjali Mishra (Banaras Hindu University, India), a traditional expert who is also a practitioner of Vedic rituals. This course is suitable both for beginners as well as advanced students of Sanskrit.
Poster and further details of the course.
18th Feb. - 08th Mar. 2019
Lived Sanskrit Cultures in Varanasi
A three week intensive course organized by Heidelberg University and Würzburg University in Varanasi.
Students registered in a university or other academic institutions can apply.
More information here...
04th - 29th June 2018, SAI Room no. 316 & no. E11
Spoken Sanskrit: A Crash Course
6 ECTS Credit Points. No course fee for Heidelberg University Students!
A unique opportunity to learn Spoken Sanskrit with Prof. Gopabandhu Mishra (Banaras Hindu University, India) who is a speaker of Sanskrit and an experienced teacher of Sanskrit conversation. This course is suitable both for beginners as well as advanced students of Sanskrit.
Poster and further details of the crash course.
19th Feb. - 16th Mar. 2018
Lived Sanskrit Cultures in Varanasi
A four week intensive course organized by Heidelberg University and Würzburg University in Varanasi.
Students registered in a university or other academic institutions can apply.
More information here...
06th - 16th June 2017, SAI Room no. 316
Spoken Sanskrit: A Crash Course
6 ECTS Credit Points. No course fee!
A unique opportunity to learn Spoken Sanskrit with Prof. Gopabandhu Mishra (Banaras Hindu University, India) who is a speaker of Sanskrit and an experienced teacher of Sanskrit conversation. This course is suitable both for beginners as well as advanced students of Sanskrit.
Poster and further details of the crash course.
13th June 2017, Heinrich Zimmer Saal, SAI-Bibliothek
Book Launch: Kanīyān Rājakumāraḥ
A Sanskrit translation by Prof. Gopabandhu Mishra (Benares Hindu University) of “The Little Prince“ (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) published by Edition Tintenfaß.
Poster and further details of the program.