Summer Quarter Course Catalogue 2023

Graduate Courses

Graduate program in Hindu studies ( M.A / DHS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required/Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF6006	Reason and Revelation in Hindu Philosophy	3 Hours	Dr. Joydeep Bagchee	Elective	$1,500.00	June 10, 2023	Saturday – 10 am EST – 1 pm EST. Wednesday – 7 pm EST – 10 pm EST.
HSF6007	Field-Based Learning	3 Hours	Dr. Indu Viswanathan	Required	$1,500.00	June 3, 2023

M.A in Sanskrit Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price
SAN5101	Vedic Science Foundations	3 Hours	Prof Shrinivasa Varakhedi	Required	$900
SAN5103	Sahitya Landscape	3 Hours	Prof Madhusudan Penna	Required	$900
SAN7101	Nyaya-vaisesika Advanced	3 Hours	Dr. M A Alwar	Elective	$900
SAN7102	Vyakarana – III	3 Hours	Dr. Tilaka M Rao	Required	$900
SAN7104	The Vedas (Yajus-Sama)	3 Hours	Dr. M A Alwar Prof. Ramanujacharya	Elective	$900

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required / Core / Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
YOG2001	The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita	1.5 Hours	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham	Required	$300.00	Saturday, July 8, 2023	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF1005	Lessons from Valmiki Ramayana	1 Hour	Mr. Shantanu Gupta	Required	$200.00	Saturday, July 15, 2023	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT4003	IsA-vAsya Upanishad – The three vedantic perspectives	1.5 Hours	Mr. Krishna Kashyap	Elective	$300.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	11.00am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF2102	Self-knowledge and the quest for Happiness	1 Hour	Swamini Dr. Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati	Core	$200.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	10.00am EST – 11:30 am EST
HSF1010	Growing up with the Gita	1 Hour	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	Elective	$200.00	Sunday and Tuesday, July 16, 2023	Sunday – 11 am EST – 1 pm EST Tuesday – 8 pm EST – 10 pm EST
TAT1101	Ayurveda – The Wisdom of Wellbeing	1 Hour	Ms. Luvena Krishnamurthy	Required	$200.00	Monday , July 10, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3102	The History of Shastriya Sangeet	1 Hour	Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran	Elective	$200.00	Tuesday , July 18, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3001	Daksinamurtistotram by Adi Sankara	1 Hour	Dr. V. Swaminathan	Elective	$200.00	Tuesday , July 11, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3204	Vedantasara of Sadananda – Part 2	1 Hour	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	Elective	$200.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3104	Sri Aurobindo and Sanatana Dharma	1.5 Hours	Dr. Sampadananda Mishra	Elective	$300.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3202	Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 2	1 Hour	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	Elective	$200.00	Thursday , July 13, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Friday 6:30 am)
HSF5000	Orientation to Hindu Studies	1.5 Hours	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	Core	$300.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Saturday – 6:30 am IST)
HSF2001	Introduction to Hindu Philosophy: Shad Darshanas.	1 Hour	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	Core	$200.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1303	Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Part 1	1 Hour	Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi	Elective	$200.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	4:30 pm EST – 6:00 pm EST
HSF4000	Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste	1 Hour	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	Core	$200.00	Saturday, July 15, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
YOG2101	Ahimsa and the Art of Nonviolent Communication	1 Hour	Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu Ms. Mansi Sharma	Elective	$200.00	Saturday, July 22, 2023	11:00 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST
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Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Core / Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0103	Beginning Sanskrit – Sentences & Comprehension	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0104	Beginning Sanskrit – Proverbs & Stories	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Saturday , July 8, 2023	08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0201	Intermediate Sanskrit – Stories & Songs	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $369.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0203	Intermediate Sanskrit – Vocabulary & Structure	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram Suryanarayan nanda	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Thursday , July 13, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Advanced Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0302	Advanced Sanskrit – Cases Moods, and Suffixes	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $368.00	Monday , July 10, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

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Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (BGTS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required/Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1011	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1012	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam -2	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Dr. Shraddha Modi Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Saturday , July 8, 2023	8.00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1014	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 2) and simple Samskritam	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Dr. Shraddha Modi Shri. Satish Srinivasan	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
HIN0104	Beginning Shuddh Hindi – Tenses, Genders, and Adjectives	1.5 Hours	Dr. Shraddha Modi Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu	Required	$300.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Community Education Program (CEP)

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Graduate Division

MA in Sanskrit Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price
SAN5101	Vedic Science Foundation	3	Dr. Sushama Chintalapati	$1,250
SAN5103	Sahitya Landscape	3	Prof Madhusudan Penna	$1,250
SAN7101	Nyaya – Vaisesika Advanced	3	Dr. M A Alwar	$1,250
SAN7102	Vyakarana – III	3	Dr. Tilaka M Rao	$1,250
SAN7104	The Vedas – Yajus & Sama	3	Dr. M A Alwar, Prof. Ramanujacharya	$1,250

MA/DHS/PHD

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Date	Day and Time
HSF6000	Hindu Theology	3	Dr. Vishwa P. Adluri	$1,500	Saturday, June 14, 2025	10:00 AM EST – 2:00 PM EST

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (CPHS)

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HAM4100	Rivers of Rigveda	1.5	Shri. Jijith Nadumuri Ravi	$300.00	Saturday, July 12, 2025	10:00 am EST – 11:30 am EST
YOG2001	The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita	1.5	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham	$300.00	Saturday, July 12, 2025	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
YOG3100	The Yoga of Mahabharata	1	Mr. Raghu Ananthanarayanan	$200.00	Saturday, July 12, 2025	11:00 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST (India time – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)
TAT1301	Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram	1	Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi	$200.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	4:00 PM EST – 5:30 PM EST
HAM4202	Reconstructing Hindu History – The Omissions	1.5	Dr. Raj Vedam	$300.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
AIH1003	Ayurvedic First Aid and Home Remedies	1.5	Dr. Aparna Bapat	$300.00	Monday, July 14, 2025	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HSF1402	Introduction to the Vedic Chanting	1	Sri. Sree Aswath	$200.00	Tuesday, July 15, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3104	Hindu Temples and Traditions	1	Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran	$200.00	Tuesday, July 15, 2025	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3210	Mimamsa Darshana- Part 1	1.5	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	$300.00	Wednesday, July 16, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
YOG3302	Yoga of Relationship	1.5	Ms. Shilpa Agarwal, Mr. Ajay Viswanath	$300.00	Wednesday, July 16, 2025	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
AIH1006	Glow and Flow with Ayurvedic Oils	1.5	Neha Kabra	$300.00	Thursday, July 17, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
AIH1005	Swasthavritta- Ayurveda for Daily Wellness	1.5	Vaidya. Vandana Baranwal	$300.00	Friday, July 18, 2025	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HSF4000	Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste	1.5	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	$300.00	Friday, July 18, 2025	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Sunday – 6:30 am IST)

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF1201	Hindu Contributions To The World In The Realm Of Matter – Big 5	1.5	Dr. DK Hari, Dr. D.K Hema Hari	$300.00 – $600.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST (India – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)

Community Education Program (CEP)

Community Education Program

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN2002	Exploring Chandas	1	Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda	Elective	$200.00	Monday, July 14, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
HSF1010	Growing up with Gita	1	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	Elective	$200.00	Tuesday, June 10, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
LAN0101	Introducing the sounds and script of Sanskrit	1	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Elective	$200.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	4:30 pm EST – 6:00 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CPSP)

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency

Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0101	Beginning Sanskrit I	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$355.00	Monday, July 14, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
SAN0104	Beginning Sanskrit IV	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $415.00	Wednesday, July 16, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0202	Intermediate Sanskrit – II	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	6:30 pm EST – 8:00 pm EST
SAN0204	Intermediate Sanskrit – IV	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0403	Sanskrit Proficiency III	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $415.00	Thursday, July 17, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam (BGTS)

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam

Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1021	Bhagavad Gita through Samskritam – Intermediate I	1.5	Sri. Haridas Radhakrishnan	$350.00 – $385.00	Saturday, July 12, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Advanced Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1034	Bhagavad Gita through Samskritam – Advanced IV	1.5	Shri. Satish Srinivasan	$350.00 – $385.00	Sunday, July 13, 2025	08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST

Hindu University of America

Summer Quarter Courses 2025

Summer Quarter Course Catalogue 2023

Graduate Courses

Graduate program in Hindu studies ( M.A / DHS)

M.A in Sanskrit Studies

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Beginner Phase

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Intermediate Phase

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Advanced Phase

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (BGTS)

Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Beginner Phase

Community Education Program (CEP)

Summer Quarter Course Catalog 2025

Graduate Division

Continuing Education Division

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