Rama Seshan earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras in 2024 and his academic research focuses on applications of differential geometry to engineering problems.
However, outside of academics, he is a life-long student and reader of Sanskrit and other ancient languages such as Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew and Classical Arabic. He enjoys experiments in blending traditional learning with modern pedagogical techniques. Rama’s language teaching is known for his clarity, rigor and a deep love for the content, inviting students into the language not as a subject to master, but a universe to enter and explore.
He developed this course in order to ease students into reading ancient Sanskrit texts right from the beginning by providing a right balance between grammar and inductive reading and also inculcating modern pedagogical techniques that enhance learning of any new language.
In this article, Sh. Rama Seshan C studies the poetic traditions of five languages - English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and Biblical Hebrew as representatives of diverse poetic traditions across world languages.
Part 4 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we explore the philosophy of the Saṃskṛta grammarian Bhartṛhari - a comprehensive ontology and epistemology through the study of language.
Part 5 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we learn the distinction between Buddhist process metaphysics and the substance metaphysics that dominates Hindu and Western thought.
Part 3 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we begin the classical period of Indian philosophy - The Mīmāmsā school, where the entire intellectual thought is based on one underlying worldview - the infallibility of the Veda.
Part 6 of the series on Eastern schools of thought explores Nāgārjuna’s critique of substance metaphysics, focusing on his Madhyamaka philosophy, the concept of śūnyatā, and the deconstruction of independent existence (svabhāva).
Part 7 of the series on Eastern schools of thought explores the dualism of the Sāṅkhya school, an intellectual tour de force that details the poetry of how Prakṛti dances for Puruṣa.
Courses that focus on reading ancient texts are usually grammar heavy. In this course however, we aim to teach the full version of the Sanskrit language, using a more intuitive approach rather than a rules-based approach.
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Courses that focus on reading ancient texts are usually grammar heavy. In this course however, we aim to teach the full version of the Sanskrit language, using a more intuitive approach rather than a rules-based approach.
This course takes us through an unbiased comparative journey of 12 religions, exploring their ideological traditions, philosophies, practices, texts, and worldviews with depth and clarity. The course equips learners with genuine religious literacy, helping them understand differences thoughtfully and engage with diversity respectfully.