Sanskrit, the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, is said to be a Natural langugae and thus suitable for use in computer. Language is the reflection of real life that creates perception in the mind of listener. In a language the Cognition and connotation – Shabda and artha are not the same but are closely associated. Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi explains in deatil how the world that is created by Language merges the real and the reflection – Physical world and conceptual world representated by language.

About the Speaker:
Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi is currently Vice-chancellor of Central University New Delhi, a premier and largest institution of Higher Education in Sanskrit. He served as Vicechancellor in Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University and Gondwana University Gadchiruli from 2017 to 2022. During this period KKSU got accredited at A plus grade by NAAC. He was also acting VC of Karnataka Sanskrit University and served there as a Professor and Dean of Shastra Faculty in Karnataka Samskrita University, Bangalore, Karnataka. He also held the additional charge of the Director of Melkote Sanskrit Academy. Formerly he was the Director of Sanskrit Academy a Research Institute funded by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He started his academic carrier as a lecturer in purnaprajna Vidyapeeth sanskrit college and later in 2000, he joined and served as a faculty in Tirupati Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth a deemed university.
He has also served in capacities as Acting Vicechancellor for one year, Registrar I/c, Director of Sanskrit Education of the state, and nodal officer in Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru.