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Kalady Post, Ernakulam (Dist), Kerala-683574 | Tel: +91 484 246 3380 | Email: reg@ssus.ac.in

Faculty Profile

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Dr. Sivaja S. Nair 9158101308 sivaja.s.nair@ssus.ac.in Profile Picture

Name: Dr. Sivaja S. Nair

Mobile: 9158101308

Email: sivaja.s.nair@ssus.ac.in

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Designation

Department Designation Campus Date of Joining
Sanskrit General Assistant Professor MAIN CENTRE, KALADY 2021-01-29

Department: Sanskrit General

Designation: Assistant Professor

Campus: MAIN CENTRE, KALADY

Joining Date: 2021-01-29

Professional Summary

Summary
Dr. Sivaja S. Nair is working as Assistant Professor in the department since 2021 January. Completed the five years of Post Doctoral Fellowship awarded by UGC titled “Aayussamskritam” under the guidance of Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice-chancellor, KKSU, Nagpur from Karnataka Samskrita University, Bengaluru. She was a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Sanskrit Library Project for the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Bombay, Mumbai, in collaboration with Brown University, USA under the investigation of Prof. Peter M. Scharf on “Development of Lexical and Syntactic Corpus of Sanskrit”. She pursued her doctoral research on “The Knowledge Structure in Amarakosha” under the guidance of Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni from the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad followed by an M.Phil Degree and the Masters in Sanskrit from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidhyapeetha, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She has various publications on her credit. Also delivered many lectures in various institutions as a resource person.

Dr. Sivaja S. Nair is working as Assistant Professor in the department since 2021 January. Completed the five years of Post Doctoral Fellowship awarded by UGC titled “Aayussamskritam” under the guidance of Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice-chancellor, KKSU, Nagpur from Karnataka Samskrita University, Bengaluru. She was a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Sanskrit Library Project for the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Bombay, Mumbai, in collaboration with Brown University, USA under the investigation of Prof. Peter M. Scharf on “Development of Lexical and Syntactic Corpus of Sanskrit”. She pursued her doctoral research on “The Knowledge Structure in Amarakosha” under the guidance of Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni from the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad followed by an M.Phil Degree and the Masters in Sanskrit from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidhyapeetha, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She has various publications on her credit. Also delivered many lectures in various institutions as a resource person.

Work Experience

Experience
* Junior Linguist

(on “Sanskrit Hindi Machine Translation Project” under the investigation of Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni)

Department of Sanskrit Studies,

University of Hyderabad



* Library in charge

Department of Sanskrit Studies,

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.



* Proof-reader

(Sanskrit - Devanagari Script)

Sansk-Net Project,

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidhyapeetha, Tirupati

* Junior Linguist

(on “Sanskrit Hindi Machine Translation Project” under the investigation of Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni)

Department of Sanskrit Studies,

University of Hyderabad



* Library in charge

Department of Sanskrit Studies,

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.



* Proof-reader

(Sanskrit - Devanagari Script)

Sansk-Net Project,

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidhyapeetha, Tirupati

Courses Taught

Courses
Indian Semiotics Methodology of Sanskrit Learning - Tantrayukti Communication Skills in Sanskrit General Informatics and Sanskrit Linguistics and Sanskrit Sankhyakarika Manuscriptology

Indian Semiotics Methodology of Sanskrit Learning - Tantrayukti Communication Skills in Sanskrit General Informatics and Sanskrit Linguistics and Sanskrit Sankhyakarika Manuscriptology

Other Achievements

Achievements
1. P.G. Diploma in Manuscriptology

2. Bachelor of Library and Information Science

3. Certificate course in Pali

4. E-learning tools developed

a). KnowledgeNet of Amarakosha or Amarakośajñānajālam

Link: http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/scl/amarakosha/index.html

b). Sandhiḥ

Link: http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/scl/

c). Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net

Link: http://ksu.ac.in/CompLing/vk

d). Āyussamskṛtam

Link: http://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/CompLing/aayussamskritam/

1. P.G. Diploma in Manuscriptology

2. Bachelor of Library and Information Science

3. Certificate course in Pali

4. E-learning tools developed

a). KnowledgeNet of Amarakosha or Amarakośajñānajālam

Link: http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/scl/amarakosha/index.html

b). Sandhiḥ

Link: http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/scl/

c). Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net

Link: http://ksu.ac.in/CompLing/vk

d). Āyussamskṛtam

Link: http://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/CompLing/aayussamskritam/

Research Projects

Project Name Nature Funding Agency Amount Duration Year

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Post Doctoral Achievements

Achievements
1. Post-doctoral Fellow by UGC - February 2015 to February 2020, titled “Aayussamskritam (Based on Ashtangahrdayam)” in Shastra Faculty, Karnataka Samskrita University, Bengaluru under the guidance of Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi. 2. Post-doctoral Research Associate - July 2012 to July 2013 on “Development of Lexical and Syntactic Corpus of Sanskrit” at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Bombay by The Sanskrit Library Project, under the investigation of Prof. Peter M. Scharf.

1. Post-doctoral Fellow by UGC - February 2015 to February 2020, titled “Aayussamskritam (Based on Ashtangahrdayam)” in Shastra Faculty, Karnataka Samskrita University, Bengaluru under the guidance of Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi. 2. Post-doctoral Research Associate - July 2012 to July 2013 on “Development of Lexical and Syntactic Corpus of Sanskrit” at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Bombay by The Sanskrit Library Project, under the investigation of Prof. Peter M. Scharf.

Topic of Research/ Area of specialization

Topics
1. Natural Language Processing 2. Sanskrit Computational Linguistics 3. Sanskrit Lexicology 4. Manuscriptology 5. Paleography 6. Sanskrit Vyakaraṇa 7. Pali Vyakarana

1. Natural Language Processing 2. Sanskrit Computational Linguistics 3. Sanskrit Lexicology 4. Manuscriptology 5. Paleography 6. Sanskrit Vyakaraṇa 7. Pali Vyakarana

Details of ongoing Research scholars

Scholar Name Reg. No Topic PhD Reg. Year Department
Reshma R. 23KA06SG01 A Critical edition and a bi-lingual translation (Malayalam & English) of Candralekhāsaṭṭaka 2023 SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES
Anagha K. 22KA06SG02 Botanical Observations in Vrkshayurveda Texts : With Special Reference to Taxonomy 2022 SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES
Greeshma P. 21AKA06SG07 HEROINES IN THE PLAYS OF KALIDASA AND BHAVABHUTI : A STUDY IN FEMININE ASPECT 2021 SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES

Scholar: Reshma R.

Reg. No: 23KA06SG01

Topic: A Critical edition and a bi-lingual translation (Malayalam & English) of Candralekhāsaṭṭaka

Reg. Year: 2023

Dept: SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES

Scholar: Anagha K.

Reg. No: 22KA06SG02

Topic: Botanical Observations in Vrkshayurveda Texts : With Special Reference to Taxonomy

Reg. Year: 2022

Dept: SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES

Scholar: Greeshma P.

Reg. No: 21AKA06SG07

Topic: HEROINES IN THE PLAYS OF KALIDASA AND BHAVABHUTI : A STUDY IN FEMININE ASPECT

Reg. Year: 2021

Dept: SANSKRIT GENERAL STUDIES

Research Articles in Journals

Title Journal Name Year ISSN Type
The Knowledge Structure in Sanskrit Kosas Karnataka Samskrtadhyayanam 2020 22491104 Peer reviewed

Title: The Knowledge Structure in Sanskrit Kosas

Journal: Karnataka Samskrtadhyayanam

Year: 2020

ISSN: 22491104

Type: Peer reviewed

Research Papers in Conference Proceedings

Title Conference Name Year ISSN Type
Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium 2019 9781950737710 UGC Recognised
Pāli Sandhi - A Computational Approach 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium 2019 9781950737710 UGC Recognised

Title: Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net

Conference: 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium

Year: 2019

ISSN: 9781950737710

Type: UGC Recognised

Title: Pāli Sandhi - A Computational Approach

Conference: 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium

Year: 2019

ISSN: 9781950737710

Type: UGC Recognised

Books Published

Title Type Publisher Year ISBN
Computational Sanskrit Authored Sree Narayanaguru Open University 03-01-2024 9788196690793
Sarvapratyayamala Edited Department of Vyakarana, Karnataka Sanskrit University 02-04-2022 9788195472208
āyuśśabdarūpikā Authored New Bhartiya Book Corporation 10-01-2020 9788183154505

Title: Computational Sanskrit

Type: Authored

Publisher: Sree Narayanaguru Open University

Year: 03-01-2024

ISBN: 9788196690793

Title: Sarvapratyayamala

Type: Edited

Publisher: Department of Vyakarana, Karnataka Sanskrit University

Year: 02-04-2022

ISBN: 9788195472208

Title: āyuśśabdarūpikā

Type: Authored

Publisher: New Bhartiya Book Corporation

Year: 10-01-2020

ISBN: 9788183154505

Professional Development

Title Program Nature From To
Refresher Course in Sanskrit for University/College Teachers Sponsored by UGC Refresher Course 2021-07-22 2021-08-13
Excellence in Creative Teaching and Research Faculty Development Programmes 2020-10-12 2020-10-17
Two week National Level Online Faculty Development Program on E-contend design, Development and Delivery Faculty Development Programmes 2020-06-18 2020-06-27

Title: Refresher Course in Sanskrit for University/College Teachers Sponsored by UGC

Nature: Refresher Course

From: 2021-07-22

To: 2021-08-13

Title: Excellence in Creative Teaching and Research

Nature: Faculty Development Programmes

From: 2020-10-12

To: 2020-10-17

Title: Two week National Level Online Faculty Development Program on E-contend design, Development and Delivery

Nature: Faculty Development Programmes

From: 2020-06-18

To: 2020-06-27

Details of Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops attended

Name Date Paper Title Level Status
Navya Nyaya and Computer Application 27-07-2021 N/A National N/A
Sanskrit Computational Linguistics and Research Possibilities, Organised by Department of Sanskrit Sree Narayana College, Kollam 17-07-2021 N/A National N/A
Cyber Security Awareness by Mr. Pankaj Pingate, by Department of Computer Science, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek 05-06-2021 N/A National N/A
International Digital Workshop in Tigalari/Tulu Script learning 17-05-2021 N/A International N/A
Samskrita-e-Satta 22-03-2021 N/A Local N/A
M.Phil Induction Programme 2021 08-02-2021 N/A Local N/A
5 day Faculty Development Programme in NLP 17-08-2020 N/A National N/A
Samskrita Webinar Series, Samskrita Divasa Mahotsava 2020 by Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai 25-07-2020 N/A National N/A
e Resources for Teaching and Learning, by IGNOU, RC Bangalore 22-07-2020 N/A National N/A
Two Day National Seminar on Computational Linguistics in Sanskrit 24-02-2020 N/A National N/A
Lecture Series 2019-2020, Department of Sanskrit, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad 10-11-2019 N/A Local N/A
6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistic Symposium 23-10-2019 Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net International N/A
6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistic Symposium 23-10-2019 Pāli Sandhi - A computational approach International N/A
Three Day National Workshop on Sanskrit and Language Technology 14-02-2019 N/A National N/A
UGC Sponsored Eight Day National Workshop on Computational Perspectives in Navya Nyaya 19-01-2019 N/A National N/A
Three Day International Conference on Churning of Indology 04-01-2019 Ayussamskritam : A Computational Grammar Course-ware for Ayurveda Texts International N/A

Name: Navya Nyaya and Computer Application

Date: 27-07-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Sanskrit Computational Linguistics and Research Possibilities, Organised by Department of Sanskrit Sree Narayana College, Kollam

Date: 17-07-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Cyber Security Awareness by Mr. Pankaj Pingate, by Department of Computer Science, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek

Date: 05-06-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: International Digital Workshop in Tigalari/Tulu Script learning

Date: 17-05-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: International

Status: N/A

Name: Samskrita-e-Satta

Date: 22-03-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: Local

Status: N/A

Name: M.Phil Induction Programme 2021

Date: 08-02-2021

Paper: N/A

Level: Local

Status: N/A

Name: 5 day Faculty Development Programme in NLP

Date: 17-08-2020

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Samskrita Webinar Series, Samskrita Divasa Mahotsava 2020 by Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai

Date: 25-07-2020

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: e Resources for Teaching and Learning, by IGNOU, RC Bangalore

Date: 22-07-2020

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Two Day National Seminar on Computational Linguistics in Sanskrit

Date: 24-02-2020

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Lecture Series 2019-2020, Department of Sanskrit, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad

Date: 10-11-2019

Paper: N/A

Level: Local

Status: N/A

Name: 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistic Symposium

Date: 23-10-2019

Paper: Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net

Level: International

Status: N/A

Name: 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistic Symposium

Date: 23-10-2019

Paper: Pāli Sandhi - A computational approach

Level: International

Status: N/A

Name: Three Day National Workshop on Sanskrit and Language Technology

Date: 14-02-2019

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: UGC Sponsored Eight Day National Workshop on Computational Perspectives in Navya Nyaya

Date: 19-01-2019

Paper: N/A

Level: National

Status: N/A

Name: Three Day International Conference on Churning of Indology

Date: 04-01-2019

Paper: Ayussamskritam : A Computational Grammar Course-ware for Ayurveda Texts

Level: International

Status: N/A