Mumbai University launches 2-year MA in Hindu studies, check details

The Mumbai University has established its own centre for Hindu studies (Hindu Abhyas Kendra) along the lines of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.

Mumbai University (MU) has announced a two-year Master's degree course in Hindu Studies or the study of Hinduism. The Mumbai University has established its own centre for Hindu studies (Hindu Abhyas Kendra) along the lines of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. As per the Mumbai University authorities, the admission process for the two-year full-time MA in Hindu Studies for the academic session 2022-23 will begin next week. 

The course will be taught under the Faculty of Arts and will be an interdisciplinary course in line with the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, said Dr. Ravikant Sangurde, director (in-charge), Centre for Hindu studies. "The centre will not only offer a Master’s programme but also allied certificates, diploma courses and even PhD programmes on various subjects within a strict academic framework," MU officials said.

The MA course has a total of 60 seats. The centre will work from Bajaj Bhavan located at the Mumbai University’s Vidyanagri campus at Kalina.

“Hindu dharma cannot be narrowed down to ritualistic practices. It stands for universal peace and brotherhood and believes in peaceful co-existence of diverse thoughts, beliefs, ideas and practices. The values of considering all entities, living and non-living, as the form of one Supreme Being, the world as one family will be the key focus of this centre,” Sangurde said.

He added that aspiring graduates from any stream can opt for this MA course. “This course will be useful to corporates to develop commitment, dedication and motivation among their employees. The course will highlight the key principles of Hindu dharma and will include the study of ontology, epistemology and the art of argumentation. It will also teach preliminary Sanskrit,” Sangurde said while elaborating on the course.

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