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S. Thiagarajan

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) & Chairperson i/c, Department of Amrita Darshanam (ICSS), Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai.

Qualification: B.A. , B.Ed. , M.A. , M.Phil. , Ph.D.
Research Interest: Sanskrit Grammar (Vyākaraṇa), Indian Knowledge Systems, Philosophical Studies, Manuscriptology and Critical Editing, Sanskrit in Ayurveda

Bio

Dr. S. Thiagarajan currently serves as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Chennai campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. He has over 12 years of experience in teaching and research across prestigious institutions. His areas of expertise include Navya Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit Grammar), Advaita Vedānta, Āyurveda in Sanskrit Literature, and Manuscriptology. He has successfully guided doctoral research and is actively involved in translation and digital academic management. He frequently serves as a resource person for national and international seminars and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Manuscripts: The journey of knowledge

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2025, January). Manuscripts: The journey of knowledge. Culture Collection - Heritage Digest, 1(1), 38–42.

Year : 2025

रघुवंशे निर्दिष्टानां कतिपयवृक्षाणामायुर्वेददिशा पर्यालोचनम्

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2025, June). रघुवंशे निर्दिष्टानां कतिपयवृक्षाणामायुर्वेददिशा पर्यालोचनम् [Ayurvedic perspective of trees in Raghuvamsa]. Samvardhini, 7(1), 17–27. https://samvardhini.in/journal_issues?

Year : 2024

नसृ हिं तापनीयोपसनषदन्तर्त ग स्य नसृ हिं मन्त्रराजस्य सििचे नम ्

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2024, April). नृसिंहतापनीयोपनिषदन्तर्गतस्य नृसिंहमन्त्रराजस्य विवेचनम् [An analysis of the Narasimha Mantra Raja in Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad]. International Journal of Sanskrit Research, 10(3), 106–109.

Year : 2023

Śrīman nārāyaṇīye vṛttivinyāsaḥ tadvimarśaśca

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2023, April). Śrīman nārāyaṇīye vṛttivinyāsaḥ tadvimarśaśca. Rasika Priya, 15–22.

Year : 2023

A critical study on soil selection, horticulture, plantation and transplantation process in Vṛkṣāyurveda as a mode of sustainable agriculture

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2023, July–September). A critical study on soil selection, horticulture, plantation and transplantation process in Vr̥kṣāyurveda as a mode of sustainable agriculture. Journal of Indian Medical Heritage, 2(3), 124–130

Year : 2023

A Critical Study on Soil Selection, Horticulture, Plantation, and Transplantation Processes in Vrkṣāyurveda as a Mode of Sustainable Agriculture

Cite this Research Publication : Sridharan Gayathri, Shivasubramaniam Thiagarajan, A Critical Study on Soil Selection, Horticulture, Plantation, and Transplantation Processes in Vrkṣāyurveda as a Mode of Sustainable Agriculture, Journal of Indian Medical Heritage, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2023, https://doi.org/10.4103/jimh.jimh_24_24

Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Year : 2020

Saṃskāraḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, January). Saṃskāraḥ. Samskritasri, 42(1), 24–26

Year : 2020

Ko nāma saṃskāraḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, March). Ko nāma saṃskāraḥ. Samskritasri, 42(3), 30–32.

Year : 2020

Aṣṭau guṇāḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, April). Aṣṭau guṇāḥ. Samskritasri, 42(4), 29–32.

Year : 2020

Guṇaḥ kāryañca

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, May). Guṇaḥ kāryañca. Samskritasri, 42(5), 29–31.

Year : 2020

Agneḥ mukhyatvam

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, June). Agneḥ mukhyatvam. Samskritasri, 42(6), 34–35.

Year : 2020

Saṃskārāṇāṃ nāmāni

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, July). Saṃskārāṇāṃ nāmāni. Samskritasri, 42(7), 29–30.

Year : 2020

Mātāpitṛbhyāṃ kriyamāṇāḥ saṃskārāḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, September). Mātāpitṛbhyāṃ kriyamāṇāḥ saṃskārāḥ. Samskritasri, 42(9), 28–30.

Year : 2020

Kebhyaścit kasmānnāsti saṃskārāḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, October). Kebhyaścit kasmānnāsti saṃskārāḥ. Samskritasri, 42(10), 26–27.

Year : 2020

Brahmacaryam

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, November). Brahmacaryam. Samskritasri, 42(11), 26–29.

Year : 2020

Carakasaṃhitāyām pratibimbitam vedāntacintanam

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, June). Carakasaṃhitāyām pratibimbitam vedāntacintanam [Reflections of Vedanta in Charaka Samhita]. Ajanta, 9(2), 28–33.

Year : 2020

Vedanihitā nirvahaṇavidyā

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, September 20). Vedanihitā nirvahaṇavidyā [Management science in Vedas]. Jhanavi, 11(42-43), 215–221

Year : 2020

Yājñavalkyoktaḥ (deśasya) sīmāvivādaḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, December). Yājñavalkyoktaḥ (deśasya)sīmāvivādaḥ. The Śāstramañjūṣhā, 6(11), 250–255.

Year : 2019

Samastalokavyāptaḥ dharmaḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2019, October). Samastalokavyāptaḥ dharmaḥ. Samskritasri, 41(10), 31–32.

Year : 2019

Hanumān anugṛhṇāti

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2019, December). Hanumān anugṛhṇāti. Samskritasri, 41(12), 28–30.

Year : 2018

Tasyāpatyam iti sūtrāpekṣā

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2018). Tasyāpatyam iti sūtrāpekṣā. Dhimahi, 9, Special Edition.

Year : 2016

Taddhitaparicayaḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2016, February 5). Taddhitaparicayaḥ. Jhanavi, 7(23-24).

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Navarātranāyikāḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2019, November). Navarātranāyikāḥ. Samskritasri, 41(11), 30–32.

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Saṃskāraḥ / Trividhāḥ lokāḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, February). Saṃskāraḥ/Trividhāḥ lokāḥ. Samskritasri, 42(2), 33–36

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चरकसंहितान्तर्गताः दार्शनिकाध्यात्मिकविचाराः

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (n.d.). चरकसंहितान्तर्गताः दार्शनिकाध्यात्मिकविचाराः [Philosophical and spiritual thoughts in Charaka Samhita]. Viśvabhāratī, 7, 204–223.

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Concepts on leadership qualities management in Shishupalavadha

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2023, August). Concepts on leadership qualities management in Shishupalavadha. International Journal of Sanskrit Research, 9(5), 147–150.

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Concepts on anger management in shishupalavadha

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2024, February). Concepts on anger management in Shishupalavadha. International Journal of Sanskrit Research, 10(2), 39–40.

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2020

Sarvam pāṇinibaddhamityadhigatam yenādvitiyo’sti saḥ

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2020, January 10–12). Sarvam pāṇinibaddhamityadhigatam yenādvitiyo'sti saḥ [Abstract]. In Sārasvatam: Summaries of research papers, Part II of the 50th session of All India Oriental Conference (pp. 70-71). Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.

Publisher : Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University

Year : 2019

Ṣaḍbhāvājjāyate jīvaḥ prakṛtiśca tadāśritā

Cite this Research Publication : Thiagarajan, S. (2019, April). Ṣaḍbhāvājjāyate jīvaḥ prakṛtiśca tadāśritā. In Proceedings of the National Seminar on “Prenatal Education: Ancient Indian Perspectives” (pp. 124-131). Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Charitable Trust, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Culture, SCSVMV.

Year : 2018

A Perspective Approach on the Regime and Its Administration With Special Reference to the Pāṇinian Grammar

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Publisher : Department of Sanskrit Sahitya, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

Education
  • Ph.D.  Sanskrit   Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVMV), Kanchipuram 2018
  • M.Phil. Sanskrit SCSVMV, Kanchipuram (9.81/10 CGPA) 2013
  • M.A. Navya Vyākaraṇa SCSVMV, Kanchipuram (Gold Medal, 94.29%) 2012
  • B.Ed.  Sanskrit Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi 2010
  • B.A. Śiromaṇi in Vyākaraṇa University of Madras (Gold Medal, 80%) 2009
Recognition
  • Gold Medalist: Awarded for securing the first rank in both M.A. Navya Vyākaraṇa (2012) and B.A. Śiromaṇi in Vyākaraṇa (2009).
  • Praveen Uttarard: Completed the Hindi qualification (equivalent to B.A.) from Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha.
  • Sanskrit Training: Completed the 30-day “Kavya Vyakarana Prasiksana Varga” and “Samskrita Prasikshana Varga” organized by Samskrita Bharati.
Invited Talks
  • Technical Lecture: “Upayeṣu Advaita Vedānta” for the ICPR-sponsored series at Sri Sankara Arts and Science College (December 2025).;
  • Chief Guest Address: “Environmental Awareness in Sanskrit Literature” at MOP Vaishnav College for Women (August 2025).
  • National Seminar: Resource Person for “ĀLAYAPŪJAVIDHIḤ” organized by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India (February 2021).
Academic Responsibilities
  • Chairperson i/c: Amrita Darshanam (ICSS), Chennai Campus (October 2025 – Present).
  • Ph.D. Supervision: Successfully guided 2 doctoral students (Awarded 2025) and currently mentoring 4 ongoing Ph.D. projects.
  • Editorial Roles: Editor for the International Journal of Sanskrit Research and The Śāstramañjūṣhā.
Courses Taught
  • Courses of B.A. and M.A. Navya Vyākaraṇa (Grammar)
  • Courses of M.A. Sanskrit (Online)
  • Courses of B.Ed Part I Language
  • Indian Culture and Heritage
  • Sanskrit for Ayurveeda Students
  • Arthaśāstra (Ancient Governance)
  • Personality Development in Sanskrit
  • IKS Elective courses for B.Tech Students
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