MIT Samskritam

Who are we?

MIT Samskritam is a group of MIT students who are enthusiastic about learning Samskritam. Samskritam (aka Sanskrit), a language that was spoken once upon a time in ancient India, is one of the oldest and richest languages in the world.

What do we do?

We meet every Wednesday in the MIT Campus to learn and practice speaking in Sanskrit. The Sanskrit classes are conducted in collaboration with Samskrita Bharati, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Sanskrit back to daily life.

The classes assume no prior knowledge or experience of Sanskrit. The language is taught in a direct, interactive, and intuitive manner. The students can learn to converse effortlessly in a fun-filled environment.

We currently have three levels of classes:

Please note that the current Beginner-I batch was started in September 2008, and no new batch was started in the academic year 2009-2010. If you are interested in joining and catching up with this beginner class, please get in touch with us.

In addition to weekly classes, Samskrita Bharati conducts weekend camps to teach Sanskrit. The latest camp, Jaahnavii, was 4-day camp during the Labor day weekend.

Contact us

Please contact us for more information on our classes or other activities. You can reach us at samskritam-exec AT mit DOT edu.

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