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 widely in ancient India, is one of the oldest and richest languages in the world.

What do we do?

We meet every Tuesday 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 usage back to daily life.

The classes assume no prior experience or knowledge 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: Classes will be held in MIT Room 2-151.


Devanagari Script Tuesdays 5:30-6 pm
Beginner-I Tuesdays 6-7 pm
Beginner-II Tuesdays 7-8 pm
Intermediate Tuesdays 8-8:30 pm

In addition to the weekly classes, Samskrita Bharati conducts Annual residential family camps to teach Samskritam. The details about the east-coast camps are available here - Jaahnavii.

Recent Events

Special 2-day weekend camp
Satuday and Sunday, November 3 and 4 , 2012 from 9:30AM-4:30PM in room 1-277.


Talk on Ashtanga Yoga , by Dr. M. A. Jayashree and Prof. M. A. Narasimhan.
15th Oct 2012, 6:30 to 7:30, MIT Room 5-233 .

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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