SANSKRIT

SANSKRIT

विद्याधनम् - सर्वधनप्रधानम्

                     Government Degree College, Rajahmundry popularly known as Government Arts College is a prestigious college and its centenary was celebrated in the year 1960. Even before the centenary celebrations, the Department of Sanskrit has its existence since 1873. At present the department is functioning with three faculty members and thousand above students. Here Sanskrit is being taught as second language.

Previously Eminent Sanskrit scholars like late prof., V.SubbaRao, Department of Sanskrit and Principal, college of Arts, Andhra University, Sri Manapragada  Sesha Sai, Principal, M.R.Government College, Vizianagaram, Erudite Sanskrit scholar, Pravachanasiromani Sriman, Sri Bashyam Appalacharyulu have served in this Department. Sri R.B. Diksitulu an old student of this Department has worked as Lecturer In-charge of Sanskit Department and also as Principal FAC at SRR&CVR Government College, Vijayawada. Dr. R.V.Kameswara Dr. R.R.Somayajulu, Reader in Sanskrit have rendered their valuable services to the Department.

From the academic year 2014-15 CBCS is introduced to the Degree 1^st year students. More than 60% of the students are from rural areas and the remaining are from urban environment. Some of the students are opting Sanskrit as second language though they have not studied Sanskrit in the previous classes. For those students the department is conducting Bridge course to bring them to the main stream. Socio economic conditions are also having their impact on the standard of the students. Even then efforts are being made and they are being trained by adopting modern teaching Methodologies and Educational technologies by which most of the students are getting benefited. Average percentage of passes is about 90% and necessary steps are being taken to achieve 100%. For this remedial coaching classes are being conducted.

Highlights of Department Sanskrit

1. Consistency in pass percentage i.e.95%.

2. Celebration of Sanskrit day on Sravanapurnima every year.

3. Celebration of KalidasaJayanti.

4. Guest lectures by eminent scholars.

5. Study projects by students on various topics.

6. Class seminars by students.

7. The best practice of the Department is to explain “Sloka” twice in every week.

8. Training on “Spoken Sanskrit”