Central Sanskrit University, Ganganath Jha Campus, Prayagraj
केन्द्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, गंगानाथ झा परिसर, प्रयागराज
- Established
- 1 April 1971 (as a Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha)
- Type
- Institute
- Location
- Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
About
The Prayagraj campus of Central Sanskrit University at Azad Park, formerly the Shri Ganganath Jha Research Institute. It is a research centre devoted to Sanskrit literature, where scholars register for the Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.), and its library and manuscripts section is open to outside scholars as a reference library.
Courses & areas of study
- Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) research in Sanskrit literature
- Reference library and manuscripts section open to visiting scholars
History
The Ganganath Jha Research Institute
The Shri Ganganath Jha Research Institute at Allahabad (now Prayagraj) was taken over by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on 1 April 1971 as its constituent Vidyapeetha, named Shri Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. It later became the Ganganath Jha Campus of the deemed university and is now a campus of the Central Sanskrit University. It bears the name of Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Ganganath Jha, the scholar of Mimamsa and Nyaya.
A research campus
Unlike most campuses, it is devoted entirely to research on the various branches of Sanskrit literature. Its academic staff guide registered Ph.D. scholars and carry out research projects of their own, individually and as teams. Its library and manuscripts section is open, as a reference library, to anyone interested in Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture, subject to capacity.