Anjaneya Sarma

Anjaneya Sarma is a Research Fellow at the French School of the Far East, Centre of Indology, Pondicherry, India, since 1987. He specializes in traditional Indian grammar (vyākaraṇaśāstra), poetics (alaṃkāraśāstra), and Advaita Vedanta, with a focus on Panini's Ashtadhyayi and its commentaries. He has collaborated on critical editions of Sanskrit texts with scholars like François Grimal and contributed to the Vyākhyānamālā series.

• Education: Master's (1970) and Ph.D. (1987) in Sanskrit from Andhra University.
• Traditional Training: Vyākaraṇavidvat (1982), Vedāntaśāstra-viśārada (2001), and ongoing Mimamsa studies.

Research Trends: His work bridges traditional Sanskrit scholarship with modern academic research, covering syntax, semantics, commentary analysis, and comparative grammar studies (Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit). Recent articles focus on Panini's rules, Bhavabhuti's plays, and linguistic theory.

Scientific Awards:

• Vyākaraṇavidvat (1982)
• Vedāntaśāstra-viśārada (2001)

Dr. Sarma has mentored global scholars at EFEO Pondicherry and taught at École Pratique des Hautes Études (2011) and University of Hamburg (2014). He serves as an external examiner for Ph.D. theses in vyākaraṇaśāstra and participates in traditional scholarly debates (vākyārthasadas).