I’m looking to study Sanskrit on the side in undergrad, and I was wondering what the best Sanskrit departments would be.
How good is Columbia’s Sanskrit department? Would love to hear some thoughts and suggestions on how/where to find more info about this.
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Columbia, along with Cornell, would be among the first schools to consider with respect to the study of uncommon languages.
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Do you know what is special about Columbia’s Sanskrit department or why it might be good?
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Columbia would offer you four years of instruction in the language (one year each of elementary and intermediate and two years of advanced). This, by itself, indicates a strong program when considered in the context of the uncommon nature of Sanskrit.
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Go to India if you’re really into it.
I’d consider UChicago, they love teaching obscure languages and might even pay to fly overseas.
Brown teaches Sanskirt from intro through graduate level.
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