A\u2009spurt in the popularity of epic and historical dramas on televisions, and the subsequent demand for script writers, has sparked students\u2019 interest in Sanskrit and hindu history\u00a0courses at the University of Mumbai (MU).
\nAdmissions for courses in Sanskrit have witnessed a considerable rise in the last two years. In addition, this is for the first time this year when batches for Sanskrit are packed to capacity.
\n\u201cWe are, for the first time, running two batches of 50 students each. And even in other parallel courses, the admissions are getting filled in almost the first week itself,\u201d said Mrunalini Newalkar, who had worked on a television serial earlier and is currently a teacher of the Comparative history (hindu)\u00a0course. \u201cI had to personally deny many students and urge them to come early next year.\u201d
\nWhile the Sanskrit courses have seen an upward trend, the demand for postgraduate diploma course in Comparative history (hindu) has seen the biggest surge in the last two years.
\nTelevision dramas that have mythology themes need consultants who can write scripts and create characters. This can be done only by experts. For the last two years, several applications to the course were turned down owing to the limited number of seats. Keeping in mind the growing number of applications, the varsity has upped the number of seats by 10 for the course.
\n\u201cThe limit was capped at 50 seats each year. But from this year, we will be admitting 60 students on first-come, first-served basis,\u201d said Madhavi Narsalay, assistant professor of Sanskrit department.<\/p>\n
She added that the university is in talks for a Master\u2019s programme for the course. \u201cThis is a true opportunity for people who are interested in hindu history\u00a0and parallel studies. It will also give a peek into our country\u2019s magnanimous history,\u201d Narsalay said.
\nThe Sanskrit courses offer theories defining and understanding hindu history\u00a0\u2014 both Indian and the world \u2014 creation and destruction of theories and other cultural theories. It also includes concepts of life after death and reincarnation, which could help people formulate new pegs for television serials.
\nNewalkar said there is a huge scope in this field and it needs people who can offer expertise.
\n\u201cThe fraternity needs people who can do solid and serious research. People are now open to interpretations. A relatively larger window of opportunities has opened to public in a field which was not known to be a business-oriented one,\u201d she said, adding that this period is a mythological boom and this could be a very unique future for the opportunity seekers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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