About the Department

The Sanskrit Department of present Cotton University is one among the few departments with which Cotton College started functioning in the year 1901. Prof. Presh Nath Lahiri was the first head of the department. The department has the distinction of being one among the first six departments that offered Honours course in B.A classes(1913-1914) under Calcutta University. The Post Graduate course under Gauhati University was started in 1992. In 2014, the syllabuses under Cotton College State University were started.At present time , the deptt. has four faculties and a 4th grade employee. The deptt. has a Seminar Library with about 400 books.

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Head of the Department

Recent Publications

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Influence of the Rāmāyaṇa in the Assamese songs with special reference to the Bargītas and the folk songs, Anandam ABILAC (UGC CARE) , vol.Vol-XII, 181-185, [2023]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Qualities of a Good Paricāraka according to Ayurveda with special reference to Caraka-Saṁhitā, Pracya (UGC CARE) , vol.Vol - XV (Part -2), 89-98, [2023]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Legends of Upanisads with special reference to Chandogya and Brhadaranyaka : A Philosophical Study, Punthi Pustak, Kolkata, 700004, 2022 , 1-200, [2022]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, Ekesvaravada in the Rgveda and the Upanisadic Monism, SUVARNA , [2017]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, Some Observations of the Rāmāyanic Influences on the Kuśān Dances of Assam, ANVEṢĀ, Pratibha Prakashan , 160-166, [2017]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Concept of Rasa in the Bhagavatapurana and Sankardeva’s works : A comparative Study, DRISHTIKON, Purbayon Publication , 64-72, [2017]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Seed of Bhakti in the Upanisads and its development in the Bhagavadgita, PRACI , vol.Vol - IV, 78-83, [201516]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Upanisadic Concept of Upasana as conducive to moksa and its conection to Bhakti’ An Exposition, PRACYA (UGC CARE) , vol.Vol - VI, [2014]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Upanisadic concept of values as revealed in the legends of the Upanisads from modern perspective, THE CLARION , vol.Vol-3, 145-152, [2014]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Upanisadic Concept of Upasana as conducive to moksa and its conection to Bhakti : An Exposition, Sanskriti- Gauravam , 351-365, [2014]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Ankiya Bhaonas of Assam with A Special Reference To The Puranas, SURABHARATI (UGC CARE) , vol.Vol.XIII, 129-134, [2013]

  • Dr. Bagmita Sandilya, The Concept of Maya as Reflected in the Namaghosa of Mahapurusa Madhavadeva with special eference to the Vedanta, The Nort East And The Vedic Lore , 132-138, [2013]

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Scholarly Resources

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