Aim of the Journal

The aim of MANANAMEDINĪ is to promote original, rigorous, and meaningful research in Sanskrit and the diverse fields of Indian knowledge and cultural traditions. The journal seeks to provide an inclusive international platform for scholars, researchers, and academicians to share innovative ideas, critical perspectives, and scholarly findings.

It also aims to preserve, explore, and reinterpret India’s rich intellectual heritage through contemporary academic approaches while encouraging interdisciplinary research, intellectual dialogue, and the wider dissemination of knowledge.

Scope of the Journal

MANANAMEDINĪ welcomes original research papers, review articles, and critical essays that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in Sanskrit studies and the diverse traditions of Indian knowledge. The journal provides a scholarly platform for exploring classical sources, intellectual traditions, and contemporary perspectives through rigorous and innovative research.

The scope of the journal encompasses, but is not limited to, the following core disciplines and their interdisciplinary fields:

Sanskrit Language and Literature; Sanskrit Grammar and Linguistics; Veda and Vedic Studies; Darśana (Indian Philosophy); Nyāya and Navya-Nyāya; Sāhitya and Indian Aesthetics; Epics and Purāṇas; Āgamic Studies; Indian Culture and History; Pāli and Prakrit Studies; Buddhist and Jain Literature; Manuscriptology and Paleography; Sanskrit Lexicography; Jyotiṣaśāstra; Indian and Western Logical Systems; Indian Discourse Analysis; Indian Socio-Political Thought; Scientific Traditions in Sanskrit; Indological Studies; Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS); and other related areas of Sanskrit and Indic studies.

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical studies that bridge classical knowledge with contemporary academic approaches and contribute to a deeper understanding of India’s intellectual, cultural, linguistic, philosophical, literary, and scientific heritage.