Aim of the Journal

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

The journal 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. Through these efforts, MANANAMEDINĪ seeks to contribute to the advancement of scholarly research in Sanskrit and allied disciplines.

Scope of the Journal

MANANAMEDINĪ welcomes original research papers, review articles, critical essays and book reviews 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; Ayurveda; Indian Culture and History; Pāli and Prakrit Studies; Buddhist and Jain Literature; Manuscriptology and Palaeography; Sanskrit Lexicography; Jyotiṣaśāstra; Indian and Western Logical Systems; Indian Discourse Analysis; Indian Socio-Political Thought; Scientific Traditions in Sanskrit; Computational Linguistics 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.