By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) in Kolkata will open admissions this year (AY2026-27) for two new postgraduate degrees, an M.A. in Bhagavad-gita and an M.A. in Srimad Bhagavatam, both affiliated with Central Sanskrit University (CSU), Delhi, a central university functioning under India’s Ministry of Education.
A Decades-Old Instruction
In a letter dated November 9, 1975, Srila Prabhupada wrote to Tusta Krishna Swami: “Your idea for the scholastic institution as discussed with you and Siddha Svarupa Maharaja is a very good idea. Now we have got so many books—almost 50 books of 400 pages—so this institution can be affiliated with some nearby university. Then the students will get their degrees of Bachelors and Post Graduates, Ph.D. We have enough matter to qualify a person in academic career. At least we can offer the degree of DD—Doctor of Divinity by affiliating ourselves with some neighboring recognized university.”
Five decades later, BRC is realizing that vision through its affiliation with CSU, which will allow graduates to receive a nationally and internationally recognized M.A. degree and to pursue further Ph.D. studies in the same subjects.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/brc-launches-csu-affiliated-m-a-programs-in-gita-and-bhagavatam/
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