Naresh Keerthi

About

Naresh Keerthi conducted doctoral research on the semantics of sensory terms in Sanskrit, at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and Manipal Institute of Higher Education. He is interested in the shared literary histories of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. Other areas of interest include the Sanskrit lexicographic tradition, Metaphor theory and Semantics. Naresh is studying the role of poetic topoi in Kannada and Sanskrit literature from the 15th -17th centuries CE. He is also interested in examining the genres of music and dance compositions from this period. He teaches Sanskrit literature and Alaṅkāraśāstra.

Interests: Alaṅkāraśāstra, Sanskrit Lexicography, Kannada Literature, Campū literature, Musicology. Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Manipravalam (Tamil), Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu

Employment

• Ashoka University Assistant Professor
  2021 - Present
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem Postdoctoral Researcher, Lecturer
  2018 - 2021

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

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Publications (2)

• Kawi-samaya: Towards an Ecocritical Theory of Kakawin literature
  Philological Encounters 2023 DOI: 10.1163/24519197-bja10051
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• Thinking on Six Feet: The Joy of the Kannada Kuvalayānanda
  Journal of South Asian Intellectual History 2023 DOI: 10.1163/25425552-12340043
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