Since 1968, the University of Costa Rica has offered Sanskrit courses uninterruptedly. The program is three years long: two mandatory basic levels for Classical Philology, plus two elective intermediate levels and two elective advanced levels. A course on Sanskrit literature has also been required as mandatory for Classical Philology. A curricular reform is currently underway and it aims to eliminate all of these mandatory courses. Budgetary constraints make it infeasible to offer these courses regularly if they become elective, thus breaking with this significant academic tradition.

Therefore, I kindly ask you to sign the attached petition. To sign, please complete the information in yellow and send the signed letter to the following email address: roberto.moralesharley@gmail.com

               

McComas Taylor, Professor of Sanskrit
CHL Deputy Director, Languages
College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University
Secretary-General, International Assoc. of Sanskrit Studies