Research & Academic publications

List of Articles and Books / chapters published


  • Śākta Brahmins of Kerala and their Rituals with Esoteric and Exoteric Dimensions, Kiraṇāvalī, Dr. Ajithan P.I.,  Journal of Sanskrit Research Foundation (ISSN 9975-4067), Vol.XIV, Book III-IV, The New Trivandrum Sanskrit Series, July-December 2022.
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  • BOOK :  Pūrṇatā Gauravāya, Dr.K.Muthulekshmi, Dr. M.V.Muralikrishnan, ISBNN978-93-91177-01-1, Ottal Publications, Kalady, October 2022.

  • Maharṣi kaṇṭa kālidāsan, Kālidāsante Sāhityalokam, Dr. Ajithan P.I., (ISBN 978-93-90520-01-5) (eds.) Dr. N.K Sundareswaran & Nisha V.N, pp. 204-210, Kerala Bhasha Institute, Trivandrum, 2020.

  • BOOK :  Tantric Rituals of Kerala Temples: Texts and Traditions, Tantra in Contemporary Researches, Dr. Ajithan P.I. , no.6 (ISBN 978-81-246-0899-9), D.K Print World (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2018.    
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  • Śākta Cult Tantra Tradition of Kerala: Special Reference to Śeṣasamuccaya and MātṛsadbhāvaDr. M.V.Muralikrishnan, IJRAR Online Journal, Vol.7, Issue.3, 28-8-2020, E-ISSN 2348-1269
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  • Tantra Literature of Kerala: Special Reference to Mātṛsadbhāva, Dr. M.V.Muralikrishnan, Addaiyan Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Science, ISSN 2582-8783, July 2020
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  • Contextualizing Bhagavadgītā: Abhainavagupta's Krama  Leanings, Dr. Ajithan P.I.,  Collected Articles of the Three Day International Seminar on Sanskrit & Cultural Studies: New Perspectives, (ISBN 978-93-5311-549-4), pp. 457-66, Research Forum Sahitya & Department of Sanskrit Sahitya, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, 2018.   

  • Rurujit Temples of Kerala: A Religious Site of Co-existence of Krama Tantrism of Kashmir and Mātr̥tantra of Brahmayāmal̥a, Saṁskr̥takairalī, Dr. Ajithan P.I., An Annual journal for Indological Studies, (ISSN 2349-333x) Vol. V, pp. 49-75., Department of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 2016& 2017. 

  • The Term Tantra and its Shades of Meanings: A Search into Early Scriptures of Āyurveda and Tantra: Saṁskr̥takairalī, Dr. Ajithan P.I., An Annual journal for Indological Studies, (ISSN 2349-333x) Vol. III, pp. 33-47., Department of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 2013. 
     
  • The Role of Initiation in Pre-Tantrasamuccaya Kerala Tantric Literature: Saṁskr̥takairalī, Dr. Ajithan P.I., An Annual journal for Indological Studies, Vol. I, pp. 113-129., Department of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 2011. 

  • Non- vedic Origin of TantrismDr. Ajithan P.I., Journal of Research in Sanskrit, Vol. III, Issue. I, pp. 62-70, Department of Sanskrit, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 2009. 
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  • Elements of Śaivism in Kālidāsa's Works:  Dr. Ajithan P.I., Sri Venkatesvara University Oriental Journal, (ISSN 0081-3907) Vol. LII, pp. 19-26, Tirupati, 2009. 
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