About us

Sambhāṣā Foundation is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to the research, study and dissemination of knowledge about cultures, heritage and languages.

We believe that culture is not merely a collection of monuments, objects, texts or traditions. It is a complex and living expression of human experience, shaped by ideas, beliefs, knowledge systems, artistic practices, languages, communities and their interactions across time.

Sambhāṣā seeks to study these diverse cultural expressions through an interdisciplinary and evidence-based approach, bringing together perspectives from archaeology, history, art history, architecture, literature, languages, anthropology and allied disciplines.

Our endeavour is not only to undertake research, but also to make scholarly knowledge accessible. Through lectures, courses, podcasts, publications, exhibitions, educational programmes, documentation and digital resources, we hope to create meaningful conversations between researchers, students and the wider public.

The word Sambhāṣā itself means dialogue or conversation. For us, it represents the belief that knowledge grows through dialogue, between disciplines, between scholars and society, and between the past and the present.

 

Vision

SAṂBHĀṢĀ Foundation will be a trusted research center in the field of culture and heritage studies and languages.

Mission

SAṂBHĀṢĀ Foundation would encourage and conduct scientific research in the field of cultural studies and languages and disseminate the results of research or information through academic courses and field trips with a view to promote harmonious relationships between various cultures. 

Founder’s note

The thought of sharing what I had learnt by understanding the cultural similarities and respecting the differences made me create this formal forum.