Mana Apoorva Shah
Department : Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interests
● Sanskrit Pedagogy
● Prakrit, Apabhramsha and medieval Gujarati literature
● Indian Knowledge Systems
● Jain Studies
● Ancient Indian Historiography
● Manuscriptology
Professional Summary
Lecturer, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, (July 2018 to present)
Teaching Associate, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, (July 2017 to July 2018)
Lecturer of Sanskrit, L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, (July 2013 – May 2015)
Prakrit Teaching, B. L. Institute of Indology, New Delhi, (Summer 2013)
Publications
1. Shah, M. (2023). Tales of Two Cities Valabhī and Dhārā as Narrated in the Prabandhacintāmaṇi. In S. Kaul (Ed.), Myths and Places: New Perspectives in Indian Cultural Geography (pp. 165–182). Routledge India. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003204848
2. Shah, M. (2021). Jināgama to Jinabimba: The Evolution of the Concept of Tīrtha in Jainism. Journal of Indian History and Culture, 28, 2021, 23–64.
3. Shah, M. (2020). Values and Identity in the 17th century historical narrative “Khemā Haḍāliyā no Rāsa.” Tulsī Prajñā, 185–186, 45–54.