# SANSKRIT TEXT SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198239
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 15, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1198239


## Contact

- **Address:** 85 Banbury Road, KIDLINGTON
- **Postcode:** OX5 1AH
- **Phone:** 01865848701
- **Email:** Sannskrittextsociety@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.sanskrittextsociety.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE STS IS BEING SET UP TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN OXFORD AND ACROSS THE UK AND SOUTH ASIA ON THE HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS OF THE HINDUS, BUDDHISTS, AND JAINS FROM ASIA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LITERARY AND INTELLECTUAL WORKS COMPOSED IN SANSKRIT LANGUAGE AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS WORKING ON SANSKRIT TEXTS IN THE UK AND SOUTH ASIA.

**Activities:** The STS works to advance the education of the public in Oxford and across the UK and South Asia on the historic, cultural, and intellectual traditions of the Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains from Asia, particularly but not exclusively, literary and intellectual works composed in Sanskrit and related languages and to support students and scholars working on them in the UK and South Asia.




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hong Kong
- India
- Nepal
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Anupam Kumar Suman — appointed Aug. 15, 2024
- DR JOHN LOWE — appointed March 15, 2022
- Dr BIHANI SARKAR — appointed March 15, 2022
- Dr GILLIAN EVISON — appointed March 15, 2022
- PROFESSOR DIWAKAR NATH ACHARYA — appointed March 15, 2022