Filip Ruciński

Filip Ruciński. Indian literature philologist and Sanskritologist with solid background in cultural and linguistic studies, as well as an amateur of Indian music (sitar player) and yoga teacher. Co-founder of the Vivaswan Foundation for Indian culture and sciences, he is extensively involved in education and organising art events related to India. He is passionate about planning and executing tour programmes to India, where sharing about local art, culture, as well as inspiring to philosophical reflections on life and the humanity, are most important for him. He is a licenced tour leader and event menager as well has good communicative skills and command over several Indian languages.

He studied Indian philosophy at Sampurnananda Sanskrit University in Varanasi and Indology at the University of Warsaw. Obtained his PhD degree with honours from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Warsaw, specialising in Abhinavagupta's philosophy, combining art and philosophy. From 2011 to 2015, he taught Sanskrit to students of Indology at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw. He speaks at numerous conferences and universities in India and is also active in the development of Sanskrit as a language of communication and learning.

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