About Me


# My Profile

     Shri Abhijit Ramchandra Todkar

  • Sanskrit Teacher
  • Provincial Head, Shlok-Shikshan Aayam
  • Samskrita Bharati, West Maharashtra Province

# Educational Qualifications

  •  M.A. (Sanskrit) from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  •  B.Ed. (Sanskrit & English) from Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur.
  •  Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Certificate Course from Central Sanskrit University.
  •  Sarala Manaka Sanskrit Course Certificate from Central Sanskrit University.
  •  CTET Qualified Successfully cleared the Central Teacher Eligibility Test in February 2026 as per government mandate (Score--124/150).

# Administrative and Organizational Experience

  1. Teaching Experience--

Serving as a Sanskrit Teacher for Classes 8th to 10th at Waghire Secondary and Higher Secondary School, Saswad (under Maharashtra Education Society, Pune) for the past 22 years (since 2004). 

    2. Coordination Work--

Served as the State Coordinator  for the Online State-Level Training for Sanskrit teachers in Maharashtra (2020), organized jointly by Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur, and Samskrita Bharati.

   3. Organizational Leadership--

  • District Coordinator-- Serving as the Coordinator for Samskrita Bharati, Baramati District, since 2017.
  • Provincial Head-- Serving as the Head of the Shlok-Shikshan (Shloka Education) Dimension for the West Maharashtra Province of Samskrita Bharati since 2020.

# Special Initiatives--

  • Organizing Shloka Recitation Competitions for the past six years across more than 150 schools in West Maharashtra, involving thousands of students.
  •  Conducted 10 online training sessions for Shloka teachers as a resource person every Saturday between August and October in 2024 and 2025.

# Writing and Research

Publications--

  • Published more than 100 Sanskrit articles on various subjects in reputed Sanskrit dailies such as Chaitanyaloka, Brahmastra, and Himasamskritavarta.

Translation Work--

  • Translated Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi’s booklets "Who am I?"* and "Self Enquiry" into Sanskrit.
  • Adapted the "Arunachala Mahatmyam" from the Skanda Purana into Simple (Sarala) Sanskrit.

# Curriculum Development--

Developed a Graded Supplementary Curriculum (GSC) for Sanskrit Shloka Education for all levels—from Balvatika to Class 12th—in alignment with the 5+3+3+4 structure of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

# Digital Contributions--

  •  AryaBharati YouTube Channel--Managing an educational channel dedicated to Sanskrit.

 Visit: https://youtube.com/@abhitdkr9

  •  Shlok Shikshanam-- Created a digital platform (blog) specifically for Sanskrit Shloka education.
  • ShlokBharati Blog-- Compiled 151 Shlokas with word-splitting (padaccheda), prose order (anvaya), and translations in four languages: Marathi, Hindi, English, and Simple Sanskrit.

 Visit: https://shlokbharati.blogspot.com/

  •  Aryamantavyam Blog-- A digital archive for my Sanskrit newspaper articles, book translations, and other literary works in Simple Sanskrit.

Visit: https://aryamantavam.blogspot.com/



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