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    Appeal from Sanskrit Institution

    Message forwarded from K.N.RAMESH

    Dear All,

    I'm sad to put this news - which is quite painful to read...however
    the fact of the matter needs to be brought out. It is about saving a
    Sanskrit Research Institute the only one alive in Tamil Nadu.

    Those who wish to contribute need not do at free of cost - become a
    life-time member of this prestigious institution and receive
    publications from this institute free of cost for the life-time. Now
    when you pay Rs. 2000/- and become a life member - you'll receive
    about 8 Hard-bound books free of cost - including 4 volumes of
    Mahabashyam of Sage Patanjali (the great vyaakarana treatise) in
    Sanskrit with English translation and a Old Sanskrit Bija Ganita
    (Algebra) treatise.

    Thus your contribution will help to save one of India 's premier
    Sanskrit research institute and also you receive books free of cost.

    Kindly reach Dr. K.S.Balasubramanian, Dy.Director, Kuppuswamy Sastri
    Research Institute, Sanskrit College , Mylapore, Chennai. Phone-
    044-24985320
    Warm regards
    CG Krishnamurthi

    Sanskrit centre struggles to stay aliveB Sivakumar, TNNApr 3, 2012, 06.57AM IST

    CHENNAI: The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute attached to the
    Sanskrit College in Mylapore is in doldrums because of lack of
    government patronage.

    The institute, one of the three involved in Sanskrit research in the
    country , has been surviving on private donations . With not enough
    resources , the management is unable to pay the faculty the benefits
    of the sixth pay commission.

    Institute director V Kameswari said the Union government stopped its
    financial support in 1995, after which it has been solely dependent on
    donations . "The institute has a trove of rare palm leaf manuscripts
    and books not just about Sanskrit literature but also on architecture
    , fine arts , geography, history and astronomy in Sanskrit ," says
    Kameswari.

    The two other such institutes are R G Bandarkar Sanskrit Institute in
    Pune and Ganganath Jha Sanskrit Institute in Allahabad . "We have
    requested a onetime grant from the Union planning commission and also
    annual assistance from the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, but are yet to
    get any support ," says K S Balasubramanian, deputy director of the
    institute . The plan panel had given grants to the Mumbai Asiatic
    Society and Kolkata based Asiatic Society.

    The institute was getting about 10 lakh till 1995 but due to a
    misunderstanding between the government-appointed members of the
    governing committee and the management , the aid was stopped .Today,
    there are 24 scholars at the institute , most of them women doing
    their PhDs. "Scholars from across the country and world visit the
    institute . We send out publications to many foreign universities and
    they in turn send their publications which are preserved here ," says
    Kameswari.

    The institute was started as a private non-profit organisation in
    1944in memory of Kuppuswami Sastri , a renowned Sanskrit scholar . It
    has a library with books on astronomy, architecture , fine arts ,
    mathematics , Vedas , Puranas , Upanishads and various branches of
    science.

    "A private entrepreneur made a donation with which we have air
    conditioned the library. The palm-leaf manuscripts in the library are
    600 to1,000 years old. Many of them are in Grantha script . We also
    have books on Jainism that speak about solving mathematical equations
    and explain geographical concepts ," says Kameswari , who is worried
    about keeping the ancient language alive.

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    Re: Appeal from Sanskrit Institution

    It's ironic that government isn't supporting such great cause..but this appeal is nowhere mentioned on their website...can somebody from Chennai find out this?
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    Sanskrit institute gets IITians’ help

    CHENNAI: A curious coincidence led 62-year-old V Ravi to read about the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute attached to the Madras Sanskrit College in Mylapore which is languishing for want of funds at a time when he had just begun learning Sanskrit. An email thread, circulated on the subject, had made its way to the mailing list of the IIT-Madras alumni batch of 1971.

    Now, its members – including Ravi who has volunteered to be the coordinator – are not just contributing to the cause, but working out ways to sustain the institution’s future as well.

    “When my father passed away, I had to perform several rituals, but I didn’t know what they meant. This prompted me to learn Sanskrit. I have been attending classes organised by the Sringeri Mutt on Sundays for the last three months. The language is highly scientific and well-structured. It is a pleasure to learn,” Ravi said.

    After a meeting with the staff of the institute, he realised that they were making a lot of sacrifices to keep the place running as the grants from the government stopped in 1995. Now surviving on contributions from corporates and private donors, the institute has introduced a scheme where it sends out books published as an outcome of its research in exchange for a lifetime membership of Rs 2,000.

    Dr K S Balasubramanian, deputy director of the institute, says they have brought out 13 books over the last two years. “One of our library members sent out an email about the plight of the institute and we got about 100 lifetime subscribers. Since we are not well-versed with software, Ravi has offered to help us with technological support as well. There may be individuals abroad who might want to read a commentary on Thiruppavai, for instance. We could digitise it and send it to him,” he said.

    The IIT-M alumni club of 1971 is considering approaching the Planning Commission to ask for a grant as there have been previous instances when the body has extended its support to projects that help ancient languages survive.
    “An alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad has expressed interest in designing a website for the institute. People could donate through the site. The institute could also cater to people living abroad who wish to learn Sanskrit by formulating content and charging users a fee to conduct the classes,” Ravi said.

    “I need to have volunteers to pull this off, though. A person each in major cities, could coordinate locally. Right now, only our batch is involved with this. We are trying to locate people we know from the various batches of IIT-M alumni to go back to their batch and spread the word,” he added.


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    Pranams,

    We should all chip in to help. What they are offering in exchange for membership is truly a jewel. For those of us not living in India, is there an e-mail address at which we can reach them?
    Philosoraptor

    "Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools speak because they have to say something." - Plato

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    Re: Appeal from Sanskrit Institution

    I agree.We must try and help.

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    Re: Appeal from Sanskrit Institution

    Email: ksrinst@gmail.com
    Address:

    Director,
    84 Thiru Vi ka Salai
    Kuppuswamy Sastri Research Institute, Sanskrit College
    Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

    Make cheque out to "Kuppuswamy Sastri Research Institute" for amount of Rs. 2200/-. (Rs. 2000 for lifetime membership, Rs. 200 for postal charges within India)

    Write a covering letter providing your complete postal address, email address and contact phone number.

    In return you get:

    English translation of Valmiki Ramayani (condensed)
    English translation of Mahabharata (condensed)
    English translation of Srimad Bhagavatham (condensed)
    Bijapallava of Krsna Daivajna - Algebra in 16th century India - a critical study [hardbound]
    Vedas: Traditional and Modern Perspectives [hardbound]
    Ramabhadra Dikshita and His Works: A Study [hardbound]
    Tattvanusandhanam - A Vedanta Work with English Translation/Purport [hardbound]
    Encyclopedia of Numerals - Volume 1
    Lectures on Patanjali's Mahabhashya - Volumes 7, 8, 9, 10 [hardbound]


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    Re: Appeal from Sanskrit Institution

    Namaste,

    A worthy cause indeed!

    Pranam.

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    Namaste,

    Many thanks to Sahasranama and wundermonk for
    providing the notice and relevant information-
    as Believer says, a worthy cause indeed!

    JAI MATA DI
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