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Title: Chinmaya International Foundation Centre for Sanskrit Research and Indology Affiliated to Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Recognized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala Recognized by Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi


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Chinmaya International FoundationCentre
for Sanskrit Research and Indology Affiliated to
Rashtriya Sanskrit SansthanRecognized by Mahatma
Gandhi University, KeralaRecognized by Indira
Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
  • Vision and Mission

2
Introduction
  • Chinmaya International Foundation is
  • One of the last project undertaken by
  • Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji during his
    lifetime
  • housed at Adi Sankara Nilayam, the birth home of
    Sri Adi Sankara
  • set in Keralas lush green and sylan beauty midst
    sacred shrines and water ponds
  • located in an ambience that is at once academic
    and spiritual

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Vision of CIF
  • CIF stands as a bridge between the East and the
    West, Past and Present, science and spirituality
    and the pundit and the public.- Swami
    Chinmayanandaji
  • To keep the lamp of knowledge ever lit through
    research
  • To preserve the Indian philosophical
    knowledge-tradition and disseminate it
  • To unravel India's hidden and lost
    knowledge-traditions by extensive research in
    Sanskrit and Indology
  • .

4
Academic Status
  • One of the four premier Sanskrit Research
    Institutions of India that has been accorded the
    recognition of Shodha Sansthan or Centre for
    Excellence in Sanskrit Research by the Govt. of
    India
  • Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University as a
    Research Centre. Thus students can do their PhD
    in Sanskrit and allied subjects.
  • Collaborative projects with IGNOU, IIIT
    Hyderabad, University of Hyderabad.
  • Collaboration with AYUSH, Govt of India project.

5
Work_at_CIF
  • Research Projects
  • Applied Research
  • Preservation of Manuscripts
  • Research Publications
  • Home Study Courses
  • East-west Bridging Programs
  • Workshops and Seminars
  • Camp and Retreat Centre

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Research Projects
  • Student friendly critical edition of the
    Brahmasutra Chatussutri with word to word meaning
    of Shankara Bhasya with copious notes based on
    various ancient Sanskrit commentaries.
  • Sukti Sudha - compilation of 5000 Sanskrit
    Proverbs from the hoary tradition
  • Nyaya Kosha a compendium of Sanskrit maxims ..
  • Publication of rare and unpublished Manuscripts

7
Applied Research
  • Anusaaraka
  • Developing a software for Natural Language
    Processing (NLP) in collaboration with University
    of Hyderabad and International Institute of
    Information Technology based on Paniniyan
    Principles of Sanskrit Grammar

8
Preservation of Manuscripts
  • CIF protects traditional Palm leaves and other
    manuscripts by digitalizing and deciphering them.
    There are about 3000 such manuscripts on various
    branches of Traditional Knowledge.

9
Research Publications
  • Holy Gita Ready Reference
  • Ishwara Darshanam (In Sanskrit)
  • Sri Rama Jatakam (In Sanskrit)
  • Gitanjali (In Sanskrit)
  • Adi Sankara Nilayam
  • Sukti Sudha
  • Dhimahi Research Journal
  • Laghukarnamritam
  • Synthesis of Yoga
  • Sri Ramakrishnacharitam
  • Smartaprayaschitam
  • Sri Padmapadacharitam and many more

10
Home Study Courses
  • The following Home Study Courses are offered at
    CIF
  • Foundation Vedanta Course
  • Advanced Vedanta Course
  • Easy Sanskrit Study Course
  • Easy Sanskrit Self Study Kit
  • Postal Advanced Sanskrit Course
  • Certificate Programme in Sanskrit (IGNOU)
  • More such courses such as on Bhagawad-Gita,
    Upanishads and Vedic Mathematics are in the
    offing
  • At any point of time there are about 2000
    students on CIF rolls who are doing these
    courses. The Fourth Batch of CPS is now open for
    registration.

11
East -West Bridging Programs
  • CIF has organized 5 Bharat Darshan trips of one
    month duration aimed at giving a glimpse of the
    Indian heritage, culture and traditional
    knowledge systems to youngsters from universities
    abroad.
  • Course on Fundamentals of Hinduism for
  • Garrett College, Maryland, USA
  • Westminster College, Utah, USA
  • Satchidananda Mission of Assisi, Italy
  • Chinmaya Centre France

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Workshops and Seminars
  • Regular workshops and seminars for the textual
    study of ancient philosophical Sanskrit treatises
    on Nyaya, Mimamsa, Yoga, Vedanta, Manuscriptology
    and various disciplines of Indian Knowledge
    Tradition with the guidance of traditional
    Scholars for those doing Doctorate or Masters in
    Philosophy.

13
Camps and Retreats
  • Acharyas from various Chinmaya Mission centres,
    India and abroad, regularly conduct camps on
    Vedantic texts such as Gita and the Upanishads
  • Provides facility for academic programmes for
    Universities and other academic bodies

14
The Future Vision
  • An Online University for Sanskrit and Indology
    wherein all branches of Indian knowledge would be
    taught under one umbrella.

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Contact Details
  • Address
  • Chinmaya International Foundation
  • Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad
  • Ernakulam District, Pin - 682 319, Kerala India.
  • Ph 91-484-2749676, 2747307
  • Fax 91-484-2749729
  • Email office_at_chinfo.org
  • Website www.chinfo.org
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