Happy New Year

[Guest guest]

Dear Indologists and Friends of Indology,

On behalf of many who have only cursory interest in Indian Studies,

I wish to express gratitude and thanks to all in this group who study

Indology as a science and who have made contributions to make our

knowledge a little richer in understanding India's history and culture.

While the field is in its infancy and large areas of ignorance

shroud over artefacts and cultural connections, we have somewhat

succeedeed in understanding the spirit of the early man and his/her

desire to communicate through gestures and voice. The cosmology of

the man mapped to the cosmology of the universe though obvious

speculations has been the message of India. Studies on the origin

and development of such speculations become the theme of Indology

for the century.

 

On behalf of Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at Harvard,

we host a monthly outreach lecture to promote research and create

awareness among the faculty, students and public. If any of you

are around in Boston area and can speak on topics of interest, you

may contact me at the email above. We also run a volunteer Sanskrit

Table every Tuesday at 6 PM for people to speak and learn Sanskrit.

I with a few friends run a Sanskrit grammar class at the local Temple

in Ashland every Sunday afternoon. I invite you to join us in any

of these events if you are in the area.

 

I wish a very Happy and Healthy New year to each of you and to

your field of interest.

 

Sincerely,

Bijoy Misra

Convener, Outreach Committee

Harvard University

Physicist/Consultant, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.