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Dear Mr Rajendran,

 

It looks you & your email group lacks lot of information about what is

happen in & around the world. There is a core body called SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC

SCIENCE in London who run several schools in U.K where Traditional Knowledge

Systems like Sanskrit / Vedanta / Vedic Mathematics / Indian Wisdom etc. is

actually taught from grass-root level. These schools are called St. James

Independent Schools where there are teachers / students in hundreds or

thousands who study Sanskrit if I am not mistaken. We can say this because

we supply books & study material to them.

 

Unforunately, in India Sankrit & other traditional languages are vanishing

because we always tend to neglect our own wisdom & so we are hardly in touch

with what is happening in other countries. 70% of our Indology books sell

overseas & this has been our experience for the last several years. We

Indians do tall talks & harp too much about our own wisdom, but when it

comes to parctical work we cut sorry figure. Actually the truth is that in

this modern age we are always looking for our own wisdom packaged

beautifully in western style or outfits. God knows, who do we wish to please

& what are we going to accomplish.

 

Regards

 

RP Jain

 

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"Rajendran C" <crajenin

<INDOLOGY>

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:54 PM

Re: [Y-Indology] Sanskrit in London

 

 

> Dear Philip,

> Why is it that England has been, unlike ,say,Germany

> and other European countries like France rather

> lukewarm in its response to Sanskrit though the

> English people had first hand knowledge about

> India?The Indo European link has been there. Even

> America has shown greater enthusism in Indology and

> the Sanskrit language.

> This has been a question puzzling me all these years.

> Now that you are in London, could you find an answer?

> Rajendran

>

> =====

> Dr.C.Rajendran

> Professor of Sanskrit

> University of Calicut

> Calicut University P.O

> Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144

> Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road,

> Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624

>

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Hello,

 

Why don't you please reduce the cost of your books drastically, if

you are so much interested in Indians buying the books?

 

For eg., I had been trying to buy your book ' Vedic mythology' by

Hellebrandt for ages. But the price is so very prohibitive (Rs 895/-

may be very less for westeners or software professionals here but it

is a cool sum for me)

 

This is true for every other book on your list. In fact, I have asked

for your books in almost every bookshop, hoping to find some low

priced books, in vain.

 

In Hyderabad, the only book shops which sell your books are fancy

top end stores.

 

regards,

 

kishore

 

INDOLOGY, MLBD <mlbd@v...> wrote:

> Dear Mr Rajendran,

>

> It looks you & your email group lacks lot of information about what

is

> happen in & around the world. There is a core body called SCHOOL OF

ECONOMIC

> SCIENCE in London who run several schools in U.K where Traditional

Knowledge

> Systems like Sanskrit / Vedanta / Vedic Mathematics / Indian Wisdom

etc. is

> actually taught from grass-root level. These schools are called St.

James

> Independent Schools where there are teachers / students in hundreds

or

> thousands who study Sanskrit if I am not mistaken. We can say this

because

> we supply books & study material to them.

>

> Unforunately, in India Sankrit & other traditional languages are

vanishing

> because we always tend to neglect our own wisdom & so we are hardly

in touch

> with what is happening in other countries. 70% of our Indology

books sell

> overseas & this has been our experience for the last several years.

We

> Indians do tall talks & harp too much about our own wisdom, but

when it

> comes to parctical work we cut sorry figure. Actually the truth is

that in

> this modern age we are always looking for our own wisdom packaged

> beautifully in western style or outfits. God knows, who do we wish

to please

> & what are we going to accomplish.

>

> Regards

>

> RP Jain

>

> -

> "Rajendran C" <crajenin>

> <INDOLOGY>

> Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:54 PM

> Re: [Y-Indology] Sanskrit in London

>

>

> > Dear Philip,

> > Why is it that England has been, unlike ,say,Germany

> > and other European countries like France rather

> > lukewarm in its response to Sanskrit though the

> > English people had first hand knowledge about

> > India?The Indo European link has been there. Even

> > America has shown greater enthusism in Indology and

> > the Sanskrit language.

> > This has been a question puzzling me all these years.

> > Now that you are in London, could you find an answer?

> > Rajendran

> >

> > =====

> > Dr.C.Rajendran

> > Professor of Sanskrit

> > University of Calicut

> > Calicut University P.O

> > Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144

> > Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road,

> > Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624

> >

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namo namaH,

 

INDOLOGY, MLBD <mlbd@v...> wrote:

> Dear Mr Rajendran,

>

> Unforunately, in India Sankrit & other traditional languages are

vanishing

> because we always tend to neglect our own wisdom & so we are hardly

in touch

> with what is happening in other countries. 70% of our Indology books

sell

> overseas & this has been our experience for the last several years. We

> Indians do tall talks & harp too much about our own wisdom, but when it

> comes to parctical work we cut sorry figure. Actually the truth is

that in

> this modern age we are always looking for our own wisdom packaged

> beautifully in western style or outfits. God knows, who do we wish

to please

> & what are we going to accomplish.

>

> Regards

>

> RP Jain

 

Dear shrii RP Jain,

 

Perhaps you can begin by bringing out low cost versions of your books

specifically for Indian subcontinent.

 

How are chowkhamba and giitaa press able to bring out low cost versions?

 

and perhaps some customer friendly timings of your shop in busy cities

like Mumbai say upto 1200hrs 2000hrs.

 

perhaps sponsor, arrange and conduct some lectures in various collages

about arthashastra / veda etc. to inculcate some interest in the

subjects. and the expenses can be booked under "sales promotion".

lesser taxes to pay

 

aa no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH

 

Rajagopal

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