Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Pranams. heres the email for Bhattathiriji. mulavana @ asianetindia.com Namaste. Jaya Sri Krsna vediculture, "iishdb" <iishdb> wrote: > -Namaskar > > Could you please give the address of Bhattathiri > With pranams, > - In vediculture, "vrnparker" <vrnparker> wrote: > > Bhattathiri <mulavana@a...> wrote: > > Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage was established on the > > Sravana Pournami day in August 1999. The objectives of the > Institute are: > > > > Learning and teaching the scientific and cultural heritage of > > India with a scientific vision. > > > > Bringing documents like books, audiocassettes, films, CDs, etc > > for learning and teaching the heritage. > > > > Conducting seminars, study classes, academic level > competitions, > > etc., for fulfilling the missions of the Institute. > > > > Giving a clear understanding of the superstitions and taking > the > > mission of removing the superstition from the day-to-day life of the > > people by scientific teaching. > > > > Giving the substantiated scientific proof on the merits of the > > acharas (customs) and rituals, which were followed by Indians for > many > > millennia > > > > Clearly separating the duracharas/anaacharas (superstitions) > from > > the scientific acharas and explaining about the merits on their > scientific > > > > Bringing out all the merits of the Indian literature and > giving a > > correct picture on the literature heritage of our nation. > > > > Informing the world that everything was not present in ancient > > India, but many things connected with science and technology and > > integrated life management existed in ancient India. Majority of > these > > scientific information also withstood the test of time and still > > survive in the practical and theoretical life/area in India > > > > INFORMING THE WORLD ON THE FOLLOWING HERITAGE > > Indian Heritage on mathematics has got a history of not less > than > > 5000 years starting from Sulbasutras. Aryabhateeya, Bhaskareeya, > > Vateswara Siddhanta, Lilavati, and so on. There are more than one > > thousand books catalogued by Indian National Science Academy, New > Delhi. > > > > The Indian heritage on astronomy has the history record > starting > > from Vedic period. The mathematics and astronomy were dealt together > > in hundreds of textbooks written in Sanskrit and in regional > > languages. Mahabhaskareeya, Laghubhaskareeya, Vateswara Siddhanta, > > Bruhat samhitha, and many similar books still available in the > printed > > form with English commentaries, give the subject matter > qualitatively > > and quantitatively at par with the modern developments. > > > > Indian heritage on the metallurgical sciences also goes back > from > > the period of Yajurveda. Names of many metals are given in Vedas > > clearly mean that the metallurgical technologies of gold, copper, > > silver, iron, tin and lead were known. Many textbooks describing the > > rasa sastra give the ores, minerals and methodology of extraction > and > > purification of metals and their compounds. > > > > Indian heritage in health science also starts from time > > immemorial. The ayurvedic books like Charaka samhitha, Susrutha > > samhitha, Ashtanga hrudaya, Ashtanga samgruha and many small books > on > > animal treatment and Vrukshayurveda are still available for learning > > and research. The Vegetarian food system has become the order of the > > day in the world. > > > > Indian technological heritage has vast area of metallurgy, > > ceramics, glass, textiles, furnaces, leather, civil engineering and > > architecture, granite and marble, and so on. These are clearly > > demonstrated in ancient Indian books, cave temples, temples, forts, > > palaces, etc., > > > > Indian approach to management is described in detail in Bhishma > > Upadesa, Vidura Upadesa, Sukra Neethisaara, Bharthru Hari > > neethisataka, Chanakya neetisaara, Bhagavath geetha, Yoga Vasishta > and > > so on. The Indian approach to management is an integrated approach > > looking into physiological, psychological, family - society and > > national aspects. > > > > We, in Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage also look into > > detailed aspects of Vedas and related literature, for their modern > use. > > We have published books, brought out cassettes and CDs for > > learning and teaching the heritage of our motherland. You can get > the > > details from the Institute in the following address. > > > > Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage > > Ushus, Estate Road, Pappanamcode, Trivandrum 695 018, India > > Ph. +971-471 - 2490149 > > > > > > > > > > --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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