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Vision and Mission

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. Vision and Mission. Introduction.

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Vision and Mission

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  1. Chinmaya International FoundationCentre for Sanskrit Research and IndologyAffiliated 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 PujyaGurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji during his lifetime • housed at AdiSankaraNilayam, the birth home of Sri AdiSankara • set in Kerala’s lush green and sylan beauty midst sacred shrines and water ponds • located in an ambience that is at once academic and spiritual

  3. 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@CIF • Research Projects • Applied Research • Preservation of Manuscripts • Research Publications • Home Study Courses • East-west Bridging Programs • Workshops and Seminars • Camp and Retreat Centre

  6. 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. ResearchPublications • 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

  12. 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.

  15. Contact Details Address: Chinmaya International Foundation AdiSankaraNilayam, Veliyanad Ernakulam District, Pin - 682 319, Kerala India. Ph: 91-484-2749676, 2747307 Fax: 91-484-2749729 Email: office@chinfo.org Website: www.chinfo.org

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