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The Need of Union in Indian subcontinent: A Vedic perspective
Author: T G Anandhu Krishnan The author is a research scholar at MIT SVS, pusruing his Ph D in Vedic Sciences in a topic related to this article. Abstract This paper is an initial attempt to show the need of Union in…
Announcing AUDIT mode enrolment into Master’s Sanskrit courses by MITSVS / HUA
The Master’s program in Sanskrit by MIT SVS in collaboration with the Hindu University of America is growing in popularity among mainstream professionals looking for a rigorous exposure to Sanskrit and its knowledge systems. One reason is that it gives…
KKSU’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Applied Vedic Sciences (shaastras) facilitated by MIT SVS
Here is good news for those who would like to do Ph.D. level research in application of Vedic knowledge systems to address today’s needs. Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek is starting a novel Inter-disciplinary Ph.D. program in Applied Vedic Sciences…
Eco-friendly India in daily life – Part-2
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) In an earlier post, we had taken a photographic tour of some routine practices followed in India even today, primarily in rural areas, and to some extent even in urban areas, which reflect the essence of the age-old sustainable Vedic culture. It has been evolving over millennia and advocates living in sync with the surrounding environment, while adhering to universal principles applicable to all. Let’s take another tour of such sustainable practices, through photos clicked during my field outings. Water, one of the five basic building blocks of life, called Panchmahabhutas…
Read MoreSome sacred plants of India
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) India’s Vedic culture has essentially been a nature worshiping civilization that has always advocated a Dharmic way of life, which means living in tune with the cosmic laws, the natural phenomena and all living and non-living beings around us. This has manifested in myriad ways – from reverence towards the sun and rain to respect for the local sacred groves where the patron deity of the place is supposed to reside, and from paying obeisance to mountains and rivers to worshiping various plants and animals. There is scientific and / or…
Read MoreMIT Yogavahini Yoga Instructor Training Program
Overview Course name: Yoga Instructor Training (YIT) Program (2020-21) Venue: Online and MIT SVS, MIT ADT University campus, Loni Kalbhor, Pune Designer: YogaVahini Course director: Saraswathi Vasudevan, Course coordinator: Uttara Venugopal Duration: One year – 250 hours (first year of BSc Integral Psychology @ MIT SVS) Delivery: Online sessions, online Yoga practice, face-to-face classroom sessions Eligibility: Basic fitness Important dates: Program starts: October 2020, Program ends: June 2021 Enroll: For more information contact on yogavahinimit@gmail.com Introduction YogaVahini is offering the Yoga Instructor Training Program to the students of MIT, Pune, desiring to learn yoga as a means for personal wellbeing,…
Read MoreUniting Spirituality & Ecology: Western Ghat Temples
Temple at Hiranyakeshi River origin – Amboli, Maharashtra Atul Sathe (Originally published on Indictoday.com) India is best known around the globe for its culture, biodiversity, monuments, cuisine, festivals and spiritual practices that depict its holistic philosophy of life. In the original Vedic tradition, all these aspects have been beautifully interlaced into a seamless fabric – a system that enables economic growth without harming the society or environment. Although many parts of this system have been lost in daily life at the individual and community levels after centuries of subjugation by invading forces, the essence largely remains intact. With a little…
Read MoreEco-friendly India in daily life
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) India, like most ancient cultures of the world has been following an inherently eco-friendly lifestyle for millennia. Unfortunately most other ancient cultures of the world do not survive today; but the essence of India’s Vedic culture is very much alive and is evident in many of the daily practices of Indians, primarily in rural areas and also to some extent in urban areas. Let us take a photographic tour of such sustainable practices, while sitting in the safety of our homes. The bull, which has always been playing a vital role…
Read MoreNature conservation in Ramayan
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog on April 2, 2020, on occasion of Ram Navami) Today is Ram Navami. Greetings to everybody on the occasion. श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम! Bhagwan Ram was rightly called as Maryada Purushottam (the best one who always abides by the dharmic principles or the eternal laws of nature and the laws of the land). As per the estimate by historian Shri Nilesh Oak, the time of Ramayan is estimated to be about 12,000 BC. Obviously, the natural habitats during that time across India and the world must have been…
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