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1. A unique centre of learning (P.K.Ramakrishnan)
2. Chanting Sanskrit prayers at MIT (P.K.Ramakrishnan)
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A unique centre of learning
Kapileswarapuram (East Godavari): A tiny village, but rich on all fronts, on
the banks of the mighty Godavari is a place which produces many a Vedic
scholar.
Kapileswarapuram, 35 km from Rajahmundry, has not only been enriching Vedic
dharma for almost four decades, but also keeping our rich cultural heritage
alive for the benefit of future generations. The Vedic school, being run by the
Sri Balusu Sarvaraya Educational Trust since 1973, is the only school which
teaches all the four Vedas -- Yajur, Rig, Sama and Adharvana -- in the entire
country.
Unique feature
The school principal, Tangirala Balagangadhara Sarma, is an outstanding scholar
- he can explain the meaning of each Veda and translate the same into Telugu.
The routine begins in the wee hours with 70 to 100 children taking a holy dip
in the Godavari and begin chanting hymns and the Vedas. All students get free
accommodation and food during their nine-year course.
When Paramacharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Chandrasekhara Saraswathi
Swami, came to the village 1970's, he asked his disciple S.B.P.B.K.
Satyanarayana, the founder chairman and former Union Minister, to do something
to keep Indian culture alive. On his advice, Mr. Satyanarayana established this
school.
Twenty-five children in the age group of 8-12 in each branch of four Vedas
learn any one of their choice. "After completion of the course, we issue a
certificate that is equal to TTD's Veda Patasala.
All scholars, who complete the course in our school, will get employment in TTD
or any other temple in the State," says Mr. Satyanarayana.
"There are 1,231 branches in the Vedas of which only 145 are protected. Vedas
can't be taught through distance education or in CD form. It is learnt by
`gurumukha vucharana' -- some one has to teach personally," says Mr.
Blagangadhar Sarma, recipient of the prestigious `Kalidas Samman.'
He appreciates the efforts of R.V.S.S. Avadhani of Hyderabad in bringing out
the Vedas in CD form.
(Courtesy: The Hindu; June 20, 2005)
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Chanting Sanskrit prayers at MIT
Amid chants of Sanskrit prayers on a bright and sunny morning, some 2,300
students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received their
graduate and undergraduate degrees in Cambridge.
Swami Tyagananda, the institution's Hindu chaplain, offered an invocation in
the language of the gods to reflect the large international crowd's spirit of
unity and goodwill at one of the best-known educational campuses in the US.
"May we come together for a common purpose - common be our prayer, common our
goal," Tyagananda, who also quoted from Swami Vivekananda's works, told the
institution's 139th commencement exercise.
"May the one and the same divine reality lead us. May we be granted clear
understanding and the courage to pursue the goals of social justice,
non-violence, harmony and peace," he said.
"Peace. Peace. Peace be unto all."
Barun Singh, president of the Graduate Student Council, saluted the Class of
2005, echoing the themes introduced earlier by key speakers, Irwin Jacobs, the
co-founder of Qualcomm, and Susan Hockfield, MIT president.
"We celebrate the hope and promise of times to come in the world we all share.
You have demonstrated the ability to reason. Be open to unconventional
solutions. Keep alive your passion and drive," Barun Singh said.
"The world needs this, and it waits for you."
Rohit Gupta, president of the senior class, presented president Hockfield with
the senior class gift, $31,000 for a new student lounge.
MIT has 2,724 international students - 348 undergraduates and 2,376 graduates -
registered for the current academic year, with a bulk of them from India and
China.
Among the international students, 45 percent of the students and 41 percent of
the scholars are from Asia.
The institution has a vibrant Vedanta Society, which even holds a 'satsang' of
prayers and discourses every Tuesday.
The hour-long programme also comprises guided meditation, study and discussion.
Even though the programme is primarily designed for the MIT community, students
from other campuses also attend the programme.
(Courtesy: www.msn.co.in; June 10, 2005)
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