| Hindu Traditional Knowledge System and Educational Reforms |
Hindu Traditional Knowledge System and Educational Reforms
Hindu civilization has the longest history with continuity, and the oldest amongst the great civilizations of the world. Traditional knowledge systems are a body of knowledge, which is very ancient and deep rooted. They have the or...
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| A Thematic View of Indian Civilization |
A Thematic View of Indian Civilization
In the last few years, Indian history has been much in the news. Not, however, in an effort to make better sense of India's past, of her behaviour as a civilization, of the specificities of Indian culture, nor also to integrate new findings into an ever-growing perspective, but mostly for polemical, political or sensational reasons that only end up creating more confusion and d...
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| Transmission of Scientific Knowledge from Tamizhagam to Europe |
Transmission of Scientific Knowledge from Tamizhagam to Europe
About the transmission of mathematical and astronomical Science from South India, particularly from Kerala, studies have been already conducted and published by C. K. Raju, George Ghevergheese Joseph, Denis F. Almeida, and the Aryabhata Group of University of Exeter1
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| Astrology is Prominent and Primitive of all the Sciences |
Astrology is Prominent and Primitive of all the Sciences
Astrology is born with history. The existence of the entire earth is based on Sun. Sun, heavenly Gods and stars are all the causes of rains. To show the gratitude, it is customary to perform YAGNAS. On receipts of crops, performance of Yagnas gives the HAVISSM to these bodies. Vedas provoke "Yagna Karmas". The time for performing Yagnas is also determined in the Vedas. Astrology indicates the method of identifying...
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| Buried Temples in India: The Case of Sidhpur |
Buried Temples in India: The Case of Sidhpur
The unearthing of buried objects of art and architecture is an important aspect of archaeology and art history which has not received adequate importance in India. Accounts of historians and oral traditions account for the burial of hundreds of Hin...
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| An Introduction to the Art of Varmam |
An Introduction to the Art of Varmam
Varmam is a divine art. It cannot be measured by the existing scientific equipments or apparatus. Its true form is to attain enlightenment. Its external form is to prevent diseases and cure diseases. Its spurious form is martial art. At present, its spurious form is treated as true form. World is scared by its martial art form. But if we bring out ...
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| Directions for Vedic Sciences Research |
Directions for Vedic Sciences Research
‘Veda' s are sacred documents of Hindu traditions, addressing holistic human welfare. In academic and Hindu religious studies, ‘Veda', stands for a large collection of Vedic Sanskrit language documents. Historically these are dated prior to 3000 BCE. Vedas are considered to be the source of Hinduism. Vedas provide deliberations on human welfare in two perspectives. (a) The first one is a model, where Spirituality is explicitly guiding life styles for welf...
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| Applications of the Principles of Yoga in Learning Systems |
Applications of the Principles of Yoga in Learning Systems
It has always been a deep concern for those in love with the Hindu Traditions and Scriptures, that there has been a slow and systematic erosion of the institutions and environments that had facilitated its sustenance. This love, for some, emerged out of a simple affecti...
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| A Crisis of Confidence, Apathy and Neglect |
A Crisis of Confidence, Apathy and Neglect
It would not be inaccurate to say that a crisis exists in contemporary Indian self-consciousness that is injurious to the collective self-esteem of India as a society at large and dis-empowering to the national will and self-confidence in multiple ways. This c...
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| The Voice of Indian Students |
The Voice of Indian Students
We have long heard that India's school system, a legacy of the colonial era, needs to be radically overhauled if it is to meet the needs of a modern and largely young nation. Yet students themselves have rarely been asked for their ow...
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| Traditional Knowledge Systems in the Information Age |
Traditional Knowledge Systems in the Information Age
There is no doubt that yoga philosophy has been an oral tradition passed on for thousands of years in India. Its relevance today is more significant as majority of people are living a sedentary lifestyle. There are thousands of yoga teachers in the western hemisphere. Due to its health benefits more and more people are seeing it as a p...
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| Methodological Rigor in Knowledge Building - Ayurveda and the Scientific Challenge |
Methodological Rigor in Knowledge Building - Ayurveda and the Scientific Challenge
Is Ayurveda an old system of thought based on ancient Hindu and Persian beliefs? 1. Does it need to borrow the methods of science to resurrect itself as a respectable system of medicine in the modern world? Such and other analogous questions daunt one's mind as one watches the resurgence of this age-old medical tradition of India in the global scenario under the umbrella term CAM - Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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Yugabda 5108 