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Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Family heartily congratulates the Vice-Chancellor
Prof .G.C.Nayak, Former V ice-
Chance l lo r , Sr i Jagannath San-
skr i t Un ivers i ty i s be ing Fe l l c i -
tated by VC
Prof .S .Sundar Ra jan , IAS(Retd . ) Former C.S. ,
Govt. of Odisha is beingFelicilated bY VC
,
Dr.ChandraBhanu
Satapathy, IPSis be ing
Felicitated bYVC. [,4rs.
ArchanaNayak FormerM.P is at LeJt.
Dr.Aravind Rao,l P S , F o r m e rD G P , G o v t . o fAP is be ing le l i c i -lated by VC
Prof .K.C.Padhy, Sri JagannathSanskr i t Univers i ty is beingfelicitaled by VC
Prof.Gopal Krishna Dash,Utkal University is being
*utta' i ,
Vidyapeetha observed ihe 150th Bidh Aniveisary of Sri Motilal
Nehru. Piofessor Gauranga Charan Nayak, Former Vice-Chancellor'
Sr i Jagannath Sanskr i t Un ivers i ty , Pur i was the Ch ie f Guest '
Pro f .H i rekr ishna Satapathy , V ice-Chance l lo r p res ided over the
func t ion . Dr .Agara la Eswara Reddy, Former Speaker o f Andhra
Pradesh Legislat ive Assembly was attended as Guest of Honour'
Prof. V.Purandara Reddy was the convenor oi the Celebrations'
A BRIEF LIFE SKETCH OF MOTILAL NEHRU
Motilal Nehru was a lawyer, an activist of the Indian National
Movement and an important leader of the Indian National Congress'
who also served as the Congress President twice, 1919-1920 and
1g28_1g2g. He was ihe founder patriarch of India's most powerful'political family, the Nehru-Gandhi family.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Moti lal Nehru spent the early part of chi ldhood in Khetr i ' He
became one of the first generation of young Hindu's to receive a
Western-style col lege education. He passed the matriculat ion
examinat ion f romKanpur ,andwentontoa t tendMui rCent ra lCo l legeatAllahabad,r lrbutfai ledtoappearforthefinalyearB'A'examinations'Later he qualified "Bar at laW'from University of Cambridge and then
enlisted as a lawyer in the English courts' He was honored with
"Proud Past Alumni" in the l ist of 42 members, from "Allahabad
University Alumni Association".
CAREER
Motilal passed lawyer examination in 1883, started practicing
as a lawyer at Kanpur, three years he moved to Allahabad' Uttar
Pradesh. With the success of his practice, in 1900 he bought a large
family home in the Civil Lines of the city, rebuilt it and named as Anlnd
Bhavan ( l i t . Happy house)r1l In 19og he reached the pinnacle of.his
legal career by gaining the approval to appear in the Privy Council of
G r e a t B r i t a i n . H e w a s t h e f i r s t C h a i r m a n o | t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o tThe Leader. and a leading daily published from Allahabad'
,:r Every year, aseles of extension lectures are being held in memory of Mahamahopadhyaya Pattabhirama sastri' t"- "'--
il;;i;iu,ou*"",n". The rectures are arranged in various ,".tr". during the academic year for the benefit of the faculty'
rand students of the Vidyapeetha. scholars from various parts of the country are ivited to deliver lectures on traditional sastras-l;:l
over for al l the Lectures. Prof.Radhakant Thakur, Dean Academic Affairs and I.Prof.H.K.Satapathy, ViCe-ChanCellOr preSided OVer for al l tne Lectures' rroT'haurraKdrrr I rrd^ur'
; : t :
Prof . V.Purandara Reddy, Dept. of Advaita Vedanta are the co-ordinators
Date
Topics
02.11,2011 &
"Ramayanam - Valivadha" & "Saivism in
Rayalseema with special Reference
to Srikalahastheeswar TemPle"
Dr. Kanumaluri Venkatashivaiah, IAS (Retd.)
Former PrinciPal Secretary,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
t and Dr .Harekr ishna Satapathy , V ice-Chance l lo r wasPresident.
LIFE SKETCH OF BABA SAHEB
B h i m r a o R a m j i A m b e d k a r ( 1 4 t h A p r i l , 1 8 9 1 - 6 t h, 1956), popularly also known as Babasaheb, was
Indian jurist, polit ical leader, philosopher, anlhropologist,, orator, economist, teacher, and editor, He was also
Chairman of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution.i Born into a poor Mahar family, Ambedkar campaigned
socia l d iscr iminat ion, the system of Chaturvarna -categorization of Hindu society into four varnas - and theu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is alsoi ted wi th prov id ing a spark for the t ransformat ion of
of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravadaism. Ambedkar was posthumouslv awarded the Bharat Born
na, India's highest civi l ian award, in 1990.Isr
Overcoming numerous soc ia l and f inanc ia l obs tac les ,, l : . v
:l:Ambedkar became one of the first Dalit (untouchable) to obtain
:, Vidyapeetha with all dedication celebrated Baba Sahed;Bh imrao Ambedkar Jayant i . Dr .Ch in ta Mohan, Hon lb lelmber of Parl iament, Ti iupati consti tuency was the Chief
: : ra col lege educat ion in India. Eventual ly earn ing law degreeland doctorates for his study and research in law, economics'iand polit ical science from Columbia University and the LondonrSchoo l o f Economics , Ambedkar ga ined a reputa t ion as ai:scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigningby pub l ish ing journa ls advocat ing po l i t i ca l r igh ts and soc ia lf r e e d o m f o r I n d i a ' s u n t o u c h a b l e s . M a h a t m a G a n d h i a n d,Ambedkar often clashed because Ambedkar souqht to removethe Dalits out of the Hindu communitv, while Gandhi tried to
ve H indu i sm by exo rc i s i ng un touchab i l i t y . Ambedka rmp la ined tha t Gandh i moved too s low ly , wh i l e H indudi t ional is ts said Gandhi was a danqerous radical who
iected scripture. Guha noted in 2012 lhat, "ldeologues haver r i e d t h e s e o l d r i v a l r i e s i n t o t h e p r e s e n t , w i t h t h e
of Gandhi now common among pol i t ic ians who;presume to speak in Ambedkar 's name. ' l6 l Guha adds tha t
i r wo rk comp lemen ted each o the r , and Gandh i o f t enaised Ambedkar.
: H " i " rega rded as a Bodh i sa t t va by some Ind ianthough he neve r c l a imed h imse l f t o be a
lii
14 Apr i l 1891
Mhow, Central Provinces, British India (nowin Madhya Pradesh)
6 December 1956 (aged 65)Delhi, India
Indian
Baba, Baba Saheb, Bhima, Mooknayak
University of MumbaiColumbia UniversityUniversity of LondonLondon School of Economics
ddq G qai q747ft - qd<Ruqd!fiq( 7. 14One knows faith throuph the heart.
Two day Nat iona l Seminar on Tat tvach in tamani o fGangesopadhyaya was conducted by UGC Special AssistanceProgramme (SAP) Darsanas in Vidyapeetha. The inaugural
i function was held on 29. March 2012.The function was presided byP r o f . R a m a s u r y a n a r a y a n a , D e a n , A c a m e d i c A f f a i r s .Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. D. Prahladachar, Former Vice-Chancellor, R.S.Vidyapeetha was the Honorable Chief Guest anddelivered key-note address. Prof. K.E.Govindan, Department ofNyaya addressed the importance of Tattvachiniamani and
i : , Prof.O.S.Ramlala Sarma, co-ordinator, SAP Darsanas welcomedr the Chief guestand eminentscholars.
29-43-2012
The afternoon session of the seminar was chaired by BrahmasriVishwanatha Gopalakrishna Sastr i . In this session eleven eminents c h o l a r s p r e s e n t e d t h e i r p a p e r s o n v a r i o u s t o p i c s f r o m"Tattvachintamani Anumana Khanda". Dr. Sacchidananda Mishrapresented a paper on "Tattvachintamanyupalabdhiparichayah"
and gave a de ta i led account on ava i lab i l i t y o f unpub l ishedcommentaries on Tattvachintamani of Gangesopadhyaya. The othere m i n e n t s c h o l a r s w h o p r e s e n t e d t h e i r p a p e r s a r e D r . C h .Satyanarayana Sastri, Dr. D. Narayana Sarma, Dr.B.Venkataramana,S.Sudarshan, O.G.P. Kalyan Sastr i , K.E. Venkatanathan, K.E.Gopaladesikan, Sandeep Sharma.
30-03-2012
The morning session on day two of the seminar was chairedby Prof. K.E. Devanathan, Depadment of Vishistadvaita Vedanta. Sixeminent scholars from various parts of the country presented theirpapers on various topics related to Tattvachintamani. Prof K.E.Devanathan addressed on "Nyayadeepasya Tattvachintamaneschas a m b a n d h a h " , D r . U m a k a n t h B h a t t p r e s e n t e d a p a p e r o n"NyayaBhashyokthah nuthanapramanavishayaka aavishkarah",Dr.P.T.G.Y. Sampathkumaracharyulu presented his paperon "AbhinavaVachaspathi Mishrasya krutihi" , SriArayar Srirama Sarma addressedon "Tattvachintamanyupari Nyayakusumanjaleh prabhavah", Dr.V.N.K.Pandurangi presented a detailed account on "TattvachintamaniSabda Khandasya samanya paricayah", Dr. A. Radheshyam presentedhis views on "Tattvachintamani Pratyaksha Khandasya SamanyaParicayah", Dr. K. Vishwanatha presented a brief account on"Tattvachintamanyanumana Khandasya Samanya paricayah", andother eminent scholars and research scholars also oresented theirviews on Tattvach intaman i of Gan gesopadhyaya.
The evening session ended wilh valedictory function held atthe Conference Hall of Administrat ive Building. In this functionMahamahopadhyaya Acharya Viswanatha Gopalakrishna Sastr i ,Former Principal, Gowtami Vidyapeetha, Rajahmundry was thehonorable chief guest. Prof. Harekrishna Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor,R.S. Vidyapeetha presided overthe function and addressed the impactof Tattvachintamani over other darsanas. Prof . O.S.Ramalal Sarma,co-ordinator delivered vote of thanks.
Education. Printed an attract ive abstract containing the outl ines of
research papers was presented and released on the day of inaugu-
rat ion. The Seminar was organized by Prof.K.Ravi Sankar Menon,
Co-ordinator and Dr.Rjanikant Shukla, Deputy Co-ordinator.
A Nat iona l Seminar on "Measures to improve Qua l i t y in
teach ing o f Languages w i th spec ia l Reference to Sanskr i t "
was organized by the Faculty of Education, under UGC Spon-
sored Special Assistance Programme (SAP) DRS-I on 3Ot and
31" t March , 2O12. V idya Vachaspat i Samudra la Lakshmana iah ,
Tirupati del ivered the Keynote Address in the Inaugural Session.
Prof.Harekrishna Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor was the Chief Guest
and del ivered the Inaugural Address. Earl ier the Seminar was inaugu-
rated with Vedic Prayer. Welcoming the delegates Prof.KRS Menon
explained the aims and objectives of the Seminar. 25 (TwentyJive)
part icipanis from the state of Rajasthan, New Delhi. Kerala, Karnataka,
Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Odisha presented their research papers.
The signif icance of seminar is maximum number of research schol-
ars are given chance to present their views. An open session was
also held to express the Measures to improve quality in Language
1sth coNvocATloN25-O2-2A12
The lfl convocation of Rashtriya Sanskrit llniversity, Tirupati was helQon 25'02'2012' Padma Bibhushan'*':1'-:i
c.R.Rao, was attended as chiet Guest. His Excellency Prainanavachaspati Dr'Janaki Ballav Pattanaik' Hon',ble otYM ,V. n . nqv t J tqo s L 'e t t vve
of Assom & chanceltor of the vidyapeetha detivered the presidential Address. Professor Harekrishna satapathy' vice- l::t l .
Chanceltor welcomed the scholars'
i
Your Excellency, ihe Governor of Assam and Chancellor of the
University, You have mentioned in your presidential address at the
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very strong tradition of Indian minds' lndia has produced
many famous ph i losophers , sc ien t is ts , mathemat l : l ,a l1 : : j1 l :
" tt;:"J:t-"rsity
cetebrated its solden iubilee last vear' Fiftv vears
a short period in the life of an institute and I am glad to know the
.ormous progress it has made during this period' In choosing the
title of mv adJress as Ancient wisdom and Modern Science' I was
guided by what the famous American author and father of American
convtcation that learning Sanskrit is the panacea of all ills of the
. Sanskrit teaches us to be humble, truthful and do good to
. l f so, may I suggest that a short course in Sanskrit to the
ministers and officers in the government may be of help in
corruption and other human fai l ings which threaten the
oiow ntiion and give a bad image of India among the nations
Mark Twain said:
i"o"i iJ rrrrru"da university as Nalanda International University
expected to be completed bY 20'13'
.Orn i " i " l t t i " * . ' The anc ien t Ind ian scr ip tu res ment ion Ind ian
contributions to a variety of fields, plastic surgery' medicine' music'
house building, ethics, law and democratic form of.government wlln
ift" r'r""J"itft" state eiected by tne peopte- Th.e world's first university
was establ ished in Takshasi l i in zOo BC' Here more than 10'500
xi*ur-,ruilf,fi r.'1""$:1ffi':5'il$8'iJ?,1n33*tttiB;:!f f" l"nO" University, which had 1O,OO0 students and 2OO0 gurus
i i"r"f '" i. i , witn a nign teacher to student ratio .of one to five'
ijntott"""i"f v, Nalanda- U niversity was destroyed by Turkish invaders
i ; i i ; ; ;D l W" ur " g lad to -know tha t a commi t tee under the
Chairmanship of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is making, ql"n", l :
;;;;;;;t. rheyiried to make innovativeadjusllnents to svnchronize
*itn ,f," stlar calendar. The study of mathematics was motivated by
;i l t ; ;r ; . ;"ot i ing tn" constiuct ion of €eometrical. f igures l ike
;i;;"; ;;:q"ares o-f equal area' some of the concepts developed
[v in" v"ai" people such as the.characterizllion ol a curve as the
f iirii oi f in"t joining the points on the curve as the number of points is
Beinq one of the oldest civilizations in the world, India has a long
s tand in in is to ry o f scho la rsh ip and our ances tors nu" : t?1 :
up in lndia todaY.
contr i tut ions in shaping world thinking in every facet of
il;. Ow ancients believed in knowledge as the greatest asset' Rig
Veda mentions in the hymn of creation:
India is the cradle of human race, the mother of history' the
arandmother of legend' and great grandmother of tradition' Most
Tafuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are
Ancient Indians accorded divine stature to knowledge and
knowledge givers. This gave rise to lndian civilization which became
the inteltectual capital of the world'
There is considerable literature on the contributions made-by
Indians during the Vedic period to astronomy and mathemati9s I hq
.irar "i..t.nomy
was motivated by the need to fix the times. of
certiin rituals during the day and over a lunar year' and also to guloe
;;;i;;it;;;iot;.ti"."". wt''"i is surprisins is that with the observations
oi movements ol moon, earth and stars made by the naked eye' tney
*"i"lur" i" "tpruin
*itn remarkable intuition, several cosmological
;;;;;";". in"y intr,oou"ed the lunar caJgnfal Yli:h-l:-9y::1
d 4/ tel gqqT - efl+dE: 4.loz.l :: o intellect, you are theforemostfor us
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could have led very early to modern limit theorems andifferential and integral calculus in mathematics" The astronomical
ributions made during the Vedic period are succinctly describedthe book Vedanga Jothisyam writ ten by the ancient lndian
Lagdha (1350 BC). Yajnavalkya documented the altarthematics of Sathapatha Brahmana. The geometrical concepts,
properties and propositions, and use of fractions and surds,equations can be tound in Sulva Sutras composed by
yana (800 BC).
Some other great Indian mathematicians of the Vedic period are(750 BC), Apastamba (700 BC), Akspada Gautama (550 BC,
logician), Katyayana (400 BC), Panini (400 BC, algebraic grammarian),Pingala (500 BC) and Bharata Muni (400 BC, combinatorics in music).
These earlier contributions led to some fundamental develoomentsastronomy and mathematics made by a galaxy of mathematicians,
Aryabhata (476 AD-550 AD), mathematician and astronomer whogave accura te ca lcu la t ions fo r as t ronomica l cons tan ts , (Ref .Aryabhtta-Life aN Contributions by D.S. Hooda and J.N. Kapoor),Varahamihira (6'" century AD) the author of Pancha Siddhantika' who provided tables of sines and cosines, Bhaskara 1 (620 AD-680AD) , the au thor o f two t rea t ises , Mahabhaskar iyam andLaghubhaskariypm dealing with mathematical astronomy,Brahmagupta (5'" century AD), the author of the basic book onastronomy Brahmasputha Siddantha, Matunga Muni who applied
The Sanskrit language, whatever be it antiquity, is of a wondertulstructure: more perfect than Greek. more copious than the Latin.and more exqui;itely refined than either, yet bearing to both of thema stronger affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and in the forms olgrammat, than could possibility have been produced by accident:so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine all three, withoutbelieving them to have sprung from some common source, whichperhaps no longer exists.
As a f irst step in this research, Dr Abdul Kalam suggests thatefforis should be made to locate any missing literature available inpalm leaves in dif ferent parts of the country so that they can bedocumented and preserved. He suggests that digital technology couldbe used for documenting these scriptures, both in audio and videoform which can be preserved as long term wealth for use by manygenerations, As a second step there is a need to organize researchon Vedas in terms of their chronology, the order in which differentVedas and related manuscripts were written, authorship of the Vedasand interpretation of various hymns. We have excellent statisticalmethodology known as computational stylistics to solve some ofthese problems" Some years ago an American scholar, Tautman madea statistical investigation of the authorship and date of publication ofKautifya's Arthasastra. He found considerable variation in the stylesof prose in different parts of the book and came to the conclusionthat Kautilya could not have been the sole author of Arthasastra andthat it must have been written by several authors, perhaps three orfour, at different periods of iime, centering around the m;ddle of thesecond century AD. Since there is no other known works of Kautilya.i t i s d i f f i cu l t to say wh ich par t he wro te , i f a t a l l he made anycontribution to it. Statisticians have also shown that Shakespearehad ghost writers and specified what portions of some dramas werewritten by others.
Today many advanced countries in the world have introducedVedic studies in the curriculum of courses in the universities. Thereis a world Academy of Vedic Sciences (WAVES) which organizesinternational conferences to discuss different aspects of knowledgecontained in the Vedas. Dr Abdul Kalam, the architect of IndianMissile Technology, emphasized the need to carry out research onour Vedas, par t i cu la r ly A tharvanaveda, fo r e l i c i t ing va luab leinformation on science and technology relating to flight sciences,material sciences, medicine and many other related fields. There is apossibility of finding in the Vedas hidden knowledge not known beforeand some clues for enlarging previous knowledge or discoveringnew knowledge. I close by recal l ing what Swami Vivekanandaexpects us to do.
Out of the past is built the future- Look back, therefore as fat asyou can, drink deep af the eterna! foundations that are behind andafter that, Iook fotward, march forward and make lndia brighter,greater and much higher than she ever was.
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com.binator ics in music, Virahanka (600 AD) who descr ibed theFibonacci series, Sridharacharya (between 650-850 AD) who gavea good rule for finding the
are incorporated in modern mathematics.
a good rule for finding the vo*lgme of a sphere, Lallacharya (72O AD-79_P AD), Govindswamin $" century), Virasena, Mahaviracharya(9"' century), Jayadeva (9"' century), Pri thukaswami (9'" century),tslh ""niuryi,
Jqy"o""" tdh centurv),'prltnuxu.*"ri islh ."nt;ryi,H a l a y u d h a ( 1 Q - " ' c e n t u r y ) . A r y a b h a t a l l ( 9 2 0 A D - 1 O 0 O A D l ,H a l a y u d h a ( 1 $ " c e n t u r y ) . A r y a b h a t a l l ( 9 2 0 A D - 1 0 0 0 A D IVateshvara (10"'century), Manjula (930 AD), Bhaskaracharya l l (12'"century) the author ol Siddhanta Siromani and others. ln additionwe had the Kerala School of astronomy and mathematics foundqflby Madhava Sangamagrama, which f lourished between the 14'"and 16'" centurles. The school made outstandino contributions which
There seems to be a lull in lndian contributions to mathematicsand as t ronomy over a per iod o f 1000 years f rom 500 BC unt i lAryabhat ta came in to the scene around 500 AD. A var ie ty o fmathematical concepts were introduced during the period 500 AD-12O0 AD. Aga in there was a lu l l fo r 7 centur ies un t i l Sr in ivasaRamanu jan ( '1887 AD-1920 AD) appeared l i ke a meteor in thernathematical f i rmament, rushed through a short span of l i fe anddisappeared with equal suddenness at the age of 32 leaving behindmonumental work in modern mathematiis. lt would be of interest toinvestigate the factors contributing to these long periods of lull in ourcontributions to mathematics and astronorny.
Modern Science and Ancient wisdom, which I chose as the titleof my talk, share many prerequisites for their exploration: curiosity,keen observation, self discipline, impersonality, cooperation with co-workers, and verifying data and hypothesis for one self. ModernScience and Ancient Wisdom have also in common what Aurbindosaid about advancement of knowledge:
The human mind in its progress marches from knowledge to
\ knowledge, or it renews and enlarges previous knowledge that has\,, been ob€cured and overlaid, ar it seizes on old imperfect clues and\ /.s /ed by them to new discoveries.
Modern science has the advantage of developing knowledge bycol lect ing enormous amounts of data using advanced technology
:r-and in depth processing of data to extract information.
First and foremost is to trace the origin of Sanskri t language,I i ( r , e v , ' v , ' | ' @ , ' v u e v s ,' about which there is some debate. ls i t indigenously developed or
;:derived from an existing language outside India? Sir William Jones,who d iscovered the Indo-European Languagp fami ly , sa id in h isspeech to the Asiat ic Society in Calcutta on 2"" Feb. 1789:
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Padmavibhushan Prof . C.R Rao, Chief Guest of the Convocation; Prof. H.K Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor; Members of the AcademicCouncil and the Board of Management; Members of the Teaching &Non-Teaching Staff; Scholars to be felicitated; Invitees; Members ofthe Press ; My dear Snatakas, Students & Friends...
1) Today, we are holding the XV Convocation in which 261 numberof students have received their Sasfr i Degrees; 265 number ofstudents have been given PG / Acharya Degrees; VisistacharyaDegrees have been conferred on 43 number of candidates and theVidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) Degrees on 21 number of candidates for theiracademic excellence. I congratulate them and wish them a bright
tr f uture.
6. Friends, the Hon'ble Prime Ministerof lndia Dr. Manmohan Singhhas announced theyear 2012 as the year of Mathemaiics. Mathematics
of settlements with houses built of oven-baked bricks. There wereirrigation systems, river dams, water storage tanks, moals, middleclasstype homes with private bathrooms and drainage. Archeologists haveeven found a dockyard, which indicated maritime trade. They havefound geometric compasses, linear scales made of ivory, engineeringtools for construction for surgery and for warfare etc. Man-madewater lakes were created for harvesting rain water and using it forfarming and drinking purposes. Many things we learn from theHarrappan people and water harvesting through man-made lakeshas become one of them.
10) Indians knew how to temper the steel and Delhi's iron pillarmade of rust-free steel near Qutubminar is a standing monument totheir knowledge. Ship bui lding was as ancient as 4th century BCwhen Kalinga was known to be a maritime power which was invadedby Ashoka in his search for an outlet to the sea of his vast empire'There is also extensive archival material of India's maritime trade withthe Greeks and Romans.
11) There are many great scientific discoveries and technologicaladvancement in mathematics, astronomy, architecture, chemistry,metallurgy, medicine, natural philosophy and other areas.
12) As I have already said, lndia was the f irst country whichdiscovered zero and made signif icant advances in mathematicalsciences and astronomy. We had great names like Barahamihira andhis daughter Lilavati, Brahmagupta, who had declared that the Sunwas still and the earth was moving around it centuries before Galileo,Bhaskaracharyas (i) and (ii) were known for their marvelous work inAstronomy. The Budhist yogi Nagarjuna who was a chemist of renownhas said: "! would make this world free from poverty with the help of
mercury and othet appropriate materials." tt
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iwrqtt ln medicine there was susruta, a great surgeon
who lived 25OO years ago and was said to have used 500 differentinstruments and accomplished miracles in plastic surgery.
i:,' 8. Mathematics is one of our cultural heritage. lt is universallyrtacknowledged that much of the mathematical method/knowledge inlthe world are originated in India and moved from here to the Westi.through Arabs. lt should be a source of inspiration to our studentsand educated youth tha t there has been a h igh degree o fsophistication in the use of mathematical symbols and developmentsin arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry in the works of great
lscholars of our country in ancient times. Those who say that science::and technology only started in Europe and came to India in lgth and
i!.201h centuries should know that science and technology has been an;,integral part of lndian civilization and culture over the past several
l;i-rthousand o{ years.
9. The Indus-Saraswati Val ley civi l izat ion had the world's f i rstt towns with underground drainage, civi l sanitat ion, hydraul ic
ring and air cooling architecture. There was a large number
13) Even in colonial India, we had such great names as Sir C.V" 22) Ptiority should be given to enroll women on a large scale fromthe school to the university level. I am of the opinion that the womeneducation should not only be free upto the university education but alarge number of scholarship be reserved for women at all levels ofeducation. The same should be our policy for Scheduled Caste andScheduled Tribe students.
23) Expansion of higher education requires recruitment of quatifiedand trained teachers on a large scale. This is tike a vicious circle. Forquality education we need quality schools, colleges and universitiesand for such inst i tut ions to function effect ively, you need quali tyteachers whose numbers is much much less than the country'srequirement. However, this should not deter us from our ambit iousplan. There should be cross fertilization of ideas by linking up of ouruniversities with the best universities across the world.
24) University appointment should be free from unnecessaryintervention on the part of Government and there should be autonomyand accountability.
25) Speaking at Allahabad University in 1947 , Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
a Nobel Laureate in Physics, a great Chemist as Prof. P.C.SirJagadish Ch Bose, Dr" Meghnad Shah, Mr. Ramanujan and Dr.
rbal Sahni.
14) However, for a pretty long period the society became staticlndia lost the ar1 of innovation and self-renewal. Then came the
Revolution in the West and consequent development inScience and Technology resulting in the Western domination
the world for more than 200 years.
15) Now with independence lndia has become a highly dynamicte committed to the task of promoting the spread of Science.'echnology
has become an important element of national development.f irst Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was total ly
to the development of Science & Technology and therea Scientific Policy Resolution of 1958. Added to it later was thenology Policy Statement ol 1983. Pt Nehru wanted lndia to befrom all sorts of superstition and outmoded thinking that always
her back and prevented her from ful l- f lowering her genius.
16) Let us not forget that the Sanskrit should play a bigger role inthan it plays today. A basic knowledge of Sanskrit is essential said '4 university stands for humanism, for tolerance, for reason,
students who undertake research activi t ies in the f ield of progress, for the adventure of ideas and for the search for truth.of scientific knowledge in ancient India. Sanskrit is again stands for the onward march of the human race towards even
medium of all our ancient and classical literature. lt is the language objectives. lf the universities discharge their duty adequately, thenhas bound us together from the dawn of our civilization. Theand source of all our modern languages, it played the same role
is well with the nation and the people. But if the temple of
one time like the English of today.
17) Speaking on the 150ih anniversary of the University of Mumbai,
itself becomes a home of narrow bigotry and petty obiectives, how.then wilt the nation prosper or a people grow in stature?"
26) He said '. "A university is not a factory sending out batches of'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said : " l f we need tostudents on a conveyor belt into the market place. Nor is it iust a
on our latent human potential we need a quantum leap intraining cottege. One must make a distinction between a universityapproach for higher education. We need a massive expansion ofand a college or a training centre. The latter are very importanthigher education opporlunities. Through this we can expand accessplaces of learning, no doubt. And, a university is also a place forto knowledge to all classes of society and all regions of the country.
This is the only way that the lamp of knowledge can be taken to every teaching and training. However, a university is something morc. ltmust be a place where knowledge is impafted and acquired, contested
18) Along with this the Prime Minister also announced of the and created. tt is atso a ptace where we instatl vatues in our youth's plan to establish 30 (thirty) new central universities and having and offer space for the full expression of human creativity and
high quality school in every block of the country. He said '. "If the i ntellectual endeavof'.
28) We should have a two pronged policy of an ideal educationalsystem. We should give emphasis on producing more scientists,doctors, engineers, technicians as the country needs a lot many ofthem. But attention should be paid to the teaching ol subjects likeHistory, Geography, Philosophy and Modern Indian Languages etc. Auniversity would not be considered complete with teaching of scienceand humanities alone. We lack spiritual education for which Indiaestablished its unique role in the world. India was special in the worldfor its attainment in Adhyatma Vidya, which is the highest attainmentof life. One should cultivate both material and spiritual sciences. Thespiritual is the Para Vidya and material is the Apara Vidya or Avidya.The motto of our education from ancient times was that we meet ourmaterial needs by equipped with material knowledge and immortalityby s p i ri t u al attai n m e nt. o{F{ffiI Kt fi -€i f+ffi eqrrvgd
system expands, it also needs a larger pool of school. We are working on a plan to gradually universalize
schooling in the country. This programme will build onsuccess of the Sarva Shiklha Abhiyan and will cover the entire
in 2 - 3 years. Fufther, in order to promote excellence, weworking on a programme for having one high quality school in
block of the country. These publicly funded 6000 schools willbenchmarks for excellence in public schooling which can
be role models for the rest of the public educational gystem".
19) In the first National Policy of Education declared in 1968,was given for the implementation of three languages formula
Hindi as National language, English as an official language, thelanguage where the school is based. Along with this, teaching
Sanskrit language was considered as "essential part of India'sand heritage".
20) But where is Sanskrit today as an essential part of our cultureheritage? Unfortunately, in most of our schools of the country
29) We should have an open mind and a relentless quest
has lost its primary importance. Even in colonial days, Sanskrit
knowledge. The Buddha told his disciples that they should have anopen mind and should not accept anything without proof as truth.Even.h!-s own words should not be taken in its face value. He says :smui fiTed 916i wq+a: q q rfrGrr{ |
30) Our Snatakas should continue to have an open mind andrelentless quest for knowledge. They should remember that they arethe proud cit izens of a great country, which expects them to givemore than what they have received from the society. Friends, I wishyou all well. Let your path be full of bliss.
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a compulsory subject in secondary schools, which in the nameimplementation of three language formula has been, today givenrole of an optional subject.
21 . The National Knowledge Commission believes that by 2015should attain a Gross enrolment Ratio of atleast 157o if we are to
in line with most modern societies. But the picture today is almostof our universities and 9O"/" of our colleges are rated as below
on quality parameters and most importantly there is naggingthat university curriculum are not synchronized with employment
BRAHMASHRI MADHURA KRISHNA MURTHY SASTRYBrahmashri Madhura Krishna Murthy Sastry was born
on 28rh February, 1928 at the Mukkamala vi l lage in the WestGodavari District. Madhura Saci Devi and Venkayya Bhusurawere very pious and noble parents. He hai led from a verytradit ional and scholarly family. He imbibed in his personali ty al lthe virtues and values inherited from his ancestors.
Having had his primary education at his vi l lage even atthe tender years of age he proceeded to learn Kavyas andVyakarana Sastra under Sri Pishupati Vishveshvara Shsfrl. ltwas the celebrated Guru shri Vajapeya yajula VenkataSubrahmanya Somayajiwho imparted him the Rgveda Smartha,Samskrita Nataka -Alankara Sahitya and the Hora and SamhitaBhagas of Jyouthisha Sastra. He further continued to learnunder the same Guru the Muhurtha and Prashna Bhaga of thisdiscipline and Vastu sastra under the same Guru. Afterwardshe s tud ied S iddhanta Bhaga and Panchanga racana andD h a r m a s a s t r a t h o r o u g h l y u n d e r t h e r e v e r e d G u r u S h r iShripada Venkata Daivajna Sharma.
As a reputed author in the f ield of Ancient IndianAstrology and Astronomy, Shri Krishna Murthy Sashtry to his
credit edited, wrote and published many illustrious works like Jataka Atankara, Gruhavastu Dipika, Daivajna Valtabha. BhavarthaRatnakara, Vastu Sastra Viveka (in three parts). Shata Yoga Manjari. Anubhava Sutabha Vastu grantha (2 parts), Adhika - KshayaMimamsa and Drksiddhasya Avsakata and won the laurels of the scholarly world for his unique efforts. In the year 2O0O AD he washonored with VACASPATI honorary title by this Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha.
In the year 2004AD he was the recipient of the Prestigious Presidential Award of Government of India. .Respecting his unparal lelscholarship in Astrology and al l ied sciences many national and international organizations such as AJO VIBHO Kandala Foundation,Bharatiya Vi jnana Samithi, Madras Telugu Academy and others fel ici tated him with many awards. Kanakabhisheka, Suvarna Ratnamalae tc . ,
PROF. TV SRINIVASA TATACHARYAOn 20th July, 1 931 , Prof . Srinivasa Tatacharya was born at Kanchipuram which is one among the seven Mokshanagars as the blessed
son of Smt. Perin Devi and Shri Venkata Varada Tatacharya.At a very tender age he successfully completed Kramanta Svadhyaya of Krshna Yajurveda. Thence he proceeded to Madrapuri for
learning Nyaya Sastra in traditional stream and obtaiend Nyaya Siromani Degree from the University of Madras. In course time he learned withgreat devotion and dedication the Visishtadvaita Vedanta Sastra also under the great pfeceptor Ubhayavedantacharya Ayya DevanathanAcharya and became a staunch follower and praciitioner of the Visishtadvaita tradition. Simultaneously he became a peerless expert ofAgama Sastra too.
This great scholar served Sri Chandra SekharenoraSarasvathi Nayasastra Mahavidyalaya of Kanchipuram as atraditional preceptor of Nyaya Sastra for 1 5 years and producedmany great scholars on perfect traditional lines. Similarly hisd isc ip les in the f ie lds o f Veda, Va ishnava Agama andVisishtadvaitha also have won a great name for this greatmult i discipl inary teacher.
As an editor and author he has scores of books afterhis name. Hastigira Mahatmyam needs a special emphasisamong his writ ings as i t is his worthy contr ibution dealingwith the historicity of Kanchipuram. He guided many Ph.D.,scholars also. Among the Ph.D. theses produced under hisguidance "Acharya Vaibhavam", "Veda Apaurusheyatvam"and "Lakshmi Svarupam" became very popular in the scholarlyworld earning a great name to this great acharya.
For the last 40 years his incessant series of lectures inthe Shankara Matham of Sri Kanchi Shri Kamakoti Peethamhave been pleasing and enl ightening scholarly circles.
The titles like "Kainkarya Shri", "Veda Vedanta ShastraVicakshana" and "Vidvanmani" have adorned his name withbefitting propriety.
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6th ALL INDIA SANSKRIT STUDENTS'TALENT FESVIAL07th to 10th February 2012
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha organized the 6rh All India Sanskrit Students'Talent Festival from February 07h to 1Otr February, 2C12-fhe
Vice-Chancellor appointed Dr. Satyanarayana Acharya, Coordinator and Dr. S. Dakshinamurthy Sarma, Additional Coordinator of the Vagvardhini
parishad as the Conveners of the Festival.. Several Committees were also formed to facilitate the smooth functioning ol the Festival. 18 teams
from al l over India came to part icipate in the Festival. They are .. . .
1. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Enathur, Kanchipuram
2. Rashtr iya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University), K. J. Somaiya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Mumbai-400 077
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SEMUSHI.
T h e f i v e - d a y 9 9 1 h l n d i a n S c i e n c e C o n g r e s s w a s h e l d i n
Bhubaneswar , Od isha f rom 3 'd to 7 th January ' 2012 ' The Ka l inga
Insti tute of Industr ial Technology (Kl lT) and National Inst i tute of science
Education and Research (NISER) joint ly hosted the Congress The
Congress, which was attended by approximately '1 5,000 delegates'
inctuding 12 Nobel laureate scientists from across the globe, including
sc ien t is ls and po l i cymakers , was inaugura ted by Pr ime Min is te r
Dr.Manmohan Singhji and General President of the lndian Science
Congress Associat ion, Prof . Geetha Bali Ji , presided over the inaugural
s"sslon of the Congress. Prof.Harekrishna Satapathy, Hon'ble Vice-
Chancellor, Rashtr iya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati part icipated in
lnaugural Session on 3'd January, 2012 A team with 6 members lead
by Piof .G.S.R.Krishnamudhy, Co-ordinator, Sanskri t Science Exhibit ion'
C.S.Vidyapeetha also attended the Inaugural Session'
As per the inv i t ing by hos t Un ivers i ty , Rasht r i ya Sanskr i t
Vidyapeeiha, Tirupati organized a Sanskrit Science Exhibit ion at Kl lT'
Bhubaneswar Campus. The exh ib i t ion was inaugura ted by H is
Excellency Prajnana Vachaspati Dr'Janaki Bal lav Patnaik Ji, Hon'ble
Chancellor, R.S.Vidyapeetha & Governor of Assam at Kl lT University
on srd January,2012 al3.30 P.M.. Prof.Harekrishna Satapathy, Vice-
Chancellor, R.S.Vidyapeetha' Tirupati was chaired inaugural session
Dr.Achyuta Samani, Chief Patron. 991h lndian Science Congress &
Founder , K l lT & K l lS ;Dr . Bhagabat Sahu. Wor ld Famous Card iac
Surgeon, Amer ica ; Pro f .Ashok S.Ko lashar , V ice-Chance l lo r ' K l lT '
BBSR ; Prof . Madhusudan Chakravarthy, Director ' l lT (B) ; Prof Devi
Prasad Ray, OUAT, BBSR ; Prof .Surabhi Benar j i , Vice-Chancel lor '
Central Univers i ty , Koraput ; Prof .G S R'Kr ishnamurty ' Co-ordinator '
Sansk r i t Sc i ence Exh ib i t i on we re p resen t i n t he Func t i on On h i s
occasion Ancient Science and i ts re levance to the modern wor ld
C a | e n d a r & A n c i e n t I n d i a n M a t h e m a t i c s w i t h A s t r o n o m y b o o K s W e r ereleased.
Sanskr i t Science Exhibi t ion aims at h ighl ight ing the scient i f ic
wisdom preserved in the Sanskr i t L i terature As a part of th is project '
near ly 140 concepts on Ayurveda, Chemistry, Astronomy' Geology'
pf 'yr t t , Botany, Mathemat ics, Meteorology, Metal lurgy ' Economics '
Management, Gemology and Acoust ics were exhibi ted '
On 4ih January, 2012,Dr. A.P.J 'Abdul Kalam, Former President of
lndia inaugurated ihe Chi tdren's Nat ional Science Congress and 5th
J a n u a r y , 2 O t 2 W o t " n S c i e n c e C o n g r e s s w a s i n a u g u r a t e d b y
Dr.Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassadar to USC Hon'ble State Minister '
N4HRD. Dr.D.Purandeswar i and Dr.Gretchen Kalonj i , Asst Director '
UNESCO wre Present.
On 7th January, 2012 Padmavibhushana Prof Satyavrat Sastr i '
Jnanpi th Awardee v i i i ted the Exhibi t ion and appreciated. The exhibi t ion
was v is i ted by school chi ldren, sc ient is ts, IAS & IPS Off icers and
general publ ic and applauded the ef for ts done by the Viedyapeetha'
6n th is occasion Sanskr i t Science Books Exhibi ted & sold '
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Dr. V.S.Vishnubhattacharyulu, D.Dayanathan presented papers. Dr.C.Ranganathan was the Co-ordinator of the session
Prof.Gopal Krishna Dash was the President of 3rd Sessionand Dr. Manjunath Shrouthi, Dr. Umesh Bhatt, Dr.C.S. Bala SubrahmanyaSharma and Dr.A.S.Srirama presented research papers. Dr. V,S.Vishnubhattacharyulu was the co-ordinator.
On 2lth March,2012, Prof.K,E.Devanathan was the Presidento f 4 th Sess ion . Dr .Ganapat i Bhat t , Dr .Sr i ramachandra Sharma,D r . T . S . R . N a r a y a n a n a n d D r . R a d h e s h y a m p r e s e n t e d p a p e r s .Dr.Radhagovinda Tripathy co-ordinated the session.
5 th Sess ion was cha i red by Pro f .Suryanarayana Bhat .Dr.K"Tarakram Ghanapathi, Dr.K.S.Maheswar, Subrahmanya Bhide andBalabhadra Upadhyaya read out papers. Dr. A. Sripada Bhatt wasthe co-ordinator.
A three day National Seminar on "RELEVANCE OF YAGAS lNTHE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY" was organized by the Depadment
Prof.Ch.Srirama Sharma was presided over the 6th Session.:Dr.Satya Vageeswar Ghanapathi, Dr.Hanumat Sharma, Dr.Girija Prasad
ro f Vedabhashyam, Rasht r i ya Sanskr i t V idyapeetha , Deemed Sarangi and Dr.K.E.Venkatanathan presented research papers, Dr. r
ras rituals. However, a more appropriate definition of yajna that brings Dr.Chandra Sekhar Ghanapathi, Dr.K.Viswanath and Dr. Subrahmanya ti1l:their significance to the fore can be ... "Yajna is a scientific process:rwhich includes the most important thing - faith (Shradhaa)". The
Sharma presented papers. Dr.Sitansu Bhushan Panda was the co- :
processes are intended to invoke the Natural energies. Theordinator.
Pro f .K ishore Chandra Padhy was the Pres ident o f g thifaith component, like that in prayer, results in harnessing the invoked
University, Tirupati from 26.03.201 2 ta 28.03.2012.OBJECTIVE:
I Yajnas are ancient f i re ceremonies performed to invoke the,elements of Nature. The purpose was to channelise the energies ofNature to fulfill human desires. Apparently, at physical level they aremere mechanical processes wherein oblat ion material or offering(pooja itmes) is consigned to the flames. Traditionally, they are known
Nature Power (through the mental energy or positive inner vibrationsof the group of performers i.e., host, priests, spectators and so onetc . ) .INAUGURATION:
The Inaugural function was held on 26th March, 2012 at 10 a.m.1'Acharya Mahamandaleswara Swamy Samvidananda Saraswatif rom Nas ik was the Ch ie f Guest and Pro f essor
irK.Ramasuryanarayana, the then Dean, Academic Affairs was thelGuest of Honour. Prof. Gopal Krishna Dash, Professor and Head,
Satyanarayan Acharya was the co-ordinator. :P r o f . D i v a k a r M o h a p a t r a c h a i r e d t h e 7 t h s e s s i o n . D r . I
Dr ,Sudhansu Bhushan Panda, Dr . Sarada Samantaray , Dr . Dr . rBrundaban Dash and DrN.R.Saumyanarayana presented papers. Dr. i.lPralhad R.Joshi was the co-ordinator. i
On ZSth March, 2O12, Prof.T.V.Raghavacharyulu was thePresident of 8th Session. Prof. K.V.Krishnamurthy, Prof.Niraj Sharma,
Session. All Research Scholars of Vidyapeetha shared their viewsand submitted papers. Dr.Somanath Dash was the co-ordinator.VALEDICTORY
The Valedictory Function was conducted on 28th March, 2012at 3 p.m. in Room No.116, Academic Building, RSVP, Tirupati . Prof,S ,Sudarsan Sarma, V ice-Chance l lo r , Sr i Venkateswar Ved ic lUniversity, Tirupati was the Chief Guest of this Function. Prof . iHarekrishna Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor presided over ihe function.Prof.Sharma explained the relevance of the Yagas in the contemporary
iDepartment of Sanskrit, Utkai University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha wassociety in a scientific and traditional manner. i.
the President of this f unction. The Chief Guest of the Function l ightenedDr. Niraniana Mishra was the convenor of the Three Dav National
i,'the Lamp in front of the ldol of Goddess Saraswati and the studentsSeminar. Dr.Radha Govinda Tripathy proposed vote of thanks. !,
itiof Vedabhashyam Department chanted Vedic Prayer and SaraswatiiVandana in the beginning of the Inaugural Function. The function was
i co-ord ina ted by Dr .N i ran jana Mishra , Ass t .Pro fessor , Dept . o fir Vedabhashyam and the co-ordinator of the Seminar. At the end of this
inaugural function Dr.Somanath Dash, Asst. Professor, Departmenti i iof Research and Publications proposed Vote of Thanks. "The
Abst rac t o f the Research Papers" was re leased dur ing theration.
The seminar was d iv ided in to ten Sess ions ( lnc lud ing thenaugural and Valedictory Session) and more than 65 part icipants
Research Scholars participated and presented their valuablepapers on the relevant subject.
Prof. V.Swaminathan chaired the 2nd Session and Dr.NarayanS h a r m a , D r . P r a v a R a m a k r i s h n a S o m a y a j u l u ,
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PRESIDENT'SCERTIFICATE OF HONOUR to PROF. K.E.GOVINDANProf. Kaniyampakkam Elayavilli Govindan was born
on 3rd SeDtember, 1948. He obtained the degrees
of Nyaya Siromani from Madras University and
Ph.D. in Nyaya from Sampoornananda Sanskrit
Un ivers i ty , Varanas i . Bes ides , he t rad i t iona l l y
acquired proficiency in Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya
Shakha, Mimamsa and Vishishtadvaita Vedanta.
Earlier, he served in the Vidyapeethas of Rashtriya
Sanskrit Samsthan at Tirupati, Puri and Allahabad
as Research Ass is tan t , Lec turer , Reader and
Pro jec t Of f i cer . Thereaf te r , he has served
Rasht r i ya Sanskr i t V idyapeetha , T i rupat i as
Cont ro l le r o f Examinat ions , Dean ' Facu l ty o f
Darshan and the V ice-Chance l lo r i / c o f the
Vidyapeetha. Under his guidance, 14 researchers
have done Ph.D." He has been honoured by several
ins t i tu tes w i th d i f fe ren t awards . He has the
m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e c o m m i t t e e s o f v a r i o u s
Universit ies. He has authored 16 wotks. He has part icipated in many National and International Conferences and Vakyartha Gosthis'
Presentlv, he is the senior Professor in Rashtriya sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
Vidyapeetha family heartily congratulates Prof. K.E.Govindan
for receiving the Rashtrapati Puraskara on 1gth June,2012
MAHARSHI BADARAYANA VYASA SAM MAN
(RASHTRAPATI PURASKAR) tO
DR. SOMANATH DASHDr.Somanath Dash was born on 4th Apr i l , 1976 at Nalavanta,
District Ganjam, Odisha. He obtained the Degree of Shastri (Sahitya)
and Acharya f rom Sadashiv Campus, Pur i o f Rashtr iya Sanskr i t
Sansthan. Subsequent ly , he d id Shiksha Shastr i f rom Guruvayur
Campus and Ph.D. from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri He
has passed the National Eligibil i ty Test of U.G.C. in 2009. He worked
as a Project Fellow in a Major Research Reserch Project (MRP), SJSV'
Puri (3 years) & Special Assistance Programme (SAP), in RSVP, Tirupati
(3 years). He has authored, edited and compiled nine books. He has
d e v e l o p e d a m u l t i m e d i a C D c a l l e d " S a n s k r i t V a n g m a y a n t a h
Praveshika,'. He is the recepient of "Akhila Bharatiya Navodita Yuvakavi
Puraskara" of Delhi Sanskrit Academy for his poetic works. He has
been honoured wi th the t i t le "Kavi Bhushana" by Or issa Sanskr i t
Academy. He has developped the institution named "sanskritAdvanced
Research Institute". Presently, he is working as Asst. Professor in the
Dept. of Research and Publicationss of RSVP, Tirupati.
Vidyapeetha Family heartily congratulates Dr.Somanath Dash for
receiving Badarayana Vyasa Sammana on 19th June, 201 2
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Vidyapeetha organ ized a 5 day Nat iona l workshop incolaboration with Department of OR & SQC, Rayalaseema University,Kurnool, AP on Ancient lndian Mathematics during February,2012,funded by Department of Science and Technology. About 100participants from diflerent parts of the India attended the workshopand listened to the inspiring presentations of well known researchersand scholars in Ancient Indian Mathematics. The DST appreciated theprogramme and encouragement that the department received fromthe Vice-Chancellor has been exemplary. The DST is pleased togrant funds to enable the department of Maths RSVP to organizeanother workshop on Ancient lndian Mathematics. The secondworkshop is designed for 5 days from 24-28, February 2012.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF THE WORK.SHOP
-. To enable ihe faculty members, young research scholars andPost-Graduate students to get an exposure to the gloriousachievements of ourAncient Indian Mathematics and scientists.
-, To motivate the interested researchers to take up furlher studvof rich field of Ancient Indian Mathematics
= To correlate the ancieni Indian thought through modern conceptswherever Dossible
., To develop soft wares in Ancient Indian Mathematics andreference maierial
',, To bring together some of the reputed scholars in AncientIndian Mathematics to initiate discussions and further studies.
INAUGURATION
The five day National Workshop onAncient lndian Mathematicsbegan on a scintillating note with Vedic prayer while the inaugurationsession was graced by Prof. HarekrishnaSatapathy, the vicechancellor of Vidyapeetha, the President, Padmavibhusan Prof C.R.Rao as the disguised guest , Prof. K. Krishna Naik, Vice Chancellor ofRayalseema University, Kurnool as the chief guest, Prof. P.V.Arunachalam, former vice chancellor as Guest of honour . Afterinauguration of the workshop the first technical session commencedwith the lecture delivered by Prof P.V. Arunachalam on "Arybhata -
Outline of his life and Mathematics". The second session was graced
by Prof G.N. Das, former vice chancellor of Utkal University, whospoke on "Doctr ine of KHA HARA". In the oost lunch session ProfRamsubramaniam of llT Bombay, delivered a lecture on MagicSquaresfollowed by a lecture by Dr. PrakhyaSatyanarayan Sarma onGeomerty in Sulbasutra .
The inauguration of the workshop which synchronized with theVidyapeetha's 15h Convocation in which Padmavibhushan Prof C.R.Rao del ivered the key note address on Ancient WisdamandModernScience. Hon'ble Chancellor of vidyapeetha andHisExcellency the Governor of Assam, Pragnanavachaspathe Dr.J.B.Patnaik preside overthe convocation and awarded Honoris Causathe degree of Vachaspathi(D.Litt) to Dr. C. R. Rao.
In the post lunch session(Sth session) day two, Dr. S.G.Dani,FormerChairman National Board of Higher Mathematics and
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del ivered a talk on ManavaSulaba Sutras. In 6th session, Prof N.
Kannan of Sastra university, Thanjavur, presented his talk on
"Mathematics in Kalidasa" . Later in the seventh session Prof Kiranagi
of Mysore, elaborated the contr ibutions of Ancient Karnataka
Mathematicans. '
8'hsession began with Prof Venkatesh Murthy's lecture on
Generalization and Verif ication of Aryabhatya's algorithm for finding
N - R Sines. In the 9rh session of the day Prof N.Kannan presented
the Advanced Mathematical concepts f rom SriDesika's Verses. Er.
Venugopal Heroor, in session number 10 spoke on the development
of Trigonometry in India. In the 11rh session Prof Padmavatamma
delivered a talk on the contr ibution of Mahaviracharaya. Er.
Venugopa lHeroor in h is second lec tu re p resented a ta lk on
Mathematical concepts in Pingala's Work during 121h session. Prof .
Venkatesh Murthy delivered his second lecture of the day at the 13th
session on Glimpse of Life and Works of Bhaskaracarya l.
The foudh day proceedings began with Prof S. Madhavan who
delivered a talk on Indian Theory on Lunar Motion. Dr. VenkateshPai of
llT Mumbai deliveredatalkon Computation of Planetary Longitudes on
Vakya Method in session number 15. Prof P. Hari Prasad gave a talk
on Time measurement system in Ancient India at the 16th session of
the Proceedings, Prof V. Kannan of University of Hyderabad in post
lunch session (17th) delivered a talk on Mathematics in Sankrit Poetri
while in the 18th session Prof M.N.Chennabasappa spoke on methoo
of extraction of square roots from Bakhsaali Manuscript.
A panel discussion chaired by Prof. P.V. Arunachalam was
Hari Prasad, Prof. V. Kannan, Prof S. Madhavan and Prof. Venkatesh
Murthy participated in the discussions. Allthe delegates were benefited
by the scholarly presentations on Ancient Indian Mathematics,
Astronomy and Observatories.
The 19th session began with the lecture by Prof. S. Madhavan
who spoke on " Chaya Ganita in lndian Astronomy" and in the 2oth
session Sri Hari Prasad discussed on Ayanamsa.
The workshop concluded with the Valedictory session presided
over by Prof. Harakrishna Satapathy who announced in his
presidential address necessary steps wil l be taken to instal l an
astronomical Absorvatory in the vidyapeetha.Prof. S.Sudarsana
Sharma the Vice-chancellor of S.V.Vedic University was the chiel
guest and gave the valedictory address. Prof. V.Kannan spoke
about the benefit of the workshop and encouraged the students and
faculty of Dept. of Mathematics to pafticipate in such programmes.
Dr. V. Ramesh Babu was the General Chair and C.Uma Shankar
was the Co-Chair of the Work-shop.
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A fortnight "Sri Aurobindo Yoga Health Camp" was organised atEme rald's J unior Col lege, Tirupati t ram 1 -2"201 Zto 1 5-2-201 2" Theobjective of the camp is to inculcate a sense of Well-Being throughYoga in the minds of students.
Sri Madan Mohan, Principal extended a warm welcome tothedignitaries and camp participants.
The camp was inaugurated by K.V. Reddy, Director. Emerald,sEducational Society. He brought out the need of maintaining health toexcel in al l walks of l i fe. In part icular, he said that modern educationis creating lot oi stress on the minds of students, as a result of which,academic excellence is reduced. He shared his personal experience,as yoga practitioner, with the padicipants and urged them to learn theyoga techniques during the camp period. He thanked the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar for considering their request to organiseyoga camp in their premises.
Dr. A. Rajendra Reddy, Project Director said that determination,dedication and risk bearing are the three key elements for success inprofessional students. He brought out the importance of maintainingharmony among physical, mental and spir i tual components of the
body for success in life. He said that mere 30 minutes of regular yogapractice would energize the body and keep the mind alert through outthe day.
In all 48 students took part in the programme. Practice of ceriaina$anas, breathing techniques, recitation of Sanskrit slokas from BGand meditation constitute the training module. The training wasimparted in the evening wlth the as$istance of four senior yogastudents.
Prof. V. Purandara Reddy, Dept. of Advaita Vedanta, Fl.S.Vidyapeetha was the Chief Guest on Valedictory Session. tn hisspeech, he appraised different academic and extension activities ofthe Vidyapeetha and said that the inst i tut ion is marching towardsexcel lence under the able administrai ion of Prof. HarekrishnaSatapathy and with the blessings of Dr.Janaki Ballav Patnaik, Hon'bleChancellor. He awarded 'certificates'to all participants of the camp.On behalf of Vidyapeetha, he presented a memento to Sri K.V Reddy,Director.
The part icipants shared their experience and the programmecame to an end with vote of thanks bV the students' leader.
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Department of Vyakarana
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Deputy Registrar
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./idyapeetha introduces a new Course in postGraduation - Masters' Degree Course *n Ancient IndianManagement Techniques. T'his is a [JGC approved Twoy e a r p o s t G r a d u a l e C o u r s e i n A n c i e n t I n d i a nManagement Techniques under Innovative programme- Teach ing and Research in In te rd isc ip l inary andEmerging areas. This course wi l l commence from thecurrent academic year i.e. 2012-'19.
Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murthv,Course Co-ordinator
1. To explore into the unseen horizons of the fields of Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems particularly perlaining to iheAdministrative and Management Technology.
2. To pair such unveiied knowledge with the Modern Knowledge of Management and Technology.3 To bring into flow a realistic academic course with the blend of such Ancient and Modern knowledge streams4' Providing a new plaiform to the seekers to flare in the field with extra advantage over the contemporaries with an
excel l ing spi r i t5. Presenting a new generation to the planet of earth to rneet the global challenges in reconcil ing the Standards of
ethics and Management ethos
a) Basic orientation based on traditronal Indian scriptures and practices in relation to Management Systemb) Producing an academic programme to reconcile the industrial requirement vis-d,vis the gap of required work-face.c) Narrow to the maximum possible extent the gap between the essential knowledge and imparted knowledged) Assuring conversance with all the modules of the subjectse) Instruction in the requisite modules only after f inishing the functional subjectsf) Certif ication of the Technical modules by the bodies concerned like Oracle/SAp etc., as the case mav bes) situational evaluation and case studies too forming ihe part of the courseh) Providing a healthy environment for the over all development of the student inmates of the course in the intelleciuar,
psychological and professional areas.
Out of the 20 papers spreading to the four semesters 12 papers are pertaining to the Ancient Indian Managementtechniques covering the main fields of Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems such as: The Vedas, Upanishads, Ayurveda, yoga,It ihasas, Puranas, Agamas, Artha Sastras and other texts on State craft, Texts on Ethics and Bhagavadgita in particular.
The rest of the 8 papers cover the contemporary knowledge on par with all other business schools as adopted intheir MBA and equivalent courses.
Dr. Rani sadasiva Murty is appointed as the coordinator of this course.
The Depariment of Sankhya Yoga conducted a Sastravaridhi Short Term Course in Sankhya yoga under Centre ofExcellence (UGC) Programme from 1st to 30th March. 2o12.The text prescribed was "sankhya Tattvalaumudi,.
Prof.Harekrishna saiapathy, Vice-Chancellor inaugurated and presided over the function. prof.A.Gurumurthi, Registrar ;Prof.K.E'Devanathan and Prof.M.S.Sairam Subrahmanya Sarma participated irr the function. The function began witf ' *""1"or"address by Dr.D.Jyothi, Asst. Professor" Morethan 25 students attended the programme. Scholars taught about variousconcepts of Sankhya Yoga such threefold pain, descriminative knowledge of manifest, objects of pramanas etc.
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by Maharaja Sanskritcollege, Myosre on 25'06-2012'
4. Awarded AnOfrra natnam OiRrpiL Crtrre and SocialVolunter Organisation, Vishakhapatnam
on20-07-2012.5. As a Co-ordinator conducted Chaturagama (Vaikhanasa-Pancharatra-Saiva-Vaidika
Smartagamas) Sadas in SVETA, TTD from 03'07-2012 to 05-07-2012'
6. participited as a Chief-Guest in the occasion of Teaching Day Celebration by R.R.Rayalaseema
Vidya Kendram, Tirupati on 05-09-2012'7. Given a Lecture on "Bharatiya samskruti" atAsthana Mandapam, lirumal on 23-09-2012.
g. Attended Archaka Examination Advisory Board Meeting conducted by Commissioner of
Endowments, Dept. of Hindu Religious Endowments Charitable Trust, Govt. of Hyderabad on
06-10-2012.1. participated in two ctay National Seminar on "Lord Varada : in Religion,. Literature ald Arl
conducted by the Directorate of Archeology & Museums, Mysore in collaboration with the
Academy of banskrit Research, Mehekota and presented a paper on "VaradaAvatara : lts
relevance toTirumala nad Mehekote" on 18-19 February,2012'
2. participated in a National Seminar on Pramanas conducted by Dept, of Sanskrit, Sri Chandra
Sekharendra Saraswati Visva Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram and presenied a paper on "Pre-
Gan gesa's views on Praman as" on 23-24 F ebr uary' 2O1 2'
3. Deliriered Lectures on Tiruppanalwar on 28th Nov. and 8th Dec. 2012 on behalf of Alwar
Divya Prabandha Proiect, TTD.
1 . participated in a National Seminar on World Peace in the era of Globalisation through Jagannath
Culture at SJSV, puri and presented a paper on "Sri Jagannath Stotreshu Viswa Shanti Varta"
on 30th Apri l & 1st MaY - 2012.2. DeliveredaspeechonResearchMethodologyinSanskritatJRRsanskritUniversit)4Flajasthan
on2-08-2012.3. Delivered an extention Lecture on "Kavyasyatma Dhvanih" at RS Samsthan, Sadashiv Parisar,
Puri on 05-1 0-201 2.4. Attended a National Seminar at SV Vedic University and presented a paper on Prof.Satyavrat
Sastri - A Cultural explorer.5. Attended a National seminar and presented a paper on Bharatayanam at RSS, Puri.
1. Prof.GS.R.KrishnamurtY
2. Prof.TV RaghavacharYulu
3. Dr. C.l-alitha Rani
4. Dr" V.S.VishnubhattacharYa
5" Dr. PTGY Sampath Kurnaracharyulu
6. D!'. Satyanarayan AcharYa
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I4WF.1. Parlicipated and presented a paper on "Aspects of Tulasi in Vaikhanasa Agama', in a National
Seminar organised byAcademy of sanskrit Research, Merkote on2o-12-2012.2. Delivered riruppavai d,scourses on behalf rirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati.1 . Participated and presented a paper on "Philosophy of Prof.satyavrat Sastri" in a National Seminar
on "Contribution of Prof.satyavrat Sastri to Sanskrit Literature'' organisaed by Sri VenkateswarVedic University, Tirupati.
2. Padicipated and Presented a paper entitled "significance of Pancharatra Agama,, in NationalSeminar organised by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
3. Delivered riruppavai discourses on behalf rirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupan.1. An art icle enti t led " lmproving Usabil i ty of Website", publ ished in MlT, International Journal of
Computer Science and Information Technology, January, 2012.2. Anarticleentitled"AsetofQualititavieMeasurestoimprovequalityofWebsiteContent",published
in an International Journal of Mathematics and computerApplications Researcn.3" "Basics of Website Design", an article published in International Journal of Web-Techonlogy.4. " lnformation Security : An overview" publ ished in International Journal of Engineering and
Technology Research, Aug - 201 2.1 Attended a UGC Sponsored National Conference on Sanskrit and Global Fraternity :Aperspective,,
organised bythe Dept. of Sanskrit Christ College, Cuttuck and Presented a Paper on "RadhamohanaGadanayaka sahitye sarvabhaumika Vandhutva Bhavana', on 4th and Sth Februray, 20.12.
2. Attened a U.G.C" Sponsored National Seminar on "Tribal Culture and the Cult of Lord Jagannath: A Search for Synergy in Classical Literature" Joint ly organized by Rashtr iya Sanskritvidyapeetha, Tirupati and NYlc, Puri during Glory Fest * 2012, ffom gih to 1 orh Janu arv. 2012and presented a paper on Sri Jagannathopasanayam Sabara Sabhyata.
3. Attended a National Seminar on "Empowerment of women in contemporary Indian Literature,,Organized by Bhasha-Sangama, A.P in collaboration with Central lnstitute of Indian Languages,Mysore at S.V.university, Tirupati from 24ih and 25rh January, 2012 in Andra pradesh andpresented a paper on "Bharatiya Kavinam Nari Charitra Chitrane Alankara Vinyasah".
4. Attended a National Seminar on "Bhaktakavi Jayadeva" Organized by Lokabhasha pracharaSamiti, BBSR at Kendubilwa, Odisha from 23'd to 26th Septemtser,2Ol2in Odisha and presenteda paper on "Lalita Govindasya Darshanika parishilanam.,,
5" Received Best ScholarAward in ihe U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar organized by ChristCollege, Cuttack, Odisha
6' Attended academic Orientation Programme atAcademic Staff College, SriVenkateswar Universitv,Tirupati f rom 29-1 O-2O1 2 to 24- 1 1 -201 2.
1 . Participated in a Natlonal Seminar on Worid Peace in the era of Globalisaiion through JagannathChetana in SJSV Puri on 30th April - I st May 2012 and presented a paper on "Viswa ShantiPratisthayam Shri Jagannath Chetanayah Bhumika .
2" Part icipatedin46thAIOCfrom tstto3rdOct.,20l2atUniversityof Kashmir,sr inagar&presenieda paper on "Naishadhiya Charite Lokashiksha.
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Padicipated inAll India Kalidasa samaroha, organised by KalidasaAcademy& Vikram University,Ujjain as Guide of Vidyapeetha students and presented a paper on "Natya Tattv am" on 24.11 .2012.Participated in a National Seminar on "Personality Development according to pancha Tantra -APerspective" on 7th & Bth March, 2012 conducted by Dept. of sanskrit, Andhra University,vishakhapatnam and presented a paper on "panchatantrasya Mitra Bhede Rajnah VyaktitvaVikasa Parishilanam".Padicipated in a UGC National Seminaron "samskrutandhra Vammayeshu Neeti" on 26th and27th sept., 201 2 conducted by the Dept. of sanskrit, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur andpresented a paper entitle "Sanskrita Vangmaye Samahita Suktayah,,..Attended 122nd N.S.S. Orientation Programme as a NSS Programme Office from i7-OA-2A:2Io22-03-2012aIAndhra UniversityTraining and Orientation Centre, Vishakhapatnam underthe aidof "National Service Scheme Emparelled Training Institution" Ministry of youth Affairs and Sports,Govt. of India.Attended academic Orientation Programme atAcademic Staff College, Sri Venkateswar University,
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Tirupati f rom 29-1 O-20 1 2 Io 24-j 1 -2O1 2.Awarded 1 st Prize in Akhhila Bharatiya Navodita Samskruta Yuva Kavi Pratiyogita conducted on1 1 -02-2Aft by Delhi Sanskrit Academy.Got 4th Position in Akhila Bharatiya Sanskrit Sadyah Padya Rachana Competition conducted bvDelhi Sanskrit Academy on 1 2-OZ-2O1 2.Delivered Religious discourses on Manavala Mahamuni and Thiruppan Alwar in ADpp. TTD.
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A New Building has been alocated to establ ish Post Off ice ior
the benefi t of Vidyapeetha family l t was inaugurated by Ms Manjula
P r a s h e r , l . P o . S . , D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l & S e c r e t a r y , D e p t ' o f P o s t s ' G o v t 'of India, New Delhi in the august presence of Smt Karuna Pil lai ' Chief
Post Master General, A.P. Circle, Hyderabad ; Sri K PSethy' Post
Master General, Kurnool Region, Kurnool & Sri G Satya Harischadrudu'
Suptd. of Post Off ices, Tirupati Division, Tirupati on 6th June 2012'
Pro f .Harekr ishna Satapathy , V ice-Chance l lo r p res ided over the
programme. In her Inaugural Address Ms Manjula Presher narrated
the oblectives of the Postal Services as follows -
; ' j P rov id ing e-serv ices to the c i t i zens in e l f i c ien t manner a I
affordable cost with greater Accountabi l i ty & Productivi ty
+ Maximizing revenue from various services and products
;t Enhancing customer satisfact ion through provision of - need-
based products and services, the improvement of service quality'
speed of del iverY and rel iabi l l ty
+ Ab i l i t y to p romote , p rov ide i t s serv ices in a user f r iend ly '
competit ive manner in attract ive environment
+ Consolidate current lT Infrastructure' migrate to an eff icient
rel iable, user fr iendlY lT SYStem
;? Planning & Sett ing up pan lndia network which supports planned
lT Systems, flexible to suppod Applicationsj::
Existing Application study, consolidation & migration if necessary
; : : . Opt ima l Resource u t i l i za t ion and leverag ing s t rengths o f
extensive retai l network
"7: lntroduction of Commercial Accounting System (Accrual Based
Account ing)= : : A c q u i r i n g B r a n d e q u i t y o f a l e a d i n g e d g e s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r
+ EmploYee del ight
VISION OF INDIA POST 2012
lndia PoSt 2012 aimsat transforming the DoP into a',Techno|ogy
Enabled, Self-Reliant Market Leader" This translates into 5 init iat ives
covering increased marret share and revenues' new products and
serviceJ, improved service del ivery, motivated workforce and rural
development.
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Dr. T,Latha Mangeshhas been appointed asAsst. Professor of Hindi
Dr.Gyana Ranjan Pandahas been appointed asAsst. Prof. of Sahitya
Dr, Sweta Padma Satapathyhas been appointed asAsst. Professor of Sahitya
Mrs. K.Leena Chandrahas been appointed asAsst. Prof. of Sahitya
Sri Yasaswihas been appointed asAsst. Professor of Vyakarana
Dr.Sudhansu Sekhar l\4ohapatrahas been appointed as
Asst. Professor of
Dharma Shastra
DrPTG Rangaramanu1acharyuluhas been appointed asAsst. Professor of Agama
Sri Nagaraju Chandanalahas been appointed as
Asst. Prof of Research &Pub l i ca t i ons
Dr.A.Suneethahas been appointed asAsst. Prof. of Education
Dr. Ajameera Charndulalhas been appointed as Asst.Professor of Mathematics
Dr.P.Giri Naiduhas been appointed as
Asst. University Librarian
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Sri A.Bhaskar Reddyhas been appointed asSemi Professional Assistant
for tfr.eir proffi.otiotl./opp oitt tffi'enttfi.e foeuttg an[ stoff
Vagvardhini Parishat, a forum exclusively establ ished for the development of curr iculum related ski l ls among students, run by the
s t u d e n t s u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f t h e f a c u l t y . T h i s y e a r P r o f . H a r e k r i s h n a S a t a p a t h y , V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r i n a u g u r a t e d t h e P a r i s h a t .
Prof.K.Ramasuryanarayana, Dean, Academic Affairs, presided over the meeting. ln his inaugural address, Vice-Chancellor asked the
s tudents to par t i c ipa te in a la rge number rn the Par isha t ac t i v i t ies every week. He a lso b lessed the s tudents to ge t e loquence.
Pro f .Ramasuryanarayana. Dean, Academic Af fa i rs in h is p res ident ia l Address exp la ined the s ign i f i cance o f the Par isha t . Ear l ie r ,
Dr.Satyanarayana Acharya welcomed the gathering and Dr.Sachidananda Murthi proposed vote of thanks.
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has five NSS units, four for boys and one unit for girls.NSS programmes for the year 2011.-2012 cornmenced with
rolment of students of Vidyapeetha The following programmes The weedq in and around the village school were uprooted
organised by al l as volunteers. Each unit registered 100 provide land lor the playground and drill classes. ln each village
nteers under the National Service Scheme for the year 2011- volunteers planted 25 varieties of different flowering and fruit
12. Thus the Vidyapeetha had 500 volunteers al l together. The shady trees around the school compound. The school building
NSS units aspire to change the lives of many by their white washed by the volunteers. For this the NSS volunteers gotvery good appreciation from the school children and villagers.
PROGRAMMES - SPECIAL CAMPS DRAMA FOR VILLAGERS
The NSS volunteers conducled several social awareness drain Telugu, highlighting impodance of education for a girl child, ill
a platform to serve the sociely and bring happiness and of addict ions such as tobacco, smoking, drinking etc whichapplauded by vi l lagers who in return took pledge to give up;Smile on many faces. We created a hub to deliver something to the
by showcasing our talents. So it is not simply an association, habits of smoking and drinking. This event went into a great
The Vidyapeetha's NSS programrnes rare ,aimed .et'channelizing
energies of the students towaids :self lsss s.ervice. The
i,r'boordinator and Programme Officers. The following are the activitiesiconducted for the development of the time adopted villages.
SURVEY
, The NSS volunteers under the guidance of Programme Otficers:conducted a detai led survey of each vi l lage during the pre campvisits as well as during the camp. The volunteers understood their
grievances towards the government, local authorities, towardslivelihood and their problems related to health and education.
SHRAMADHANAM
tributions to the society.
All the units of the NSS of Vidyapeetha have tried to bring a lotawareness about the magic created through N"S.S. The NSS has
a reason to achieve our objective and carryon the legacy for thecomrng years.
Pullamanaidu Kandriga, Sorakayara Palam, NR Kammapalli, Kale
: Palli, Kamma Palli were the villages adopted. Nearly 50 volunteers for' each adopted v i l lage ex tended soc ia l serv ices . Dr .M.A.Na idu ,, Dr.S. Dakshinamurthi Sarma, Dr. D.Jyothi, Dr.J. B.Chakravarthy, Dr. Bharat
Bhushan Rath are the Programme Officers respectively of the adopted' vi l lages.
The Vidyapeetha NSS units have adopted the above mentioned' backward villages in Chittoor District with a mission to bring a change
by educating and creating awareness in the adverse social andeconomic condit ions. For accomplishment of the NSS goal, NSSvolunteers under the leadership o1 programme off icers organized
programmes in the course of 7 days. The first three organizedCamps from 28th January to 3rd Feb, 2012. The other two
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
A fruitful lecture on how to counter attack disaster and save:their, and other lives in different circumstances like floods, drought.conditions. The volunteers brought the villagers in to a false situationof f loods and shown them how to perform their jobs during thesecondit ions. The Vil lagers were taught various modern and l ivelytechniques to conduct these activities.
LITERACY PFOGRAMME
school. This was a tough task but we pedormed with ease
The volunteers conducted interactive and soul touching yoga
The NSS volunteers went al l-round the vi l lages and other nearby places for gathering the school aged children and their parents.They were taught about the importance of education, the practice of ,
child labour. The parents of the children are very much impressed by '
our lectures and realised and admitted their children into the nearby -,
i.e,, Unit 4!h and 5th Conducted special camps from 29th Feb to YOGA SESSIONMarch,2012 The camps were e f fec t i ve ly led by the NSS
classes under the guidance of Dr.D.Jyothi,Dept. of Yoga Vignana,.R.S.Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, for the benefit of the villagers.
The volunteers taught to the women & gir ls of this vi l lage'rregarding how to overcome anaemia, need of healthy diet, importance:'of immunity, personal hygiene, need of vaccination, various diagnosingtests that are available to find out various health problems at an early,
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Books entitled ,'Mithatwam Tatha Akhandarthascha" and "Avidya Tatha Mokshascha' have been_released by Prof'G.c.Nayak. Former
u'"";;;"";;,'tl' ,"n"r""n Sanskrir University, Puri and Sri Kanumaluri Venkata Shivaiah, Former Principal Secretary.Govi o: A P:al:ls
Jii tr"i." f.Satapatni, Vice-Chanceltor ; prof.A.Gurumurthi, Registrar ; Prof.Radhakant Thakur, Academic Dean ; Prof V Purandara Reddy'
Head and prof.sairam subrahmanyam sarma. The Dept. of Advaita vedanta brought out these volumes containing all the researcn fap:rs
presented in two departmentat seminars orsanised on behalf ":1"
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of Departmental Seminar encourages the students and facult ies of the concerned Department to get themselves more incl ined towards
microscopic analysis of various theories of their descipl ine. vice-chancello, r ' ro *nnr-*iu,"o *" 'Head and Facult ies for their efforts in
bringing the proceedings of the Seminars. Prof. V.Purandar Reddy is the Editor of two volumes.
A Workshop on "Teach ing Techn iques o f Sah i tya" was
inaugura ted by Pro f .Gopa l Kr ishna Dash, Utka l Un ivers i ty '
Bhubaneswar and Pro f .H.K.Satapathy , V ice-Chance l lo r on