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Shiva and Parvati from Andhra Pradesh,
circa 11th century CE. Bronze, 16”
This one is missing the figure of Skanda, their
son, synonymous with Kumara or Murugan as he is
known in TN. These sculptures are known as Soma
Skanda. This Sanskrit expression literally means
Shiva with Uma and Skanda. Skanda is always
shown as an infant or child. Ganesha their
other son is never shown in this particular
style of depiction.
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Welcome to the home page of the Indic
Studies Foundation
Swagatam
स्वागतम స్వాగతమ్
Both Devanagari
and Telugu scripts are derived from
Brahmi (as are most scripts in the
Indian subcontinent) probably the oldest
historical phonetic, syllabic script
devised by the human species. The name
Brahmi (consort of Brahma) is synonymous
with that of our guardian deity
the Goddess Saraswati and may be an
indication that it was developed along
the banks of the river Saraswati. For
some pictures of early Brahmi
manuscripts see for instance the section
on
Linguistics
Endaro Mahanubhavulu Andariki Ma
Vandanamulu
ఎందరొ
మహానుభావుల్య్అందరికి మా వందనములు
एन्दरो
महानुभावुलु
अन्दरिकि
मा वन्दनमुलु
(song composed by Saint Thyagaraja,'To
all the great souls of the past who have
attained spiritual realization our
namaskarams/salutations)
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A Note on Navigation
There is a lot
of material on this site, at last
count there were more than
3000 files, enough to fill several
books.. There are a couple of ways
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Introduction
The Indic Studies Foundation,
based in the San Francisco Bay
Area, seeks to propagate a more
accurate and rational approach to
the study and dissemination of the
Indian Civilizational ethos in the
world, particularly in the United
States and India. While India
regards herself as a
Civilizational Power, the image that
India evokes is far removed from
that of the Indics as they see
themselves
Read more to
understand the
Motivation for
starting the Foundation
Online
Sanskrit dictionary
Since we may use Sanskrit from time
to time please feel free to use this
dictionary or the more comprehensive
one by
Monier
Williams
. Our first suggestion would be to
visit the
glossary of
Indic and S'krit terms
for context sensitive meanings and
then if you cannot find the
word or phrase, to go to the
dictionaries.
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Vision
We will be guided by the vision
of an Indic Civilization that
regains the relative stature that it
had attained during the millennia
between 5000 BCE and 1200 CE
and establishes a more competitive
posture as it scales new heights
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Indic Studies Foundation
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The Indic Studies Foundation
is a 501(c)(3), not for
profit public benefit
corporation, incorporated in
California, promoting the
Hindu and American ideals of
embracing diversity and the
freedom to exercise choices
while trying to correct
the egregious depictions of
the Dhaarmic Traditions in
text books and in the media
Contact ISF at 1-925-271
4528 or on the web at
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ISF
is committed to devising and
executing plans that will
focus awareness on the antiquity,
diversity, intellectual vibrancy, the
logical rigor and ontological scope of
Indic civilization, the profound
contributions it has made to many
spheres of activity of humanity.
comprehend the nature and breadth of
adversarial theologies which seek to
malign the Indic ethos, dispel lacunae
and misconceptions in the understanding
of Indic traditions in India and the
Western hemisphere, as exemplified by
the case of the California Text Book
Misrepresentation of Ancient India in
2005/2006
explore the progress in realizing the
unfulfilled promise and potential of
this nation and its talented populace
the Foundation
will undertake a series of seminars
annually with an exclusive focus on
Indic history -- to
specifically research the distorted
history, investigate its
consequences, assess its consequences,
and remedy the situation by facilitating
impartial/professional research into
Indic history, and in addition will
conduct programs to correct the history
in the academia, media and in public
perception.
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From the Editors Desk,
ICIH 2009
October 2008
We
are pleased to announce that Indic
studies Foundation, a not for profit
public benefit corporation has been granted
Tax exempt status from both Federal
and state authorities, under section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal revenue
code. Consequently
, all charitable donations to the
foundation are tax exempt.
March
2008
Planning is
under way for the
First
International Conference on
Indian History,
January 9-11, 2009 ICIH 2009 , to be held at
India International Centre, 40 Lodi
Estate, New Delhi
. Please mark your calendars and
bookmark the requisite page on
this site.
If
you wish to participate in the
conference, please inform the
webmaster of this site accordingly.
Fundraising for ICIH 2009 is
underway to meet the
budgetary needs of the conference.
Our need for domestic (within India)
expenses amounts to IN Rs.10 lakhs
or $25,000. We would appreciate your
help in meeting this need. You can
do so through PayPal, using the
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January, 2008
We are adding a
lot more buttons on the navigational
panel at the top, left hand side and
bottom of the page. For
instance, we have added new buttons
on Famine during the British
colonial era. Famine stalked the
land every 3 or 4
years and was particularly virulent
after the British crown took over
the administration of the vast
subcontinent. According to
official figures 26 million people
died of hunger and starvation
between the years 1876 -1904.
We will have an investigative report
on Famine in India, before the end
of this quarter.
HEC2007
March 2008
Please note
that the Proceedings of
the Distorted History seminar
at HEC2007 are now available at
www.lulu.com under the title
:"Astronomical dating of Events, &
Select Vignettes from Indian
History"
Review
of Proceedings
--
Kosla Vepa
Indic studies Foundation
webmaster@indicethos.org
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Past editorials can be
found in the
editorial archives
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Some Planned Projects
Investigate the misdating of Indian
Chronology beginning with Sir William
Jones, MaxMueller and others
"Caste (as we experience it today in
India) is neither an unchanged survival
of ancient India nor a single system
that reflects a core cultural value.
Rather than a basic expression of Indian
tradition, caste is a modern phenomenon
– the product of a concrete historical
encounter between India and British
colonial rule " Nicholas Dirks
Propagate the truth that the current
social phenomenon under the general
rubric of Caste is not autochthonous to
the subcontinent. It is a system that
was fostered, embellished and nurtured
extensively by the British Colonial
Power , so that what goes by Caste today
has no relationship to any Hindu core
cultural value or ancient
tradition.
Investigate and
research Indic contributions to the
Mathematical sciences, in
particular to
Mathematics
and
Astronomy |
Recent Articles and Presentations
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We support the following charitable
organizations
IDRF
We
support fundraising on behalf of a Hindu
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The Wheel of Konarak
The Sun temple of Konarak, also
known as Black Pagoda, is the
crowning glory of the temple
architecture of ancient Orissa.
Built in A.D. 1250, during the reign
of the Eastern Ganga King
Narasimhadeva - I, centuries of myth
and legend shroud its history. The
design is the celestial chariot of
the Sun God pulled by seven
exquisitely carved ornamented
horses, strained on twelve wheels on
either side.
The huge monolithic wheels represent
time, unity, completeness, justice,
perfection and movement and each
wheel stands for a fortnight
and each horse a day of the week.
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कालचक्र
KAlachakra
काल=
कलयति सर्वाणि भूताणि
Time is regarded in Hindu thought as a
cyclical phenomenon
and the cycle of destruction and
regeneration ,
the cycle of Utpatti , laya is Kalachakra
मै समय हूं
अहं
काल अस्तु
According to Saint Thyagaraja a Self
realized individual exhibits the following
characteristics
Has
control over their monkey like senses
* Has attained bliss and spiritual heights of
happiness
* Has filled their heart with supreme lord
Rama
* Has followed the path of wisdom and
friendship.
* Has spread the light of kindness
* has gathered the Ocean of knowledge in
Shrimad
Bhagavatham,
Ramayana,
Bhagavad Gita
and
vedas
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