Vision and Mission
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Chinmaya International Foundation is
One of the last project undertaken by
Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji during his
lifetime
housed at Adi Sankara Nilayam, the birth home of Sri
Adi Sankara
set in Kerala’s lush green and sylan beauty midst sacred
shrines and water ponds
located in an ambience that is at once academic and
spiritual
“CIF stands as a bridge between the East and the West,
Past and Present, science and spirituality and the pundit
and the public.”- Swami Chinmayanandaji
◦ To keep the lamp of knowledge ever lit through research
◦ To preserve the Indian philosophical knowledge-tradition
and disseminate it
◦ To unravel India's hidden and lost knowledge-traditions by
extensive research in Sanskrit and Indology
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One of the four premier Sanskrit Research Institutions
of India that has been accorded the recognition of
Shodha Sansthan or Centre for Excellence in Sanskrit
Research by the Govt. of India
Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University as a Research
Centre. Thus students can do their PhD in Sanskrit and
allied subjects.
Collaborative projects with IGNOU, IIIT – Hyderabad,
University of Hyderabad.
Collaboration with AYUSH, Govt of India project.
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Research Projects
Applied Research
Preservation of Manuscripts
Research Publications
Home Study Courses
East-west Bridging Programs
Workshops and Seminars
Camp and Retreat Centre
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Student friendly critical edition of the Brahmasutra
Chatussutri with word to word meaning of Shankara
Bhasya with copious notes based on various ancient
Sanskrit commentaries.
Sukti Sudha - compilation of 5000 Sanskrit Proverbs
from the hoary tradition
Nyaya Kosha – a compendium of Sanskrit maxims ..
Publication of rare and unpublished Manuscripts
Anusaaraka
Developing a software for Natural Language
Processing (NLP) in collaboration with University of
Hyderabad and International Institute of Information
Technology based on Paniniyan Principles of Sanskrit
Grammar
CIF protects traditional Palm leaves and other
manuscripts by digitalizing and deciphering them.
There are about 3000 such manuscripts on various
branches of Traditional Knowledge.
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Holy Gita Ready Reference
Ishwara Darshanam (In Sanskrit)
Sri Rama Jatakam (In Sanskrit)
Gitanjali (In Sanskrit)
Adi Sankara Nilayam
Sukti Sudha
Dhimahi – Research Journal
Laghukarnamritam
Synthesis of Yoga
Sri Ramakrishnacharitam
Smartaprayaschitam
Sri Padmapadacharitam and many more
The following Home Study Courses are offered at CIF
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Foundation Vedanta Course
Advanced Vedanta Course
Easy Sanskrit Study Course
Easy Sanskrit Self Study Kit
Postal Advanced Sanskrit Course
Certificate Programme in Sanskrit (IGNOU)
More such courses such as on Bhagawad-Gita, Upanishads and Vedic
Mathematics are in the offing…
At any point of time there are about 2000 students on CIF rolls who
are doing these courses. The Fourth Batch of CPS is now open for
registration.
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CIF has organized 5 Bharat Darshan trips of one month
duration aimed at giving a glimpse of the Indian
heritage, culture and traditional knowledge systems to
youngsters from universities abroad.
Course on Fundamentals of Hinduism for
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Garrett College, Maryland, USA
Westminster College, Utah, USA
Satchidananda Mission of Assisi, Italy
Chinmaya Centre France
Regular workshops and seminars for the textual study
of ancient philosophical Sanskrit treatises on Nyaya,
Mimamsa, Yoga, Vedanta, Manuscriptology and
various disciplines of Indian Knowledge Tradition with
the guidance of traditional Scholars for those doing
Doctorate or Masters in Philosophy.
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Acharyas from various Chinmaya Mission centres,
India and abroad, regularly conduct camps on Vedantic
texts such as Gita and the Upanishads
Provides facility for academic programmes for
Universities and other academic bodies
An Online University for Sanskrit and
Indology wherein all branches of Indian
knowledge would be taught under one
umbrella.
Address:
Chinmaya International Foundation
Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad
Ernakulam District, Pin - 682 319, Kerala India.
Ph: 91-484-2749676, 2747307
Fax: 91-484-2749729
Email: office@chinfo.org
Website: www.chinfo.org