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Learning and teaching the scientific and cultural heritage of India with a scientific vision. |
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Bringing documents like books, audiocassettes, films, CDs, etc for learning and teaching the heritage. |
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Conducting seminars, study classes, academic level competitions, etc., for fulfilling the missions of the Institute. |
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Giving a clear understanding of the superstitions and taking the mission of removing the superstition from the day-to-day life of the people by scientific teaching. |
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Giving the substantiated scientific proof on the merits of the acharas (customs) and rituals, which were followed by Indians for many millennia. |
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Clearly separating the duracharas/anaacharas (superstitions) from the scientific acharas and explaining about the merits on their scientific. |
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Bringing out all the merits of the Indian literature and giving a correct picture on the literature heritage of our nation. |
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Informing the world that everything was not present in ancient India, but many things connected with science and technology and integrated life management existed in ancient India. Majority of these scientific information also withstood the test of time and still survive in the practical and theoretical life/area in India |
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| We have published books, brought out cassettes and CDs for learning and teaching the heritage of our motherland. You can get the details from the Institute in the following address. |
Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage
Ushus, Estate Road, Pappanamcode
Trivandrum 695 018, India.
Ph. +91-471-2490149 |
| Every year, the annual conference (SAASTHRA ) of the Indian Institute of scientific heritage will be celebrated on the Saturday (evening) and Sunday preceding the December 25. |
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Indian Heritage on mathematics has got a history of not less than 5000 years starting from Sulbasutras. Aryabhateeya, Bhaskareeya, Vateswara Siddhanta, Lilavati, and so on. There are more than one thousand books catalogued by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. |
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The Indian heritage on astronomy has the history record starting from Vedic period. The mathematics and astronomy were dealt together in hundreds of textbooks written in Sanskrit and in regional languages. Mahabhaskareeya, Laghubhaskareeya, Vateswara Siddhanta, Bruhat samhitha, and many similar books still available in the printed form with English commentaries, give the subject matter qualitatively and quantitatively at par with the modern developments. |
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Indian heritage on the metallurgical sciences also goes back from the period of Yajurveda. Names of many metals are given in Vedas clearly mean that the metallurgical technologies of gold, copper, silver, iron, tin and lead were known. Many textbooks describing the rasa sastra give the ores, minerals and methodology of extraction and purification of metals and their compounds. |
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Indian heritage in health science also starts from time immemorial. The ayurvedic books like Charaka samhitha, Susrutha samhitha, Ashtanga hrudaya, Ashtanga samgruha and many small books on animal treatment and Vrukshayurveda are still available for learning and research. The Vegetarian food system has become the order of the day in the world. |
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Indian technological heritage has vast area of metallurgy, ceramics, glass, textiles, furnaces, leather, civil engineering and architecture, granite and marble, and so on. These are clearly demonstrated in ancient Indian books, cave temples, temples, forts, palaces, etc., |
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Indian approach to management is described in detail in Bhishma Upadesa, Vidura Upadesa, Sukra Neethisaara, Bharthru Hari neethisataka, Chanakya neetisaara, Bhagavath geetha, Yoga Vasishta and so on. The Indian approach to management is an integrated approach looking into physiological, psychological, family - society and national aspects. |
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We, in Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage also look into detailed aspects of Vedas and related literature, for their modern use. |
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