Volume 1Issue 1

िचयशीःC h i n m a y a ś r ī

Bi-Annual Newsletter

Volume 1Issue 1

िचयशीःC h i n m a y a ś r ī

Bi-Annual Newsletter

CONTENTS

From the Editor’s Desk Glimpses of Semester 1 in 2018-19StartofSecondAcademicYearonGuruPurnima2018StudentsLearnfromtheFounderWeStandasOneFamily-ProvidingRelieftotheDistressedInvitedTalksCelebrationsatCVV

New InitiativesInaugurationofActivityHallatCVVInaugurationofPsychologyLabPsychometricAssessment&PresentationatChinmayaVidyalayaKottayamCVVOrientationProgrammeforPrincipalsTheHinduEdgeEducationCareerCounselling&GuidanceProgram2018MusicalPresentationbyStudentsofCVVGendersensitivityandAwarenessProgramCSETatChinmayaVidyalaya,ErnakulamWorkshopChildDevelopment&RecentAdvancesinCognitiveTheories

Visits to CVVCampusTourofStudentsofCVKottayamCampusTourbyStudentsofCVKozhikodeSriSankaraUniversityofSanskritVisitCVV

Achievements - A Bird’s Eye viewFundedResearchProjectbyCVVFacultyAwardsandConferenceAttendancebyCVVFacultyCVVStudents@Visishta2018-Inter-CollegeFestMinistryofCultureScholarshiptoDipinDas

NFSI - 2018Winter Arts Intensive 2018

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From theEditor’s Desk

Cognizant of the immense breadth and depth of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and the wisdom of Vedanta and also the Indian cultural heritage in abundance, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth (CVV), the University established by the Chinmaya Mission in 2016, embarked upon a voyage of merging Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) with contemporary knowledge systems, in the academic year 2017-18. Here at Chinmaya University, all academic programmes at di�erent level are conceived and designed in such a way that a right fusion of Indian knowledge and modern knowledge fields happens so that di�erent vistas are open to students, parallelly. It is, indeed, our great pleasure to announce that CVV, from this academic year, would bring out its Newsletter ‘Chinmayaśrī’ twice a year, i.e., towards the closure of each semester. This newsletter a bird’s eye-view on events at CVV, major achievement of students and faculty and other content of interest to its readers. We eagerly look forward to your feedback to improve this newsletter and make it more insightful.

Dr Sreevalsa Kumar

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Glimpses of Semester 1 in 2018-19

CVV started the second academic year in a unique way. Swami

Sharadananda Sarasvati guided first and second year students in

performing the auspicious Vidyarthi Homa. As part of this unique

ceremony, all students took 5 vows:

I will take care of my health based on the Neeti statement that the body is

the instrument for fulfilling my dharma

I commit to regular and sincere study based on the Smriti vakya that for

students’ study is considered the highest tapas.

I will strive to be truthful in action, mind and words based on shruti

statement that truth alone leads to victory never untruth.

I strive to gain compassion and give up arrogance, meanness and other

such selfish qualities, following the advice of the wise ones.

I will strive to accomplish following the injunction of the shruti, social

integration through seva.

‘शरीरमा ंख धमर् साधनम ्’ इित नीित वाम ् अवधाय र् शम-क्षम-नीरोग-शरीराय ा

‘छाताणा-ं अयन ंतप:’ इित िृत वा ंअवधाय र्

’समवे जयत ेनानतृ ंसने पा िवततो दवेयान:’ इित शिुतवाम ् अवधाय र्

‘ाथ य पराथ र् एवम ् स पमुानके: सता-ंअगणी:’ इित मनीिष वा अवधाय र्

‘सगं ंसवं ंस ंवो मनािंस जानताम ्’ इित शिुत-आदशेम ् अवधाय र्

Start of Second Academic Year on Guru Purnima 2018

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We Stand as One FamilyProviding Relief to the Distressed

Students Learn from the FounderPujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda, the former head of

Chinmaya Mission World-wide and First Chancellor of

Chinmaya University, addressed the students and the

sta� of CVV from 6th to 10th August 2018. The series of

interactive sessions, highlighting the beautiful

student-teacher relation, left quite an impact on the

students.

The CVV students and sta� along with the CIF team came together as

Pujya Gurudev’s foot-soldiers during the recent catastrophe which

brought Kerala to a stand-still. Under the able guidance of Swami

Sharadananda the team reached out to approximately 600 distressed,

displaced flood victims providing them with daily meals prepared in

the CIF Annakshetra (kitchen). They were also provided with relief

materials like the basic necessities and an assurance that they will be

looked after as long as such support was required. Sharing glimpses of

the relief activities here.

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Invited Talks

Lectures on Traditional Knowledge - Contemporary PlatformsDr T. V. Prabhakar, Professor, Dept of CSE, IIT Kanpur visited CVV for a series of talks

on Traditional Knowledge - Contemporary Platforms on September 7, 2018. The talks

were supported by talapatra and bhurjapatra manuscripts. Prof. Prabhakar

highlighted that with the advent of the printing press, we published books. The

digital revolution is giving us another medium to conserve and propagate our knowledge systems. A very

interesting aspect of computer-based publishing is the enormous flexibility it o�ers. In his talk, Dr. Prabhakar

also spoke about the opportunities that digital publishing o�ers with some examples from the Gita Supersite, a

project at IIT Kanpur started by Brahmachari Vineet Chaitanya with the blessings of Pujya Gurudev Swami

Chinmayananda.

Lecture on Consciousness and Medicine 2018Prof. Yogesh Mohan, M.D., Professor and CEO, Saveetha Hospital and Saveetha

Medical University, Chennai delivered a guest lecture on the Influence of

Consciousness on Body and Mind and Implications for Health Psychology on 29th

September 2018. The talk was attended by the students of CVV's Applied Psychology

programme.

Session on Educational Psychology and PsychoanalysisOn 19th November 2018, Prof. Nagamuni Reddy, an eminent Sanskrit Scholar from

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati visited CVV’s PPSH. In an hour-long talk,

Prof. Nagamuni spoke on topics related to educational psychology and

psychoanalysis from the Indian context.

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Celebrations at CVV

Teachers Day Celebrations by StudentsA Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind & touches a heart... Our faculty at CVV have definitely managed to do so.

On the occasion of Teachers Day, the students put up a bulletin board with names of the faculty members. They

then dedicated odes to their teachers which were appreciated by the teachers themselves. Our Student

Reporters have sent in these images where the glee of the student fraternity is seen!

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations

Students and sta� of CVV participated in Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at CIF where Br. Ved Chaitanya lead the

Purvanga Puja and Sahasravartana Abhisheka Puja, and Swami Advayananda gave a brief talk on Aashirvachan.

Along with singing bhajans, the students also performed a dance dedicating it to Lord Ganesha.

World Mental Health Day 2018 YOUNG PEOPLE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN A CHANGING WORLD - this was

the theme of the World Mental Health Day 2018. Responding to this theme,

BA Applied Psychology students of CVV organised an event on October 10,

to raise awareness on mental health issues and to mobilise e�orts in

support of mental health. The students organised a flashmob, enacted a skit

and put up a poster exhibition based on this year's theme.

Navratri Celebrations

CVV celebrated Navaratri with great joy and gaiety on October 14, 2018. All Students, faculty and sta�, and their

family members gathered at the auditorium dressed in colourful traditional clothes to dance away the evening

to the rhythmic music.

World Philosophy Day 2018CVV’s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Heritage (PPSH) celebrated World Philosophy Day at the

campus on 15th November, 2018. The celebration aimed to create awareness of Philosophy among the students

and to pique their curiosity about this discipline. To mark the occasion, there was:

A Philosophers’ Gallery showcasing some of the significant Indian thinkers of 20th Century- both academic and

non-academic, traditional as well as modern,

A Philosophy Meme Room to showcase some famous anecdotes involving

philosophers, and

A Philosophy Activity Room to display some important philosophical thought

experiments and allow the student to express their opinion about them.5

NewInitiatives

Inauguration of Activity Hall at CVVSwami Advayananda inaugurated the sports and activity hall at CVV.

Dr. Apparao Mukkamala, Managing Trustee and Dr. Gauri Mahulikar,

Dean and VC-in-charge also were present on the occasion.

Psychometric Assessment & Presentation at Chinmaya Vidyalaya KottayamTeachers and students of class 11 and 12 and parents

assembled at Chinmaya Vidyalaya (CV) Kottayam for an

introduction to CVV and a psychometric aptitude test for

the students. CVV Team received a warm reception at

school, interacted with students, faced proactive

management queries. The students enjoyed the test

experience and were keen to know their results.

Inauguration of Psychology LabPsychology Laboratory is an integral part of psychology programmes

at CVV too. Psychology laboratories aid teaching, research activities

and consultancy. The lab is of immense use for students’ day-to-day

academic activities, such as, practical, demonstration sessions, case

history taking, psychological testing, to name a few. The CVV

Psychology Lab was inaugurated by Prof. Gauri Mahulikar, Dean and VC-in-charge, of CVV, on 4th October 2018.

The special invitee Prof. Urmi Biswas, senior professor of Psychology at M.S University, Baroda spoke about the

importance of psychology lab for students and researchers. Dr. Sreenath, Director, Psychotronics, Bangalore

demonstrated a few selected instruments. Dr. Sreenathan, Academic Director, CIF and visiting professor to CVV

also addressed the gathering. The inaugural ceremony was presided over by Dr. B. Ashok, Registrar, CVV. Prof. K.

Krishna Mohan thanked the management for the support and all those involved in the establishment of the lab.

Faculty members and students participated.

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CVV Orientation Programme for PrincipalsCVV’s Outreach Programme began with its first Principals’ meet on

October 8, 2018 where 45 participants from 31 schools and colleges from

all over Kerala gathered at Crowne Plaza, Ernakulam for an orientation

session with the CVV Faculty and Sta� members. The programme began

with the customary invocation of Lord Ganesha, Goddess Sarasvati and

the universal prayer for amity, and the traditional lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries and invitees. After the

welcome address by Anupama S., a thought provoking presentation on “Why CVV?” was made by Sri N M Sundar

Campus Director, Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula, Kochi Campus. This was followed by detailed presentations of the

unique undergraduate programmes by Professors Krishna Mohan, Hari Sundar, Anil Narayanan and Vinayak

Rajat Bhat. Dr B. Ashok, Registrar, CVV, expressed holistic ideas about integrating the curriculum with the

employment opportunities which are continuously evolving. He emphasized on the need for secondary schools

to involve the expertise of the CVV team to help them guide their students’ future academic goals. We are

pleased to inform that similar CVV presentations at a few institutions were requested at the venue.

The Hindu Edge Education Career Counselling & GuidanceProgram 2018CVV joined on board as the PRESENTING SPONSOR for The Hindu Career Counselling & Guidance program 2018

conducted across 5 cities in Kerala between 28th November to 7th December, 2018.The series was inaugurated

in the capital city of Trivandrum on 28th November with Dr. B. Ashok, IAS, Registrar, CVV as the chief speaker of

the day. He elucidated on the topic –The meaning and purpose of higher education at the Alakapuri Auditorium

in Trivandrum where 500 plus students from 7 institutions attended the programme. Many other dignitaries were

also present on the occasion.

REACH - 5 CITIES | OVER 3000 STUDENTS

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As the event moved to Kochi on 30th November, Dr. Ashok once again took

centre stage addressing close to 600 students from 6 institutions speaking to

them about di�erent unique options in higher education. On both occasions

he motivated the students to make informed choices for their undergraduate

studies.

In Kottayam and Kozhikode Dr Hari Sundar, Associate Professor, School of

Contemporary Knowledge Systems, CVV delivered an engaging talk on

Relevance of Indian Knowledge Systems in Undergraduate Education.

Thousand students across 10 higher secondary schools benefitted from

listening to this out of the box topic.

Education with a di�erence: University in the 21st Century India was the topic

of Dr Vanisree’s talk at the Thrissur event as she shared stage space with the

District Collector of Thrissur, T V Anupama IAS. Being the Head of the School

of Ethics, Law, Governance & Culture at CVV, Dr. Vanisree encouraged the 650

students present there from 6 schools to research their choices well before

deciding on any one course.

The Admissions team was present on all

venues having their very aesthetically

designed kiosk in place with programme

brochures and an ongoing LED display

screen with interesting photos and

videos about the university. They

interacted with the accompanying sta�

of all the school goers in the audience,

explaining about the university’s unique

UG programmes and handed posters for their respective school notice board

displays. The team also networked with the co-participants in the event

inviting their lead speakers to visit the University for any mutual cooperation

possibilities.

We have reached out to

close to 3000 students and

approximately 30 higher

secondary schools across 5

places in Kerala and created

awareness about the

possibility of admission into

a state of the art de novo

deemed to be university

present in their home state.

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Musical Presentation by Students of CVV

Students of the 2nd year BA Music programme of CVV gave a musical presentation on 25th September 2018 for

members of Chinmaya International Residential School (CIRS). As a response to it, around 75 students and

teachers from CIRS visited Chinmaya Vibhooti for an educational tour led by Resident Director of CIRS, Swami

Anukoolananda. During this visit, the CVV team presented a variety of songs starting with a classical rendition in

Raga Bhairav followed by interactive kirtans, Meera bhajan and folk songs from Garhwal, Rajasthan and Punjab.

Soulful rendition of Raga Vrindavani Sarang, Vaishnava Jana To and a Dhun by the bansuri students added

flavour to the performance. The CIRS students gave a beautiful token of thanks in the form of a dance

presentation as well as an intricately designed card made by one of its students.

photo

The highlight of all the events was a quiz created and hosted by the Admissions team of CVV asking the higher

secondary students questions from a variety of topics ranging from space science, current sports and many

others like ancient Indian medicinal practices. They received enthusiastic participation in all the five venues and

the task of correcting, scoring and deciding the top three winners was undertaken by the team at each venue

immediately after conducting the quiz.

The schools whose students received the prizes carried back happy memories from the event and the prize

winners were given a certificate holder each with age appropriate books chosen from Chinmaya Vani as prizes.

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CSET at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, ErnakulamThe first Chinmaya Scholarship & Entrance Test (CSET), online

examination was conducted at Chinmaya Vidyalaya,

Vaduthala, Ernakulam, Kerala on December 3, 2018.

Forty-three students appeared for the test. The CSET - an

opportunity for students to qualify for admissions and

scholarships to CVV before the results of +2 exams are

declared. To know more about CSET, visit

http://www.cvv.ac.in/cset

Gender sensitivity and Awareness Program Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth organised Gender sensitivity and Awareness Program for its students and sta� on

15th September 2018. The program was conducted by Dr. Vanisree Ramanathan and Prof. Nithin Ramakrishnan.

The objective of the program was to create awareness of women’s safety on the university campus. The

participants were explained about the nature of sexual harassment and ways to deal with it. The workshop also

aimed to increase   the sensitivity on the part of university sta� towards the complaints of sexual harassment.

The students were informed about the instances of sexual harassment and several provisions mentioned in

Vishaka guidelines 1997, and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. By discussing the

relevance of prevention, prohibition and peaceful work environment, the program discussed about the Saksham

report 2016 and relevance of gender neutrality for gender justice. The session declared the internal committee

members of the CVV as well as the CVV Anti Sexual harassment policy. The workshop was concluded with the

question answer session wherein all the members from CVV and CNBG campus actively participated.

Workshop Child Development & Recent Advances in Cognitive TheoriesProf. Uma Iyer from Moraine Valley Community College,

Chicago conducted a two-day workshop on Child

Development and Recent Advances in Cognitive Theories for

the students of CVV's BA Applied Psychology, on October

15th & 16th, 2018.

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Campus Tour of Students of CV KottayamFifty-two students of class 12, accompanied by their teachers of Chinmaya Vidyalaya (CV) arrived at CVV for a

campus tour on October 17, 2018. The CVV team received them and took them for darshan in the sacred

Chinmaya Swayambhu Ayyappa Temple complex. They were then taken to CVV's academic block Sankaram

where they were given a tour of the building and a glimpse of the infrastructure. Audio-video presentations were

made on:

Technology meets tradition

Campus life at CEG

Importance of courses at CVV

Students' testimonials

Introduction to Bharata Society and

A brief look at programmes o�ered at CVV. Dr. Gauri Mahulikar VC I/c & Dean spoke encouragingly to these

youngsters and welcomed them to CVV in 2019 for the next academic year while blessing them for successful

completion of 12th standard examinations. She presented a memento on CVV's behalf to CV, Kottayam.

We saw o� a happy set after they toured the Illam and understood the spiritual history with importance of the

space.

Campus Tour by Students of CV KozhikodeSixty-five 12th standard students and 15 teachers from CV, Kozhikode visited CVV on October 19th. They

attended a presentation on CVV by Sri N. M. Sundar, Campus Director, Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula before taking

on a tour of the campus.

Sri Sankara University of Sanskrit Visit CVV On November 2nd, a team, including the Pro Chancellor and Syndicate members from Sri Sankara University of

Sanskrit, Kalady visited CVV for a collaborative meeting and also to work on a MoU between two universities.

Visits toCVV

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AchievementsA Bird’s Eye view

Faculty

Funded Research Project by CVV FacultyIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sanctioned a research grant of Rs. 15 Lakhs to

Professor Krishna Mohan of School of PPSH to undertake a research project entitled: Indian

Intellectual Knowledge Traditions and Heritage: Development of Educational Resources,

Capacity Building and Research for Indian Higher Education Institutions.

Awards and Conference Attendance by CVV FacultyVid. Nagendra Pavana, Assistant Professor has passed the Tenali Exam in Vyakarana Shastra

and was awarded the title - " " vyākaraṇaratnam.

A Brief on the Tenali Exam - This exam has been conducted by Tenali Shastra Poshaka Sabha,

Tenali for many decades. It is a very tough exam and rarely do candidates write this exam or

pass it. The reason behind this is that the exam is conducted over 7 years (twice a year). All major texts of

Vyakarana, starting form Vaiyakarana Siddhanta Kaumudi to Mahabhashya, are tested in this exam. Each exam

is conducted in 2 modes - Written and Oral. There is no specific format of question paper. The question can be

asked from any part of the text. For the Oral exam, some of the best Shastric scholars are invited to test the

candidate, and in front of those scholars, the candidate has to prove his/her knowledge of the text. Once the

candidate passes all these exams he has to go through a final Viva-Voce test on 4 major texts in front of Kanchi

Swamigal and eminent Shastric scholars. If the candidate can answer the questions from the ocean of Vyakarana

Shastra and pass the exam, he is given the title of "व्याकरणरत्नम्". This is one of the special titles that a scholar of

Vyakarana can get."

Dr. Tulasi Kumar Joshi, Assistant Professor had been awarded with "

svarṇāñgulīyakam (Golden Ring) by His Holiness Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya

Mahasansthanam, Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Shri Sharadapeetham Sri Bharathiteertha Swamiji

on account of Sri Mahaganapathi Vakyartha Vidwat Mahasabha held at Sringeri from 12th to

25th September 2018. We congratulate him on receiving this honour and wish that many more

such honours and awards follow!

Dr. Hari Sundar, Associate Professor was awarded with Best Researcher award instituted by the

International Organisation of Science Research and Development in the Management Science

category in October 2018. He delivered a plenary talk on Winning strategies from

Mahabharatha at the 87th International conference on Management Business and Economics held at Mysuru

from Nov 2-3, 2018 and delivered another talk on Predatory Journals in Research at the International

Conference in Chandigarh organised by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation from July 20-21

On 5th December 2018, Dr. L. Sampath kumar, Assistant professor had presented a paper on Avataras in Varadarajapanchasat at the National Seminar on Sri Vedanta Desikas’s Literary Works

conducted by Sri Ahobila Mutt Adarsha Samskruta Maha Vidyalaya, New Delhi.

Dr Ramakrishna Pejathaya, Assistant Professor presented a paper on

vaidikī kālagaṇanā in a Regional Vedic Conference at Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi organized by

Maharshi Sandeepani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain with the association of

Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bengaluru and SMSP Sanskrit College Udupi from 4th to

6th December, 2018.

णा र्लुीयकं

ाकरणरम ्

"

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Faculty

Funded Research Project by CVV FacultyIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sanctioned a research grant of Rs. 15 Lakhs to

Professor Krishna Mohan of School of PPSH to undertake a research project entitled: Indian

Intellectual Knowledge Traditions and Heritage: Development of Educational Resources,

Capacity Building and Research for Indian Higher Education Institutions.

Awards and Conference Attendance by CVV FacultyVid. Nagendra Pavana, Assistant Professor has passed the Tenali Exam in Vyakarana Shastra

and was awarded the title - " " vyākaraṇaratnam.

A Brief on the Tenali Exam - This exam has been conducted by Tenali Shastra Poshaka Sabha,

Tenali for many decades. It is a very tough exam and rarely do candidates write this exam or

pass it. The reason behind this is that the exam is conducted over 7 years (twice a year). All major texts of

Vyakarana, starting form Vaiyakarana Siddhanta Kaumudi to Mahabhashya, are tested in this exam. Each exam

is conducted in 2 modes - Written and Oral. There is no specific format of question paper. The question can be

asked from any part of the text. For the Oral exam, some of the best Shastric scholars are invited to test the

candidate, and in front of those scholars, the candidate has to prove his/her knowledge of the text. Once the

candidate passes all these exams he has to go through a final Viva-Voce test on 4 major texts in front of Kanchi

Swamigal and eminent Shastric scholars. If the candidate can answer the questions from the ocean of Vyakarana

Shastra and pass the exam, he is given the title of "व्याकरणरत्नम्". This is one of the special titles that a scholar of

Vyakarana can get."

Dr. Tulasi Kumar Joshi, Assistant Professor had been awarded with "

svarṇāñgulīyakam (Golden Ring) by His Holiness Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya

Mahasansthanam, Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Shri Sharadapeetham Sri Bharathiteertha Swamiji

on account of Sri Mahaganapathi Vakyartha Vidwat Mahasabha held at Sringeri from 12th to

25th September 2018. We congratulate him on receiving this honour and wish that many more

such honours and awards follow!

Dr. Hari Sundar, Associate Professor was awarded with Best Researcher award instituted by the

International Organisation of Science Research and Development in the Management Science

category in October 2018. He delivered a plenary talk on Winning strategies from

Mahabharatha at the 87th International conference on Management Business and Economics held at Mysuru

from Nov 2-3, 2018 and delivered another talk on Predatory Journals in Research at the International

Conference in Chandigarh organised by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation from July 20-21

On 5th December 2018, Dr. L. Sampath kumar, Assistant professor had presented a paper on Avataras in Varadarajapanchasat at the National Seminar on Sri Vedanta Desikas’s Literary Works

conducted by Sri Ahobila Mutt Adarsha Samskruta Maha Vidyalaya, New Delhi.

Dr Ramakrishna Pejathaya, Assistant Professor presented a paper on

vaidikī kālagaṇanā in a Regional Vedic Conference at Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi organized by

Maharshi Sandeepani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain with the association of

Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bengaluru and SMSP Sanskrit College Udupi from 4th to

6th December, 2018.

Students

CVV Students @ Visishta 2018 - Inter-College FestCVV students participated in various competitions at 'Visishta 2018 - Inter-college Fest', organised by Bhavan’s

College of Arts & Commerce, Kakkanad, on October 4, 2018. A number of distinguished guests from the college

governing body and other educational institutions graced the event. Team CVV began well and moved

victoriously from the opening rounds to the next level of many events. CVV's Bharata Club won the second prize

in the group dance. They chose the theme of 'Spring'. Sharing some pictures here.

Ministry of Culture Scholarship to Dipin DasCVV’s Tabla student, Dipin Das received a

prestigious scholarship from the Ministry of

Culture, Government of India for his dedication

towards the art and dexterity in Tabla playing. A

second year BA student at CNBG, Das has made his

Gurus and the Institution proud by this

achievement. We wish him more success in his

future c areer in Tabla playing.

ा "नणगलाक ीकदिैव"

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#NFSI2018

Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth hosted a 3-day International Conference on "New Frontiers in Sanskrit and Indic

Knowledge: Śāstra and Discipline – Towards a meaningful dialogue " from December 17-19, 2018 at its

Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula, Kochi Campus. The Vice-Chancellor of the university had assigned faculty members

Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat, Dr. Pavankumar Satuluri, and Dr. Ramakrishna Pejathaya as the coordinators of the

conference. The news was subsequently shared by mail to more than 1000 scholars and researchers and was

also spread through social media, Malayala Manorama and some good Sanskrit magazines.

This conference was designed to help formulate a new agenda for researchers in the field of Sanskrit and

Ancient Indian Studies by addressing issues related to a few key themes, to provide a platform for the academic

community, researchers, and thought leaders to share new knowledge and best practices. After the conference,

we are confident that the Sanskrit and Indic Studies community will stand to benefit from these mutual

interactions, which appear to be lacking at the moment, given the globally emerging political trend that

devalues the humanities in general, and in particular our field. The conference has provided ample networking

opportunities for those engaged in teaching and research in Sanskrit, Indic Knowledge and its Applications.

The theme for NFSI-2018 was -

We received a total of 66 abstracts, the academic committee reviewed them, and selected 40. Emails were then

sent to the respective authors that they had until October 15, 2018, to submit a full paper. In the end, we

received a total of 27 full papers. These papers were carefully reviewed through a double-blind review process

from our academic committee heading some eminent scholars from the di�erent part of India. After the review

process, 12 were selected without any suggestions and 6 were sent back to the authors with suggestions to edit.

10 Papers were presented at the conference.

We had invited a very good number of eminent scholars for the discussion on the theme of the conference.

There was a total of two-panel discussions and 4 special talks throughout the conference.

Scholars invited were -

Prof. Rajaram Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Sampoornand Sanskrit University, Varanasi

Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Maharashtra

Prof. B Mahadevan, Professor, Productions and Operational Management, IIM Banglore

Prof. Madhusudan Penna, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Bharatiya Dharma, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit

University, Maharashtra

Prof. C Rajendran, Calicut University, Kerala

Prof. Raghurama Raju, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology,

Tirupati

Dr. Kamini Gogri, Ignited Mind Foundation, Mumbai

Prof. Amba Kulkarni, University of Hyderabad, Telangana

Prof. Arknath Chaudhary, Former Vice Chancellor, Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Gujarat

Prof. Subrahmanyam Korada, University of Hyderabad, Telangana

Prof B.V. Venkataramna, Dean of Shastra studies, KSU, Bengaluru

Prof. Venugopalan Sankaran, SCSVMV University. Kancheepuram

Prof. Sundareswaran N.K., Calicut University, Kerala

The conference was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Prof P.N.Shastry.

Dignitaries present on the stage were - Swami Advayananda, Prof Dharmarajan Adat, Prof Gauri Mahulikar, Prof

Rajaram Shukla, Dr. Apparao.

In the valedictory function, we had invited Prof. Gangadharan Nair as a chief guest and felicitated him for the

President's award he received for his achievements in the field of Sanskrit.

NFSI-2018 conference was successfully completed with this.

पपााििनन ननूूााििनन चच शशााााििणण –– अअथथ र्र्ससााथथ र्र्ववााहहााःः ससंवंवााददााःः ŚĀSTRA & DISCIPLINE: TOWARDS A MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE

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Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth hosted a 3-day International Conference on "New Frontiers in Sanskrit and Indic

Knowledge: Śāstra and Discipline – Towards a meaningful dialogue " from December 17-19, 2018 at its

Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula, Kochi Campus. The Vice-Chancellor of the university had assigned faculty members

Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat, Dr. Pavankumar Satuluri, and Dr. Ramakrishna Pejathaya as the coordinators of the

conference. The news was subsequently shared by mail to more than 1000 scholars and researchers and was

also spread through social media, Malayala Manorama and some good Sanskrit magazines.

This conference was designed to help formulate a new agenda for researchers in the field of Sanskrit and

Ancient Indian Studies by addressing issues related to a few key themes, to provide a platform for the academic

community, researchers, and thought leaders to share new knowledge and best practices. After the conference,

we are confident that the Sanskrit and Indic Studies community will stand to benefit from these mutual

interactions, which appear to be lacking at the moment, given the globally emerging political trend that

devalues the humanities in general, and in particular our field. The conference has provided ample networking

opportunities for those engaged in teaching and research in Sanskrit, Indic Knowledge and its Applications.

The theme for NFSI-2018 was -

We received a total of 66 abstracts, the academic committee reviewed them, and selected 40. Emails were then

sent to the respective authors that they had until October 15, 2018, to submit a full paper. In the end, we

received a total of 27 full papers. These papers were carefully reviewed through a double-blind review process

from our academic committee heading some eminent scholars from the di�erent part of India. After the review

process, 12 were selected without any suggestions and 6 were sent back to the authors with suggestions to edit.

10 Papers were presented at the conference.

We had invited a very good number of eminent scholars for the discussion on the theme of the conference.

There was a total of two-panel discussions and 4 special talks throughout the conference.

Scholars invited were -

Prof. Rajaram Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Sampoornand Sanskrit University, Varanasi

Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Maharashtra

Prof. B Mahadevan, Professor, Productions and Operational Management, IIM Banglore

Prof. Madhusudan Penna, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Bharatiya Dharma, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit

University, Maharashtra

Prof. C Rajendran, Calicut University, Kerala

Prof. Raghurama Raju, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology,

Tirupati

Dr. Kamini Gogri, Ignited Mind Foundation, Mumbai

Prof. Amba Kulkarni, University of Hyderabad, Telangana

Prof. Arknath Chaudhary, Former Vice Chancellor, Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Gujarat

Prof. Subrahmanyam Korada, University of Hyderabad, Telangana

Prof B.V. Venkataramna, Dean of Shastra studies, KSU, Bengaluru

Prof. Venugopalan Sankaran, SCSVMV University. Kancheepuram

Prof. Sundareswaran N.K., Calicut University, Kerala

The conference was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Prof P.N.Shastry.

Dignitaries present on the stage were - Swami Advayananda, Prof Dharmarajan Adat, Prof Gauri Mahulikar, Prof

Rajaram Shukla, Dr. Apparao.

In the valedictory function, we had invited Prof. Gangadharan Nair as a chief guest and felicitated him for the

President's award he received for his achievements in the field of Sanskrit.

NFSI-2018 conference was successfully completed with this.

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Winter Arts Intensive 201866 students from India and abroad attended the

Winter Arts Intensive, a 7-day residential in-depth

training programme by CVV at the CNBG campus.

The intensive provided the students with an

opportunity to immerse themselves in learning,

practice and contemplation of the arts at a

gurukula through personal training, practice

sessions, lecture-demonstrations and

performances. The students were mentored by

Pramodini Rao, Himanshu Nanda, Swapnil

Chaphekar, Rohit Kulkarni, Kshitij Saxena and Vijay

Shivane. They also had the opportunity to attend

an expert workshop and musical concert with

violin exponent Milind Raikar. It was a blessing

that Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda was in

campus during the intensive and provided

valuable spiritual insights to the students.

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Events ForthcomingA day long workshop on Basic Counselling Skills would

be conducted by School of PPSH on the Tuesday the 8th

January 2019. Prof. Uma Iyer and Dr Satheesh Varma

would facilitate the workshop. The workshop is open for

the student community.

To express the gratitude of CVV to its donors all-over

the world, a great pooja-Lakshmi Narayana Mahapooja

would be performed on the 15th January, 2019 at CEG

campus.

Sixteenth January would be celebrated as Chinmaya

Vishwavidyapeeth/University Day every year to

celebrate the day CVV got its recognition from the

University Grants Commission as a Deemed-to-be

University with De Novo Status. Next year’s CVV Day would be celebrated on the 16th of January 2019.

On 19th January 2019 an inter-collegiate youth festival would be conducted at CVV under the banner

Jabagadadash. Students from various colleges are expected to compete on a wide range sports, arts and cultural

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9th Naada Bindu Festival, the annual 3-day residential arts extravaganza, with the best of music, dance, nature and divinity will be held from February 08 - 10, 2019 at Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula - the Pune campus of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth.

This is a one-of-a-kind festival that brings together a confluence of world-class performances, festival celebrations, art-talk, spiritual discourse and much more!

Admissions for the 2019-20 academic year are now openStudents can apply at: www.apply.cvv.ac.inWe are always available to assist you with your queries and connecting you with our dynamic Admissions team. Contact us at:Admissions hotline: 1800-270-4888 or 75588-96000 | Email: admissions@cvv.ac.in Admissions i-c: Dr. V. Durgalakshmi Other contacts:Sumedha: +91 92077 11512 | Sundar: +91 90619 82220

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