Vision and Mission

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.

Research Projects Applied Research Preservation of Manuscripts Research Publications Home Study Courses East-west Bridging Programs Workshops and Seminars Camp and Retreat Centre

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 Publication of rare and unpublished Manuscripts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.

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

1. Foundation Vedanta Course2. Advanced Vedanta Course3. Easy Sanskrit Study Course4. Easy Sanskrit Self Study Kit5. Postal Advanced Sanskrit Course6. 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.

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◦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.

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 FoundationAdi Sankara Nilayam, VeliyanadErnakulam District, Pin - 682 319, Kerala India.Ph: 91-484-2749676, 2747307Fax: 91-484-2749729 Email: office@chinfo.orgWebsite: www.chinfo.org