----- Original Message ----- From: "Shreyas Sarangan" <sarangan@xxxxxxxxx> To: <SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 6:15 AM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Melkote's Academy of Sanskrit Research > http://www.goodnewsindia.com/Pages/content/traditions/melkote.html > > " To many, Sanskrit is a dead language. Some think it's a 'useless' > language. Quite a few Hindus preen themselves that it is exclusively > theirs. But did you know serious scholars are beginning to marvel at > the rigour, reach and secularism of Sanskrit? Many of these --all > over the world-- are mining it for values the modern world can > benefit by. But nearly no one does this exposition with greater > commitment, catholicity and religious neutrality than Prof M A > Lakshmi Thathachar at the Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote, > Karnataka. On the 15 acres of the Academy, the assertions in Sanskrit > texts regarding ecology, farming, health and right living are on > view. The Professor is a farmer, livestock breeder, conservationist, > researcher, teacher, computer adept and most of all, a man who > embodies all that is best in the Indian tradition. He is a > Renaissance man unique to India..." > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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