--- In tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sudarshan K Madabushi"
<mksudarshan2002@...> wrote:
Dear members,
I reproduce below a report that appeared in THE HINDU newspaper issue
dt. 19January 2007. It is self-explanatory.
As I explained to you all during the Veda class last night, the Vedic
Sangeeta Foundation, Chennai, is a non-profit cultural organization
devoted to the twin causes of propagating the Vedas as well as
promoting 'saastrIya sangItam'. The chief patrons of this Foundation
are eminent citizens of Tamil Nadu such as Sri Rajha from the
renowned Raja family from Rajapaalayam, Sri Venu Srinivasan of TVS
SUzuki, Sri N.Srinivasan of Chemplast Group, Sri Sivasailam of
Amalgamations Group and Sri Mohan Paraasharan (son of the renowned ex-
Attorney-General of India, Sri K.Parasharan).
The Foundation with the blessings of Sringeri Sankaracharya has
embarked upon the project of collecting, collating, digitizing and
creating a world-wide audio library of the Vedas as chanted by
learned 'vaideeka' pandits and 'ghanapaatins'. In this endeavour, the
TTD with its vast resources available in its own archives, will lend
a helping hand. This cause is one that will appeal to the pride and
sentiments of all of us who abide by the Vedic faith and believe that
the Vedas are the eternal commonwealth of the entire world, not just
of India.
The project is a mammoth one estimated to cost around Rs.15 mn or
USD 300k. Here is an opportunity for all the 'veda-
abhimaanis', 'vedaDHYaYINS' and 'veda-adhyApakAs', 'veda-srOtriyAs'
the world over to come forward and chip in their bit for the cause by
extending financial support. It is a worthy cause.
May I therefore appeal to all "Kuwait Tiruvenkatam Group" members,
especially the "vedAdhyAyana" students, to please come forward and
help in this cause. All of us know how much spiritual benefit we have
all derived and enjoyed in life the past 6 years since we all
began 'vedAdhyAyana'. It is not possible to define or quantify the
spiritual upliftment that the Vedas brought into our lives. We can
show our gratitude in a small way to the ALmighty, the "veda-
purushan", by participating in a project of this kind that aims
at "veda samrakshanam" and "veda samvriddhi".
We are all small 'gruhasthAs'/ordinary householders and each of us
has his/her own economic conditions and constraints in life. There is
no need to impose undue hardship on ourselves. What we can however do
is to dedicate the 'sambhaavanam-s' collected from the the next 3 or
4 "sravanOtsavam" in Kuwait for the sake of this cause.
Furthermore, each of us can spread the message by word of mouth
amongst friends and acquaintances in Kuwait and elsewhere and appeal
for help and raise as much as we can. I have already given you all
copies of the appeal brochure of the Foundation. After 3 months we
can convert all the collections into a consolidated bank dd and remit
the same to the Foundation of behalf of Kuwait Tiruvenkatam
Group "vedadhayAna gOshti" and on behalf of all 'asthikaas'
and 'vaideekaas' here.
I prostrate before you all who will embrace this cause and be ready
to do your little bit. Members of other like-minded cyber-groups
(like SriRangasri and Oppiliappan etc.) may also please consider this
appeal favorably.
May the Almighty shower his Blessings on one and all!
Regards
daasan,
Sudarshan MK
********************
The Hindu dt. 19 January 2007
Plan to put Vedas, Upanishads on website
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI : The Vedica Sangeeta Foundation, which has planned to
celebrate its fourth anniversary on Saturday, would take up the task
of recording the chanting of Vedas and Upanishads and host it on the
website.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Foundation's founder and
trustee A K Ramamurthy said the project was estimated to cost around
Rs 2 crore. While appealing to the public to donate generously for
the ambitious project, he stressed the need for protecting and
preserving the Vedas "at least now."
The Foundation trustee K Jayaraman said there were around 1131 Vedic
Sakhas in vogue some 5,000 years ago and now there were only 9 to 10
Sakhas.
In a bid to resuscitate the Vedas with all its variations, the
Foundation had planned to get them chanted by erudite Vedic scholars
and digitally record them in CD and host them on a website.
"The aim is to take the Vedas to common man around the globe," he
said.
The TTD Tirupathi Executive Officer, A P V N Sharma, would inaugurate
the anniversary celebrations to be held at Tattvaloka in Teynampet.
The Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami would preside.
On the occasion, the Foundation would honour a scholar G
Balasubramania Ganapatigal, Mr Ramamurthy added.
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