Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Samskritam Camp : An article in today's New Indian Express [31.05.2010]

jun 8th, 2010

good stuff on why sanskrit is good for everyday use and should be revived.

on a frivolous note, glad to see pappadum <- parpatam is the correct word (not papad, or applam). actually it's kind of onomatopoeic, isn't it -- the lovely sound of a pappadum being crumbled?

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From: Vasuvaj   Date: Sun, May 30, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Subject: Taking the Samskritam road to health - an article in today's New Indian Express [31.05.2010] 

Namaste
Please read the following article  http://epaper.expressbuzz.com/NE/NE/2010/05/30/index.shtml  Magazine section  - I.Witness 2, Page 8   Title of the essay:   Taking the Samskritam road to health Authoress:  Swahilya Shambhavi

Please read the above article. There  is an icon – send feedback. This is on the top of the page. After reading the essay, please click on the icon and send your complimentary mail.If it is okay , please mention your qualification  / designation  / title so that the concerned editor will know who the sender is.

Bhavadiiyah,Vasuaj


Post script by Arun

http://epaper.expressbuzz.com/NE/NE/2010/05/30/ArticleHtmls/30_05_2010_438_031.shtml?Mode=1  - Curently I am able to directly access the article at this link and I can see vatious options on the top, including to send feedback. I am copying the text:

onducting yogasana workshops for the women participants at a camp organised by the Samskrita Bharati, I was amazed by the power of the language in collecting a scattered mind together.

In the novel 10-day camp at the ER Perumal Manimekalai Polytechnic and Engineering College, Hosur, around 200 people from Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states were communicating with each other just in India's ancient language, called `Deva Bhasha,' or the language of the Gods.

Why Sanskrit and what impact does it have on the human body and mind? Samskritam is the root language, with very precise use of sounds. That people listen to many chants, mantras and shlokas in praise of the gods and feel a sense of peace illustrates the capacity of the language to transfer the energy from its zero flow state into the human body .

Research studies about the value of the language in improving the intelligence and memory of the people who chant verses is on. The St James Schools in London teaches Sanskrit as an inter-disciplinary subject to its students because the classical language predates Latin and Greek and was found to give greater clarity and accuracy while thinking, reading and speaking.

Dr R Ramachandran, Tamil Nadu State Secretary of Samskrita Bharati says, "At a time when the world is looking at India with awe and renewed interest, at the outstanding excellence of Indians in all fields of science and technology , Samskrita Bharati is a service organisation which is determined to rejuvenate and re-instate the language to its original status and to its rightful place."

Their most important work is to conduct free spoken Samskritam classes where the participants can converse fluently in the language and even conduct a drama in Samskritam among themselves! K Kalivaradan, volunteer at Samskrita Bharati says, "It was found that each of the sounds generated from the 72,000 nadis is reflected from the throat and comes out through the mouth as spoken word. The sound acquires vibrations along the way and the specific sounds of the language supports the functions of the heart, the brain and other parts of the body. The sound vibrations of the words go hand in hand with yoga. They create a positive impact on the body and mind."

Men, women and children of different age groups participating in this residential camp speak only in Sanskrit. "Bhavataha Nama Kim?" and "Mama Nama Rameshaha!" is a common conversation that can be overheard in the camp. The vibrations of the words charge the atmosphere so much that the participants are feel energised even though they go through a very tough sched ule of waking up by 5 am and going to bed at 10 pm. Through the day they study Sanskrit grammar, learn how to converse in Sanskrit and also how to teach the language.


At the luncheon session too it is all Sanskrit -Kwathitham (Sambar), Saraha (Rasam), Thakram (buttermilk), Vyanjanam (vegetables) Parpatam (Appalam), Themanam (Mor Kuzhambu) and Avalehaha (pickle). Language here becomes music and music has the power to touch the core of your being, bringing with it the vibrations of good health, peace and clarity which is the final aim of yoga.

-swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com


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