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rambabu replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
I already discussed about those measures which are effectively functioning in promoting the Sanskrit. Especially that of Sunil in the same forum. Some of them are Sahitya Academy's yearly publications in Sanskrit every year. And DD Sanskrit channel which features regularly.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Sure. Kindly see the the link that proves scientifically the efficacy of meditation and yoga in curing yoga in the same discussion forum.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
vijay wrote:
Never say never in technology. Ipads are smaller versions of laptops and your application may already be there or may be on its way.
I have an I pad. There are apps which are useful for amateurs. Desktop is the only gadget that enables me to draw advanced digital paintings. If that provision is there in I pad, then i will see.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Kindly answer the substantive part of the reply to have a meaningful discussion, in this case yoga and cancer.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Humility is needed. But it should be shown before those who come up with a convincing and better alternative for yoga's efficacy.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
Never say never in technology. Ipads are smaller versions of laptops and your application may already be there or may be on its way.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
Have all those measures made Sanskrit popular. Every year less and less students are opting to learn Sanskrit for obvious reasons. I have stated earlier also that efforts to sustain Sanskrit are welcome. But they are not going to help popularise Sanskrit. Equally it would be good if if you may also see the previous posts for a change before rushing to express opinion.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
vijay wrote:
Laptops are now increasingly being used by persons who are not on the move. The sales of desktops have dramatically fallen and that of laptops have gone up. However laptops are also threatened by smartphones.
Those who have a specific purpose like that of mine, Digital painting will never go for smart phones. They do not have the features that help in digital painting and other web images.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Depression in old age .
If yoga could cure cancer why has it not become popular. Why people in India the birth land of yoga are spending a fortune on its treatment and dying. It is time that love for yoga should not be stretched too far. I am sure yoga teaches humility to accept at least once a real view point expressd by almost everybody.
9 years ago
Lopamudra wrote:
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
Lopamudra wrote:
First of all one needs be clear about what extinct means.It means wiped out or defunct. Sanskrit is not commonly spoken or used as a medium of instruction in colleges or universities or even used in offices but how does it make the language extinct ? If a language has vast treasury of important information which one needs to refer to in various fields, most common of which is Ayurveda, then it is very much in use and can not be dismissed as dead. The alkaloids derived from those medicinal plants mentioned in the vedas are used in various modern day allopathic medicines as well, in addition to ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines. With increasing chronic aliments of modern day, various medical practitioners are referring to those scriptures. And what about vedic sciences ? Are they too lifeless ? If not, how does one make use of them without the use of Sanskrit ?
I wonder if even the Ayurvedic doctors know or use Sanskrit. I also wonder whether medium of instruction for Ayurveda is Sanskrit. No doubt Sanskrit is rich language but very few people know this and hardly anyone uses. Hence this is extinct beyond doubt.
If the Ayurvedic doctors don't use Sanskrit, how do they decipher the text ?
Here's a link to the syllabus for BAMS ( Bachelor of Aryurvedic Medicine and Surgery) It does include Sanskrit and the age old Charaka Samhita
https://targetstudy.com/courses/bams.html
Sanskrit student can join BAMS. It is not compulsory that a student of medical ground can join BAMS. In BAMS knowledge of Sanskrit is compulsory. In 1st year BAMS Sanskrit is a subject.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
vijay wrote:
You mean to say that Sanskrit will replace English or Hindi at the national level. Emotional statements are not going to help Sanskrit.
I agree. We need not be emotional about language which is just a medium of expression and nothing more. People are more important. They can derive knowledge and skill through their mother tongue, which can not be Sanskrit, or English. I feel that harping on Sanskrit will only waste time that needs be utilized in research on medicine, space, engineering and other useful pursuits. Resources are limited. By spending these on popularizing Sanskrit or discovering Saraswati river, public money is being diverted from more urgent uses.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
Laptops are now increasingly being used by persons who are not on the move. The sales of desktops have dramatically fallen and that of laptops have gone up. However laptops are also threatened by smartphones.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic ISIS attack on Paris.
While condemning ISIS, we must also see who created them. apparently, USA sponsored this organization to contain Saddam Hussain. USA supplies weapons to most terrorist organizations. This is simply for profit motive of war industry in USA.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic ISIS attack on Paris.
The immediate reason seems to be to avenge the bombings by France on ISIS positions in Syria. ISIS could also be planning attacks on other nations taking part in bombings against them. t is war between these nations and ISIS. French values are real but incidental in this case.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Depression in old age .
I agree with a member that Yoga is not cure for every issue. One of my friends of obsessed with Yoga. so he suggests this for every problem. I noticed that he suggested Pranayam to a common friend of us for cure of family issues. He felt depressed as his family members were not giving him proper regard. Then I intervened and said that the solution lies in ignoring the family members' attitude and instead he should be busty with his own interests and hobbies. There is no harm to Yoga also but this is not a solution for every thing.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
I already discussed about those measures which are effectively functioning in promoting the Sanskrit. Especially that of Sunil in the same forum. Some of them are Sahitya Academy's yearly publications in Sanskrit every year. And DD Sanskrit channel which features regularly.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Sure. Kindly see the the link that proves scientifically the efficacy of meditation and yoga in curing yoga in the same discussion forum.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
vijay wrote:
Never say never in technology. Ipads are smaller versions of laptops and your application may already be there or may be on its way.
I have an I pad. There are apps which are useful for amateurs. Desktop is the only gadget that enables me to draw advanced digital paintings. If that provision is there in I pad, then i will see.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Kindly answer the substantive part of the reply to have a meaningful discussion, in this case yoga and cancer.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Depression in old age .
Humility is needed. But it should be shown before those who come up with a convincing and better alternative for yoga's efficacy.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
Never say never in technology. Ipads are smaller versions of laptops and your application may already be there or may be on its way.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
Have all those measures made Sanskrit popular. Every year less and less students are opting to learn Sanskrit for obvious reasons. I have stated earlier also that efforts to sustain Sanskrit are welcome. But they are not going to help popularise Sanskrit. Equally it would be good if if you may also see the previous posts for a change before rushing to express opinion.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
vijay wrote:
Laptops are now increasingly being used by persons who are not on the move. The sales of desktops have dramatically fallen and that of laptops have gone up. However laptops are also threatened by smartphones.
Those who have a specific purpose like that of mine, Digital painting will never go for smart phones. They do not have the features that help in digital painting and other web images.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Depression in old age .
If yoga could cure cancer why has it not become popular. Why people in India the birth land of yoga are spending a fortune on its treatment and dying. It is time that love for yoga should not be stretched too far. I am sure yoga teaches humility to accept at least once a real view point expressd by almost everybody.
9 years ago
Lopamudra wrote:
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
Lopamudra wrote:
First of all one needs be clear about what extinct means.It means wiped out or defunct. Sanskrit is not commonly spoken or used as a medium of instruction in colleges or universities or even used in offices but how does it make the language extinct ? If a language has vast treasury of important information which one needs to refer to in various fields, most common of which is Ayurveda, then it is very much in use and can not be dismissed as dead. The alkaloids derived from those medicinal plants mentioned in the vedas are used in various modern day allopathic medicines as well, in addition to ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines. With increasing chronic aliments of modern day, various medical practitioners are referring to those scriptures. And what about vedic sciences ? Are they too lifeless ? If not, how does one make use of them without the use of Sanskrit ?
I wonder if even the Ayurvedic doctors know or use Sanskrit. I also wonder whether medium of instruction for Ayurveda is Sanskrit. No doubt Sanskrit is rich language but very few people know this and hardly anyone uses. Hence this is extinct beyond doubt.
If the Ayurvedic doctors don't use Sanskrit, how do they decipher the text ?
Here's a link to the syllabus for BAMS ( Bachelor of Aryurvedic Medicine and Surgery) It does include Sanskrit and the age old Charaka Samhita
https://targetstudy.com/courses/bams.html
Sanskrit student can join BAMS. It is not compulsory that a student of medical ground can join BAMS. In BAMS knowledge of Sanskrit is compulsory. In 1st year BAMS Sanskrit is a subject.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Saffronizing education .
vijay wrote:
You mean to say that Sanskrit will replace English or Hindi at the national level. Emotional statements are not going to help Sanskrit.
I agree. We need not be emotional about language which is just a medium of expression and nothing more. People are more important. They can derive knowledge and skill through their mother tongue, which can not be Sanskrit, or English. I feel that harping on Sanskrit will only waste time that needs be utilized in research on medicine, space, engineering and other useful pursuits. Resources are limited. By spending these on popularizing Sanskrit or discovering Saraswati river, public money is being diverted from more urgent uses.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic smartphone or desk top .
Laptops are now increasingly being used by persons who are not on the move. The sales of desktops have dramatically fallen and that of laptops have gone up. However laptops are also threatened by smartphones.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic ISIS attack on Paris.
While condemning ISIS, we must also see who created them. apparently, USA sponsored this organization to contain Saddam Hussain. USA supplies weapons to most terrorist organizations. This is simply for profit motive of war industry in USA.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic ISIS attack on Paris.
The immediate reason seems to be to avenge the bombings by France on ISIS positions in Syria. ISIS could also be planning attacks on other nations taking part in bombings against them. t is war between these nations and ISIS. French values are real but incidental in this case.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Depression in old age .
I agree with a member that Yoga is not cure for every issue. One of my friends of obsessed with Yoga. so he suggests this for every problem. I noticed that he suggested Pranayam to a common friend of us for cure of family issues. He felt depressed as his family members were not giving him proper regard. Then I intervened and said that the solution lies in ignoring the family members' attitude and instead he should be busty with his own interests and hobbies. There is no harm to Yoga also but this is not a solution for every thing.
9 years ago