Sanskrit Studies
Links and Information

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) aims to represent all the sounds of all languages of the world. See http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/IPA_chart_(C)2005.pdf . At the following address http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter1/chapter1.html, you can hear what sound is represented by these particular letters.

Free classes on Sanskrit and Spirituality via Internet and Teleconference by Dr Satyavati S Kandala, PhD (Sanskrit ) with the blessings of HH Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji. Please visit www.kandala.org for more details. Telebridge Telephone Number: 1 641 297 4600, Telebridge Pin Number : 386211#

An opportunity exists to learn Sanskrit using video conferencing with MS Windows Live Messenger. It is coordinated by Les Morgan. Contact him les at growthhouse.org if interested.

English translation of Tripura Rahasya. The Russian translations of Sanskrit texts such as Tripura Rahasya, Avadhuta Gita, Yoga Rahasya, Yoga Shastra, Jivanmukta Gita, Dattatreya Upanishad & some other Datta related texts are translated by Vasyl Vernyhora. These are available at http://sss.vn.ua/. Vasyl has also developed http://dattatreya.ru/ carrying mp3s, jpgs, Russian texts files.

Ancient Indian Aircraft Technology by D. Hatcher Childress from The Anti-Gravity Handbook. "Chinese discovered some sanskrit documents in Lhasa, Tibet and sent them to the University of Chandrigarh to be translated..................Indian scientists did not take the texts very seriously, but then became more positive about the value of them when the Chinese announced that they were including certain parts of the data for study in their space program! This was one of the first instances of a government admitting to be researching anti-gravity. "

Some unique Marathi sites

• Nityopasana by Praveen Kulkarni
  
• Marathi World.com
  
• manogat.com by Mahesh Velankar
  
• Maayboli.com, Hitguj Diwali Anka 2006
  
• Marathi documents and links
  
• davbindu.com
  
• paamar-smruti and disAmAjI kahItarI

On nandanmenon.com, you can Download and listen full Rig-Veda manthras of Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage, IISH, iish.org in MP3 format. Download articles about Rig-Veda by Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry,Institute of Vedic Culture in .pdf format · Rig Veda in English - .pdf format, translated by R. T. Hotchkin Griffith (1826-1906) also links to html pages. Links to“Introduction to the Vedas” By Swami Sivaananda, The Divine Life Society, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India and Links to Vedic Scriptures in Sanskrit.

News clippings at BBC

Sanskrit struggles to survive

Ancient Sanskrit manuscript goes digital

Romany, an ancient sanskrit language that originated in the Indus Valley 1, Language, Early History

Patent to protect ancient knowledge

The site http://www.shrivasudevanandsaraswati.com/ hosts many Sanskrit and Marathi texts composed by Shri Vasudevanandsaraswati Tembe Swami (1854-1914). His major Sanskrit literary works such as Shri Gurcharitam (Dwisahasri), Shri Dattapuran, Yogarahasya, Bodharahasya and Churnika, Shri Krishnalahari, Shri Dattachampu, Panch Pakshik et cetera along with voluminous Marathi literature are available at this site. A simple registration is required for download.