AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM : Description of Content : Part 1

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Few days ago , adiyEn announced the completion

of the task of creating the master disc of

the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM .

 

The disc holding a treasure house

of most valuable , authentic and rare

assembly of information is on its way

to USA for reproduction .

 

Sri Ahobila Matam of North America is

sponsoring this project as its Kaimkaryam to pay

homage to Sri Bhagavath RaamAnuja SiddhAntham ,

which is the underpinning of all branches

of Sri VaishNavam .The revered Jeeyar of Ahobila

Matam has reviewed the earlier version of the CD ROM

and most recently has blessed us all with his

anugraha BhAshaNam .

 

All of those who supported this project earlier

will get a copy of this CD ROM to treasure and

to use as a reference material.

 

Although the conceptualization and visualization of

this CD ROM came from here , the execution of the task

fell on the shoulders of a very talented group of

computer graphics artists, karnatic musicians ,

Sanskrit and Tamil Scholars from India .At the front

of this group has been the young scholar , Dr.M.Alwar

of Melkote , who recently earned his Ph.D degree

from Sri VenakatEsvarA university in the tough

subject of NyAyam . It is our good fortune that

Dr.Alwar has also mastered the powerful

Multimedia technology and putting it to use

to create CD ROMs glorifying our timeless

sampradhAyam in an effort to reach out to the children

and adults .He has put his knowledge

of both Sri Bahgavadh RaamAnuja SiddhAntham and

modern multimedia technology to use and has placed

the fruit of these efforts at the lotus feet of

Sriman NaarAyaNA .

 

Of all the Eisvaryams that adiyEn has been blessed with ,

this Kaimkarya Eisvaryam of being part of

the creation of the CD ROM on AchArya RaamAnujA

is the most cherished one .

 

In the companion posting , adiyEn will summarize

the highlights of this CD ROM on AchArya RaamAnuja

and hope to place this precious and pioneering CD ROM

in your hands as soon as a cost-effective copying

vendor is identified .

 

After the reproduction and distribution

of the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM , adiyEn

hopes to have the further BhAgyam of working

on three more companion CD ROMS in partnership

with Sriman Alwar , Sriman Dileepan and all

of You .With the divya dampathi's blessings

we would like to seek your participation and

support in the creation of the following three CD ROMS :

 

(1) Swami Desikan"s Life and Contributions

(2) Life and Contributions of AzhwArs

(3) The 108 Sri VaishNavite Divya Desams .

 

For now , We will focus on the release of AchArya RaamAnujA

CD ROM .

 

There is one item that you could help with

to compliment the generous support that is already

given by The Ahobila Matam of North America . This

relates to acquiring license for the authoring tool ,

Macromedia Director Version 6.0 or 7.0 that will

be needed to complete the work on the above CD ROMS.

We have used Version 6.0 for the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM

and before we release this CD ROM , we have to acquire

the license . Once this license is acquired , this software

can be used for the other CD ROMs in planning as well .

We need a total sum of $1,500 for acquiring this important

license .AdiyEn hopes that you will come forward and

help raise the last segment of these funds to facilitate

the purNAhUthi for this project prior to the distribution

of the PrasAdham .

 

AdiyEn will describe the detailed contents of

the completed AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM in the next

posting .

 

Daasan , V.Sadagopan