Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage.

[Guest guest]

IISH is a band of dedicated volunteers who have taken it up, to

spread the nectarine glory of Indian Heritage and Culture as taught

by the Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (IISH) through the

noble path of learning and teaching, please visit www.iish.org

 

Most Indians and Persons of Indian Origin, will accept that we have

been having a woefully matter of fact approach to the rich treasure

we have inherited by way of Heritage and Culture.

 

Indian Heritage and Culture is "chira purathanam" (older than the

oldest), "nitya-noothanam" (ever novel in vision and application)

and therefore "Sanathanam" or perpetual.

 

If our Heritage and Culture have stood the test of time for over ten

thousand years (10,000 YEARS) and has been handed over to us, in

spite of a variety of onslaughts, it becomes our bounden duty to

hand it over to the generations that follow, in even better health

and vigour.

 

Just a change of attitude on our part would suffice.

 

The IISH is doing yeomen service spreading the glory of Indian

Heritage and Culture worldwide, starting from a humble beginning in

1999, the IISH has spread its reach worldwide. We have all heard of

globalization of technology, products, markets, people and finance

in the realms of matter, this is a stunning case of phenomenal

success in spreading Indian Heritage and Culture. This is like the

genie that can never be put back in the bottle.

 

Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage was established on the

Sravana Pournami day in August 1999. The objectives of the Institute

are:

· Learning and teaching the scientific and cultural heritage

of India with a scientific vision.

· Bringing documents like books, audiocassettes, films, CDs,

etc for learning and teaching the heritage.

· Conducting seminars, study classes, academic level

competitions, etc., for fulfilling the missions of the Institute.

· Giving a clear understanding of the superstitions and taking

the mission of removing the superstition from the day-to-day life of

the people by scientific teaching.

· Giving the substantiated scientific proof on the merits of

the acharas (customs) and rituals, which were followed by Indians

for many millennia

· Clearly separating the duracharas/anaacharas (superstitions)

from the scientific acharas and explaining about the merits on their

scientific

· Bringing out all the merits of the Indian literature and

giving a correct picture on the literature heritage of our nation.

· Informing the world that everything was not present in

ancient India, but many things connected with science and technology

and integrated life management existed in ancient India. Majority of

these scientific information also withstood the test of time and

still survive in the practical and theoretical life/area in India

INFORMING THE WORLD ON THE FOLLOWING HERITAGE

· Indian Heritage on mathematics has got a history of not less

than 5000 years starting from Sulbasutras. Aryabhateeya,

Bhaskareeya, Vateswara Siddhanta, Lilavati, and so on. There are

more than one thousand books catalogued by Indian National Science

Academy, New Delhi.

· The Indian heritage on astronomy has the history record

starting from Vedic period. The mathematics and astronomy were dealt

together in hundreds of textbooks written in Sanskrit and in

regional languages. Mahabhaskareeya, Laghubhaskareeya, Vateswara

Siddhanta, Bruhat samhitha, and many similar books still available

in the printed form with English commentaries, give the subject

matter qualitatively and quantitatively at par with the modern

developments.

· Indian heritage on the metallurgical sciences also goes back

from the period of Yajurveda. Names of many metals are given in

Vedas clearly mean that the metallurgical technologies of gold,

copper, silver, iron, tin and lead were known. Many textbooks

describing the rasa sastra give the ores, minerals and methodology

of extraction and purification of metals and their compounds.

· Indian heritage in health science also starts from time

immemorial. The ayurvedic books like Charaka samhitha, Susrutha

samhitha, Ashtanga hrudaya, Ashtanga samgruha and many small books

on animal treatment and Vrukshayurveda are still available for

learning and research. The Vegetarian food system has become the

order of the day in the world.

· Indian technological heritage has vast area of metallurgy,

ceramics, glass, textiles, furnaces, leather, civil engineering and

architecture, granite and marble, and so on. These are clearly

demonstrated in ancient Indian books, cave temples, temples, forts,

palaces, etc.,

· Indian approach to management is described in detail in

Bhishma Upadesa, Vidura Upadesa, Sukra Neethisaara, Bharthru Hari

neethisataka, Chanakya neetisaara, Bhagavath geetha, Yoga Vasishta

and so on. The Indian approach to management is an integrated

approach looking into physiological, psychological, family - society

and national aspects.

· We, in Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage also look

into detailed aspects of Vedas and related literature, for their

modern use.

· We have published books, brought out cassettes and CDs for

learning and teaching the heritage of our motherland. You can get

the details from the Institute in the following address.

The motivating personalities behind this stunning success are:

 

Dr. M. Sambasivan M.S. (Gen); M.S. (Neuro); F. R. C. S.

(Neurosurgeon, President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Society)

Chairman; Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage

&

Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, M.Sc. (Pharm); M.Sc.(Chem.); M.A. (Soc.); PhD

(Bio); D.Lit (Scientist, CSIR)

 

Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage

Ushus, Estate Road, Pappanamcode, Trivandrum 695 018, India

Ph. +91-471 – 2490149

Website: www.iish.org