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TARKSHYA Project
R&D PROJECT PROPOSAL
On
Technology for Analysis of Rare Knowledge Systems for Harmonious Youth
Advancement (TARKSHYA)
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Objectives To prepare an authentic content for use on web with retrieval features on the
important but rare areas of traditional knowledge and wisdom contained in the ancient texts.
To derive the benefits of the treasure of information hidden in the vast repositories of manuscripts by properly locating, identifying, cataloging, verifying and transcribing manuscript contents subject-wise.
To train teachers, researchers, and students and lay public on the way to preserve, study, propagate, and benefit from these invaluable treasures.
To develop the necessary technology, tools and utilities To enable us to take pride in our historic, mammoth task carried out selflessly
for centuries on medium that would last far longer than the creators, which is ecologically the soundest alternative, for harmonious co-existence of all living beings.
Inclusivity is the hallmark of this exercise since all regions, scripts, cultures, languages, customs, arts, humanities, sciences, skills etc. get represented fully.
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Deliverables
National Resource Centre for Vedic and Manuscripts Processing (NRCVMP)
National Academy for Heritage, Value Education and Training (NAHVET)
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TARKSHYA Consortium
C-DAC (IHG), Bangalore NIC, New Delhi IGNCA, New Delhi IGNOU, New Delhi RSkS, New Delhi and IIIT, Bangalore
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Investigators Dr. P. Ramanujan, Chief Investigator and Project
Co-ordinator, Centre Head, C-DAC, (KP), Bangalore Dr. KK Chakravarthy, MS/ Mr. Pratap Jha, Director,
Cultural Informatics, IGNCA, New Delhi. Dr. BK Gairola, DG, NIC/ Mr. R.S. Mani, Senior
Technical Director, NIC, New Delhi Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, Pro-VC, IGNOU, New Delhi Prof. RV Tripathi, VC/ Dr. Sukla Mukherjee, Project
Officer, RSkS, New Delhi Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director/ Prof. G.N.S.
Prasanna, Professor, IIIT, Bangalore
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Organisations Involved C-DAC
IHG, Bangalore (KP) EC Chennai Hyderabad Mohali Mumbai Noida Thiruvananathapuram Kolkata
Consortium Partners NIC IGNCA IGNOU RSkS IIIT-B
Participating Institutions Univ. Depts./Research institutions Vedic Pathashalas Gurukulas
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Organisations Involved
University Departments Dept. of Sanskrit, Madras Univ. Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ. of Hyderabad Karnataka Sanskrit & Veda University, Bangalore Dept. of CSE, CEG, Anna Univ. Dept. of Mathematics, SJCE, Mysore Dept. of CSA & EE, IISc
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Organisations Involved Manuscript Repositories
ORI&ML, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram ORI, S.V. University, Tirupati AMSC - Sri Ahobila Muth Sanskrit College, Madhurantakam, T.N. SORI – Scindia Oriental Research Institute, Ujjain, M.P. Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur, T.N. ASR - Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote, Karnataka
Vedic Pathashala-s/Gurukula-s Parasara Gurukulam, Vishwakshema Trust, Srirangapatna AMSC - Sri Ahobila Muth Sanskrit College, Madhurantakam, T.N. ADP - Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore SCSVMV - Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram Art of living foundation - Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth, (VVMVP), Bangalore Veda Vignana Gurukulam (VVG), Channenahalli, Bangalore JIVA – Jeeyar Integrated Vedic Academy, Hyderabad & JET, Sitanagaram PIVS - Parankushachar Institute of Vedic Studies, Bangalore Veda Vedanta Gurukula Mahavidyalaya, Madipadu, Guntur Dist., A.P.
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KSUV, PIVS, VVMVP, FRLHT, VVG : BangaloreASR : Melkote
PG.VT : SrirangapatanamADP, SJCE : Mysore
ORI, ML-KU Thiruvananthapuram
Chennai : AU-CEG, MU-SDKanchipuram : SCSVMV
Madhurantakam : AMSCThanjavur : TMSSM
Hyderabad : JIVA
Madipadu : VVGMV
Mumbai
Pune
Kolkata
Delhi
Mohali
Ujjain : SORI
Tirupati : RSVP 2, SVUORI
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Online Training
Offer the Course Content for Curriculum
Content Creation for Training
Courses
Interactions
C-DAC, KP, B’loreGurukulum
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Create Online Catalogue of
scanned manuscripts
Scan Palm Leaves
Manuscript Library
UP
LO
AD
C-DAC Server
Online Training
C-DAC, KP, B’lore
C-DAC browses the catalogue
Sends a request for a manuscript
Uploads the required
manuscript
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IGNCA (NMM)New Delhi
• Create manuscript digital registry
• Develop manuscriptology courses
NIC (NKN) New Delhi
• Give connectivity to all centers involved
• Dissemination to remote areas
• Launch few model applications
RSKS (MHRD)New Delhi
• Send Faculty for training
• Evolve training program for students
• Research activities
IGNOUNew Delhi
• Offer courses developed online/distance mode
• Evolve new programs
IIITBangalore
• Courses on Computer Science at PG Level on Indic Knowledge structure
Consortium Partners
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IHG, C-DAC, KP
Responsibilities Overall co-ordination, providing knowledge base of
Sanskrit and Vedic original treatises. Application programs for each discipline (numbering about 20), organize training for traditional scholars and computer scientists (at M.Tech level) on Indic Knowledge Structures. Enter into MoU with all participating institutions with clear activities/ deliverables.
Interact With FRLHT, Veda Vijnana Gurukulam, PPSM, VVMVP, S&V
Univ, Bangalore, Vishvakshema Trust, ASR, Melkote, ADP, Mysore, SORI, Ujjain
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C-DAC, EC
Responsibilities Text-to-speech interface for Sanskrit & porting
programs to Open source paradigm Interact With
IHG, C-DAC (KP)
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C-DAC, Chennai
Responsibilities Porting various applications to open source and co-
coordinating with institutions in the state. Interact With
AMSC, Madhurantakam, Sanskrit Dept. Univ. of Madras, GOML, Chennai, TMSSM, Thanjavur, SCSVMV, Kanchipuram
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C-DAC, Hyderabad
Responsibilities Provide/enhance e-shikshak (an e-learning tool).
Come up with Sanskrit portal, devising e-learning courses for ACTS & IGNOU, interact with institutions in A.P.
Interact With JIVA, Hyderabad, APOML, RSVT, SVUORI,
Tirupati, VVGMV, Madipadu
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C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram
Responsibilities Speech interface/OCR interface for Grantha script
based on Malayalam OCR. Co-ordination with institutions in Kerala
Interact With KUML, Sanskrit institutions with manuscripts in
Kerala
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C-DAC, Mumbai
Responsibilities Vedic Unicode initiative of Late Prof. R.K. Joshi.
Co-ordination with regional institutes. Interact With
BORI, VSM, Pune, Wai, Maharashtra
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C-DAC, Noida
Responsibilities Offer Indic Knowledge Structures at M.Tech.
program, digital library of Sanskrit texts, OCR for Sanskrit/ Vedic
Interact With
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C-DAC, Kolkata
Responsibilities Sanskrit speech recognition and interaction with
local institutions Interact With
Royal Asiatic Society, Kolkata
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C-DAC, Mohali
Responsibilities Introducing heritage computing in M.Tech course.
Interactions with regional institutions Interact With
DAV College, Chandigarh, VVRI, Hoshiarpur
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IGNOU, New Delhi
Responsibilities Hosting/offering courses in Sanskrit Informatics/
Computational Linguistics, Humanities, Heritage etc.
Interact With RSkS, RSVT, IIIT-B,ACTS, C-DAC (KP), Hyd,
Noida ..
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NIC/NKN, New Delhi
Responsibilities Providing network access and connectivity,
undertake model application demonstration Interact With
Consortium partners, participants and users
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IGNCA, New Delhi
Responsibilities Providing NMM repository access, participate in
courses upgradation Interact With
Consortium partners and repository institutions
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RSKS, MHRD, New Delhi
Responsibilities Swadhyaya course content, digital content
creation, resource persons for online training, Deccan College Sanskrit Dictionary project etc.
Interact With IHG, IGNOU, Deccan College, Pune
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IIIT, Bangalore
Responsibilities NLP research, M.Tech. courses, portal design
etc. Interact With
IGNOU, RSkS
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Experts of Culture & Heritage
Committee Members Mr. N.Gopalaswami, Mr. M.N.Venkatachaliah Mr. Rama Jois
Responsibilities Guide the teams conceptually, advise govt. agencies, give
feedback, function as think-tank
Interact With MHRD, MCIT, DoC, IHG, C-DAC & others
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National Academy for Heritage, Value Education and Training (NAHVET) Preamble - Heritage
India`s most priceless possession is Heritage and it is her gift to mankind, pursuing any of the four PuruÀ¡rtha (objects of desire), i.e., Dharma (Ethics/Morals), Artha (prosperity), K¡ma (worldly desires), or MokÀa (liberation)
In the present day world, pursuit of material objectives demands so much of energy and time that no time can be spared for finer aspects of life
Value Education Into 21st century, to achieve national integration, guide humanity, remove
shortcomings of current trends, the deviations, conflicts, strife, dead ends, aberrations, like intolerance, violence etc,
Many eminent/wise men believe that the situation is alarming; to restore value system, the Indian heritage is vital
Training Computer-Aided-Instruction (CAI) is a modern field of research into language teaching
packages and databases. There are many advantages in trying to understand and utilise the common ground with Sanskrit and the regional languages thru' the medium of Computers. Objectivity, consistency, processability (input, output, storage, retrieval etc.) are the major advantages besides tremendous speed and memory. It is also a rewarding experience to try to develop software for creation and maintenance of various knowledge bases
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National Academy for Heritage, Value Education and Training (NAHVET) Training
Training on preservation/study/application and critical editions of manuscript contents including transcription/transliteration and translation would be the content delivered during the training programs.
Research methodologies using the latest advancements in ICT sector including distributed collaborative project working covering the national level research like Computational grids, cloud computing, portal based proejcts and evolving interoperability standards among various scripts and speech forms covering the various Indian Languages.
Training is planned for 2 streams. Computer Science at PG level for development systems, databases, tools and utilities, Vedic and manuscript domain experts in their subject areas thorough the medium of language labs employing ICT. Both streams could jointly develop digital contents and build repositories. The final result expected is upgradation of curricula at university/college level relevant to national needs.
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AMSC - Sri Ahobila Muth Sanskrit College, Madhurantakam, T.N Responsibilities
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts
Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength :120 Level/class of study : State Class 10 Branches/subjects dealt with :
NyAya, VyAkaraNa, VedAntha Shiromani – 7 Years Krishna Yajur vEdam – 7 Years 4000 Divya Prabandham – 6 Years
Faculty details Contact : 30, Venkatesa Agraharam,
Mylapore, Chennai 600004. Phone: (044) 2461-1540 Email: [email protected]
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SORI – Scindia Oriental Research Institute, Ujjain, M.P.
Responsibilities Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing
and publication of rare manuscripts Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : Level/class of study : Branches/subjects dealt with : Faculty details Contact :
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The Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library, Kerala University, Trivandrum Responsibilities
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : 16 Level/class of study :
Ph. D in Sanskrit Ph.D. in Malayalam Ph.D. in Tamil M.Phil Manuscriptology in Sanskrit, Malayalam & Tamil (8 seats) MA elective in Manuscriptology for Sanskrit & Hindi (5 seats)
Branches/subjects dealt with : Critical edition of Manuscripts Teaching ancient scripts Principles of Textual criticism
Faculty details : Dr. N. Sam
Smt. R Girija (Sel Gr)Smt.O Padmakumari
Contact :Head of the Department, Dr. K.G. SreelekhaTel: 0471-2418421(O); 0471-2531846(R)
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Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur, T.N.
Responsibilities Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts,
cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
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ASR - Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote, Karnataka Responsibilities
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts
Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : 20 Full time & 22 External Level/class of study : Branches/subjects dealt with : Research work includes the 'Kriya' project where, in a
fully equipped computer lab, work is being done on developing Sanskrit as a natural language for semantic processing
Faculty details Contact :
Head Quarters, Melkote - 571 431. Mandya Dist., Karnataka Ph. : ( 08236 )48781 Email : [email protected]
Branch : ( ACTRIS ), ' Vedashri ' , # 62, XII Block, 9th 'A' CrossKumarapark West, Bangalore - 560 020Ph. : 3360135, 3366082 Email ; [email protected]
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Vishwakshema Trust, Srirangapatna
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for
research on Vedas/vedangas. Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : 35 Level/class of study : State Class 10 Branches/subjects dealt with : Samskrit and Vedic studies Faculty details 6 Contact :
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ADP - Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for
research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : Level/class of study : Branches/subjects dealt with : Faculty details Contact :
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SCSVMV – Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for
research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : Level/class of study : UG/PG in Engg, Ph.D., Bachelors in
Ayurvedic Medicine Branches/subjects dealt with : Engg, Medicine, Ph.D. in all
disciplines Faculty details : Contact :
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Art of living foundation - VedVignan MahaVidya Peeth, (VVMVP), Bangalore
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for
research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : Level/class of study : Branches/subjects dealt with : Faculty details Contact :
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Veda Vignana Gurukulam (VVG), Channenahalli, Bangalore
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use
for research on Vedas/Vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
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JIVA – Jeeyar Integrated Vedic Academy, Hyderabad & JET, Sitanagaram
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on
Vedas/Vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : 200 Vedic scholars, 200 regular studies Level/class of study : Branches/subjects dealt with :
Bringing the modern Technology and Vedic Wisdom together such that world enjoys peace and prosperity is the goal of the project JIVA
Faculty details : about 30 Contact : Srikrishna
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PIVS - Parankushachar Institute of Vedic Studies, Bangalore
Responsibilities Collaboration in development of Vedic applications and training on publishing
catalogue/rare manuscripts and research on Vedas/Vedangas. Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
Other Information Students strength : 15 Level/class of study : Teaching Veda-s traditionally with detailed explanations Branches/subjects dealt with :
Taittireeya Samhita and Brahmana Pada-patha, krama-patha and lakshana-granthas
Vishistadvaita Vedanta, Vedangas, 4000 devotional songs in Tamil by Alwars etc.
Faculty details : 6 Contact :
Mrs. R. Perundevi, Managing Trustee 5 DC 722, H.R.B.R. II Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore 560 043 25433239/22736337;9844090188 e-mail: [email protected]
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Veda Vedanta Gurukula Mahavidyalaya, Madipadu, Guntur Dist., A.P.
Responsibilities Training of teams in Vedic applications and use
for research on Vedas/vedangas. Publication of rare manuscripts and texts Interactive lectures/classes through experts
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Computer Science Dept., Anna University, Chennai, T.N.
Responsibilities Dept. of CEG, AU, has shown willingness to
participate in the consortium with a proposal to help develop good search engines, web interfaces and information retrieval features.
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Sanskrit Dept., Univ. of Madras, Chennai
Responsibilities Introduction of certificate/ diploma courses in
manuscriptology through advanced technology, Sanskrit informatics and compilation help for editorial activities of their famous NCC (New Catalogus Catalogorum) project.
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Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Hyderabad
Responsibilities Interested in participating in this project from
computational side. The Pro-VC, Prof. V. Kannan is a renowned Sanskrit and Vedic scholar and is a valuable resource person.
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FRLHT – Foundation for Revitalising Local Health Traditions, Bangalore
Responsibilities Interested in the field of Ayurveda cures in
diseases still requiring effective remedies. Introduction of surgical principles and practice in Ayurveda based on palm leaf manuscripts to be deciphered and decoded. Comparative analysis of Ayurveda and other Indian medicine systems and creation of Medical Informatics websites and public awareness program particularly in rural regions is their field of interest.
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Dept. of Computer Science and Automation, IISc, Bangalore
Responsibilities Dept. of CSA could collaborate on research in
formalism of ancient Indian logic, digital library initiative and an advanced course at Post Graduate level on inference and knowledge representation.
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BudgetSl. No.
Name of the Component Total Budget per component
in lakhs
1 Design/Creation of knowledge structures and cognitive representations for textual content and linguistic resources
1000
2 Creation of a Sanskrit, Vedic and manuscript transcription content (‘smart’ = searchable, retrievable)
1000
3 Development of tools, utilities, fonts, converters etc. for Sanskrit, Manuscript and Vedic Processing
1000
4 Development of Search engine, resource centres, training academy, project management & coordination
1500
5 Testing, commissioning, imparting training, dissemination
500
Total 5000
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Budget - Memberwise
S/N Name of Member Components undertaken Budget per unit work
Total Budget
1. NKN, NIC Network access, connectivity 500
1000Run a model application on Education,
Research & Training 500
2. CDAC, Bangalore (KP)Academic/repository
resource centres
Project management, interaction / co-ordination with consortium partners, participant institutions and user community 2000
2500500
3. Other centres: Chennai, Electronics City, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai
Development of associated components & regional academic and repository institution coordination 100 600
4. IISc, IIIT-B, Anna University – Chennai, FRLHT
Development of tools for Sanskrit & AyurVedic research 150
300Development of Search engine 150
5. IGNOU/RSKS/IIIT-B/RSVT/ offering courses in Sanskrit and Computer Science streams
Development of courses for Sanskrit Informatics, Computational Linguistics
Development of Search portal, e-learning courses & institutional coordination 150 600
Total 5000
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Vedic Processing Standards for internal representation – ISCII & UNICODE Text data entry mode – editor and keyboard layout Transliteration between scripts with accent markers Database creation, indexing, searching Parsing, analysis and inferencing Dictionary preparation and look-up for analysis Hyperlinking between Vedic texts and vedanga-upanga texts and
the commentaries Locating sources of quotations in commentaries and linking them Critical edition based on diverse texts Publication with foot-notes and annotation schemes Compound word handling, word-split and compound resolution Abstraction and logical/cognitive modeling for understanding
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Manuscript Processing Palm-leaves contain a treasure of information; not yet fully tapped and utilised. Use variety of scripts (known & unknown) Due to antiquity and obscurity of information difficult to decipher Transcription is the most important activity, besides preservation and identification
(cataloguing) We take the most complex subject & medium i.e., Vedic manuscripts (with accent-
markers also) for processing Editor provides facility for database creation, transliteration, search/index & publication
with collation facility for critical editions Invaluable tool for researchers, authors, academics for manuscript processing Image processing tool is augmented to display manuscripts Content creation from manuscript images Transliteration of the content into multiple languages Support of Vedic, Grantha and Samavedic accents Maintenance of Library, Books,manuscript and Vidyasthanas information Searching of given content across different Libraries Text can be entered in all Indian languages including Grantha and Vedic. Tool to compare multiple versions of the same text. Export to .aci/.pci fromats possible (for publication) Search word/Phrase in selected/all texts in database. Tool to adjust image for readability.
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Training Training programs at various levels and for different user community would be devised in
the conventional/distance and e-learning modes to disseminate information and train research persons. E-learning mode would focus on multimedia and multilingual interactive programs
Advanced Training program for Sanskrit faculty from centers of Samsthan, during summer vacations at Bangalore CDAC for one month On DESIKA, C-VYASA (Vedic Editor, Search engine) and Pandu-lipi samshodhaka software covering – Familiarisation Features provided for User issues, help, manual Design issues Programming aspects Testing aspects Databases Building necessary resources Data entry, proofing, tagging, annotation Analytical tools and utilities etc. Project work for hands-on experience Problem solving Each participant will be provided with a computer with all software loaded and can use even beyond
training hours, if desired. Participants would have had basic computer training in their own premises prior to attending this
programme.
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Manpower
S.No Task Member
Type of Manpower
PM SRA (C/L)
RA(C/L) PA(C/L) Pr.asst
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
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Vedic work – knowledge-base, programs
CDAC, Bangalore (KP)
2Manuscript
processingC-DAC
Institutions
3
Development of tools for Sanskrit processing
CDAC, Bangalore (KP)
4Education & training, project mgmt, coordination
Bangalore (KP)
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National Resource Centre for Vedic & Manuscript processing Establish a Centre of Excellence for computer processing of Vedic literature in
academics, research and training To have a separate building and other academic infrastructure for dedicated
activities in this field Required research activities, training activities and publication of rare
manuscripts activities to be carried out by dedicated staff A scheme of academic/technical affiliation to members from other national
institutions to collaborate online or offline through NKN/GARUDA Grid connectivity
Organising of Video conference based interactions for designing new schemes, evaluation current work, formulation of project work for students of various programs
Creating a large repository of textual, recorded audio/video and live interactive sessions for concept discussions, personal discussion, brainstorming, workshops/seminars/conferences etc. in the virtual mode.
Publication of rare unpublished works in various works in various disciplines with critical apparatus, indices, cross references, hyperlinks and web resources in the printed and digital modes.
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National Resource Centre for Vedic & Manuscript processing
Creation of reference materials like dictionaries, enclyopedia, translating into regional languages of the scriptural texts in Indian languages content for a wide variety of literature.
Evolving universal standards for the script mode, speech and image modes of language computing
Undertaking collaborative research with institutions of higher learning and Centres of Excellence in the field of language literature, arts, humanities alongwith various scientific disciplines
Dissemination and proliferation of the results through various electronic media and holding of awareness activities to all the nooks and corners of the country
Continual programs for faculty improvement to the various academic institutions of the country
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Resource Requirements – NCRVMP
Capital Well furnished and equipped with necessary
digital equipments like PC/laptop, UPS, printers, scanners, videography equipment, recording equipment, projection equipment.
Classrooms and auditoriums, exhibition/ conference/meeting places.
Innovative research labs, public interaction areas related to Vedic and manuscript processing and other knowledge framework
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Resource Requirements – NCRVMP Recurring
Highly skilled and scholarly manpower consisting of computer science and the language domain experts on a regular appointment.
Seek 20 posts of such experts on both streams with modern as well as traditional qualifications and proven track record and experience.
Mode of selection of these experts through open advertisement, campus selection or nomination from Centres of Excellence through a national search committee or on deputation/transfer from institutions of repute
Design of courses to be carried out by a panel of experts in the traditional domain with the method of imparting training fully exploiting the power of modern media including e-learning mode on web
Course of various durations ranging from familiarization type to certificate/diploma/degree levels could be evolved. The course content would have major emphasis on digital content creation, annotation and information retrieval mechanisms, transliteration and translation provision and also case studies/project mode working with well defined milestones and deliverables.
Contents created would be in multiple modes like script, sound, image, animations, movies etc. and high resolution images in case of manuscripts
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Resource Requirements – NCRVMP
Courses in the e-learning mode in learning of language aimed at functional literacy would be derived for all Indian Languages and imparted through ACTS wings of all C-DAC centres.
The participating institutions are of different status like State University departments, Central University departments, autonomous organizations, NGOs, Private trusts and religious and spiritual centres. The institutions bring in resources in some cases and a PPP model is also possible in some others. A MoU is entered into between these institutions and the NRCVMP for specific projects an are evaluated periodically. These could also be turn-key projects undertaken jointly by several of the participants at the national level.
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From Notepad Build into proposal – National research centre for vedic & manuscript
processing, classrooms, building maintenance, innovation/resource/research centre for Vedic and Manuscript processing/knowledge framework
Overheads No. of posts of domain experts on par – with degree/traditional Selection of domain experts method, institutions – pathashala certification Divide into sub-tasks the whole project – work elements/blocks/groups cost
realistically – 85k per person (minimum) technical 3 domain experts Virtual classroom (interactive), expert lectures, databases, Content creation, smart, IL, multi-nodal, mss images Prepare Sanskrit course for ACTS, (e-learning) to be run at all centres Institutions model, areas, resources, contact persons, team, consent etc.,
consortium partners, CDAC centres, participating institutions, Univ. Depts., gurukula/pathashala
Workout manpower budget, effort computation, responsibilities, peers for review – other
Make powerpoint presentation for standing committee and Joint secretary (DIT)
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Points for discussion
Options – resource centre Vs national mission Possible recruitment methods for domain experts Model of funding private institutions – MoU clauses,
industry support enlisting Provisions in MHRD document of NMEICT CDAC’s IT R&D mandate- knowledge development/
management – C-DAC University proposed Set up at each gurukula/pathashala – interactive lectures,
classes, exercises Lakshana, Vedanga, Bhashya level of Vedic teaching to
be revived
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Setup at each Gurukula/Pathashala for interactive video lectures/demos/exercises
Sl. No. Name of Institution Place State type activities equipments amount
1 Parashara Gurukulam, Vishvakshema Trust Srirangapatna Karnataka gurukula VC classesconnectivity, training
2 Sri Ahobila Mutt Sanskrit College Madhurantakam T.N. pathashala VC classesconnectivity, training
3 Dept. of CSE, CEG, Anna University Chennai T.N. University development
4 Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ. of Madras Chennai T.N. University courses
5 Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ. of Hyderabad Hyderabad A.P. University courses
6 Avadhoota Datta Peetham Mysore Karnataka pathashala VC classesconnectivity, training
7 Scindia Oriental Research Institute Ujjain M.P.Mss. Centre
scanning mss.
connectivity, training
8 ORI & Manuscript Library, Kerala UniversityThiruvananthapuram Kerala
Mss. Centre
scanning mss.
connectivity, training
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Sl. No. Name of Institution Place State type activitiesequipments amount
SCS Veda Maha Vidyalaya Kanchipuram T.N. Universityscanning mss.
connectivity, training
TMSSM Library Thanjavur T.N.Mss. Centre
scanning mss.
connectivity, training
Academy of Sanskrit Research Melkote KarnatakaMss. Centre
scanning mss.
connectivity, training
Ved Vigyan MahaVidyaPeetha, AOL Bangalore Karnatakapathashala VC classes
Dept. of Mathematics, SJCE Mysore Karnataka University development
Veda Vijnana Gurukulam Channenahalli Karnataka gurukula VC classesconnectivity, training
Foundation for Revitalising Local Health Traditions Bangalore Karnataka Research development
Parankushachar Institute of Vedic Studies Bangalore Karnataka Research developmentconnectivity, training
Jeeyar Integrated Vedic Academy Hyderabad A.P.pathashala VC classes
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Sl. No.Name of
Institution Place State type activities equipments amount
Veda Vedanta Gurukula Mahavidyalaya , A.P Madipadu A.P.
gurukula
VC classes
connectivity, training
Karnataka Sanskrit & Veda University Bangalore
Karnataka
University courses
Dept. of EE & CSA, IISc BangaloreKarnataka
University
development
SVU ORI & Research Centre Tirupati A.P.Mss. Centre
scanning mss.
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Tirupati A.P.University courses
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Introduction of Lakshanas & Anga Adhyayana in Vedic Institutions alongwith with research activities
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Manpower Cost – C-DAC Centres
Name of Centre ActivitiesMan-power requirement
for each Task per
TC PL E2 E1 C
C-DAC, Knowledge Park (30)
Overall co-ordination, providing knowledge base of Sanskrit and Vedic original treatises.
Application programs for each discipline (numbering about 20).
Organize training for traditional scholars and computer scientists at M.Tech level on Indic Knowledge Structures.
Enter into MoU with all participating institutions with clear activities/ deliverables.
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C-DAC, EC (04) Text-to-speech interface for Sanskrit & porting programs to Open source paradigm
01 01 02
C-DAC, Chennai (05) Porting various applications to open source and co-coordinating with institutions in the state.
01 02 02
C-DAC, Hyderabad (06) Provide/enhance e-shikshak (an e-learning tool). Come up with Sanskrit portal. Devising e-learning courses for ACTS & IGNOU. Interact with institutions in A.P.
01 01 02 02
C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram
(03)
Speech interface/OCR interface for Grantha script based on Malayalam OCR.
Co-ordination with institutions in Kerala
01 01 01
C-DAC, Mumbai (03) Vedic Unicode initiative of Late Prof. R.K. Joshi. Co-ordination with regional institutes.
01 01 01
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each Task per
TC PL E2 E1 C
C-DAC, Noida (03) Offer Indic Knowledge Structures at M.Tech. program.Digital library of Sanskrit texts, OCR for Sanskrit/ Vedic
01 01 01
C-DAC, Kolkata (03) Sanskrit speech recognition.Interaction with local institutions
01 01 01
C-DAC, Mohali (03) Introducing heritage computing in M.Tech course. Interactions with regional institutions
01 01 01
C-DAC total (60) 02 11 20 21 06
Manpower Cost – C-DAC Centres
At Rs. 85,000/month per person, the manpower cost for three years would be – 60 * 12* 3* 85000 = Rs. 18.36 crores.
[This includes overheads and contingencies.]
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Manpower Cost – Consortium Partners
Name of the Institution Activity Manpower Requirement for each Task
IGNOU, New Delhi Hosting/offering courses in Sanskrit Informatics/ Computational Linguistics, Humanities, heritage etc.
NIC/NKN, New Delhi Providing network access and connectivity, undertake model application demonstration
IGNCA, New Delhi Providing NMM repository access, participate in courses 01 01 02
RSKS, MHRD, New Delhi Swadhyaya course content, Digital content creationResource persons for online training, Sanskrit Dictionary project etc.
IIIT-Bangalore (02) NLP research, M.Tech. courses, portal design etc. 01 01
Experts of Culture & Heritage
Guide the teams conceptually, advise govt. agencies, give feedback, function as think-tank
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Manpower Cost – Univ. Depts.Name of the Institution Activity Manpower Requirement for
each Task
Dept. of Sanskrit, Madras Univ
Introduction of certificate/ diploma courses in manuscriptology through advanced technology, Sanskrit informatics and compilation help for editorial activities of their famous NCC (New Catalogus Catalogorum) project.
Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ. of Hyderabad
Interested in participating in this project from computational side. The Pro-VC, Prof. V. Kannan is a renowned Sanskrit and Vedic scholar and is a valuble resource person.
Karnataka Sanskrit & Veda University, Bangalore
Dept. of CSE, CEG, Anna Univ
Dept. of CEG, AU, has shown willingness to participate in the consortium with a proposal to help develop good search engines, web interfaces and information retrieval features.
Dept. of Mathematics, SJCE, Mysore
Dept. of CSA & EE, IISc Dept. of CSA could collaborate on research in formalism of ancient Indian logic, digital library initiative and an advanced course at Post Graduate level on inference and knowledge representation.
FRLHT – Foundation for Revitalising Local Health Traditions, Bangalore
Interested in the field of Ayurveda cures in diseases still requiring effective remedies. Introduction of surgical principles and practice in Ayurveda based on palm leaf manuscripts to be deciphered and decoded. Comparative analysis of Ayurveda and other Indian medicine systems and creation of Medical Informatics websites and public awareness program particularly in rural regions is their field of interest.
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Manpower Cost – Manuscript Resource Centres/Vedic Pathashalas
Name of the Institution Activity Manpower Requirement for each Task
AMSC - Sri Ahobila Muth Sanskrit College, Madhurantakam, T.N.
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
SORI – Scindia Oriental Research Institute, Ujjain, M.P.
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
The Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library, Kerala University, Trivandrum
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur, T.N.
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
ASR - Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote, Karnataka
Training of staff in transcription of manuscripts, cataloguing and publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
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Name of the Institution Activity Manpower Requirement for each Task
Vishwakshema Trust, Srirangapatna
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/vedangas.Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
ADP - Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
SCSVMV – Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
Art of living foundation - Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth, (VVMVP), Bangalore
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
Veda Vignana Gurukulam (VVG), Channenahalli, Bangalore
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
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JIVA – Jeeyar Integrated Vedic Academy, Hyderabad
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/Vedangas Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
PIVS - Parankushachar Institute of Vedic Studies, Bangalore
Collaboration in development of Vedic applications and training on publishing catalogue/rare manuscripts and research on Vedas/Vedangas.Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts
Veda Vedanta Gurukula Mahavidyalaya, Madipadu, Guntur Dist., A.P.
Training of teams in Vedic applications and use for research on Vedas/Vedangas.Publication of rare manuscripts and textsInteractive lectures/classes through experts