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Older news. May already have been archived by someone at IF long ago, I haven't checked.
thehindu.com/2005/06/17/stories/2005061709820400.htm
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Is this another Chindu-ism? For how can that be? 'Cause the college appears to have been around much longer than 1940, as per Karnataka Skt University website, see below. Back when Mirza Ismail was just 2 -in 1884/1885- and hence long before he became one of many successive dewans (Mirza became dewan in 1926) to then Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the college already existed under Krishnaraja's father Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar (who the college was re-named for to the present name shortly after his passing, as well as acquiring a new building, in 1896):
So how is the muslim dewan to have "founded" it in 1940, when it already existed for about a half-century at that point?
[Enough with catholic Chindu's typically revisionist pretences at christoislamic "composite culture" in India:
Even if by some coincidence another Skt university in Karnataka was alluded to under the same name ('Chamarajendra Sanskrit College'), can use common sense: the fact would still remain that the Dewan would have been acting as a representative of the Hindu maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar and thus carrying out the instructions to build Maharaja's commissioned Skt college. Besides, why would Mirza found a Skt college named after Chamarajendra - a king he didn't even know? Whereas the same need not be asked of the Hindoo Majaraja Krishnaraja, since he would have known his father Chamarajendra.]
Older news. May already have been archived by someone at IF long ago, I haven't checked.
thehindu.com/2005/06/17/stories/2005061709820400.htm
Quote:Friday, Jun 17, 2005
Govt. to close down Sanskrit college
Nagesh Prabhu
Inadequate number of students cited as the main reason for the move
(Oh, a secular sounding reason! Christos in India and the christowest as well as alien dabblers/oryanists keep their efforts invisible.)
END OF THE LINE: Chamarajendra Sanskrit College in Bangalore ââ¬â Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P.
BANGALORE: There appears to be few to speak up for the cause of Sanskrit. The Government has decided to close down one of the very few Sanskrit colleges it runs in the State, Sri Chamarajendra Sanskrit College at Chamarajpet in Bangalore.
For decades the college has been imparting knowledge of the ancient Vedas and Shastras. But today there is a fall in the number of takers for the courses offered by the college. However, the number of students in the college is not inconsiderable considering that there are a good number of departments in universities in the State with fewer than 10 students in the MA or M.Sc. courses.
(Can note how there is no pretence in India's traditional=native Skt colleges that Samskritam is somehow separate from the Vedam/Shaastras, i.e. Vedic religion. <- This observation of the well-known is relevant to subsequent posts.
Rather, a separation btw Skt and the Vedic=Hindoo religion is a deliberate and recent invention of christoism AND alien dabblers - with indologists occurring in both groups - not to mention western foreign policy on India. It's also the source for denying Hinduism/Vedic religion is a religion and denying the word Hindu. Then again, that's something Buddhists and Jains do a lot too today. They only acknowledge "brahmanism" and deny there is a Hindoo laity or a religion - the Hindoo=Vedic religion/Sanatana Dharma etc - that all Hindoos adhere too, regardless of whether they are laity or brahmana or non-brahmana Siddha, Sadhu, Yogi or other Vedic yati/shramana.)
So far the only organisation to protest against the move to close down the institution is Sanskrit Bharati.
The college, founded in 1940 by the then Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail**, offers courses in the Vedas and the Shastras. About 190 students are on its rolls and it has 29 members of the staff. The Government's move to close down the college or merge it with Sri Maharaja Sanskrit College, Mysore, has come as a shock to the staff and received a lot of flak from Sanskrit scholars.
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The Education Department discussed the issue of closing down the college at a meting held recently. The inadequate number of students for the various courses offered in by college is cited as the main reason for the Government's move.
The contribution of the college in the field of Sanskrit education is quite significant. Sri Balagangadharanath Swamy of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Sri Shantaveera Mahaswamy of Kolada Mutt, Sri Shivarudra Swamy of Beli Mutt, Sri Shivapuri Swamy of Omkara Mutt, and scholars such as Srinivas Gopalacharya, Vidwan Ranganath Sharma and Vidwan N.T. Srinivas Iyengar were students of the college.
The college has invited applications for admissions for the current year. The Principal, B.L. Manjunath, says the college offers Prathama (three-year), Kavya (two-year), Sahitya (three-year) and Vidwat (five-year) courses. The Rigveda, Krishna Yajurveda, Shukla Yajurveda and Samaveda are taught in the college. There is no age bar or admission fee. Candidates who do not have any formal education can also join the preliminary classes.
A Vidwat course is equivalent to an MA degree. Unfortunately, there is no Government Order recognising the degrees provided by the college.
Satyanarayana Bhat of Sanskrit Bharati says the Government should set up a Sanskrit Directorate or Sanskrit University to give an identity to Sanskrit courses.
The 65-year-old college building requires major repairs and renovation. But it does not receive funds to maintain the building. The infrastructure is inadequate and this will have an adverse impact on the overall academic environment, say staff members.
A couple of years ago, a proposal was prepared for the construction of a hostel but no action has been taken, Mr. Bhat says.
Scholarships
The Government provides scholarships for students. But the amount is meagre: Rs. 47 for students of the Prathama course, Rs. 50 for the Kavya course and Rs. 150 for the Vidwat course.
(Can see how christoterrorism in India deliberately murdered the Skt school by giving pennies as "scholarship".)
To attract more students, the Government should provide facilities such as computer education and a good library the teachers say.
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Quote:The college, founded in 1940 by the then Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail,
Is this another Chindu-ism? For how can that be? 'Cause the college appears to have been around much longer than 1940, as per Karnataka Skt University website, see below. Back when Mirza Ismail was just 2 -in 1884/1885- and hence long before he became one of many successive dewans (Mirza became dewan in 1926) to then Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the college already existed under Krishnaraja's father Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar (who the college was re-named for to the present name shortly after his passing, as well as acquiring a new building, in 1896):
Quote:Sri Chamarajendra Samskrita Graduation and Post Graduation Centre is one of the oldest Sanskrit colleges in the state. It was established as 'Vaani Vidyashaalaa' in 1885, with the collaboration of the Education department and many Sanskrit lovers. It used to impart education in Alankara, Veda, Yoga and various shaastras. It was renamed as 'Vaani Sanskrit College' in 1889, and an administrative council was set up to ensure availability of better facilities for study. The college got a new building, and a new name as 'Sri Chamarajendra Sanskrit College' in 1896. It developed with the monetary help received from the Mysore court, and also various mutts.
So how is the muslim dewan to have "founded" it in 1940, when it already existed for about a half-century at that point?
[Enough with catholic Chindu's typically revisionist pretences at christoislamic "composite culture" in India:
Even if by some coincidence another Skt university in Karnataka was alluded to under the same name ('Chamarajendra Sanskrit College'), can use common sense: the fact would still remain that the Dewan would have been acting as a representative of the Hindu maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar and thus carrying out the instructions to build Maharaja's commissioned Skt college. Besides, why would Mirza found a Skt college named after Chamarajendra - a king he didn't even know? Whereas the same need not be asked of the Hindoo Majaraja Krishnaraja, since he would have known his father Chamarajendra.]