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Granted the annual Shyama Devi Mundra Post-doctoral scholarship for critical field work on pre-modern temples

Granted the annual Shyama Devi Mundra Post-doctoral scholarship for critical field work on pre-modern temples

Tattva Team — February 22

Tattva Heritage Foundation supports critical research on Indian religious-cultural heritage. We have granted our first annual Shyama Devi Mundra scholarship to a post-doc scholar for field work into pre-modern temples of Maharashtra. Maharashtra has a very rich heritage of temple building between the 11th and 14th centuries, when the Silaharas and the Yadava dynasties dotted the land of Maharashtra with innumerable temples.

The grant fund will be used for doing field work on these temples, with a specific focus on documenting the architectural elements and the state of conservation. While some of the temples are protected by archaeological departments, most are in various states of disrepair. Apart from the academic aspect of such research, it will also be used to spread awareness among the people about their religious-cultural heritage and the need for preservation.        

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Grant made to Lonavala Yoga Institute for the re-publication of their book ‘Haṭhapradipika of Svatmarama (10 Chapters)’

Started in 1996 by the brilliant yoga scholar M.L. Gharote, the Lonavala Yoga Institute has been at the forefront of textual research on the Haṭha yoga tradition. They have published critical editions and translations of extremely important yoga texts such as the 16th century Haṭhatattvakaumudī of Sunderadeva, the 17th century Haṭharatnavali of Śrīnivāsayogī, the 18th century Kumbhakha Paddhati of Raghuvīra, and many other such important Haṭha yoga texts.

They have also published Haṭhapradīpīka of Svātmārāma (10 Chapters), along with the commentary Yogaprakāṣikā by Bālakṛṣna. The 15th century Haṭhapradīpīka of Svātmārāma has been the locus classicus of Haṭha yoga tradition and is normally available in just four chapters. This was the first time that the Haṭhapradīpīka had been published containing the full ten chapters. It also contains additional information on the Pratyahara, Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna, Samādhi, Kālajñāna, and Videhamukti.

Tattva Heritage Foundation has made a grant for the republication of Haṭhapradīpīka of Svātmārāma (10 Chapters) and other such texts as per the wishes of the Institute. We wish to continue our association with the Lonavala Yoga Institute and partner with them in bringing out critical textual research on the venerable yoga tradition.