The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute (KSRI), Chennai, hosted an endowment lecture and book release programme on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, at the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Hall, Sanskrit College Campus, Mylapore.
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑. 𝐊. 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧, President, KSRI, released the book “𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞” authored by Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna (Deputy Director, RASA).
The first copy was received by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊. 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧, Shastra Chudamani Professor, KSRI.
Dr. Raghavan also presented a copy to 𝐌𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥, who generously supported the publication in memory of his wife, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥.
The book brings together key ideas on Indian music from Vedic sources to the present, enriched with explanatory charts, a concise appendix, and innovative QR codes that enable readers to listen to relevant rāgas and tālas.
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑. 𝐊. 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧, President, KSRI, delivered the presidential address, emphasising the continuing relevance of Sanskrit scholarship to interdisciplinary studies.
𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 was delivered by
𝐃𝐫. 𝐊. 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧, Shastra Chudamani Professor, KSRI, on
“Pūrva Mīmāṃsā: A Tool of Interpretation.”
The lecture presented how Pūrva Mīmāṃsā determines the precise meaning of Vedic statements through linguistic and contextual analysis.
Dr. Srinivasan explained that the Mīmāṃsā tradition is a collective, generational scholarly endeavour, developed over centuries through the contributions of many thinkers.
He demonstrated using the example “Whatever you want, give it,” he showed how interpretation may vary—either as
1) giving according to one’s will or
2) giving exactly what one wishes for oneself, with the remainder retained.
Such clarity, he noted, depends on context—who speaks, to whom, and for what purpose. Similarly, “Godāna” (गोदान), commonly understood as the sacred donation of cows, can in a specific ritual context signify the first shaving ceremony of a Brahmin boy.
He further outlined key Mīmāṃsā analytical frameworks and the five principal types of Mīmāṃsā vākyas: Vidhi, Niṣedha, Arthavāda, Mantra and Nāmadhēya.
𝐃𝐫. 𝐔𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐲, the Endowment maker, addressed the gathering, reflecting on the vision behind the Endowment in memory of her father.
KSRI thanks the scholars, students and participants for making this programme a meaningful celebration of Sanskritic thought and Indian music traditions.
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