Chinmaya International Foundation - [CIF], Ernakulam

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), Ernakulam is a unit of Chinmaya Mission. The Chinmaya Mission was founded in 1953 by Swami Chinmayananda, with the primary aim to spread the wisdom of Vedanta to any seeker, of any nationality, caste or group, to enrich and enable them become positive contributors to society. After the Mahasamadhi of Swami Chinmayananda in 1993, Pujya Gurudev, Swami Tejomayananda was appointed as Chairman of Central Chinmaya Mission Trust (CCMT), which is headquartered in Mumbai.

Collaboration

• Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan in collaboration with AYUSH (the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India) has undertaken to catalogue and digitalize all medical manuscripts in Kerala

• The University has introduce a Certificate Programme in Sanskrit starting from academic session July 2009. This programme is a joint venture of Chainmaya International Foundation (CIF) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

• CIF also collaborates with University of Hyderabad (UoH) and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad on a  titled 'Natural Language Processing Project, ANUSAARAKA’

Research

CIF is engaged in research in the field of Indology and promoting the studies of Sanskrit language. Some of its research works are -

• A Critical Study of Sankara's Gita Bhashya

• A Literary Study of Sanskrit Inscriptions in Karnataka

• Traditional Indian Fable and its Global Impact

• Survey of Botanical Literature in Ancient India

• Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy of History

• Natural Language Processing Project - ANUSAARAKA

Facilities

Events

• Uthram Mahotsavam - Annual Temple Festival

• Chinmaya T-Hub - A residential camp for teenagers

• Kulasekhara Theatre Festival - Annual theatre festival of CIF

Achievements

• CIF is among one of the four premier Research Institutions of India that has been recognized by the Government of India as Shodha Sansthana or Centre of Excellence in Sanskrit Research

• Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi offers CIF’s ‘Easy Sanskrit Course’ as its Certificate Course

• Currently developing a software on Natural Language Processing using Paniniyan Principles of Sanskrit Grammar in collaboration with University of Hyderabad and International Institute of Information Technology

• Publication of study enablers and rare Sanskrit and Philosophical works such as: Holy Gita Ready Reference, Ishwaradarshnam, Sri Ramajatakam, Gitanjali, Suktisudha and so on

• Preservation and digitalization of Sanskrit Manuscripts

Scholarship

• SC/ST Student Scholarships

• Physically Handicapped Student Scholarships