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Publications & Music Rationale for Institutional Approach In the ancient era, all the religious principles and practices were taught and spread through Sanskrit language, which is considered as the mother of all Indian languages. However, the common man was not able to access the greatest values proposed in vedic scriptures, books and Dharma Granthas etc. But there is a need to popularize the noble values & holy messages to the common man. The present Rambhapuri Jagadguruji has got a strong conviction in taking these holy principles to every village and every heart in each village/ town of the Indian society. He always makes a reference to a famous dictum, “Books and pages may change Keeping this logic in mind, he conceived an idea to provide institutional approach for the propagation and popularization of the values and philosophy of Veerashaivism in the common man's language. To achieve this goal, he has been instrumental in establishing a Trust during 1992 in the name of Shree Madveerashaiva Sadbodhana Samsthe at Balehonnur. Shree Jagadguru has inaugurated the Prasaaranga of Shree Madveerashaiva Sadbodhana Samsthe and Shree Panchaacharya Book Stall at Hubli on 21 st November 2005 , with primary aim to provide focused & professional approach in spreading the publications in North Karnataka . These Publication Departments of Shree Peetha are doing yeoman service to take the nobler messages of ancient as well as the present Jagadgurus to the ordinary people in various forms – publication of books on variety of subjects, electronic media (Audio Cassettes, CDs, TV) & print media. Let us take a quick journey into the achievements of these two institutions, which are the brainchild of our beloved Jagadguru. Publication of Rambhapuri Belagu - A Monthly Magazine Shree Madveerashaiva Sadbhodana Samsthe has been publishing a monthly magazine called “Rambhapuri Belagu” from Shree Peetha, since 1992. It contains thought provoking and relevant articles by the various authors from the society on variety of topics like religion, culture, literature, art forms, research etc. One of the greatest and satisfying dimensions of this publication wing is that the magazine is widely accepted by the readers and it is published regularly without delay. To encourage the sustainability of this publication, Shri Jagadguruji has appealed to the devotees for making generous contributions (details furnished below) and there has been a tremendous response. This amount is utilized as corpus fund, whose interest income is utilized for meeting the publication expenses, thereby running it without any recurring investment. Subscription details
This Journal has unique distinction of bringing out 33 Special Editions ( 17 of them with exclusive titles /Special Books, as listed below, and 16 as Special issues of Rambhapuri Belagu) on different occasions & these issues are published in the form of Books, which are great treasures of collection, for the readers & devotees. The titles of the Special Edition Books are given here below:
Books on variety of subjects Similar to the publication of Rambhapuri Belagu magazine, Shree Madveerashaiva Sadbhodana Samsthe is also striving hard to document the rich heritage of Veerashaiva philosophy and teachings of the Jagadgurus in local language – Kannada. The books, on variety of themes, are printed and circulated at the nominal costs, which are easily accessible to common man and are in a reader-friendly language. This concept of publishing books is becoming more popular, due to their end-utility. In earlier years, such an easy accessibility was not there and that problem has been suitably addressed now. The List of Books published by Shree Peetha's Publication Department so far, is as follows:
Calendars The publication Dept is also bringing colorful and informative calendars, containing valuable data both on Hindu festivals & general information, for all purposes i.e.,
Audio Cassettes and Compact Discs (CDs) Keeping in pace with growing expectations of devotees and also the technological changes occurring in the society, Shree Peetha has been bringing out Audio Cassettes and CDs regularly. The professional inputs from various experts and artists are utilized in their production to make them interesting and appealing to general public, without compromising the religio-social essence. The list of Audio Cassettes and CDs brought out by the Peetha in Kannada (22) and Sanskrit (1) , is appended here below: Audio Cassettes
Compact Discs (CDs)
Future plans for the Publication Division One of the ambitious goals of Shree Madveerashaiva Sadbhodana Samsthe is to document the entire gamut of vast Indian culture, literature and the heritage /values in the following areas:
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