On a mission to promote Sanskrit heritage and culture
P S Ramamurti Foundation is a charitable trust on a mission to preserve and promote Sanskrit heritage and culture. Inspired by the late Sri PS Ramamurti’s (PSR) passion for Sanskrit and tireless work through the Egmore Samskrt School, the trust has been formed under the leadership and vision of Sri Ramamurti's friends & relatives.
To help spread the chanting and message of the Bhagavad Gita.
To create residential educational institutions that foster Sanskrit learning and literature.
To encourage creative use of technology and social media to realize Sri Ramamurti’s Sanskrit dreams.
To help individuals and institutions realize their goals related to Sanskrit and Indian culture.
To foster Sanskrit heritage research.
In 2017, we celebrated 60 years of conducting the Gita recitation competitions, with around 2000 students participating every year. Rather than resting on those laurels, we have aggressive plans to expand the scope and reach of the event to a national level over a period of 10 years.
Starting 2018, as part of our regular annual competitions, we plan to conduct the All 18 chapters contest every year, in addition to three 6 chapters competition sections (Chapters 1-6, 7-12 and 13-18) that are open to participants of all ages. We believe that the six chapters competitions provide aspirants with a concrete and acheivable goal, where a beginner could learn the entire Gita over a span of three years.
In addition, we plan to conduct the competitions in other cities, with the goal of expanding to 100 other regional and national cities in the next 10 years, with over 1 lakh students and adults participating every year.
Launched in 1969, Surabharati Samiti is a monthly meeting where speeches are delivered in Sanskrit on a pre-chosen topic. We have had more than 575 meetings without break !
We have ambitious goals of offering full-fledged Sanskrit diplomas and degrees by becoming an accredited residential educational institution. As a first step towards that goal, we plan to rent a building with classroom facilities and a couple of full-time Sanskrit faculty to teach language and literature at all skill levels.
The classes will follow Sri Ramamurti's unique teaching style, with special emphasis on learning the language through a study of its literature.
Our goal is to create under our umbrella a full-time 100-student residential school within the next 5 years.
It is a regrettable fact that many ancient Sanskrit manuscripts and documents are lying uncared for without anyone devoting time and effort into the research and preservation of such national treasures. We plan to co-sponsor such research by collaborating with regional, national and international funding sources, allowing people to take up Sanskrit research as a career path.
A group recitation of the entire Bhagavad Gita is held on four different dates every year, and on special occasions. We would like to hold these events more often.
Pursuit of our ambitious goals requires hard work, dedication and a substantial amount of money. In order to provide the foundation with a solid financial base, we are establishing a Founding Corpus Fund, a permanent fund whose interest will be used for the basic expenditures needed for the administration and baseline activities of the Foundation. This is a unique opportunity for our well-wishers, those who have been inspired by Sri Ramamurti and those who believe in our mission to be founding donors.
We cannot fulfill our mission without the help of passionate and energetic people. Please contact us for volunteering opportunities.
As a founding donor, you belong to an exclusive group that provides the financial bedrock for the Foundation. You will be listed as a founding donor on our website. We will also keep you posted on the Foundation’s activities.
1. NEFT Transfer:
Account Name: P S Ramamurti Foundation
Savings Account No: 50200024266058
Bank Name: HDFC Bank
Branch: Kilpauk, Chennai-600010
IFSC: HDFC0000124
2. Cheques or demand drafts may be made out in the name of "P S Ramamurti Foundation" and mailed to us
3. For cash donations, please call/text us at +91 98840 37998 to make arrangements.
| Level | Amount |
|---|---|
| Regular | Rs.1,000/= |
| Bronze | Rs.5,000/= |
| Silver | Rs.10,000/= |
| Gold | Rs.25,000/= |
| Diamond | Rs.50,000/= |
| Platinum | Rs. 1 lakh and above |
"PSR is a one man army for survival of Sanskrit"- Indian Express
"The credit of bringing the Bhagavad-Gita to every house-hold should belong to PSR"- Sri C.L.Ramakrishnan, Retired IPS Officer
"I saw PSR as my Ishta Devata in human form"- Justice PN Prakash, Madras High court
"We are indebted to PSR...the debt we repay is to follow his footsteps and do our bit for Sanskrit"- Prof.V.Ranganathan
"PSR lived for Sanskrit and his religion was the Gita"- Dr.K.Shubha Mohan Rao, Surgeon