11.03.2015 VenkataSubramanian P, Sowmya Nagaraj
Samskruta Sevavrathees
Vyoma Lingusitc Labs Foundation
Technology with Tradition
पुराणमितेव न साधु सववि ्
न चापप काव्यि ्नवमित्यवद्यि ्
सन्तः परीक्ष्यान्यतरद् भजन्ते िढूः परप्रत्ययनेयबपुधः
What is constant is change in the world – with respect to technology
“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the
slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle………
when the sun comes up you better be running.”
1. Awareness regarding the relevant trends in Sanskrit Language and
Technology, DIGITAL SANSKRIT INITIATIVE - AN EXTENSION OF DIGITAL
INDIA INITIATIVE( EDUCATION)
2. How technology can be used for Mass media related to Sanskrit
3. General e-learning trends for Language teaching and how they can be
adapted to Sanskrit.
4. Knowledge of Tools and techniques related to Sanskrit Teaching &
Learning through Technology
5. Web resources in Sanskrit – Advantages of Using technology and the web.
6. Sanskrit for technology and technology for Sanskrit – Apadana or
Sampradana
7. This conference to act as a first step - deliberate discussions , invite
research papers in the subject, seek the views of traditional scholars,
teachers and technologists
8. More areas like Sanskrit Computational Linguistics, NLP , Big Data for
Sanskrit to be dealt with in detail in future conferences.
9. Fosters thinking among Researchers, Teachers and Sanskrit Fraternity to
work in this area
10. Last but not the least – To create an awareness that use of technology
for any Sanskrit related work embracing technology/ acquiring
technological skill is mandatory for Sanskrit fraternity.
Sl No. Description For information/
Action
1 Introduction – Why this seminar?
2 Digital Sanskrit / Technology for Sanskrit
Professionals
3 How to deal Sanskrit Language with
computers?
4 Sanskrit for Technology
5 Sanskrit and Mass Media, Sanskrit E-learning –
Trends, Challenges, Example Demos
6 Conclusion
• Transform from Manual worker to Knowledge Worker ( Knowledge
Economy)
• Information / Knowledge age – Paper based skills cannot keep up
with the pace of information creation
• Eric Schmidt , Chairman of Google
• We now create more new knowledge in 1 day than the total
knowledge that was created since the dawn of human race
• Printing : Books = Internet : ICT
( Vidvan Mani Dravida Sastrigal Advaitha vedantha )
Keep pace with the information created. Any idea how much
information is available ?
Sanskrit Professional
Knowledge Management
Mass Media
Teaching/ Learning
Printing & Publishing
Social Media
Information
Management
• It is affecting our life every
second
Eg: Shaastra Goshti, Teaching,
Learning, etc
Suggest that we should embrace
technology at work and in our
personal life.
• Gyana Parampara
• Preserve the Gyana Parampara
• How to Create and Preserve and ensure that this knowledge
reaches the masses – benefit of mankind
• Creation of Knowledge Base , Lexicon base
• Natural Language Processing on Sanskrit to arrive at
Interpretation of the knowledge stored ( Use shaastras here)
• Unearth the linguistic ability of the Sanskrit language at the word
level, sentence level, paragraph level – New Field called Sanskrit
Computational Linguistics
• Panini is the father of computers and Ashtadhyayi is the focus of
Sanskrit Computational Linguistics
• Text to Speech, Speech to Text
• OCR _ Optical Character Recognition, Manuscript related work
• Voice based computing Research have started
• Pioneers in the field
• CDAC Dr. Ramanujan
• Dr. Ramakrishnamacharyalu,, RSVP
• Dr. Vineet Chaitanya, IIIT, Hyderabad
• Dr. Rajeev Sanghal – IT BHU
• Dr. Amba Kulkarni - UOH
• Dr. Srinivasa Varakhedi
• Dr. Tirumala Kulkarni
• Dr. Jerard Heut
• Dr. Peter Scharf
• Dr. Girish Nath Jha,
• Prof Lakshmithathachar
Phase 3 Phase 2
Preservation,
Prioritization
IMAGE PROCESSING
OCR< TTS
CAPTURE DETAILS
MMS
Phase 1 Phase 4
MANUSCRIPT LIFE CYCLE
Awareness creation
Identify existing
manuscripts.
Try to understand
content
If not contact experts/
Manuscript specialists
• Send the manuscripts
To the right place.
•Conservation and
preservation methods
•Security
•Prioritisation and
issue for phase 3
•Announcement in
portals, manuscript
newsletters
Scanning and
Preservation
Identify Lipi
Use of OCR tools and
lipi tutors to convert
to common base
Proof Reading
software ( text to
speech) with
correction window
Compare with original
text in database
Printable version
E-book format
Web books
COMPARE
ORIGINAL TEXT IN DATA BASE
• Computation is based on Predicate logic ( If then, for next);
Semantic networks and Dependencies
• Al these is seen in our Shaastras – Vyakarna, Nyaya and Mimasa
• Self Inference Generating characteristic of Vyakarna
• Applying Shaastric concepts in NLP, Computer assisted language
learning
• Superior Linguistic Capability of the Language itself
Source: Dr. Ramanujan
• Knowledge Compression Techniques
• Security
• Encryption
• Sentiment analysis ( voice based computing
• Alankara shaastra concepts of dhwani
• Vacho vichhiti
• Vakrokti
• Intonation
• Svaras and determination of meaning
• Big Data – NLP is one of the technique used in Big data analytics
Mass Media
Mass Media
Broadcast Media
Print Media
Outdoor Media
Digital Media
Mass media is communication that reaches and
influences a large number of people.
Broadcast Media
Radio
Divyavani
5 minutes news on AIR
Music – Eastern and Western
Satyagraha (opera) by Philip Glass
Two albums by Madonna, Ray of Light and Music
The theme song of Battle star Galactica 2004
Indian classical music
Facts Films
Adi shankaracharya
Bhagavad-Gita
Punyakoti
Mudrarakshasa
Television
News in DD National
Wide geographic coverage & broad audience reach
TV media is expensive!!!
Take away
Broadcast Media Contd..
Many more radio stations
Dedicated TV channel
Fusion music
Animated movies
Films with social relevance
Wish List
Print Media
Newspapers and Magazines
Sudharma – daily newspaper print and e-paper from
Mysore
Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies
Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam
Facts
Easily available
Affordable
Strong Brand recognition
Take away
Books
Bhagavad-Gita
Panchatantra
Raghuvamsha
Mahabharata
Shaastras
Print Media Contd..
More Comics
Magazines exclusive for kids and women
More translations and commentaries of popular literary works
Wish List
Digital Media - Internet Facts
Access of content from anywhere
Updation of content in minutes
Viable means of communication
Take away
o E-learning websites
• http://sanskritfromhome.in
• http://samskrittutorial.in
• http://learnsanskrit.org/grammar
o Wikipedia • www.sa.wikisource.org/wiki/िुखपुटि ्
o Ebooks
• www.sanskritdocuments.org
• www.sanskritebooks.org/ebooks-download
o Dictionaries
• www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de
• http://spokensanskrit.de
o Input tools
• sites.google.com/site/bhashaime
• www.google.co.in/inputtools
o Groups on internet
• groups.google.com/group/bvparishat/
• groups.google.com/group/samskrita
o Tools for computation
• http://sanskrit.uohyd.ernet.in/scl
• http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in/index.jsp
• http://www.sanskritworld.in/
o Websites of institutions promoting Samskrit
• http://samskritabharati.in
• http://sanskrit.nic.in
• http://rsvidyapeetha.ac.in
o Websites giving information about other
Sanskrit websites
• http://sanskritlinks.blogspot.in
• http://learnsanskrit.org/resources
• http://sanskrit.inria.fr/portal.html
Digital Media Contd..
Facts
Mobile Apps o Apps to learn basic Samskrit including basic grammar
o Dictionary
o Related to Yoga
o Subhashitaas
o Bhagavad-Gita
o Fables in Samskrit
Take away
Access of content from anywhere
Updation of content in minutes
Viable means of communication
Digital Media
Blogs in Samskrit
Creating tunes/jingles to Samskrit songs
Samskrit E-University
Active Sanskrit Forums/Groups
Social Media
WhatsApp groups
Samskrit Help line
Wish List
Mass Media
Pros
• Reach a large population across many demographics
• Entertaining as well as educational
• Creating a favorable climate of opinion
Cons
• Distorted perception of the real world
• Can easily induce beliefs that may be wrong, socially incorrect
• Personal interaction wont be there
Guiding principles across type of
media
Interactive & ‘making Sanskrit learning
interesting’
Ease of use and accessible
Digestible content, yet complete
‘Quality’ – Absolute ‘non-negotiable’
What is e-Learning? And.. What it is Not!
Learning connected with electronic
media
Adding audio to presentations,
recording live session and uploading
them to Website
E-Learning Presentations
Teach Inform
Self-paced Learning Persuade
Accessibility Reinforce
Instructional Design
Principles Content with Image
Learning Level Questions Q&A Session
E-Learning : Instruction delivered by any technological mode intended to promote
learning
Objectives
Process
Evaluation
Why e-Learning for Sanskrit?
Convenience
• Learn at best time and place
• Quality consistency
• Instant Feedback and Scores
• Less commute time
• Accommodate different learning styles and interest
Flexibility
• Self Paced Learning
• Increased Confidence
• Anytime access to discussion forums/chat rooms
Cost
• Reduced learning cost
• Larger scale, lower cost per user
• Lower infrastructure/facilities cost
• Greater Capacity
Challenges in Sanskrit e-Learning
Lack of technology
awareness in student
Interaction with large group
Student accountability –
late/absent
How to overcome Content Development bottlenecks and
Infrastructure Snags?
Student motivation
Specific to Sanskrit – no repetition,
dictation
Support and human touch
Good webinar tools are expensive, internet bandwidth
challenge
Critical success factors – Sanskrit E-
learning
Course design
Adaptability
Guidance and help in LMS
Offer recognition and opportunities
Mode of Evaluation
Śāstrādhyayanam शास्त्राध्ययनम ्
Granthādhyayanam
ग्रन्थाध्ययनम ्
Bhāśādhyayanam
भाषाध्ययनम ्
Tiered model for Samskrit learning
Fun combination of Audio, Video, games, activities, animations, tables, charts, question paper generator,
self assessment, etc
Video Activity Charts
Games Animation Question paper generator
Concepts
•Sounds
•Script
•Vocabulary
•Genders-numbers
•Nouns,Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Numerals
Presentation
•Text
•Audio
• Images
•Animations
• Interactive games
Skills
•Listening
•Reading
•Writing
•Comprehension
•Speaking (basic)
*Instructional Design
Concepts
• Basic concepts of letters and pratyaharas
• Sandhikaaryas
• Sandhivibhaaga
• Rules of Sandhis
• Examples
Presentation
• Text
• Audio
• Animations
• Interactive exercises
• Innovative games
• Charts
Skills
• Understanding the basis of sandhis
• Understanding Sandhi rules
• Applying rules to join and split sandhis
• Applying sandhis in actual writing
*Sanskrit and Technology is very vast subject.
* Need for Sanskrit Teachers, Scholars, technologists to think out of the box
and participate in this Knowledge Revolution
*Research papers are to be presented which shall highlight the importance
of the subject and which shall speak in detail about certain aspects
*Though Sanskrit is Nitya bhaasha – We have to strive to bring it to the
forefront.
*WHY NOT USE TECHNOLOGY TO REVIVE ?
*TECHNOLOGY WITH TRADITION = IMMENSE BENEFITS FOR MANKIND
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