Program Outline
This program aims to introduce select topics from Deivathin Kural through weekly Zoom sessions in English. Topics covered for the first season are 1. Introduction to Sanathana Dharmam and Vaidhika Dharmam, 2. Dharma and Society, 3. Dharma and Family, 4. Acharam and Aharam, 5. Guru Tattvam and 6. Sri Shankara Charitram.
Session Details
This is approximately a 12 Week long program starting from 31st January 2021. Total number of sessions will vary based on how much of a given topic is covered in every session. Each session is 1 hour long with ~45 mins of lecture in English and 15 mins of question-answer sessions.
Who can attend?
Anyone curious to know about Sanathana Dharma and wants to know the teachings of Mahaperiyava with motivation to follow the teachings can attend. Especially parents who want to introduce Sanathana Dharma to kids by leading the prescribed way of life would benefit a lot. We intend to make these sessions in such a way that Parents who attend the session can then teach them to their kids in their own pace.
When?
Sundays, 10:30 AM EST
Online sessions will be conducted by Dr. Shyam Panchapakesan.
Dr. Shyam Panchapakesan, a native of Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur Dt in Tamilnadu, is very passionate about following and teaching the values of Sanathana Dharma to the interested. He conducts regular shloka classes such as Devi Mahatmyam, Mooka Panchasati etc. Being a student of Vedanta, he conducts classes on Vedantic works such as Vivekachudamani as well. Some of his classes are uploaded in his channel “Stotra Samvardhini” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf1Ia8j-6f-kT8Y3S8-YEzg
He is currently doing his Post-Doctoral research at Yale University in Molecular Biology.