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The M.H. Krishna Institute has been set up specially for the cause of generation and dissemination of knowledge in the field of
Indology. The Institute desires to accomplish this, as a fitting centenary tribute to its founding institution, by establishing itself within a few years as a centre of excellence conducting
high level research and advanced teaching. It is planning to start a Master’s Degree course in Indology and enroll students for M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. Other activites include organizing
short term courses on Indological themes, helping distance learning by preparing material for the electronic media, undertaking research projects, sponsoring
lectures, seminars and workshops and bringing out scholarly and popular monographs. Though these are normal functions of an academic institution, the
M.H. Krishna Institute of Indology wants to conduct these with some difference. The first is its stress on maintaining quality and excellence. The second is to come out of the Colonial
concept of Indology and expand its scope from its usually understood content of Sanskritic studies, ancient Indian religion, philosophy, art, literature and
culture.
Dr. S.R. Rao, noted archaeologist lighting the lamp
at the inaugural ceremony
INDOLOGY here would mean a holistic study of Indian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day. This would include,
besides the traditional subjects, dimensions of anthropology, society, economy, politics, law and legal institutions, science and technology, health and
hygiene, regional cultures, trans-regional and trans-national contacts, as well as studies in the spread of Indian cultural ideas to other countries and comparative
studies with other civilizations. The objective is to develop a better understanding of the dynamics and significance of the Indian civilization as it
happens to be one of the few enduring experiments in the long civilizational process of mankind.
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