தமிழ்ப் பாரம்பரியம்
(Tamil Heritage Trust)
presents
HISTORICAL RAMA
by
D K Hari and Hema Hari
at 5.30pm on Saturday, April 5th, 2014
at Vinoba Hall, Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, T Nagar.
About the Topic:
Ramayana,
the legend of Rama, penned by the poet Valmiki has been termed an itihasa meaning it is history. This means from ancient times, Rama has been an
integral part of Indian history. The lifetime of Rama thus forms a benchmark in
the timelines of Indian history.
If
so, why do we still call Rama a mythological figure? At what point of Indian history
did Rama live and when the events of Ramayana happen? If
we can date the lifetime of Rama, we will be giving a definite shape to Indian
history and along with it reshaping much of world history, from what it is
known today.
The
challenge with data on India is that it is found scattered in varied forms
lying at various sources – some as old manuscripts, some in libraries as books
in vernacular languages and English, some as oral poetry, some in the form of
local Indian legends and some in the form of the myriad traditions of this
land. When
data from all these sources are integrated and juxtaposed with findings from
scientific explorations and data on India as a whole, we get to see the true
picture of Indian history emerge.
Our
works,
· - the three books - Historical Rama, Ramayana In
Lanka, and Ayodhya – War and Peace,
· - a film in 4 languages - Historical Rama in
English, Aitihasik Ram in Hindi, Charithira Ramar in Tamil and Aitihasika Rama
in Kannada and
· - multimedia talks on Historical Rama
are part
of an interdisciplinary effort to showcase the data on Rama’s time period that
we have been able to gather from these varied sources, and the holistic and
logical conclusion that we can draw from them. Divinity is a matter of faith. Historicity is a
matter of existence. We shall see how all these authentic data go to confirm
that Rama was indeed a legendary, historical hero of this land who lived around
7100 years ago. This year we celebrate the 7128th birth anniversary
of Rama.
About the Speakers:
D.K.Hari
D.K.Hari hails from an Indian
traditional family, with its roots in Kancheepuram, a very ancient town of
India, which has been the silk centre of the South through the ages and is also
known for its age old temples, saints and scholars.
He had his schooling in Rishi Valley
School, then graduated from Madras Christian College and did his post
graduation in Business Administration from P.S.G College of Technology, Coimbatore.
After managing the family businesses in
various verticals such as Oil and Gas and FMCG supply chain for 8 years and
heading the Marketing for a building industry product for 12 years, during
which he established the brand and sales network in India and abroad, he has
chosen to follow the calling in his life, with the pursuit and seeking of
knowledge through questioning – a temper perhaps influenced by his schooling
days in Rishi Valley.
Besides Bharath Gyan, D.K.Hari is also involved in various social
activities such as the management of,
1. Hindu Mission Hospital – a charity based hospital in Tambaram,
Chennai
2.
Valluvar Gurukulam – a school for
educating first generation children in Tambaram, Chennai
3.
Dakshina Chitra – a heritage village,
Chennai
D.K. Hema Hari
D.K. Hema Hari, born in Mysore, grew up in Bombay, to graduate in
Physics and in computer engineering from Bombay University. She is a PMI
certified Project Management Professional.
She started her career in Tata Consultancy Services in 1989 and
after spending the first 10 years of her career there, moved to CSC India,
where she spent the next decade of her career, in a Senior management capacity. Her career span focussed mainly on managing Innovation and
nurturing new technologies by providing Consulting, Mentoring and Business
Development support for the same. She has travelled widely to many countries and also within India
on professional as well as on personal grounds, which gave her an opportunity
to learn about various cultures and widen her horizons.
After a 20 year career, working in leading edge technologies, she has changed gears and together with her
husband authors books, films and other works, to disseminate their Bharath Gyan
compilation and offers technical consulting as a freelancer.
Besides having founded Bharath Gyan, she also
volunteers with a few other community based organizations in the field of
health and education. She has trained in vocal Carnatic music and enjoys practicing
music and fine arts as a hobby.
RSVP:
A. Annamalai: Gandhi Study Centre - gandhicentre@gmail.com; 94441-83198
Badri Seshadri: Kizhakku-p-padippakam - badri@nhm.in; 98840-66566
S. Kannan: Bank of Baroda - 2498 5836
S. Swaminathan - sswami99@gmail.com; 2467 1501
R. Gopu, writergopu@yahoo.com, 98417-24641