Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth

Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth is a deemed university in the 'de novo' category approved by the University Grants Commission.[1] Started in 2016—the centenary year of the founder of Chinmaya Mission, Swami Chinmayananda—the university's purview is promoting the Indian Knowledge System, and Sanskrit and Indic Traditions. The headquarters of the university are situated at the maternal home of Adi Shankara at Veliyanad, (near Piravom) Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.[2][3][4]

Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth
TypeDeemed university
Academic affiliations
UGC
ChancellorSwami Swaroopananda
Vice-ChancellorAjay Kapoor
Address
Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad P.O., Arakunnam Via Ernakulam Dist., Kerala 682313
Colors  Midnight Blue
Websitewww.cvv.ac.in

Mission

For nearly seven decades, Chinmaya Mission has been transforming lives with its motto of "giving maximum happiness to maximum people for maximum time". In doing so, one of its focuses has been education.

Building on over fifty years of running more than a hundred Chinmaya Vidyalayas (prestigious primary and secondary schools and colleges) across the country, the Chinmaya vision for education redrew its horizon in 2017 with the launch of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth (CVV), a university with a difference—one that believes the objective of education is to create good human beings who can fulfil personal goals while serving society.

Founded on the principles of purity, spirituality, practicality, and innovation, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth's core mission is to blend the ancient and time-tested wisdom of India with present-day knowledge fields. It is breaking new ground where necessary and adopting the merits of all that has come before but always leaning towards the winds of innovation. Striking a careful balance between the old and new, the university offers common streams of courses with unique electives and supplementary subjects, with the intent to mould the teenagers of today into well-rounded, responsible, value-grounded, young adults that contribute to the nation, and the world at large.

History

As a Liberal University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth was started in 2016 under the leadership of Professor B. Mahadevan as acting Vice-Chancellor. The university had a vision of promoting the Indian Knowledge System and Indian Knowledge Tradition by blending them with modern sciences. Conferences like National Frontier for Sanskrit and Indian Tradition and Oneness Conference[5] have established new frontiers for researchers and investigators, like Raj Vedam and Vishwa Adluri, who have presented their interdisciplinary papers and presentations. Most of the academic conferences at Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth had been followed up with proceeding publications which in turn has led many international scholars to come and visit the university.

Initially, the university underwent many initiatives by different schools and clubs to match the research and academic rigour of the West, focusing on Indian Knowledge Traditions, research methodologies, Avadhānam, debate, social entrepreneurship, and virtual reality.[6] The promise of academic investigation and the permanent study of Dharma is the driving impetus of the university. Adi Shankaracharya is considered a role model, along whose line students are taught to observe, think, debate, and learn the many facets of interdisciplinary subjects of study. Celebration of Adi Shankara Jayati is done yearly, and scholars are invited to peruse this vision of the university.[7]

Since then, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth has expanded its scope to cater to students with M.Sc., PhD, B.Sc. B.Ed., vocational, management, Vyakarana, and Vedanta programs. Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth is an Indian gurukula of Indian Knowledge System, Contemporary Knowledge System, Indian Knowledge Tradition, cultural studies, applied psychology, management, and research. It started before the National Education Policy 2020 of India, hence it has always been the front runner to the idea of Naya Bharat under National Education Policy of India 2020, focusing on high quality liberal education and liberal sciences.

Teaching and learning

The schools of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth are:

  • School of Vedic Knowledge Systems
  • School of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Heritage
  • Contemporary Knowledge Systems
  • Ethics, Governance, Culture and Social Systems
  • School of Linguistics and Literary Studies
  • School of Kalayoga

The academic initiative in Vedic Knowledge System revolves around interdisciplinary study and cross-institution research in the Indian Knowledge System. Shastra studies, Vyakyartha studies, and their school-of-Vedic-knowledge-systems liberal modern applications are focused on.

Campuses

Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth (CVV) functions from two campuses: the Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula campus in Kochi, Kerala, and the Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula campus in Kolwan, near Pune. It also has a facility at Warriam road in Kochi city.

Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula (CEG)

Housed in the maternal birth home of Sri Adi Sankaracharya is the Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula (CEG) campus. Every classroom is digitally equipped and has Wi-Fi access.

The CEG campus is situated 47 km from Kochi International Airport and 28 km from Ernakulam South Railway Station. Public buses, cabs, and auto-rickshaws are available for the students to travel to Ernakulam. Train connections to Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru, Chennai, and other cities of India are plentiful.

Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula (CNBG)

Nestled at the foothills of the majestic Sahyadri mountain range, the Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula (CNBG) campus offers students the unique opportunity of learning in the traditional gurukula environment while working towards a university degree in their chosen field of performing arts.

The campus offers programmes that are a result of the synergy between music, Sanskrit, and ancient Indian Knowledge Traditions. The entire pedagogy is anchored in the guru-shishya parampara, providing ample opportunities for students to gain in-depth knowledge and experience through meaningful discussions, demonstrations, and performances.

The CNBG campus is located around 50 km from Pune Airport and 45 km from Pune Railway Station. Pune is well connected to its neighbouring cities via the national and state highways.

Upcoming campus

CVV is currently building a new Campus for Global Excellence on over 50 acres of land in Onakkoor, Kerala. This new learning environment will have the infrastructure and environmentally friendly features such as a solar-powered farm, biogas, solid waste treatment, and the latest cooling techniques. Other highlights include a Kalayoga Centre to support the study of classical Indian music and dance and a Meditation Centre for students to refresh emotionally and rejuvenate spiritually.

Student life

The student government represents the absent official student body which is promised in the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth's student club policy. Due to the paucity of student elections, the student government has been missing since 2017. Other university-recognized student organization include the "Life at CVV" club; the Creative and Debating Society, which was founded to promote debate with the spirit of Shri Adi Shankara; the Grantha Club, which promotes book reading and other literary endeavours; and the Bharata Society, which does informal dancing.

In particular, the Creative and Debating Society (CADS) has earned the following achievements:

  • The founding provost of CADS got to publish his poetry at the national journal of Chaukhamba Pustakalay's journal (hosted by Association of Indian Philosophers).
  • CADS debaters won the United Nations 75 Debate hosted by the Albertian Foundation. They got the opportunity to pitch in front of the provost of United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime.
  • Ex-CADS member KG Aditya Anshuman won the international essay writing competition.

References
  1. "Deemed Universities Kerala". University Grants Commission (India). Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. "Permanent campus of Chinmaya varsity to come up near Piravom". Preetu Nair. The Times of India. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. "Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth varsity launched". The New Indian Express. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. "Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth in Kerala given status of 'deemed-to-be- university". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. Paturi, Nagaraj (2021). "Conference on Oneness". Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. "Virtual Reality Day". Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. "Adi Sankara Jayanti Celebrations". Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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