by Shantala Sriramaiah | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
A conversation with Mr David Stollar By Veda Studies In a box in West London, for many years, lay a manuscript that David Stollar handwrote half a century ago. The thousand names of Viṣṇu, set down one by one, each name given its dhātu, its Devanāgarī form and...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Jun 13, 2026 | Chanting practice, Courses, Sādhanā, Studying Online
Most people today know the sun salutation from āsana practice. It is a set of postures, a way of greeting the sun with the body. In the Veda the salutation to the sun takes another form. It is mantric. It is offered in sound. Here the ṛṣis recognise the sun and...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | May 8, 2026 | Guest Lectures, Personal & community, Veda Studies Teacher Community
In our tradition, the path of a teacher is also the path of a student. The Taittirīya Upaniṣad pairs the two as a single obligation: svādhyāya-pravacanābhyāṁ na pramaditavyam, do not neglect study and teaching. Neither one closes once the other has begun. To teach...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Apr 20, 2026 | About our team, Books Published, Personal & community
Dear students and friends, I am glad to share that Veda Studies has been recognised as an Associate Center of INDICA — a meaningful acknowledgement of the work that has taken shape over the past decade. Here’s the full announcement from INDICA: Namaskaram,...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Apr 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
1. Why the Whole Matters Nothing we study in the Indian tradition exists in isolation. Whether your entry point is yoga, Āyurveda, Vedic chant, or the Purāṇic stories, you are not studying a standalone practice. You are holding one part of a very large whole. The...
