Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration: IIT Kanpur Launches Website Dedicated to Ramayana

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has lately expanded its repository of ancient Sanatan wisdom by launching a Ramayana-focused website. This launch came just before the Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration today, January 22. Shlokas and translations of the Valmiki Ramayana are available to users via the website valmiki.iitk.ac.in. Most notably, if users choose to become editors, the platform lets them actively contribute by amending content.

Those interested in purchasing a hard copy of the Ramayana publication up to Sundarakanda can do so at the Rashtriya Sanskrita Vidyapeetham in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, for an affordable price.

The official website issues an announcement, encouraging users to become editors, and states, “Users can now edit content. If you wish to be an editor, please submit your credentials.” Users of this portal can peruse shlokas and translations that are divided into Sarga Wise and Shloka Wise categories.

Follow these easy steps to get shlokas and translations on the IIT Kanpur Ramayana website:

Step 1: Go to IIT Kanpurs official Ramayana website at valmiki.iitk.ac.in

Step 2: Select “View Shlokas and Translations” (Sarga Wise or Shloka Wise) by scrolling down the homepage or by clicking on the links given.

Step 3:  You will be routed to another webpage.

Step 4: Choose the script, language, and other preferences.

Step 5: The information will be shown on the screen.

Step 6: Download all of the necessary information.

IIT Kanpur is also home to the “Gita Supersite,” a valuable online archive of Indian philosophical literature with a focus on Srimad Bhagwat Gita, in addition to the Ramayana website. This resource is consistent with new research indicating that reciting Sanskrit “shlokas,” or mantras, is directly linked to enhanced memory and increased brain activity.

The Bhagavad Gita is available in English audio translations on the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite, which also features Sanskrit chanting by Swami Brahmnanda. Assamese, Bengali, Devnagari, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Roman, Tamil, and Telugu are among the 11 language scripts in which the texts on the Gita Supersite website are available for viewing.

The aforementioned resources serve to reinforce the institute’s dedication to conserving and distributing age-old Indian knowledge in a contemporary and comprehensible manner.