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1. Teaching Taittirīya Śākhā of Kr̥ṣṇa YajurVeda, Stotras, Nālāyira Divya Prabandham etc., in maukhik paramparā [oral tradition]
2. Digital Content Creation
   • Ubhaya-Vedānta, {all 14 vidyāsthāna-s [Veda-s, Vedāṅga-s, Upāṅga-s] and Drāvida Vedānta};
   • Text, audio/video modes of all discourses;
   • Descriptive Cataloguing of the Library collection [including palm-leaf manuscripts]; and
   • Continuous updating and maintaining of the website-URL - pivstrust.org
3. Regular Kālakṣepam/Discourses in-house/outside
   • Weekly on Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam [for Ādarśa Trust, Malleswaram], Viśiṣṭādvaita [Vedānta] works like Vedānta Dīpam [with translation], Adhikaraṇa Sārāvalī with commentaries, Viṣaya Vākya Dīpikā, ŚrīBhāṣyārtha Maṇipravāla Dīpikā, BrahmaSūtrārtha Padya mālikā, Rahasya Traya Sāram, Rahasya granthas, Vedāṅga-s [Śikṣā, Vaidika Vyākaraṇa], Taittirīya Samhitā Bhāṣya and Sampradāya works of Śrī Ahobila Maṭha paramparā in kālakṣepa form [traditional guru-śiṣya system];
   • Annual Tiruppāvai discourses during Dhanur Māsa;
   • Occasional discourses on relevant topics; and
   • Participation/presenting technical papers in various events like Vidvat Sadas and Sabhās, Goṣṭhī-s, PIVS Founder’s Day etc.
4. Technical/Academic Collaboration Projects
   • With institutions like Rāṣṭriya Samskr̥ta Samsthān – Prathamā Dīkṣā course [2008], Mission Group on Community Knowledge and Practices for Karnataka Knowledge Commission [2011], Indian Knowledge Systems web content creation and uploading/maintenance of Bhoomi web-server at Dept. of CSA, IISc [2014-15], Proficience course on Computational Concepts in Samskrtam texts, for CEC, Dept. of CSA, IISc [2015], NLP technology development for VedaVāpī [2017-18], M.A. Course for MIT-ADT University [2018-21] and
   • Conducting workshops/seminars on Śāstra-ic topics, text reading sessions etc.- and ICPR sponsored National Seminar on Seśvara Mīmāmsā [2018], Veda-lakṣaṇa conference [2019].
5. The Institute is also engaged in Carnāṭic music (vocal) teaching activity ever since 25 December 1999 conducted by its Managing Trustee Smt. R. Perundevi, M.A. (Music), Vidvat (Carnatic Music) preparing students for junior, senior exams etc. of KSEEB, Govt. of Karnataka. Many students have successfully completed these board exams and are flourishing further.
6. Current And Future Plans
   • The R̥gVeda Vaidika Vyākaraṇa Prakriyā Book covering (1-4) Aṣṭaka-1 and Adhyāya-1 is already published. PIVS is continuing the text preparation for the remaining portions. .
   • PIVS is also blueprinting awareness/enlightenment courses online on Viśiṣṭādvaita Sampradāya for various levels of learners.
   • Proposals for Vedic academic/curricular endeavours in Vedic stream [traditional/formal]:

Who? PIVS is desirous of helping Vedic students, teachers, and researchers to update their skills in understanding the meaning aspects and significance of Vedas for their career prospects and assimilation into mainstream of society by being more useful through their knowledge.

Why? Any discipline would have two components pertaining to its knowledge, viz. theory and practice. Similarly, for Vedic learning also theoretical aspects would be meaning, importance, utility, relevance to current times, possible research, and upgradation etc. The practical aspect is the recitation [committing to memory] which is still alive more than the former aspects.

What? PIVS wishes to assist in the three levels of theoretical aspects being introduced to those interested, even in online mode, if necessary, [though 'learning in person' is the proper way] as 'Lakṣaṇa'-adhyayana, 'Aṅga'-adhyayana and 'Bhāṣya'-adhyayana, in that order. This is for all those who have traditionally learnt Vedas upto mūlānta, kramānta, ghanānta etc.

How?Gurukula-s, Veda Pāṭhaśālā-s, Āśrama-s, Maṭha-s, Sanātana Dharma-based Religious/spiritual Institutions, Universities etc. may sponsor eligible and interested participants for any of these levels. PIVS will review their background details, interact with them and select the suitable candidates. The requisite curricular material would be provided by PIVS.