Project of History of Indian science and civilization (PHISPC) is a project initiated by the

Centre for Studies in Civilizations The Centre for Studies in Civilizations (CSC), founded 12 October 1995, is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in India. According to their website, the center "aims at conducting, promoting and facilitating studies and research in the br ...

under the editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The series also contains 20

monographs A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject. In library cataloging, ''monograp ...

. PHISPC is a large-scale literary project funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The goal of the project is to publish fifty volumes of books and anthologies, thirty of which will be major volumes, and twenty of which are to be

. According to the last update on the projects website, seven volumes and eleven monographs have been published, and in the financial year 2001-02, 7-8 more volumes were to be published, as well as one monograph.

Volumes

A project aimed at corroborating the Indian traditions (pertaining to the various branches of sciences) with the extant Archaeological Remains of India (dated members) on completion has now been published in Germany, in September 2010. This work is entirely Archaeology Based that are in situ and hence - verifiable. The Book also reports about the whereabouts of 150 Palm leaf manuscripts (iron stylus engraved) of great antiquity; AND, also takes the non-Hindu readers into the store houses of Hindu shrines (considered as almanacs in stone) - that are out of bounds for the non-Hindus. "Indian Ancient Sciences" ; Lap Lambert; Germany. The volumes (with many book parts) are divided thus: *Conceptual volumes in two parts on ''Science, Philosophy and Culture'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 1. ''The Dawn and Development of Indian Civilization''. :Part 1. The Dawn of Indian civilization, edited by Govind Chandra Pande :Part 2. Life, thought and culture in India (from c. 600 BC to c. AD 300) edited by Govind Chandra Pande :Part 3. India's interaction with

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...

, edited by Govind Chandra Pande :Part 4. A golden chain of civilization: Indian,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian, Semitic, and Hellenic, edited by Govind Chandra Pande :Part 5. Puranas, History and Itihasa edited by

Vidya Niwas Mishra Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan. Life He was born on 14 January 1926 at Pakardiha in Gorakhpur district of Utta ...

*Volume 2. ''Life, Thought and Culture in India (AD 300 -1100)'' *Volume 3. ''Development of Philosophy,

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

and

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

in India and Neighbouring Civilizations'' *Volume 4. ''Fundamental Indian Ideas in

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, Chemistry, Life Sciences and

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

'' *Volume 5. ''

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

in India'' *Volume 6. ''

Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

Language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...

Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

and

Arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

'' *Volume 7. ''The Rise of New Polity and Life in Villages and Towns'' *Volume 8. ''Economic History of India'' *Volume 9. ''Colonial Period'' :Part 1. Medicine in India: Modern Period, by O.P. Jaggi. *Volume 10. ''Towards Independence'' :Part 1. Development of Indian philosophy from eighteenth century onwards, by

Daya Krishna Daya Krishna (1924–2007) was an Indian philosopher. He was Pro Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University and editor of the Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research for over three decades. He has published works in the fields of Indian ...

*Volume 15. ''Science pre Independence'' :Part 4. Edited by Umadas Gupta 2011 A sub-project in the larger project is Consciousness Science, Society, Value, and Yoga (''CONSSAVY'') with five planned volumes (each with several books): *Volume 1. ''Levels of Reality'' *Volume 2. ''Theories of Natural and Life Sciences'' *Volume 3. ''Natural and Cultural Sciences'' *Volume 4. ''Science, Technology, Philosophy and

Yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consci ...

'' *Volume 5. ''

'' *Volume 6. "tantra Sadhana"

Monographs

The ''Monograph series of PHISPC'' has 20 planned volumes on different aspects of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

, philosophy, and the

arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

. Thirteen of these volumes have already appeared: *Volume 1. ''Philosophy and Culture in Historical Perspective'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 2. ''Some Aspects of Indi's Philosophical and Scientific Heritage'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 3. ''Mathematics, Astronomy and Biology in Indian Tradition'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 4. ''Language, Logic and Science in India'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 5. ''Primal Spirituality of the Vedas: Its Renewal and Renaissance'' by R. Balasubramanian *Volume 6. ''Interdisciplinary Studies in Science, Technology, Philosophy and Culture'' edited by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 7. ''Ancient Yoga and Modern Science'' by T.R. Anantharaman *Volume 8. ''Prolegomena to any Future Historiography of Cultures and Civilizations'' by

*Volume 9. ''On Rational Historiography'' by V. Shekhawat *Volume 10. ''Science and Spirituality: A Quantum Integration'' edited by Amit Goswami and Maggie Goswami *Volume 11. ''Kautiliya Arthasastra Revisited'' by S.N. Metal *Volume 12. ''Ways of Understanding the Human Past'' by D. P. Chattopadhyaya *Volume 13. '' The Architecture of Knowledge'' by

Subhash Kak Subhash Kak is an Indian-American computer scientist and historical revisionist. He is the Regents Professor of Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, an honorary visiting professor of engineering at Jawaharlal N ...

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Cultural organisations based in India Monographic series History of science and technology in India

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