Visiting times: Mon – Sat 10.00am – 1.00pm and 4.00pm – 7.30pm | Sun 10.00am – 7.30pm
Date: 18th April 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: ONLINE
Course Description
How ancient is Sanātana Dharma, and how can its deep roots be studied with both intellectual rigor and spiritual integrity? This 90-minute Zoom seminar explores these questions through multiple streams of evidence—archaeology, textual traditions, anthropology, historical linguistics, and cultural continuity—to illuminate the long evolution of dharmic civilization.
The session will examine early archaeological indicators of worship, the antiquity and transmission of the Vedas, the Daśarājña (Battle of Ten Kings), debates on the Aryan movement, and chronological frameworks from Itihāsa-Purāṇic literature. Beyond historical timelines, it will explore how Sanātana civilization nurtured philosophy, social ethics, knowledge systems, astronomy, medicine, ecology, and sacred geography—showing that Dharma functioned as a holistic civilizational framework, not merely a religion.
The goal is to strengthen śraddhā through informed understanding: neither blind sentiment nor dismissive skepticism, but a balanced, evidence-aware approach rooted in paramparā—especially meaningful for global practitioners seeking connection to their dharmic heritage.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Understand core dharmic concepts—Dharma, Karma, Ṛta, and Mokṣa—within a civilizational framework.
Identify major textual, traditional, and relational sources central to Sanātana Dharma.
Explain how archaeology, anthropology, and historical-textual research inform questions of antiquity.
Engage key chronology discussions, including Vedic antiquity, Aryan movement debates, Daśarājña context, and Itihāsa-Purāṇic timelines.
Develop rooted cultural confidence and articulate Sanātana Dharma with clarity in devotional, educational, and public settings, especially in diaspora contexts.
Teacher Bio
Chandru Ramesh is a former software engineer turned historian, author, and space-archaeology researcher. He is the author of Mahabharata: Myth or History? and Archaeology from the Skies. As Director of Historika Foundations, he works at the intersection of history, archaeology, and advanced geospatial technologies, focusing on scientific documentation and preservation of India’s civilizational heritage. His work spans research, books, documentaries, and public education initiatives that connect traditional knowledge with modern evidence-based inquiry.
Over the years, he has led and contributed to large-scale heritage mapping and documentation efforts using non-invasive methods such as LiDAR, SAR, GIS, drone-based surveys, and related geospatial tools. His research-led approach emphasizes interdisciplinary validation across textual studies, archaeology, landscape analysis, and scientific data interpretation. Through lectures, podcasts, and digital outreach, he has engaged wide audiences in India and abroad, helping bring evidence-based Indic history into mainstream public discourse. His ongoing mission is to build scalable frameworks for heritage discovery, conservation planning, and long-term cultural preservation.
