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

Centre for Studies in Civilizations Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricit ...

under the editorship of Professor

D. P. Chattopadhyaya Professor Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (November 5, 1933 – February 13, 2022), was educated at the University of Calcutta and was Deputy Minister of Health of India and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry. He founded the Indian Counci ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The series also contains 20

monographs A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...

. 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

and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 1. ''The Dawn and Development of Indian Civilization''. :Part 1. The Dawn of Indian civilization, edited by

Govind Chandra Pande Govind Chandra Pande (30 July 1923 – 21 May 2011) was a well-known Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods. He served as professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universi ...

:Part 2. Life, thought and culture in India (from c. 600 BC to c. AD 300) edited by

:Part 3. India's interaction with

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

, edited by

:Part 4. A golden chain of civilization: Indian,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian, Semitic, and Hellenic, edited by

: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 Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

and

Technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

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

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, 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 whi ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Life Sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, ...

and

Medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

'' *Volume 5. ''

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

in India'' *Volume 6. ''

Culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

Language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

Literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...

and

Arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creativity, creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive ...

'' *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,

and

Yoga Yoga (UK: , US: ; 'yoga' ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various salvation goals, as pra ...

'' *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 discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, and the

arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creativity, creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive ...

. Thirteen of these volumes have already appeared: *Volume 1. ''Philosophy and Culture in Historical Perspective'' edited by

and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 2. ''Some Aspects of Indi's Philosophical and Scientific Heritage'' edited by

and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 3. ''Mathematics, Astronomy and Biology in Indian Tradition'' edited by

and Ravinder Kumar *Volume 4. ''Language, Logic and Science in India'' edited by

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

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

*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 Jawaharla ...

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

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