E. Division of Yoga and Humanities

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Department of Linguistics a. Unraveling the secrets of language as a tool for personality growth and expression. b. Unearthing the Unity in Diverse languages and their structure. c. Grammar and Logic as the base of linguistics studies. Department of Arts and Culture a. Research into the Holistic approaches in arts, music, dance, drama, etc and the contributions of yoga and spiritual lore in their formation and growth giving inputs to modern culture. b. Studies to understand the role of Soaasa Samskaras in the evolution of human being towards the ultimate goal of human fulfillment or Perfection called Moksa. c. Understanding the dimensions involved in rebirth, and such other esoteric dimensions of our culture. Department of History, Anthropology, Sociology and Politics a. Investigations to unravel the ancient history of India and its linkages with other contemporary civilizations in our globe. b. Anthropological studies to unearth the civilizations to understand the hidden dimensions of philosophy and its applications to life at that time. c. The usefulness of festivals as social transformation processes. d. Investigations into the concept of ideal social orders as evolved in yoga and spiritual lore (as for example the consciousness studies) and its usefulness in the modern scenario.

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    Pulmonary functions following yoga in a community dwelling geriatric population in India
    (Journal of Indian Psychology, 2006) Manjunath N.K.; Telles, Shirley
    The usefulness of an ancient Indian intervention, Yoga to improve the pulmonary functions in a geriatric population was studied in a single blind, randomized controlled trial. 46 elderly inmates of a home lor the aged, belonging to both genders were stratified and randomly allocated to two groups, a Yoga group and a Wait-list Control group. The pulmonary functions were assessed using a computerized spirometer at baseline and after three and six months of their respective interventions in both groups. The yoga group was given a combination of practices including physical postures, voluntan'ly regulated breathing, meditation, relaxation techniques and lectures on philosophy and practice of Yoga, while the Wait-list Control group continued with their normal routine. The data were analyzed using Repealed Measures ANOVA and t-lest for paired data. The results suggested that there was a significant increase in the vital capacity of the yoga group, while there was a decrease in the vital capacity in the Wait-list Control group.
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