INDIA, March 1, 2018 (The Hindu): It is never too late to start learning Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Members of the team that built the website https://gitachanting.wixsite.com/gita believe in this as they add their attempt to numerous prior ones by so many others in bringing Bhagavan Sri Krishna’s Kurukshetra upadesa closer to a seeker. What perhaps differentiates this free-online-access, user-friendly effort is the combination of features, in short, RSTU — Repeat audio at a line-level instead of verse-level, Search Text at a letter-level in 10 scripts, Sandhi resolution between audio and text, create playlists Unique to your requirements. In its web version, indexed search-friendly text is available in Devanagari and eight other national scripts — Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Oriya, Gurmukhi — in addition to two English transliteration schemes.
“This is by no means the first effort to enable online learning of recitation of the Gita,” clarifies Megh Kalyanasundaram, a management professional on a research hiatus and architect of the website. “This is an attempt to complement existing ecosystem of free tools, with RSTU features, for greater ease-of-learning, higher learning effectiveness and deeper, more granular engagement with the text as such,” he adds. “It is best learnt directly from a qualified Guru; when that is not possible or even for self-practice, some learners may at times approach websites,” adds Megh.