{"id":2852,"date":"2025-08-25T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:11:14","slug":"bharatiya-center-for-excellence-announces-a-landmark-collaboration-with-the-feature-film-his-story-of-ithihaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=2852","title":{"rendered":"Bharatiya Center for Excellence announces a Landmark Collaboration with the Feature Film \u2018His Story of Ithihaas\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bharatiya Center for Excellence announces a Landmark Collaboration with the Feature Film \u2018His Story of Ithihaas\u2019 to Reshape India\u2019s Historical NarrativeCHENNAI, INDIA \u2013 August 25, 2025 \u2013 The Bharatiya Center for Excellence, a pioneering institution dedicated to the study and promotion of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), today announced a strategic collaboration with Panchkarma Productions, the creators of the thought-provoking feature film, His Story of Ithihaas. This partnership brings together a significant academic movement and a powerful cinematic voice, both aimed at challenging distorted historical narratives and fostering a more authentic understanding of India\u2019s past. The collaboration will be launched with screenings of the film at prestigious venues, including IIT Madras and RR Sabha, Mylapore, aimed at students, academics, and the general public to spark a widespread movement of historical re-evaluation.This initiative seeks to bridge the gap between scholarly research and popular culture, creating a widespread dialogue on the importance of decolonizing history and its impact on national identity. The collaboration centers on the synergy between the Center\u2019s True Itihasa Project and the film\u2019s compelling storyline. The True Itihasa Project is a multi-year initiative that employs rigorous, evidence-based research from fields like archaeology, genetics, and linguistics to reconstruct India’s civilizational story. His Story of Ithihaas, written and directed by Manpreet Singh Dhami, complements this academic mission by bringing the issue to the forefront of public consciousness. The film tells the story of a teacher who challenges the incomplete and biased historical accounts taught in school textbooks, sparking a journey for truth.”For over a century, The Madras Sanskrit College has been a bastion of Bharatiya Knowledge Systems,” said Ramesh Mahalingam, Trustee of the Madras Sanskrit College. “This collaboration represents a vital step in our evolution, taking our deep-rooted academic legacy and presenting it to a modern audience. By joining with a powerful medium like cinema, we are ensuring that this essential conversation about our true Itihasa reaches every corner of society. The core mission of IKS is to unlock India’s ancient wisdom for modern challenges by uniting timeless texts with contemporary methodologies. This isn’t about nostalgia; it’s about activating a civilizational superpower to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’.”Mahalingam further emphasized, “Our goal is not to fight the past, but to equip the future with a truer sense of Bharat\u2019s legacy. We stand at the brink of a knowledge renaissance, embracing our Bharatiya Gnana Parampara not just to revisit the past, but to build the future with the timeless light of ancient wisdom, moving our heritage from Silence to Strength\u201d. The True Itihasa Project is grounded in evidence, not ideology. This partnership with His Story of Ithihaas allows one to present scholarly findings in a way that is both accessible and emotionally resonant, encouraging critical thinking on a national scale.The film aims to be a catalyst for this re-examination. “Cinema has the power to make people think and question the world around them,” said Manpreet Singh Dhami, Director of His Story of Ithihaas. “Our film is designed to provoke that critical thought, to encourage audiences to look beyond the pages of their textbooks. By partnering with the deep scholarship of the Bharatiya Center for Excellence, we are adding a layer of academic weight to this call to action, creating a movement that is both intellectually and emotionally compelling.”About The Bharatiya Center for Excellence: The Bharatiya Center for Excellence, an initiative of The Madras Sanskrit College and The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute (KSRI), is a groundbreaking institution uniting India\u2019s ancient texts with modern methodologies. It focuses on key areas like Itihasa (history), Ayurveda, and Ganitam (mathematics) to innovate through new curricula, interdisciplinary research, and open-access content, with the vision to become a globally significant institution for Bharatiya Knowledge Systems.About His Story of Ithihaas: His Story of Ithihaas is a Hindi-language drama that follows a dedicated teacher’s journey to challenge distorted historical narratives in Indian school textbooks. Written and directed by Manpreet Singh Dhami and produced by Panchkarma Productions, the film serves as a powerful call to action, urging viewers to reconnect with their heritage, critically re-evaluate historical facts, and rethink their fundamental understanding of the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bharatiya Center for Excellence announces a Landmark Collaboration with the Feature Film \u2018His Story of Ithihaas\u2019 to Reshape India\u2019s Historical NarrativeCHENNAI, INDIA \u2013 August 25, 2025 \u2013 The Bharatiya Center for Excellence, a pioneering institution dedicated to the study and promotion of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), today announced a strategic collaboration with Panchkarma Productions, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250825-WA0002.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3378,"url":"https:\/\/chennaiexpress.org\/?p=3378","url_meta":{"origin":2852,"position":0},"title":"India\u2019s First-Ever Pan India Reality Show \u2018Big Pitchure\u2019 Launched","author":"CHENNAI EXPRESS","date":"April 17, 2026","format":"image","excerpt":"Screenshot India\u2019s First-Ever Pan India Reality Show \u2018Big Pitchure\u2019 Launched \u2014 Puts the Power of Cinema in the Hands of the People CHENNAI, 16th April 2026: In a move set to redefine the landscape of Indian entertainment, Gammen Sports and Entertainment Pvt. 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