Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Clarification on the Proposed “Adi Sankara Chair” at Columbia University

June 23, 2024

The following paper clarifies the facts relating to a recent video circulating on YouTube. This is about SVBF’s plans to establish the “Adi Shankara Chair in Columbia University” in the year 2014/15. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Columbia University and SVBF was initiated but the MOU was never signed.

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