Reply from the famous Living Legend शतावधानी Dr R Ganesh -

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From: Ganesh R <avadhaniganesh@gmail.com>


Namaskaara,

I have already done my  research and published my voluminous D. Litt., thesis on this before twenty years and the book has been revised and enlarged in the second edition as well. Shortly my exhaustive  English book on this is going to be published. I have considered, compiled and analysed firsthand original sources of avadhaana in all languages, where it is practiced, directly and have given a detailed treatment with profuse examples as well. Here my thirty seven years of direct experience as an avadhaani having performed more than thousand avadhaana-s in various languages with very many designs a challenges have been utilized to forge authenticity into the findings and I have also consulted many illustrious avadhaani-s to get a bigger picture. Hope this would answer all inquiries of the seekers.

Regards

Ganesh


On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 8:14 PM, Anna Seastrand via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear All, I am writing on behalf of a colleague outside the field who is interested in avadhanam, the skill of performing multiple mental tasks at the same time. His interest is in the development of artificial intelligence and the neglect of the human intellect. He writes, "The narrative I'm trying to get at is that in this search of the new and shiny, ignoring and leaving behind the ancient and brainy is to our own collective peril; and that we would do well to democratize the art and skills of the likes of avadhanam before we create giant machine learning external brains.”
I have come across stray references to avadhanam, and I have encountered the occasional mention of it in current media, but I don’t know of scholarship about its historical development or practice. Any leads or citations on its practice new or old would be very much appreciated.

With thanks,
Anna


Anna Lise Seastrand
Assistant Professor of South Asian Art
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Heller Hall 417 • 612-625-6384

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