iBAM {iBhagavatam Aani Mutyalu) is an unique 'Not-For-Profit' spiritual organization, for the outreach for younger generation.
It was founded six years ago in the State of Texas in USA. Its mission is to present the essence of Bhagavatam through the development of mobile Applications (App) that would be easy to understand and be attractive to the digitally inclined younger generation.
For the App, iBAM has selected the story of Bhagavatam, as rendered by the famous Telugu poet, Bammera Potana (బమ్మెర పోతన). Of the total of 7,012 poems (పద్యాలు), iBAM has selected 364 for presentation as representative of the choicest pearls of Bhakti (devotion to God) and righteous way of Life.
Potana - a great Telugu poet of the 15th century transcribed the original Veda Vyasa's Bhagavata Puranam from Sanskrit into Telugu. The App consists of poems set to melodious and devotional music, audio and make them available for downloading on iPhone, iPad, Android and laptop. Each audio poem-rendering consists of the context, the poem itself and the summary so that the listener can have a deeper and a comprehensive understanding of the spiritual and religious aspects of the Bhagavatam.
The iBAM App can be downloaded for FREE, on any number of devices from anywhere and at any time, to honor the strong commitment of Poet Potana who refused to dedicate the Bhagavatam to any king to gain the riches or fame in his lifetime.
iBAM ORG has obtained a 501 (c) (3) Public Charity status in June, 2015 and has established iBAM Trust in Hyderabad, India on February 1, 2016 to successfully collaborate with other nonprofits for conducting events and activities in India.
Significant Milestones Accomplished:
• Initiated the iBAM Animation Project Release 2.5. with the visual story-telling and audio integration on August 2, 2017 to provide the additional outreach and understanding for the younger generation. Sri Tanikella Bharani Garu (of 'Mithunam' movie fame) is the Artistic Director, with support from a Hyderabad Visual Studio with funding from our Teammate.
• Released CD of all 364 Padyalu at Houston on July 2, 2016 and at Sringeri, Karnataka on July 29, 2016 in the august presence of Sri Bharati Teertha Swami Vaaru and Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swami Varu respectively.
Inaugurated Web Site 2.0, iBAM App 2.0, and released Taallapatra Grandham (book of palm leaves) (తాళపత్ర గ్రంథం) at Tirupati on January 15-17, 2015
{http://bhagavatamanimutyalu.org/IBamC1.html} along with the Pravachanams (discourses) by the spiritual leader, Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao garu. The event was well attended by the TTD and Government Senior Officials.
See https://youtu .be/j8fMAz8k4G8
Significant Upcoming Events :
• Seeking an appointment with the Prime Minister Modi to make an iBAM presentation about the outreach initiatives, Animation and Translation to other languages, introduce the Key Development Team, and present Taalapatra Grandham to Prime Minister Modi with his name engraved on the box. Key Message to the Prime Minister is to "Illustrate that iBAM mobile App and Animation is an example of Digital India - Spiritual Product Line" and that other Literary/Spiritual Products of significance in Indian Heritage can be developed along these lines in any language, in any tradition, anywhere in the world by anyone (concept validated by assessments by Catholic Priests and a Professor of Divinity Studies of Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and former President of Rice, and Columbia universities).
• Collaborating with Kakatiya Heritage Trust (KHT) and the local Bammera villagers for the development of existing memorial area with additional facilities for Auditorium, Conference Center and Kalyana Mandapam for the benefit of the locals, as the "Potana Saaraswatha Kshetram" (PSK) (పోతన సారస్వత క్షేత్రం)
Planned iBAM Releases and Products : Release of iBAM Products:
• Plan to release the iBAM Animation, Release 2.5 with visual storytelling and audio integration in the last quarter of 2017.
• Release Web 3.0 and App 3.0 in other languages (additional Scripts will be in English , Sanskrit , Hindi, Kannada , Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Bengali and Oriya) for the benefit of Telugu families living in different states in India, US and elsewhere, where the children have better language skills than in Telugu. Re-initiate the discussions with Google and/or initiate discussions with other technology companies, Apple and Microsoft and academic institutions.
• Discussions are going on with the TTD on various collaboration projects and events and to establish MOUs with respect to iBAM Spiritual program series on Sri Vari Bhakti Channel and to publish iBAM book with the existing segments (i.e.Sandarbham/సందర్భం, Padyam/పద్యం, Tatparyam/తాత్పర్యం) along with the Pratipadardham/ప్రతిపదార్ధం (word meaning) in print media.
iBAM Competition (iBAC) (2017) and Ustavalu (iBAU) Festival (2018):
• First iBhagavatam Aani Mutyam Padyalu Competition (iBAMC) for children below 18 (and 19-25) years in Houston, TX, USA on December 9, 2017; and other locations, Bammera, Warangal, TS, India in near future. The customized competition with the support of the TTD and PSK organizations is along the lines of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Santa Clara, CA and National Spelling Bee, Washington DC.
• First iBhagavatam Aani Mutyalu Sahiti Sadassu (iBASS) at Warangal.
• Release of IBAM 4.0 in 2019: Distance Learning Tools to learn iBhagavatam Aani Mutyalu and hosting them in Digital Learning platforms.
The main Focus is to outreach Sri . Potanaamatyulu gari Bhagavatam for Future Generations with the latest Digital Technology Tools on Mobile Devices for Telugus across the World!!!
"Similar applications can be developed for any Spiritual or Literary Works in any language in any country at any time by anyone. This is just an initial step in the Technological Transformation to make the literary/spiritual works available on mobile devices" says Mallik Putcha.
TEAM: Mallik Putcha, President & Lead, is llT Madras and University of Houston Alumnus, a Houston resident, and a retired NASA Contractor Systems Engineer and Project Management Specialist who came up with this unique App concept to perpetuate the outreach for younger generations and beyond.
The Project Key Development teammates are :
Analytical Narration
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Prof. Raghunatha Sarma Salaka, Rajahmundry
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Music Director, Composer,
and Key Singer
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Parthu Nemani, Hyderabad
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Poem
Word Meanings
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Sambasiva Rao Vulapalli, Benguluru
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Website and SW Developer
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Ram Prasad Kuchibhotla, Hyderabad
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Mobile App Developer
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Fani Kiran Vulapalli, Benguluru
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Vice President
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Ramanimani Vishnubhotla, Austin
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Treasurer
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Venkat Varanasi, Dallas
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Secretary
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Arunakanth Duvvury, Houston
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Adviser
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Raju Vanguri, Houston
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Released 2.2 sets of Apps for mobile devices :
Android phones from this link :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fan i.iBAM
iPhones :
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibam2.2/id1 13943136 4?mt=8
References :
Contact: Mallik Putcha - mallikputcha@icloud.com
A Spiritual Outreach for Younger Generations with Mobile Apps