TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VEDANTA Jawaharlal Nehru University: 28-31 Dec. 2011 Tentative Schedule DECEMBER 28 TH 2011 DAY ONE VENUE: AUDITORIUM, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 0830-1000: Breakfast & Registration 1000 - 1210: Session 1: Inaugural Session WELCOME Prof. R P Singh, Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy, JNU & Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, Centre for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA VEDANTA THEME Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, Centre for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, Prof. S.S. Ramarao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio, USA INAUGURAL ADDRESS Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR KEYNOTE SPEECH Dr. Karan Singh, Former Chancellor, JNU INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. R. B. Tripathi, VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, UC, USA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory, VC, JNU BOOK RELEASE INAUGURAL REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS Prof Vaishna Narang Chairperson, Center for Sanskrit Studies/philosophy, JNU Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Diwakar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU 1210-1240: HIGH TEA (Lawns of SSS Auditorium) 1240- 1330 Session 2: Keynote Speaker- 2 Chair: Prof. K Srinivas, Pondicherry University Speaker: Dr. Subramanyam Swamy, Chairman, Board of Governors, School for Communications and Management Studies Topic: TBA Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Baldev Ram Khandoliyan, Research student, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU 1330- 1415: LUNCH BREAK 1415-1545: Session 3: Vedntic Pedagogy Chair: Prof Vaishna Narang, Professor, Centre for Linguistics, JNU and Chairperson, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU 031 - Learning Methodologies (Vedantic pedagogy) - Dr. R. Suresha 054 - Pedagogy of Vednta: The Education of Body, Mind and Spirit - Mohammad Shaheer Siddiqui 057 - Putting the Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT) Into Classroom Practice - Dr. Maureen P. Hall Coordinator: Dr. Jayprakash Narayan, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi Observer: Madhav Gopal, Research Student, Center of Linguistics, JNU
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TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VEDANTA
Jawaharlal Nehru University: 28-31 Dec. 2011
Tentative Schedule
DECEMBER 28TH 2011 DAY ONE VENUE: AUDITORIUM, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
0830-1000: Breakfast & Registration
1000 - 1210: Session 1: Inaugural Session WELCOME Prof. R P Singh, Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy, JNU & Prof. Bal Ram
Singh, Director, Centre for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA
VEDANTA THEME Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, Centre for Indic Studies, University
of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, Prof. S.S. Ramarao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio,
USA
INAUGURAL ADDRESS Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR
KEYNOTE SPEECH Dr. Karan Singh, Former Chancellor, JNU
INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. R. B. Tripathi, VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, UC,
USA
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory, VC, JNU
BOOK RELEASE
INAUGURAL REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS Prof Vaishna Narang Chairperson,
Center for Sanskrit Studies/philosophy, JNU
Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Diwakar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU 1210-1240: HIGH TEA (Lawns of SSS Auditorium) 1240- 1330 Session 2: Keynote Speaker- 2 Chair: Prof. K Srinivas, Pondicherry University
Speaker: Dr. Subramanyam Swamy, Chairman, Board of Governors, School for Communications and Management Studies Topic: TBA
Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Baldev Ram Khandoliyan, Research student, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU 1330- 1415: LUNCH BREAK
1415-1545: Session 3: Vedntic Pedagogy Chair: Prof Vaishna Narang, Professor, Centre for Linguistics, JNU and Chairperson, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU
031 - Learning Methodologies (Vedantic pedagogy) - Dr. R. Suresha 054 - Pedagogy of Vednta: The Education of Body, Mind and Spirit - Mohammad Shaheer
Siddiqui 057 - Putting the Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT) Into Classroom Practice - Dr.
Maureen P. Hall Coordinator: Dr. Jayprakash Narayan, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi Observer: Madhav Gopal, Research Student, Center of Linguistics, JNU
1545- 1645 Session 4: Keynote Speaker-3 Chair: Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Speaker: Prof Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia, Canada
Topic: How Ancient India Sliced Air Variously Coordinator: Dr. Ram Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Kabita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1645-1700: TEA BREAK
1700-1900: Session 5: History, Vedanta and Indian Culture Chair: Prof. Vijaya Lakshmi, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU
045 - , और र - Dr. Sangeeta Kumari
076 - Śankara’s philosophy: An Ethical perspective - Dr. Reena Kannojiya 119 - Advaita Vedānta and its Social Significance - Dr. K. Srinivas
019 - म- म : - Dr. Autar Lal Meena
Coordinator: Dr. Hari Ram Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Puja Rai, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1900-2000: Session 6- POSTER SESSION1 2000-2100: DINNER
29TH DECEMBER 2011 DAY TWO VENUE: PARALLEL SESSIONS ‘A’ IN SSS AUDITORIUM, ‘B’ IN SSS COMMITTEE ROOM ALL KEYNOTE TALKS IN SSS AUDITORIUM 0800 -0900: Breakfast & Registration
0900-1100: Session 7A: Indian Cosmology and Psychology Chair: Prof. Uttam Pati, School of Biotechnology, JNU
009 - Reassessing the Notion of Time and Space in Cosmology of Sākhya, Vednta and Globalization - Dr. Alka Saharan
011 - Looking Beyond the Controversy of Creationism versus Evolutionism: Some Remarks on Indian Cosmogony - Dr. Ananda Mishra
074 - The Advaita Concept of Testimonial Perception: Some Reflections - Prof. Raghunath Ghosh
082 - - Dr. Sachchidanand Mishra
Coordinator: Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi Observer: Sachin Kumar, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU
0900- 1100: Session 7B: Samvda in Vednta Philosophy Chair: Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU
006 - An Excursion with Advaitavda’s Theory of Error - Dr. Arup Jyoti Sarma
041 - म म र र उ र म : - Mr. Haretee Lal
Meena
108 - म - Mr. Vishav Bandhu Sharma
100 - र : र म ( म ) - Ms. Sushila
Kumari
Coordinator: Dr. Neeraj Sharma, Kany Mah-Vidylaya, Jlandhar Observer: Priti Ranjan, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1100-1130: TEA BREAK 1130- 1300: Session 8A: Digital Access of Sanskrit Texts Chair: Dr. Shobha L., AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai
022 - Computational Lexical Resource Model for yurvedic Herbs - Mr. Baldev Ram Khandoliyan
075 - Dynamic Indexing of yurvedic Text Suruta Sahit - Mr. Rajneesh Kumar Pandey 115 - Sanskrit-Russian Statistical Machine Translation: Using Bi-lingual POS Tagged
Corpora - Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra & Dr. Ainura Asamidinova Coordinator: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, Guest Faculty, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Chitresh Soni, Research Student, (Sanskrit), MLSU, Rajasthan
1130- 1300 Session 8B: Vedanta and Consciousness Studies Chair: Prof. S. S. Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio, USA
080 - Philosophical Contestations on Consciousness: Vednta and German Idealism - Prof. R.P. Singh
023 - Illusion of the Individual Self: Tracing Māy in the Neural Labyrinth - Bins Sebastian
092 - Nature of ‘that’ (tat) in ‘That thou art’ in the 2nd group of six chapters of the Gtghrthadpik of Madhusdana Sarasvat - Mr. Niranjan Saha
Coordinator: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Muzaffar Karim, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1300-1400: Session 9- POSTER SESSION2 1300-1400: LUNCH 1400-1500: Session 10: Keynote Speaker-4 Chair: Prof Rakesh Bhatnagar, School of Biotechnology, JNU
Speaker: Prof T S Rukmani, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Topic: How much adhikra has a commentator to interpret any stra text Coordinator: Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Mayank Shekhar, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU
1500-1730: Session 11A: Indian Cosmology and Psychology Chair: Dr. Ashutosh Angiras, SD College, Ambl
102 - Triguna: A Ninth Perspective of Personality Psychology? - Mr. Swaroop
109 - र म रम - Mrs. Sapna Jain
117 - Understanding the mystery of life through scientific and Vedic explorations - Ms. Sonam Grover & Dr. Abhinav Grover
Coordinator: Dr. C. U. Rao, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Archana Tiwari, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU
1500-1730: Session 11B: Interpretation of Key Texts Chair: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU
027 - म म र - Mr. Bipin Kumar Jha & Mr. Dipesh Katira
053 - : म - Mr. Mayank Shekhar
062 - ग उ र - Mr. Natesha L
110 - म - म म म - Mr. Vivek Karmakar
004 - र र - - Mr.Pramod Kumar Agrawal
Coordinator: Dr. Kuldip Shukla, Guest faculty, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU 1730-1745: TEA BREAK 1745-1845: Session 12: Keynote Speaker-5 Chair: Prof R. P Singh, Center of Philosophy, JNU
Speaker: Prof R. L. Singh, University of Allahabad
Topic: An axiological view of avidy Coordinator: Dr. Ram Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Manasi Kelkar, research student (Linguistics), JNU 1900-2030: Cultural program 2030: Dinner
30th DECEMBER 2011 DAY THREE
VENUE: PARALLEL SESSIONS ‘A’ IN SSS AUDITORIUM, ‘B’ IN SSS COMMITTEE ROOM ALL KEYNOTE TALKS IN SSS AUDITORIUM 0800-0900: Breakfast & Registration
0900-1100: Session 13A: Vedanta and Interfaith Dialogue Chair: Lothar Pirc, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center
003 - र और म म म म - Mr. Afzal Ahmad
018 - Symbolical Projections of Fire Element in the Art of Nicholas Roerich - Mr. Vladimir Zaitsev & Natalia Kravchenko R.
060 - Basics of Natural Healings in yurveda and Taoism - Monica Kuwar Rathore 061 - Transformation of Vedntic Philosophy and Message to the Muslim World Through
the Translation of Mahbhrata into Persian - Nahid Akhtar Siddiqui Coordinator: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, Guest faculty (Sanskrit), JNU Observer: Zairunisha, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU
0900-1100: Session 13B: Vedanta and Vara System Chair: Prof. Brijesh Kumar Shukla, University of Lucknow
029 - और : म - Dr. Ram Sewak Dubey
068 - The Nature and Theory of Origin of Vara in The Bhagavadgt - Dr. Pravin Pralayankar
084 - और - Prof. Sangeeta Gajanan Waychal
083 – Vednta and Vara System - Prof. Sachindra Mahto
Coordinator: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Devendra Singh Rajput, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU
1100-1115: TEA BREAK 1115-1215: Session 14: Keynote Speaker-6 Chair: Prof. G Mishra, Madras University
Speaker: Lothar Pirc, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, USA
Topic: Vedanta: Mahrii Mahesh Yogi’s insights into the ultimate knowledge of life and its application to bring world peace
Coordinator: Dr. Rajnish K Mishra, JNU Observer: Minakshi Singh, research student, Philosophy, JNU
1215-1330: Session 14A: Vedanta and Spiritualism Chair: Prof. R. K. Pandey, Shri LBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi
028 - म म : र और र र र - Mr. Diwakar
Mishra 025 - Spiritual Quest and Science-Vedntic Perspective - Dr. Anjali Dewan 002 -The Limits of Thought in Advaita Vednta - Dr. Adarasupally Natraju
Coordinator: Dr. Ram Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Kabita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU
1215-1330: Session 14B: Applied Vedanta (Yoga, yurveda and Music) Chair: Prof. Bharat Gupt, Dept of English, Delhi University
070 - र म उ ग - Mrs. Poulomee Dasgupta
051 - ग - Dr. Manu Sharma
048 - Vedanta and Music - Dr. Mrs. S. Siddhartha Coordinator: Subhash Chandra, CDAC, Kolkata Observer: Bandita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1330-1430: LUNCH
1430-1630: Session 15A: Vednta and Corporate World Chair: Prof. T S Rukmani, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
033 - Vedāntic Perception of the Organizational Behavior- Section: Corporate World and the Vedānta - Dr. S. Ramaratnam
087 - Vednta and the Corporate World - Mr. Sastry Kumara Swamy Kuppa
098 - ग : म - Vidwan Suman K S
120 - Embedding Value Systems in Governance The– Way Of Indian Dhrmic Heritage - S. Ram Mohan
Coordinator: Dr. Alka Saharan, Miranda House, Delhi University Observer: Maryam Nasr, Research Student Centre for Philosophy, JNU
001 - - Mr.Srinivasa Kumar N Acharya & Shrinivasa Varakhedi
063 - म ‘ ’ - Neelam Sharma
101 - ग र र म म - Ms. Anita Swami
030 - म म म - Dr. Jyotsna Srivastava
Coordinator: Dr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Delhi
Observer: Rajesh Kumar, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1630-1700: TEA BREAK 1700-1800: Session 16: Keynote Speaker-7 Chair: Prof Deepak Kumar, Zakir Hussain Center for Educational Studies, JNU
Speaker: Pt Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation, Dartmouth, USA
Topic: The Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT) model of education Coordinator: Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi Observer: Pragya Mohapatra, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU 1800- 1900: Session 17: Keynote Speaker-8 (SKYPE) Chair: Prof Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA
Speaker: Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation, USA
Topic: Being different: an Indian challenge to western universalism Respondent: Prof R P Singh, Center for Philosophy, JNU
Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Manoj Kumar Panda, research student, Philosophy , JNU 1900- 2000: Session 18: Keynote Speaker-9 Chair: Prof R C Panda, Banras Hindu University, Vras
Speaker: Daniel Raveh, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Topic: Debating Patajali’s notion of Freedom – a Dialogue with Day Ka Coordinator: Dr. Alka Saharan, Delhi University Observer: Manoj Kumar Panda, research student, Philosophy , JNU 2000: Dinner
31st DECEMBER 2011 DAY FOUR
0800-0900: Breakfast & Registration
0900-1030: Session 19A: Vedanta Philosophy and Language Chair: Prof. F D Manjali, Center of Linguistics, JNU
042 - र म - Dr. Kanta
Rani Bhatia
016 - र - Mr. Arun Kumar
105 - Contribution of Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya to Indian Philosophy of Language and
Meaning - Mr. Ved Mitra Shukla 093 - gama Prama in Advaita Kmra Śaiva - Ms. Shruti Rai
Coordinator: Dr. Hari Ram Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Ghazala Rizvi, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU
0900-1030: Session 19B: Vedanta Philosophy and Lifeworld Chair: Prof Satya P. Gautam, Vice- Chancellor, M.J.P. University, Bareilly
020 - - Dr. A. Venkata Radheshyam
099 - Perception as a Means of Valid Knowledge in the Upaniadic Philosophy - Mr. Surjya Kamal Borah
094 - The Doctrine of Karma-Sannyāsa and the Theme of Renunciation
in R.K. Narayan’s Fiction - Mr. Soham Pain 097 - Doctrine of Bhakti Rasa in Śr Chaitanya Caritāmr ta - Dr. Subhash Phogat
Coordinator: Dr. Kuldip Shukla, Guest Faculty, JNU Observer: Piyush Aggarwal, Research Student, (Sanskrit) JNU
1030-1200: Session 20A (invited session): Sanskrit and its promotion in the new age Chair: Pt. Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation, Dartmouth, USA
Aravinda Rao, Sanskrit Studies in India: need for preservation and steps Girish N Jha, Promoting Sanskrit through Science & Technology Shukla Mukherjee, Sanskrit promotion initiatives by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Sanskrit Bharti, Delhi representative
Coordinator: Dr. Kuldip Shukla, Guest Faculty, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Kumar Nripendra Pathak, Research Student, (Sanskrit) JNU
1030-1200: Session 20B (invited session): Sanskrit strrtha Chair: Prof Shashiprabha Kumar, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU
Speakers: Prof R K Pandey, SLBSSVP, New Delhi Dr. C U Rao, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Dr Santosh K Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Dr. R N Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Dr H R Mishra, Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU
Coordinator: Dr. Rajneesh K Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Diwakar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU 1200-1215: TEA BREAK 1215-1315: Session 21: Keynote Speaker-10 Chair: Prof Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia, Canada
Speaker: Prof Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Topic: Interpreting Vednta in the 21st Century: issues and solutions Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, JNU Observer: Rajnish Kumar Pandey, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU 1315-1430: LUNCH 1430-1530: Session 22: Keynote Speaker-11 Chair: Prof. B N Mullick, School of Life Sciences, JNU
Speaker: Prof Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
Topic: Scientific Analysis of Vedntic Dharma of Matter and Consciousness Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, JNU Observer: Rajnish Kumar Pandey, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU 1530–1700 hrs: Session 22: Valedictory Session
Prof. Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Prof. G Mishra, Madras University Prof. Bhuvan Chandel, Member- Secretary, CSC Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Prof. Makrand Paranjape, Center of English, JNU Prof. T S Rukmini, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU Observer: Pawan Kumar, research student, Philosophy, JNU 1700-1730: Conclusion & Vote of Thanks: Dr Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU 1900: DINNER
