Dear BhakthAs:
The contents of the conference would be of interest
to Vedic students.
One or two topics are difficult to relate and are
peculiar based on
titles alone . Overall ,the conference sounds
like an interesting one.
V.Sadagopan
Subject: WAVES'
7th India Conference at Pondicherry, Dec 27-29, 2003, Detailed
Program
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR VEDIC STUDIES, INDIA BRANCH & SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES & DEPTT. OF POL. SCIENCE PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, PONDICHERRY 7th India Conference of WAVES at Mahatma Gandhi Dental College Auditorium, Pondicherry on Contemporary World Order: A Vedic Perspective from 27th Dec to 29th Dec., 2003 DETAILED PROGRAMME Saturday, the 27th Dec., 2003 INAUGURAL SESSION 10.30-12.00 v Invocation v Welcome Address-Dr. S. Kalyanraman, President, WAVES, India Branch v Introduction of WAVES-Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Sanskrit Department, University of Delhi & Secretary, WAVES, India Branch v Scope of the Conference-Prof. N.K. Jha, Dean, School of International Studies, Pondicherry University & Chairman, Local Organizing Committee of The Conference v Inauguration of the Conference-Thiru N. Rangaswamy, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Pondicherry. v Inauguration of Pondicherry Chapter of WAVES-Thiru M.D.R. Ramachandharan, Hon'ble Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Pondicherry v Address by the Guest of Honour-Prof. O.P. Pandey, Secretary, MSRVV Pratishthan, Ujjain v Presidential Address-Prof. A.K. Bhatnagar, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University v Vote of Thanks-Dr. Panch Ramalingam, Lecturer, ASC, Pondicherry University. TEA : 12.00 - 12.30 Session 1 (Plenary) : 12.30 to 13.30 Chairperson : Prof. O.P. Pandey, Ujjain 1. Vedic Vrata, Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, Chennai 2. Resources for Sustaining Tolerance in Vedic Society, Dr. Kenneth Liberman, USA LUNCH : 13.30 - 14.30 Session II : [A] : 14.30 - 16.00 Vedic Studies (1) Chairperson : Prof. Ram Gopal, Jodhpur 1. Ambitame, Naditame, Devitame Sarasvati; Dr. Ravindranath Vaman Ramdas, Mumbai 2. The Philosophy of the Vedas, Dr. K. Srinivas, Pondicherry 3. Hansavati Ric-A study; Prof. Gauri Mahulikar, Mumbai 4. Rigvedic Concept of Agni; Prof. P. Syamaladevi, Kerala Session II [B] : 14.30 - 16.00 Studies on Gita and Upanishad Chairperson : Prof. Alka Bakre, Mumbai 1. Environment, Health and Safety:Guidance from the Bhagavadgita; Prof. Lollah. G.K. Murthy, Bombay 2. The Philosophy of Gyan in the Srimadbhagwat Gita; Shri N.C. Beohar, Jabalpur 3. Dharmayuddha & Jehad, Bhagvadgita & the Koran; Prof. S.A. Abbasi, Pondicherry 4. Implementation of Upanisads in Modern Life; Dr. Rishi Sagar, Kerala 5. The Bhagavad Gita & the Non-Resident Indians in USA; Dr. Savita Gaur, Gujarat Session II [C] : 14.30 - 16.00 Epics and Dharmashastra Chairperson : Mrs. S.P. Goel, Delhi 1. Concept of Grammar in Agni-Purana Session- Language, Literature & Linguistics; Shri Jaganadh G., Kerala 2. A Scrutiny of the Elements of the Sankhya Philosophy in the Mahabharata; Dr. Sunanda S. Joshi, Mumbai 3. The Role of Divine Support for the Success of Lord Rama-Vedic View; Shri Vaidyanath Prabhakar, Bangalore 4. Vidur Niti-In modern Context; Prof. Prabhakar Raya Pondicherry 5. Hkfo";iqjk.k esa of.kZr lw;Z dk Lo:i( MkW0 js[kk 'kqDyk] dkuiqj TEA : 16.00 - 16.15 Session III [A] : 16.15 - 18.00 Religious Studies Chairperson : Prof. Indira Y. Junghare, USA 1. A Vedic Basis for the Stoic Concept of God; Dr. Isha Gamlath, Sri Lanka 2. Hindu-Christian Interreligious Dialogue in India; Prof. Anand Nayak, Switzerland 3. A comparative study of Hindu Dharma in global context; Shri Prashant Bhardwaj, Shimla 4. Shree Jagannath in Vedic Literature; Gyanaranjan Panda. Tirupati 5. Dancing Saktis of Belur and Halebidu; Dr. Siri Rama, Singapore 6. The Concept of Ushas in Rigveda; Dr. S Malini, Kerala Session III [B] : 16.15 - 18.00 Sanskrit Studies Chairperson : Prof. Dr. K.V.V. Rao, Visakhapatnam 1. Influence of Vedas in Ancient Sanskrit Literature; Prof. Indira Bai, Kerala 2. ;Kks oS Js"Brea deZ%( MkW0 lR; izdk'k nqcs] tks/kiqj 3. The Cause and Effect Relation Between Philosophy and Kavya; Dr. Sundari Siddhartha, Chennai 4. A General Study to Appreciate the Sophistication of the Oral Tradition of Education during the Vedic Period; Deepak Raajan & D Purushothaman, Pondicherry 5. The Sources of Dhvani; Dr. C. Upender Rao, Puri 6. Dancing Saktis of Belur and Halebidu; Dr. Siri Rama, Singapore SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER, 2003 Session IV [A] : 9.30 - 11.30 Vedic Studies (2) Chairperson : Prof. C.L. Prabhakar, Bangalore 1. Ambovada-A Cosmogonic Doctrine of Veda; Prof. Ram Gopal, Jodhpur 2. A comparative Study of Vedic Education-system and Modern Education system; Mrs. Ravichandrika T.S., Bangalore 3. Concept of Ecology in Vedic and Ancient Indian Thought; Prof. Shashi Tiwari, New Delhi 4. Indian Psychology in Ancient Indian Scriptures; Dr. Panch. Ramalingam, Pondicherry 5. Vedic Literature and International Law; Dr. T.S.N. Sastry, Pondicherry. 6. Status of Women in the Vedic Literature; Dr. Raj Gopalan, Tirupati Session IV [B] : 9.30 - 11.30 Philosphical Studies Chairperson : Dr. Sundari Siddharth, Chennai 1. Description of Heart in Upanishads; Dr. Manmohan Acharya, Orissa 2. Indian Mysticism and the Concept of Universe in Hindi Literature; Dr. S. Padmapriya, Pondicherry. 3. Consciousness, Perception and Argument in context of Swami Vivekananda's Works; Er. Saurabh Kudesia, Gwalior 4. ekufld ruko&mipkjkFkZ f'koladYilwDr( MkW0 jkelqesj ;kno] mÙkjdk'kh 5. Relevance of Angika Abhinaya in Present Context; Dr. Alka Pandey, Lucknow 6. Vedantic Influence on the West : A Study of Wittgenstein's Philosophy; Dr. Vikram Singh Sirola, Pondicherry. Session IV [C] : 9.30 - 11.30 Yoga, Science and Health Chairperson : Shri Bholanath Yogi, Principal, Dang, Nepal 1. The Yoga View of Diet; Shri Shreyas Munshi, Mumbai 2. Drinks or Foods of Fertility in Indian Myths : The precursors or Prototypes of Hormonal Treatment or Fertility Drugs?; Dr. Ruchita Vasant Somane, Mumbai 3. Yoga, Spirituality and Medicine; Dr. (Mrs.) S. Indira, Pondicherry 4. jksxfuokj.ks izk.kk;keL; ykSfddksi;ksx%( MkW0 foeyk nsoh] xkthiqj 5. i;kZoj.k vkSj oSfnd lkfgR;( MkW0 ruwtk pkS/kjh] tcyiqj TEA : 11.30 - 11.45 Session V [Plenary] : 11.45 - 13.30 Chairperson : Dr. Shyam N. Shukla, USA 1. The Vedas : Universal Religion; Swami Sri Ramananda Giri Ji, NEPAL 2. Law and Order in the Rigveda; Prof. Satya Pal Narang, Pondicherry 3. Chandsastra, DeBruijn Sequences & Binary Numbers; Prof. T.R.N. Rao, USA LUNCH : 13.30 - 14.30 Session VI [A] : 14.30 - 16.00 Cultural Traditions Chairperson : Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Delhi 1. Kuladevata : The Marathi Goddess; Prof. Indira Y. Junghare, USA 2. Relation of Language and Culture in Ancient India; Shri Debasis Mahapatra, Bhubaneswar 3. Mantra in Social Flux; Dr. Mrs. Alka Bakre, Mumbai 4. A Note on Performance of Music During Vedic & Contemporary Times; Prof. T. Seetharamalakshmi, Bangalore Session VI [B] : 14.30 - 16.00 Studies in Ramayana Chairperson : Prof. S.V. Narayanan, Pondicherry 1. Unification of Cultural Contexts : Ramacharitmanas and its Translations in Malayalam; Dr. Vijayakumaran, CPV, Kerala 2. Vedic Social Values and Ramayana : In Present Context; Prof. Y.P. Tiwari, Shahdol 3. Yoga & Ramayana; Shri T.S. Gopal, Bangalore 4. Utilization of Typical Episodes in Raamayana for Understanding, Teaching, Learning and Memorizing Several "High School" level Physics Phenomena; Dr. D.B. Ghare, Bangalore Session VI [C] : 14.30 - 16.00 Vedic Sciences and Maths Chairperson : Prof. Madanmohan, Pondicherry 1. Present Status and Future Prospective of Our World Order in Context to Vedic Intellect and Science; Dr. Brahma Ram Choudhary, Bikaner 2. Heroes Behind the Zero-Indian Mathematics; Shri S. Ram Mohan, Chennai 3. Techniques of Management in Vedic Science: A Study with Special Reference to Peace, Prosperity and Human Development; Dr. P. Moorthy, Pondicherry 4. Eroticism & Flower Blossoms in Gathasaptasathi; Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha, Delhi TEA : 16.00 - 16.15 Session VII [A] : 16.15 - 18.00 Vedic Studies (3) Chairperson : Prof. Gauri Mahulikar, Mumbai 1. Democracy in Vedic Tradition; Prof. Nalini Kant Jha, Pondicherry 2. Contemporary Relevance of the Rigvedic Sacrifice; Prof. T. Thomas Varghese, Kerala 3. Sustainability-A Vedic Approach; Dr. K. Dharanidharan, Pondicherry 4. Gayatri : The Prayer for Light; Dr. Indulata Das, Bhubaneswar 5. Vishvabhavana in Vedic Perspective; Dr. Chakaradhar Behera, Pondicherry. Session VII [B] : 16.15 - 18.00 Yoga and Spirituality Chairperson : Prof. R.S. Tripathi, Tirupati 1. Yoga-A Precious Gem of Vedic Thought; Prof. Madanmohan, Pondicherry 2. Yoga for Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Well-being: A Critical Study; Shri M. Parameswaran, Pondicherry 3. Yoga as a Spiritual Discipline; Dr. D. Sakthignanavel, Pondicherry 4. Yoga, Spirituality and Medicine, Dr. N. Govindarajulu, Pondicherry 5. Self-realization and Self-esteem-In Ancient Thought; Dr. Neelam Trivedi, Kanpur. MONDAY, 29TH DECEMBER, 2003 Session VIII [A] : 9.30 - 11.15 Vedic Studies (4) Chairperson : Prof. S.P. Narang, Pondicherry 1. Astrology and Vedas; Dr. S. Krishna Kumar, Bangalore 2. Managing The Future : Yesterday's Lessons for Tomorrow; Prof. S.V. Narayanan, Pondicherry 3. The Role of Vedanga Jyotisha in Modern World; Mr. Jeffrey Armstrong, Canada 4. Food (Annam) and Shelter (Vasati) : in Vedic View; Prof. C.L. Prabhakar, Bangalore 5. Human Rights through the Vedic Perspective of Human Values; Dr. B. Krishnamurthy, Pondicherry 6. Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development in the Vedic Texts; Shri Jitendra Mohan Mishra and Shri Debabrata Panda, Pondicherry. Session VIII [B] : 9.30 - 11.15 Political & Social Studies Chairperson : Prof. N.K. Jha, Pondicherry 1. Polity in the Vedas; Dr. Neelmani Upadhyay, Mandi, H.P. 2. The Concept of Tapas in Vedic Literature and its importance in the Present Age; Mrs. Shashi Prabha Goel, Delhi 3. Relevance of Social Concepts Depicted in the Minor Social Dramas of the Sanskrit Literature; Prof. Dr. K.V.V. Rao, Visakhapatnam 4. "Whole of the Existence is One Mass of Energy"; Shri Rakesh Pandey, Gwalior. 5. Aggressor : A Vedic Perspective; Shri K. Manikandan, Chennai TEA : 11.15 - 11.30 Session IX [Plenary] : 11.30 - 12.30 Chairperson : Prof. T.R.N. Rao, USA 1. Ahimsa: A Vedic Source for A Peaceful World Order; Dr. Hope K. Fitz, USA 2. Vedic View on Globalization and Development; Prof. Jean-Pierre Muller, Pondicherry VALEDICTORY SESSION : 12.30-14.00 v Invocation v Welcome Address-Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Secretary, India Branch, WAVES v Felicitation-Thiru Dr. R. Padmanabhan, IAS, Chief Secretary, Pondicherry Government v Address by the Chief Guest-Thiru K. Lakshminarayanan, Hon'ble Minister for Education & Tourism, Pondicherry v Address by the Guest of Honour-Dr. Shyam N. Shukla, USA v Address by the Guest of Honour-Prof. Hope K Fitz, USA v Report of the Seminar-Mrs. S.P. Goel, GC, Member, WAVES v Presidential Address-Dr. S. Kalyanraman, President, India Branch WAVES v Vote of Thanks-Prof. N.K. Jha, Dean, SIS & Head, Deptt. of Pol. Sci., Pondicherry University LUNCH : 14.00 - 15.00 SIGHT SEEING TOUR FOR DELEGATES 15.30 onwards Conveners : Prof. N.K. Jha, Pondicherry & Prof. Shashi Tiwari, New Delhi
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