[vedic-culture] 2nd WAVES India Conferance

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World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES), Inc.

(A multidisciplinary Academic Society)

 

2nd India Conference

ANCIENT INDIAN WISDOM & CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES

December 24, 25, 1998

 

Venues: Dec. 24, 1998: Speakers Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New

Delhi-110001

December 25, 1998: Conference Room, South Campus, University of Delhi, Benito

Juarez Road, New Delhi, New Delhi-110021

 

Session 1: Inaugural

Chairperson: Professor Bhu Dev Sharma, President of the WAVES

Compere: Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Secretary, India Branch, WAVES

 

1. Invocation

2. Introduction of the Conference & Guests: Dr. Shashi Tiwari (Reader in

Sanskrit, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi) Secretary, India Branch of the

WAVES,

3. Welcome Address: Dr. K. P. A. Menon (Chancellor, S. L. B. S. R. Sanskrit

Vidyapeeth, New Delhi), President, India Branch of the WAVES

4. Inaugural Address: Dr. (Mrs.) Sarojini Mahishi (Former Federal Minister,

Vice-Chairperson, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi)

5. Address by the Chief Guest: Dr. Kireet Joshi (President, Dharam Hinduja

International Center of Indic Research & Vice-Chairman, Maharishi Sandipani

Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan)

6. Address by the Guest of Honour: Professor V. R. Mehta (Vice-Chancellor,

University of Delhi, Delhi)

7. Keynote Address: Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya (Vice-Chancellor, S. L. B.

S. R. Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi)

8. Presidential Address: Professor Bhu Dev Sharma (Professor of Mathematics,

Xavier Uni., New Orleans, USA), President of the WAVES

9. Vote of Thanks: Shri Dinesh Misra (Hony. Director, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth;

Chief Manager, the Times of India ; and Secretary, Veda Vidya Sansthan, Delhi)

10. Shanti Path: Dr. Ravindra Nagar (S. L. B. S. R. Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New

Delhi)

 

Session 2: Academic

Chairperson: Professor Avanindra Kumar (Professor & Head, Sanskrit Department,

University of Delhi, Delhi)

Compere: Dr. Saroj Gulati (Reader in History, L. B. College, University of

Delhi)

 

1. Dr. L. P. Pandey (Senior Fellow, ICHR Simla; Former Head of the History

Department, Himachal University, Simla): Ateet aur aaj kee samasyaen

2. Dr. Veda Pratap Vaidik (Chairman Council for Indian Foreign Policy;

President, Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan, Delhi): Pracheen Bharatiya Maneesha -

Aadhunik Sandharbh

3. Dr. Onkar P. Dwivedi (Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph,

Vancouver, Canada) & Dr. Srinath Prasad Dwivedi (Kanpur): Concept of Common Good

in Hindu Thought

4. Dr. Vivekanand Jha ( Former Director, ICHR, New delhi): Pracheen Bharatiya

Maneesha kee eik vyakhya aur uskaa samsaamyik upyog

5. Professor Ajit Kumar Verma (Professor of Hindi, L. N. Mithila University,

Darbhanga, Bihar): Bhartiya shabdabodh: Eik drishtikona

 

Session 3: Academic

Chairperson: Professor S. P. Singh (Director, Dharam Hinduja International

Center of Indic Research)

Compere: Dr. Urmila Rastogi (Reader in Sanskrit, Miranda College, University of

Delhi):

 

1. Professor B. B. Chaubey (Emritus Professor, MDS University, Ajmer) :

Maanveeya samasyaon ke samadhan ke liye vaidik jeevan-drishti

2. Dr. Fatah Singh (Former Director, Rajasthan Oriental Institute, Jodhpur):

The Indian Democracy of Vedic Origin

3. Dr. Neelam Trividi (Sanskrit, Dayanand Girls College, Kanpur): Indian Women

and their Vedic Heritage: An analysis

4. Dr. Shraddha Chauhan (Sanskrit, Janarayan V. University, Jodhpur): Maansik

rog mukti ka vaidik upaaya

5. Dr. Urmila Rastogi (Reader in Sanskrit, Miranda College, University of

Delhi): Vedon me paryaavaran

 

Session 4: Academic

Chairman: Professor Mohammad Israel Khan (Professor & Head, Sanskrit Department,

South Campus, University of Delhi)

Compere: Dr. Shashi Prabha Kumar (Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi,

Delhi)

 

1. Shri Gopal Saran Vidyarthi (Vedic Scholar, Former General Manager, IFCI,

Delhi): Energy Crisis and Solutions in the Light of Vedas

2. Dr. S. Kalyanraman (President, Sarasvati Researcg Center, Chennai): Rigvedic

Sarasvati River and Contemporary Challenge

3. Professor Sivaji Singh (Former Head of the Dept. of History, Uni. of

Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur): From Antagonism to Syncretism

4. Dr. Ravinder Kumar & Kanchan Manaktala (Dept. of Mathematics, Alkorn State

University, Mississippi, USA): An Ancient Mathematical formula in the Modern

Context

5. Mr. Khushdeep Bansal (Indian Geopathy Research Foundation, Delhi): Vastu

Vidya & Modern Living

6. Mr. S. G. Mathur (Anthropology, Former Director, Govt. of India, New Delhi):

The Concept of Meditation in Chhandogya Upanishad

7. Ms. Manaswini Shekhawat (Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New

Delhi): Relevance of Ancient Wisdom for Present Administration

8. Dr. Shashi Prabha Kumar (Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi,

Delhi): Vedic Sarasvati

 

Session 5: Academic

Chairperson: Dr. R. K. Sharma, Former Vice-Chancellor, Sanskrit Universities of

Darbhanga and Varanasi,

Compere: Dr. Vedwati Vaidik (Sanskrit Department, S. A. Cpllege, University of

Delhi)

 

1. Professor M. G. Prasad (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Steven Institute of

Technology, New York, USA): Wisdom of the Astanga Yoga and Modern Indian

Challenges

2. Dr. K. P. A. Menon (Chancellor, S. L. B. S. R. Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New

Delhi): World Peace and Universal Love in the Epics

3. Professor N. S. Shukla (Professor of Sanskrit, South Campus, University of

Delhi): Indo-Persian Works: The Torch Bearers of Indian Literature

4. Professor Gangadhar Panda (Ancient History, Sampurnanad Sanskrit Uni.,

Varanasi): National Unity in Ancient:

5. Dr. Radhakant Thakur (Dept. of Jyotish, S. V. Rashtriya Sanskrit University,

Tirupati): Vaastushastre Paryavaran Mahattvam

6. Dr. Amulya Khurana (Dept. of Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology,

Delhi): The Gita and Contemporary Challenges

7. Dr. Vedwati Vaidik (Sanskrit Department, S. A. Cpllege, University of

Delhi): Sanskrit Sahitya me Prakriti-sanrakshan

 

Session 6: Academic

Panel Discussion - Topic: Ancient Traditions and Modernity:

Moderator: Professor Siddheshwar R. Bhatt (Department of Philosophy, University

of Delhi, Delhi)

 

Panelists:

1. Professor H. C. Gupta (Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology,

Delhi)

2. Dr. Premlata (Dept. of History, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi)

3. Dr. Jitendra Narayan (Dept. of Political Science, L. N. Mithila University,

Darbhanga)

4. Dr. Suryakant Bali

 

Session 7: Closing

Chairperson: Dr. K. P. A. Menon (Chancellor, S. L. B. S. R. Sanskrit Vidyapeeth,

New Delhi), President, India Branch of the WAVES

Compare: Shri Dinesh Misra (Hony. Director, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth; Chief Manager,

the Times of India ; and Secretary, Veda Vidya Sansthan, Delhi)

 

1. Invocation: Students of Maitreyi College, Uni. of Delhi); Music by Mr. K.

Biswas

2. Welcome: Shri Dinesh Misra (Hony. Director, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth; Chief

Manager, the Times of India ; and Secretary, Veda Vidya Sansthan, Delhi)

3. Report of the Conference: Mrs. S. P. Goel (Retd. Principal and Former

Reader, SCERT) & Dr. Vijendra Tomar (Reader in Sanskrit, Meerut University,

Meerut)

4. Address of the Chief Guest: Professor Abhay ManSingh (Director, South

Campus, University of Delhi)

5. Valedictory Address: Dr. V. R. Panchmukhi (Chancellor, S. V. Rashtriya

Sanskrit University, Tirupati)

6. Remarks: Professor Bhu Dev Sharma (President WAVES)

7. Presidential address: Dr. K. P. A. Menon (President, India Branch, WAVES)

8. Thanks: Dr. Shashi Tiwari (Secretary, India Branch, WAVES)

9. Shanti Path

 

 

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