[vedic-culture] International Conferance on TulsiDas & his works

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IRST ANNOUNCEMENT - Fifth Centenary of Goswami Tulsidas

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International Conference on

Tulsidas & His Works

November 26 - 28, 1999

Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

 

 

About the Conference: For centuries, the works of Goswami Tulsidas, especially

Ramcharitmanas, have had great impact on individuals, society, political

systems, arts and culture and will continue to impact in future. This influence

has widened to cover many nationalities and languages of the world. There has

also been great academic activities centered around Tulsidas and his works,

resulting in a large number of Ph. D. theses, books, articles, symposia,

conferences, academic/social organizations, and centers. Also films have been

made on the life of Tulsidas and on Ramcharitmanas. His poetic compositions

have been sung by the best of the singers.

The conference is meant to bring together not only scholars, researchers,

authors, writers of different world languages who have contributed on Tulsidas

and his works but also persons of arts, music, media, films, press and above all

a very large number of persons who love Ramcharitmanas and other works of

Tulsidas. This will be the first big conference of its kind on the western

hemisphere. There shall be several symposia (see suggested names below), wide

range of paper presentations, panels and displays.

Awards & Recognitions: It is proposed to honor and recognize persons of

different nationalities and languages who have made outstanding contributions on

Tulsidas' work in any form - literature, arts, music, publication, public life,

etc. Nominations giving details of contributions (books, papers, etc.), with

full references and suggesting names of three referees, who are familiar with

the work of the nominee, may be sent to Dr. Bhu Dev Sharma.

 

Languages of the Conference: The conference proceedings shall be bilingual - in

English and Hindi.

 

Submitting Papers & Proposals for Symposia: Those who want to present a paper

should submit the title and an abstract, running in about 200 to 250 words, to

Dr. Bhu Dev Sharma. Those who wish to organize a symposium, or some other

specific group activity, the proposal may be sent to a Co-Coordinator.

Seminars, Group Discussions & Presentations: There shall be symposia. Some

suggested titles for the symposia are: 1. Goswami Tulsidas' life and message; 2.

Tulsidas' philosophy and purport; 3. Comparative study of various versions of

Ramayana; 4. Influence of Tulsidas' work outside India; 5. Relevance of

Ramcharitmanas for the present and future generations; 6. Vinaypatrika &

Tulsidas' works other than Ramcharitmans; 7. Presentation of Ramcharitmans in

popular forms such as Ramlilas, films, plays, community recitations, etc.

Registration: US $100.00 per person; $150 (for two in a family, + $50.00/ for

each additional person); Student $40.00; Senior person (60 or over) $75.00.

Please add $20.00 per person after October 15, 1999.

Conference Co-Coordinators

Professor Ram Prakash Agarwal: 8220 SW 133 Street, Miami, FL 33156, USA; Tel:

(305) 238-0327; FAX; (305) 243-3181; e-mail: ragarwal.

Shri Satya Deo Gupta: 10531 NW 43rd Court, Coral Springs, FL 33065, USA; Tel:

(954)752-1715; FAX; (954)346-8648; e-mail: satyagupta

Professor Bhu Dev Sharma: 6300 Ackel Street, Number 265, Metairie, LA 70003,

USA; Tel (504)454-6348; (504)483-7463

Fax (504)485-7928 email: bsharma

 

International Organizing Committee (Incomplete List)

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy (Former Director, K. K. Birla Academy, New Delhi):

Kamalalaya, 4, Papani Apts., 6, 67th Street, Ashoknagar, Chennai - 60083,

Tamilnadu, INDIA; Phone + (91-44) 489-6894

Dr. Vidya Niwas Misra (Chief Editor - Encyclopedia of Hinduism & Former Vice

Chancellor): M-3, Badshah Bagh, Varanasi, UP-221002, INDIA; Phone: +(91-11)

542-356-309

Acharya Sohan Lal Ramrang (Poet, Wrote - Uttar-Saket, etc.): 1167. Kucha Pati

Ram, Bazar Sita Ram, Delhi 110006, INDIA, Phone: +(91-11)-323-5103

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

President, Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan): A-19, Press Enclave, Saket, New Delhi -

110007, India; Phone +(91-11)651-7295; Fax +(91-11) 686-7700;

vaidik

Shri Lallan Prasad Vyas (International Chairman, Vishva Sahitya Sanskriti

Sansthan): C-13, Press Enclave, Saket, New Delhi 110017, INDIA, +

(91-11)-686-8543/ 669-776

Sponsored by

HINDU UNIVERSDITY OF AMERICA, Orlando, Fl., USA

in collaboration with several other academic organizations

 

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