Guest guest Posted February 26, 2000 Report Share Posted February 26, 2000 >"Brin Davan" <vaidika1008 >vediculture >vediculture (AT) eGroups (DOT) com >[world-vedic] World Association for Vedic Studies >Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:50:42 -0800 > ____ Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:50:42 -0800 "Brin Davan" vaidika1008 vediculture User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 Mailing-List: contact vediculture-owner [world-vedic] World Association for Vedic Studies ..com/waves/images/logo1.gif" alt="logo1.gif (3451 bytes)" WIDTH="146" HEIGHT="143"> Chancery,Monotype Corsiva" size="6" color="#000080">World Association for Vedic Studies, Inc. (WAVES) A Multi-disciplinary Academic Society Organization Background Objectives">Aims & Objectives Activities & Chapters:">Branches & chapters Committees:">Standing Committee Membership Application Inquiries Quarterly Research Journal Report on LA Conference Report on Delhi Conference Publication< /b=""> WAVES announces an International Conference: Contemporary Views on Indian Civilization July 28 - 30, 2000 Roman" color="#000080" size="4">Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA Call for Papers And Participation Click Here know more about the Conference Roman" color="#FF0000" size="3">Click Here to Print and Fill up the Registration Form A Brief Introduction to WAVES: India, from ancient times, has made significant contributions to the world civilization, culture and knowledge in all areas of human pursuits. These contributions, mostly unknown to the wider world, in many situations unacknowledged and often distorted, need attention for good understanding and appreciation of the human past. World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES), a non-religious academic society with no ideology, open for membership and for participation to all persons irrespective of color, place of birth, ethnicity, religion or any other persuasion, is a society to work in this multidisciplinary area. Governing Council / Organization PRESIDENT Professor Bhu Dev Sharma, Professor of Mathematics (on Sabbatical), Xavier Uni., New Orleans, LA-70125, bhudev_sharma (Interim Mailing Address: c/o Satish C. Sharma, 7 Dal Mandi, Meerut Cantt., UP, India, Phone +99-121-661-278; or Delhi Phone +91-11-743-2986) VICE PRESIDENTS: 1. Professor Hans Henrich Hock, Professor of Sanskrit,, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Linguistics, 707 S Mathews, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801; (217)333-0357 (O); (217)352-5423 (H); Fax (217)333-3466; hhhock @staff.ucic.edu 2. Padma Vibhushan Dr. Vidya Niwas Misra, Fr Vice Chancellor, M-3 Badshah Bagh, Varanasi-221002, U.P., India; +91-542-356-309 3. Professor Bhikhu Parikh, Professor of Politics, Department of Politics and Asian Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK, 011-44-1482-345-530(H); 44-1482-466-209; Fax 44-1482-208; S.Ryan (AT) pol-as (DOT) HULL.ac.uk 4. Professor Farley Richmond, Head, Dept. of Drama & Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg., Uni. of Georgia, Athens, GA-30602-3610; (706)542-2890(O), (706)227-1780 (H) ; Fax (706)542-2080 (O); rches.uga.edu">richmond (AT) arches (DOT) uga.edu GENERAL SECRETARY Mr. Satya D. Gupta, 10531 NW 43 Ct., Coral Springs, FL 33065; (954)752-1715; Fax (954)346-8648; satyagupta (AT) juno (DOT) c om PUBLIC RELATION OFFICES Dr. Chhaya Rai, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Philosophy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India; (761)316-831 (H); Fax (761)323-752; rdulib (AT) bom6 (DOT) vsnl.net.in SECRETARIES: 1. Professor Hope Fitz, Professor of Philosophy, Webb Hall, #356, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226; fitzh@ecsuc ..ctstateu.edu; 2. Mr. Ramen Nandi, (Adm, Engineer, NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection); 127 Highland Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07306; (201)333-4264 (H); (718)595-3799 (O); Fax (201)333-7334; ..att.net">bnandi (AT) worldnet (DOT) att.net 3. Professor Carl Olson, Dept of Religion, Alleghany College, Meadville, PA 16335; colson (AT) pellns (DOT) alleg.edu 4. Professor Avinash Sathaye, Professor of Mathematics, 703 Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027, USA, (606)257-8832 (O); (606)277-0130(H); ">sohum (AT) ms (DOT) uky.edu< /p=""> TREASURER Dr. Deen B. Chandora, 4117 Menloway, Atlanta, GA 30340; (770)939-5172; Fax (770)478-1099; muktac handora (AT) worldnet (DOT) att.net DEPUTY TREASURER Mr. Dhirendra A Shah, 780 Ullswater Cove, Alpharetta, GA 30202; (770)664-8779; Fax (770)664-8780; siaram (AT) aol (DOT) com JOINT SECRETARIES 1. Professor Surendra N. Dwivedi, Endowed Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Lafayette, LA- 70504; (318)482-5361 (O); (318)981-9572(H); Fax (318)262-5472; ..edu">dwivedi (AT) usl (DOT) edu 2. Professor Shive Chaturvedi, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science, Ohio State Uni., Columbus, OH 43210; (614)292-2617 (O); Fax (614)292-3780; u.edu">chaturvedi.1 (AT) osu (DOT) edu 3. Dr. Thomas Forsthoefel, Dept of Religious Studies, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA 16546; (814)824-2353 (O); (814)835-6967; Fax (814)824-2438; tforstho@me rcyhurst.edu 4. Dr. Adolf von Wurttemberg, Asian Studies, 230 Cox Hall, Emory University, Atlanta; avonbad (AT) emory (DOT) edu; (404)727-7619 MEMBERS 1. Professor S. Cromwell Crawford, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822; (808)956-4200 (O); Fax (808)956-9894; szabocraw (AT) aol (DOT) com 2. Rahul Peter Das, Institut fur Indologie, Martin-Luther-Universitat, Hall-Wittenberg 06099, Halle, Germany, das.rp (AT) t-online (DOT) de 49-4106-4443 (H); 49-345-5523-652 (O); fax 49-4106-653463 3. Professor Klaus Klostermaier (will be moving from to UK), Department of Religion, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA R3T 5V5; (204)474-6276 (O), kklostr@c c.umanitoba.ca 4. Professor June McDaniel, Director of Religious Program, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies, College of Charleston, SC 29424-0001; (843)953-5687 (O); Mcdanielj@cofc ..edu 5. Professor K. L. Seshagiri Rao, Editor, Encyclopedia of Hinduism, 937 Assembly St., Suit 1018, Carolina Plaza, Uni. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, (803)777-7834 (O); (803)781-9432 (H); Fax (803)777-1176; srao (AT) eh (DOT) sc.edu 6. Dr. S. R. Rao (Retd. Director, Institute of Marine Archaeology, Panjim Goa), 1233 34th Cross, 4th T Block, Jainagar, Banglore 560041; phone 80-640-009; Fax 80-663-7556 7. Dr. Jatindra Kumar Saha, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England, UK PL4 8AA; +44-1752-233-005 (O); +44-1752-778-668; Fax +44-1752-233-035; J.Saha (AT) plymouth (DOT) ac.uk 8. Professor S. N. Sridhar, Director, Center for Indian Studies, East 5350 Mellville Library, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3386, (516)632-9742 (O); (516)751-1810 (H); Fax (516)751-7050 (H) 9. Dr. Klaus Witz, Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, 322 Education Bldg., 1310S 6th St., MC-708, Uni. of Illinois, Champaigh, IL 61820; (217)333-4505 (O); (217)344-0680 (H); k-witz (AT) staff (DOT) uiuc.edu Go Back Background: A major conference, 'International Conference on Indus Sarasvati Age and Ancient India', was held in Atlanta (Georgia, USA), October 4-6, 1996 with over 300 participants from all over the world - U.S.A., India, Nepal, Caribbean, Belgium, U. K., Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Mauritius, Mexico, Austria, and Surinam, etc. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Hon'ble Basdeo Panday, and participants included leading archaeologists, historians, philosophers, political-scientists, linguists, religionists, Sanskritists, Vedic-scholars, scientists, engineers and persons of medicine. The participants, being greatly impressed by the quality of presentations and organization, in the concluding session, decided to form an academic organization to hold similar conferences and to build other academic activities for Vedic studies. Go Back Objectives">Aims and Objectives (Article IV of the 'Articles of Incorporation') of the Society: The general purposes for which the Society is formed are as follows: (i) To promote Vedic and ancient Indian studies in all its forms and in all countries; (ii) To conduct multidisciplinary activities for research and study of Vedic and ancient Indian traditions including its history, philosophy, science, psychology, literature, scriptures, linguistics, archaeology, and so on. (iii) To support researches and studies in various Vedic sub-specialties such as chronology, rituals, philology, astronomy, yoga, Ayurveda, classical religious works (Vedas, Puranas, Epics, Shastras, Smrities, etc.), Sanskrit and other Indic languages, linguistics, and contemporary works; (iv) To encourage research in developing all aspects of Vedic and ancient Indian traditions; (v) To promote universal, intellectual, ethical traditions enshrined in Vedas and other works of ancient Indian origin. General: WAVES is a non-religious academic body with no ideology. It is open for membership and for participation to all persons irrespective of color, place of birth, ethnicity, religion or any other persuasion. Go Back Activities: This Society, for furtherance of its aims and objectives, will undertake to do the following: To organize activities (such as conferences, discussion groups, workshops, lectures, camps, concerts, performances), sponsor, promote, establish, develop, control, supervise, support, encourage and run institutions (such as centers, schools, reference libraries), and publishing (such as journals, monographs, periodicals, books, magazines, papers etc.) for dissemination of knowledge and findings on Vedic and ancient Indian traditions. Research Journal Publishing peer-reviewed research journal, Journal of Studies on Ancient India. Conferences: Organized India Conference on Indian Identity & Cultural Continuity, December 27, 1997, Speaker Hall, New Delhi, which was inaugurated by Former President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma. Second biennial International Conferences on New Perspectives on Vedic & Ancient Indian Civilization, August 7-9, 1998, at Loyola Marimont University, Los Angeles, California. Go Back Branches & Chapters: The Society has a branch in India and shall have branches in different countries and chapters in different regions within a country. Go Back Committees:">Standing Committees: Society's many activities and academic pursuits shall be channeled through its 'Standing Committees' which are currently being constituted. Presently, these (along with their chairs and some members) in two categories, are as follows: A. ACTIVITIES: 1. Conferences (Dr. Deen B. Chandora, Interim Chair, Ms. Deborah Davis, Mr. T. R. Reddy); 2. Publications: (Dr. Alok Kumar, Chair, Ms. Deborah Davis, Dr. Amresh Das), 3. Finance/Fund raising (Dr. P. Mahizanan, Chair, Dr. Shanti Lunia), 4. Public Relations (Dr. K. Klostermaier, Interim Chair, Mr. Shankerpersad Bhatt); 5. International Coordination (Mrs. Renu Malhotra, Chair, Dr. Bhu Dev Sharma, Mr. Robert Arnett, Mr. Raylu Vishwanadha); 6. University/College Campus Affairs (Dr. Onkar P. Dwivedi, Chair), 7. Lectures/Seminars (Dr. Joseph Warren, Interim Chair, Mr. Robert Arnett), 8. Academic Interaction: (Prof. Gerald T. Carney, Chair, Dr. Jyotpaul Chaudhuri, Dr. Satish Bhatnagar), 9. Youth affairs (Dr. Shyam N. Shukla, Interim Chair, Mrs. Reeta Singh), 10. Women affairs (Mrs. Kamlesh Kapur, Interim Chair, Dr. Doris Klostermaier, Mrs. Chandra Prabha Bhatnagar, Dr. Vanaja Dhruvrajan, Mrs. Sashi Chitranjan); 11. India Institutional Connections (Dr. T. R. N. Rao, Chair, Mrs. Lakshmi Kasturi, Nitin Goel), 12. Communications (Mr. Shyam Tiwari, Chair, Dr. Yashwant Malaiya). B. ACADEMIC: 1. Archaeology & Anthropology (Dr. Subhash Kak, Interim Chair), 2. History & Social Sciences (Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Interim Chair), 3. Language, Literature & Linguistics (Dr. Robert Goldman, Chair); 4. Science & Technology (Dr. Ravi Kulkarni, Chair, Dr. ECG Sudarshan, Dr. Richard Thompson, Dr. Balmohan V. Limaye); 5. Ayurveda, Health Sciences & Martial Arts (David Frawley, Chair, Dr. Phillip B. Zarrilli) 6. Vedas & Upanishads (Professor Rajeshwari Pandharipande, Chair, Dr. R. L. Kashyap, Mr. Raylu Vishwanadha); 7. Smirities (Dr. K. Klostermaier, Interim Chair); 8. Epics (Dr. T. R. Rukmani, Chair, Dr. D. Prithipaul); 9. Puranas (Dr. Shiva G. Bajapi, Interim Chair, Dr. Richard Thmpson), 10. Contemporary Works and Issues (Dr. George M. Williams, Jr., Chair, Dr. Bhu Dev Sharma, Dr. Kusumita Pederson); 11 Philosophy. (Dr. S. S. Rama Rao Pappu, Chair, Dr. Mahesh Mehta); 12. Dharm Shastras, Ethics & Rituals (Dr. Rama N. Sharma, Chair, Dr. Mandan Misra); 13. Agriculture, Plant & Animal Sci. and Ecology (Dr. Anand K. Yadava, Chair, Dr. Harbans L. Bharadwaj). Go Back Membership: US$50.00 per year/ US$500.00 for life for Ordinary Members. Members shall receive free copies of Society's proposed research journal. Membership subscription, from outside USA, should be paid through checks in US dollars payable on a bank in USA Please make checks payable to 'WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR VEDIC STUDIES', and mail the same to the General Secretary. Go Back Inquiries: Contact the President, Gen. Secretary or another office bearer for membership and other information. Go Back Organization Background Objectives">Aims & Objectives Activities & Chapters:">Branches & chapters Committees:">Standing Committee Membership Application Inquiries Quarterly Research Journal Report on LA Conference Report on Delhi Conference Publication< /b=""> This is an information resource and discussion group for people interested in the World's Ancient Vedic Culture, with a focus on its historical, archeological and scientific aspects. Also topics about India, Hinduism, God, and other aspects of World Culture are welcome. eGroups.com Home: vediculture www. - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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