2nd Announcement: SJC Singapore conference 2004

March 27, 2004

||Om Brihaspataye Namah||

SJC Singapore Conference May-June’04

Dear Jyotishas,

Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC), Singapore is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the first SJC Singapore conference from May 29 to June 4, 2004. The conference is intended for all interested Jyotishas in the SE Asia & Asia Pacific regions (Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand).

The theme of the 6 day long conference will be “An in-depth look at the classical principles of Jyotish”.

The tentative program for the conference is given below:

Date (Day number)

Session Number

Topic(s) to be presented

29 May (Day 1)

Prayers, Inauguration of conference by Pandit Sanjay Rath, Introductory speech by S. Purushottaman.

1

Basic Foundations of Jyotish by Sanjay Rath

2

Gola (astronomy) and Ganita (mathematics) in Jyotish by Sarajit Poddar

30 May (Day 2)

3

Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra – Grahas (Planets) by Sanjay Rath

Continuation of above session by Sarajit Poddar

31 May (Day 3)

4

Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra – Rasi & Bhavas (Signs & Houses) by Sanjay Rath

Continuation of above session by Sarajit Poddar

One day break

2 June (Day 4)

5

Vimsottari Dasa and variants by Sarajit Poddar

Shoola Dasa and other ayur dasas by Sarajit Poddar

3 June (Day 5)

6

Divisional Charts and their application by Sanjay Rath

7

Narayana Dasa of Rasi and vargas by Sarajit Poddar

4 June (Day 6)

8

Analysis of charts by Sanjay Rath, S. Purushottaman

9

Analysis of charts by Sarajit Poddar & Sarbani Sarkar

Vote of thanks by Sarbani Sarkar

List of Speakers: Pandit Sanjay Rath, S. Purushottaman, Sarajit Poddar, Sarbani Sarkar

Please note that the program is tentative and some details are still being worked out. The detailed program will be mailed later to all the confirmed participants.

The exact venue is yet to be finalized but is expected to be either the SCWO training room or Oxford Hotel. Both venue choices are located in the heart of Singapore close to Orchard Road and Little India.

The exact venue will be announced later.

Originally, it was intended that the pricing for the conference should be kept as low as possible to enable the sincere students to attend but due to budget constraints, we are forced to revise the pricing scheme as announced earlier. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. The new pricing scheme will be as follows:

SGD $300 (or) US $ 180 for the full conference.

Booking of hotel rooms will be arranged for the interested ex-Singapore participants. There are plenty of hotels in Singapore and we have made efforts to reserve rooms at Oxford Hotel. The rate at this hotel is SGD $ 65 per room per night with single and twin sharing modes available.

This is a very good opportunity to interact with internationally acknowledged authorities in the field of Jyotish and to learn about the various intricacies of Jyotish under the able guidance of outstanding teachers. You will be enriched after the experience and come away with invaluable knowledge in this field. Your predictive abilities will definitely be enhanced multifold times. Certificates of attendance will be distributed to all the participants.

Persons to be contacted for further details on this conference:

S. Purushottaman (purush)

Sarajit Poddar (sarajit)

Hari, M (onlyhari)

Last date for registration: 10 May 2004.

Relevant links having related information:

Sri Jagannath Centre: http://.org

Pandit Sanjay Rath: http://srath.com

Singapore: http://www.visitsingapore.com/

Interested participants who need to apply for visa to enter Singapore are requested to apply for a tourist visa at the nearest Singapore embassy. Normally, a social visit pass of either 14 days or 28 days duration is issued.

We look forward to your kind support and participation to make this conference a success.

Best Regards and Jaya Jagannath

Hari

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