TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VEDîNTA

 

Jawaharlal Nehru University: 28-31 Dec. 2011

 

Program Schedule

 

DECEMBER 28TH 2011                                                                                                             DAY ONE

VENUE: AUDITORIUM, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

0830-1000: Breakfast & Registration

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1000 - 1210:  Session 1: Inaugural Session

·         WELCOME    Prof. R P Singh, Center for Philosophy & Prof Vaishna Narang, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies JNU

·         VEDANTA THEME  Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, Centre for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA,    Prof. S.S. Ramarao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio, USA

·         PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory, VC, JNU 

·         INAUGURAL ADDRESS    Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR  

·         INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. R. V. Tripathi, VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

·         INAUGURAL REMARKS Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, UC, USA

·         BOOK RELEASE

·         VOTE OF THANKS  Dr Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit  Studies, JNU 

 

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Diwakar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU

 

1210-1240: HIGH TEA

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1240- 1330   Session 2: Keynote  Speaker- 2

Chair: Prof. K Srinivas, Pondicherry University

Speaker: Dr. Subramanyam Swamy, Chairman, Board of Governors, School for Communications and Management Studies

 Topic: Philosophical issues in Indian Identity and Current Version of History

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Baldev Ram Khandoliyan, Research student, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

 

1330- 1415: LUNCH B REAK

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1415-1545: Session 3: VedŒntic Pedagogy

Chair: Prof K. B. Subbarayudu, Registrar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi

·         031 - Learning Methodologies (VedŒntic pedagogy) - Dr. R. Suresha

·         054 - Pedagogy of VedŒnta: The Education of Body, Mind and Spirit- Md Shaheer Siddiqui

·         057 - Putting the Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT) Into Classroom Practice - Dr. Maureen P. Hall

Coordinator: Dr. Jayprakash Narayan, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi

Observer: Madhav Gopal, Research Student, Center of Linguistics, JNU

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1545- 1645 Session 4: Keynote Speaker-3

Chair: Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Speaker:  Prof Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia, Canada

Topic: How Ancient India Sliced Air Variously

Coordinator: Dr. R. Chandrashekhar, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Kabita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

1645-1700: TEA BREAK

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1700-1900: Session 5: History, Vedanta and Indian Culture

Chair: Prof. Vijaya Ramaswamy, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU

·         Invited paper: Sanskrit Civilizations of Ancient Kashmir  – Sh. C.L Gadoo

·         045 - इतिहास, वेदान्त और भारतीय संस्कृति - Dr. Sangeeta Kumari

·         076 - Śaºkara’s philosophy: An Ethical perspective - Dr. Reena Kannojiya

·         119 - Advaita Vedānta and its Social Significance - Dr. K. Srinivas

·         019 - सम-सामयिक सन्दर्भ एवं वेदान्त : एक दार्शनिक विश्लेषण - Dr. Autar Lal Meena

Coordinator: Dr. Hari Ram Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Puja Rai, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

28/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1900-2000: Session 6A: Keynote speaker-4

Chair: Dr. R P Singh, School of Social Sciences, JNU

Speaker: Prof. S.S. Ramarao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio, USA

·         Topic:  Dharma:  Virtues, Rules and Paradigmatic Individuals

Coordinator:  Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Dr Dilip Das, Sr. Linguist, DIT-Sanskrit Project, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

 

28/12/2011 (OPEN SPACE NEAR SSS AUDITORIUM)

1900-2000: Session 6B- POSTER SESSION1

 

2000-2100: DINNER

 

29TH DECEMBER 2011                                                                                                             DAY TWO

VENUE: PARALLEL SESSIONS ‘A’ IN SSS AUDITORIUM, ‘B’ IN SSS COMMITTEE ROOM

ALL KEYNOTE TALKS IN SSS AUDITORIUM

 

0800-0900: Breakfast & Registration

 

29/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

0900-1100: Session 7A: Indian Cosmology and Psychology

Chair: Prof. Pramod Pandey, Center of Linguistics, JNU

·         009 - Reassessing the Notion of Time and Space in Cosmology of Sāºkhya, VedŒnta and Globalization - Dr. Alka Saharan

·         011 - Looking Beyond the Controversy of Creationism versus Evolutionism: Some Remarks on Indian Cosmogony - Dr. Ananda Mishra

·         074 - The Advaita Concept of Testimonial Perception: Some Reflections - Prof. Raghunath Ghosh

·         082 - अस्ति कश्चिद् विशेषः जाग्रत्स्वप्नयोः - Dr. Sachchidanand Mishra

·         034 – अद्वैत-तत्त्वसिद्धि में अंतःकरणवृत्ति – Dr. Deepak Kalia

Coordinator: Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi

Observer: Sachin Kumar, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU

 

29/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

0900- 1100: Session 7B: SamvŒda in VedŒnta Philosophy

Chair: Dr. Neeraj Sharma, KanyŒ MahŒ-VidyŒlaya, JŒlandhar

·         006 - An Excursion with AdvaitavŒda’s Theory of Error - Dr. Arup Jyoti Sarma

·         041 - समसामयिक विचारधारा एवं उनके द्वारा माया का खण्डन : एक अवलोकन - Haretee Lal Meena

·         108 - वेदविज्ञानदृशा वैदिकसृष्टिविद्योपन्यासेन वैदिकतत्त्वानां विमर्शः - Vishav Bandhu Sharma

·         100 - सिद्धान्त का परिशीलन : दार्शनिक परिप्रेक्ष्य में (न्यायदर्शन के विशेष सन्दर्भ में) - Sushila Kumari

Coordinator: Dr. Neeraj Sharma, KanyŒ MahŒ-VidyŒlaya, JŒlandhar

Observer: Priti Ranjan, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

1100-1130: TEA BREAK

 

29/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1130- 1300: Session 8A: Digital Access of Sanskrit Texts

Chair: Prof. Karmeshu, Dean, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, JNU

·         022 - Computational Lexical Resource Model for îyurvedic Herbs - Baldev Ram Khandoliyan

·         075 - Dynamic Indexing of îyurvedic Text Su§ruta Sa×hitŒ - Rajneesh Kumar Pandey

·         115 - Sanskrit-Russian Statistical Machine Translation: Using Bi-lingual POS Tagged Corpora - Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra & Dr. Ainura Asamidinova

Coordinator: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, Guest Faculty, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Chitresh Soni, Research Student,  (Sanskrit), MLSU, Rajasthan

 

29/12/2011(SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1130- 1300 Session 8B: VedŒnta and Consciousness Studies

Chair: Prof. S. S. Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio, USA   

·         080 - Philosophical Contestations on Consciousness: VedŒnta and German Idealism - Prof. R.P. Singh

·         023 - Illusion of the Individual Self: Tracing MāyŒ in the Neural Labyrinth - Bins Sebastian

·         092 - Nature of ‘that’ (tat) in ‘That thou art’ in the 2nd group of six chapters of the G´tŒgèhŒrthad´pikŒ of Madhusèdana Sarasvat´ - Niranjan Saha

·         101 - पातञ्जलयोग परम्परा में प्रमाता का स्वरूप - Anita Swami

Coordinator: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Muzaffar Karim, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

29/12/2011(OPEN SPACE NEAR SSS AUDITORIUM AND COMMITTEE ROOM)

1300-1400: Session 9- POSTER SESSION2

 

1300-1400: LUNCH

 

29/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1400-1500: Session 10: Keynote Speaker-5

Chair: Prof. R L Singh, Allahabad University

Speaker: Prof T S Rukmani, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Topic: How much adhikŒra has a commentator to interpret any §Œstra text

 Coordinator: Dr. Neeraj Sharma, KanyŒ MahŒ-VidyŒlaya, JŒlandhar

Observer: Mayank Shekhar, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU

 

29/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1500-1730: Session 11A: Indian Cosmology and Psychology

Chair: Dr. Ashutosh Angiras, SD College, AmbŒlŒ

·         039 - Advaita VedŒnta and Ethical Implausibility - Madhumita Mitra

·         059 - अद्वैत वेदान्त की तत्त्वमीमांसा एवं गहन पारिस्थितिकीय चिंतन - Mohan Singh Rajput

·         102 - Triguna: A Ninth Perspective of Personality Psychology? - Swaroop

·         109 - भारतीयदर्शन तथा विज्ञान में परमाणुवाद - Sapna Jain

·         117 - Understanding the mystery of life through scientific and Vedic explorations - Sonam Grover & Dr. Abhinav Grover

Coordinator: Dr. Ashutosh Angiras, SD College, AmbŒlŒ

Observer: Archana Tiwari, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU

 

29/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1500-1730: Session 11B: Interpretation of Key Texts

Chair: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

·         027 - मोहमुद्गरादिस्तोत्रत्रयस्य तौलनिकोऽभ्यासः - Bipin Kumar Jha & Dipesh Katira

·         053 - ध्वन्यालोकलोचन : दीपशिखा व्याख्या के विशेष सन्दर्भ में - Mayank Shekhar

·         062 - भगवद्गीताभाष्यसंक्षेपाख्या उपनिषत्सारबोधिनी - Natesha L

·         110 - अध्यासभाष्यम् - एकं विश्लेषणात्मकमालोचनम् - Vivek Karmakar

·         004 - वर्णों की अर्थवत्ता के आधार पर पुरुष-सूक्त की विवेचना - Pramod Kumar Agrawal

Coordinator: Dr. Kuldip Shukla, Guest faculty, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU

 

1730-1745: TEA BREAK

 

29/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1745-1845: Session 12: Keynote Speaker-6

Chair: Prof R. P Singh, Center of Philosophy, JNU

Speaker: Prof R. L. Singh, University of Allahabad

Topic: An axiological view of avidyŒ

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Manasi Kelkar, research student (Linguistics), JNU

 

1900-2030: Cultural program

2030: Dinner

 

 

30th DECEMBER 2011                                                                                                                              DAY THREE

VENUE: PARALLEL SESSIONS ‘A’ IN SSS AUDITORIUM, ‘B’ IN SSS COMMITTEE ROOM

ALL KEYNOTE TALKS IN SSS AUDITORIUM

 

0800-0900: Breakfast & Registration

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

0900-1100: Session 13A: Vedanta and Interfaith Dialogue

Chair: Lothar Pirc, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center

·         003 - शांकर वेदान्त और इस्लाम की तत्त्वमीमांसा का तुलनात्मक विश्लेषण - Afzal Ahmad

·         018 - Symbolical Projections of Fire Element in the Art of Nicholas Roerich - Vladimir Zaitsev & Natalia Kravchenko R.

·         060 - Basics of Natural Healings in îyurveda and Taoism - Monica Kuwar Rathore

·         061 - Transformation of VedŒntic Philosophy and Message to the Muslim World Through the Translation of MahŒbhŒrata into Persian - Nahid Akhtar Siddiqui

·         (Invited paper) Concept of mukti in pre-êaºkara advaita philosophy – Dr Hari Ram Mishra

Coordinator: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, Guest faculty (Sanskrit), JNU

Observer: Zairunisha, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

0900-1100: Session 13B: Vedanta and Varöa System

Chair: Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

·         029 - वेदान्त और वर्णव्यवस्था : एक सूक्ष्म विवेचन - Dr. Ram Sewak Dubey

·         068 - The Nature and Theory of Origin of Varöa in The Bhagvadg´tŒ - Dr. Pravin Pralayankar

·         084 - वेदान्त और वर्णव्यवस्था - Prof. Sangeeta Gajanan Waychal

·         083 – VedŒnta and Varöa System - Prof. Sachindra Mahto

Coordinator: Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Devendra Singh Rajput, Research Student (Sanskrit), JNU

 

1100-1115: TEA BREAK

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1115-1215: Session 14: Keynote Speaker-7

Chair: Pt. Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation, Dartmouth, USA

Speaker: Lothar Pirc, Maharishi îyurveda Health Center, USA

Topic: VedŒnta: Mahar·i Mahesh Yog´’s insights into the ultimate knowledge of life and its application to bring world peace

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Minakshi Singh, research student, Philosophy, JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1215-1330: Session 14A: VedŒnta and Spiritualism

Chair: Dr. Maureen P. Hall, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

·         028 - अद्वैतवेदान्त के मत में तार्किकता : ब्रह्मसूत्र शांकरभाष्य और वेदान्तसार के आधार पर - Diwakar Mishra

·         025 - Spiritual Quest and Science-VedŒntic Perspective - Dr. Anjali Dewan

·         002 -The Limits of Thought in Advaita VedŒnta - Dr. Adarasupally Nataraju

Coordinator: Dr. Anita Swami, IP College, Delhi University

Observer: Kabita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1215-1330: Session 14B: Applied Vedanta (Yoga, Œyurveda and Music)

Chair: Prof. Bharat Gupta, Dept of English, Delhi University

·         070 - आहारचिकित्सापद्धतौ पञ्चशिम्बीधान्यानाम् उपयोगिता - Poulomee Dasgupta

·         051 - योग तथा आयुर्वेद - Dr. Manu Sharma

·         048 - VedŒnta and Music - Dr. Mrs. S. Siddhartha

Coordinator: Subhash Chandra, CDAC, Kolkata

Observer: Bandita Das, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

1330-1430: LUNCH

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1430-1630: Session 15A: VedŒnta and Corporate World

Chair: Prof. T S Rukmani, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

·         033 - Vedāntic Perception of the Organizational Behavior- Section: Corporate World and the Vedānta - Dr. S. Ramaratnam

·         087 - VedŒnta and the Corporate World - Sastry Kumara Swamy Kuppa

·         098 - निर्वहणविज्ञानं भगवद्गीता च : एकं वैदान्तिकाध्ययनम् - Vidwan Suman K S

·         120 - Embedding Value Systems in Governance The– Way Of Indian DhŒrmic Heritage - S. Ram Mohan

Coordinator: Vishvajeet Kumar Singh, Michigan State University, USA

Observer: Maryam Nasr, Research Student Centre for Philosophy, JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1430-1630: Session 15B: VedŒnta Metaphysics

Chair:  Dr. Alka Saharan, Miranda House, Delhi University

·         001 - द्वैतवेदान्ते साक्षी - Srinivasa Kumar N Acharya & Shrinivasa Varakhedi

·         063 - अद्वैतवेदान्त में ‘श्रवण’ - Neelam Sharma

·         030 - विशिष्टाद्वैत दर्शन में तत्त्वमीमांसा - Dr. Jyotsna Srivastava

Coordinator: Dr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Delhi                                                            

Observer: Rajesh Kumar, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

1630-1700: TEA BREAK

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1700-1800: Session 16: Keynote Speaker-8

Chair: Dr Devendra Chaube, Center for Indian Languages, JNU

Speaker: Pt Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation, Dartmouth, USA

Topic:  The Super Accelerated Learning Theory (SALT) model of education

Coordinator: Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi

Observer: Pragya Mohapatra, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1800- 1900: Session 17: Keynote Speaker-9 (SKYPE)

Chair: Prof Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA

Speaker:  Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation, USA

Topic: Being different: an Indian challenge to western universalism

Respondent: Prof R P Singh, Center for Philosophy, JNU

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Manoj Kumar Panda, research student, Philosophy , JNU

 

30/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1900- 2000: Session 18: Keynote Speaker-10

Chair: Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Speaker:  Daniel Raveh, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Topic: Debating Pata–jali’s notion of Freedom – a Dialogue with DayŒ K¨·öa

Coordinator: Dr. Alka Saharan, Delhi University

Observer: Manoj Kumar Panda, research student, Philosophy , JNU

 

2000: Dinner

 

31st DECEMBER 2011                                                                                                              DAY FOUR

0800-0900: Breakfast & Registration

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

0900-1030: Session 19A: Vedanta Philosophy and Language

Chair: Prof. F D Manjali, Center of Linguistics, JNU

·         042 - भर्तृहरि का शब्दब्रह्म सिद्धान्त एवं अद्वैतवेदान्त का ब्रह्मसिद्धान्त एक तुलनात्मक विश्लेषण - Dr. Kanta Rani Bhatia

·         016 - भर्तृहरि का शब्दाद्वैतवाद - Arun Kumar

·         105 - Contribution of Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya to Indian Philosophy of Language and Meaning - Ved Mitra Shukla

·         093 - îgama PramŒöa in Advaita KŒ§m´ra Śaiva - Shruti Rai

Coordinator: Dr. Hari Ram Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Ghazala Rizvi, Research Student (Philosophy), JNU

 

31/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

0900-1030: Session 19B: VedŒnta Philosophy and Lifeworld

Chair: Prof Satya P. Gautam, Vice- Chancellor, M.J.P. University, Bareilly

 Philosophy - Surjya Kamal Borah

in R.K. Narayan’s Fiction - Soham Pain

Coordinator: Dr. Kuldip Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Piyush Aggarwal, Research Student, (Sanskrit) JNU

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1030-1200: Session 20A (invited session): Sanskrit and its promotion in the new age

Chair: Pt. Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation, Dartmouth, USA

·         Aravinda Rao,   Sanskrit Studies in India: need for preservation and steps

·         Chand Kiran Saluja, CIE, Delhi University,  Sanskrit sambhŒ·aöam

·         Shukla Mukherjee, Sanskrit promotion initiatives by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

·         Girish N Jha,   Promoting Sanskrit through Science & Technology

Coordinator: Dr. Priti Bhowmick, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Kumar Nripendra Pathak, Research Student, (Sanskrit) JNU

 

31/12/2011 (SSS COMMITTEE ROOM)

1030-1200: Session 20B (invited session): Sanskrit §ŒstrŒrtha

Chair: Prof Shuddhanand Pathak, Shri LBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi

 

Speakers:

·         Prof  R K Pandey, Shri LBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi

·         Dr. C U. Rao, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

·         Dr Ram Salahi Dvivedi, Shri LBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi

·         Dr Santosh K Shukla, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

·         Dr Hari Ram  Mishra, Center for  Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Coordinator: Dr. Rajneesh K Mishra, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Vishvesh, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU

 

1200-1215: TEA BREAK

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1215-1315: Session 21: Keynote Speaker-11

Chair: Prof Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia, Canada

Speaker: Prof Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Topic: Interpreting VedŒnta in the 21st Century: issues and solutions

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, JNU

Observer: Rajneesh Kumar Pandey, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU

 

1315-1430: LUNCH

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1430-1530: Session 22: Keynote Speaker-12

Chair: Prof. B N Mallick, School of Life Sciences, JNU

Speaker: Prof Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

Topic: Scientific Analysis of VedŒntic Dharma of Matter and Consciousness

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, JNU

Observer: Kapil Gautam, Research Student (Sanskrit) JNU

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1530–1730 hrs: Session 22:  Valedictory Sessio n

Theme: Vedanta: Retrospects  and Prospects

Chair: Prof B R Sharma, Sanskrit Dept, Delhi University

·         Prof B R Sharma, Sanskrit Dept, Delhi University

·         Prof. Bal Ram Singh, University of  Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

·         Prof. Bhuvan Chandel, Member- Secretary, CSC

·         Prof Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia, Canada

·         Prof. Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

·         Prof. T S Rukmani, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

·         Prof Shashiprabha Kumar, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

 

Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

Observer: Pawan Kumar, research student, Philosophy, JNU

 

31/12/2011 (SSS AUDITORIUM)

1730-1800: Conclusion & Vote of Thanks: Dr Girish Nath Jha, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU

 

1900: DINNER