Day 1: Saturday, January 9, 2010
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Pre-lunch session: Auditorium of Arts & Aesthetics
8:30 to 09:00: Registration
09:00 to 11:00: Inaugural session
- Prof Rajendra Prasad, Rector, J.N.U. - Welcome address, Introduction to JNU
- Prof Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA - Introduction to the theme of seminar
- Mrs. Swarnlata, Head, TDIL program, Dept of IT, Govt of India - Inaugural Speech
- Prof. P. N. Srivastava, former V.C. & Professor Emeritus, JNU - Inaugural Speech
- Rajiv Malhotra, President, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA - Keynote Speech
- Prof. Sankar Basu, Chairperson, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU - Vote of thanks
Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, J.N.U.
Rapporteur: R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
1100-1130: High Tea
1130 to 1300 hrs: Plenary Session
- Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, Scientifying the science - an art of making everything a science
- Ram Karan Sharma, Delhi, Indian metrics and binary system of notation
- C S R Prabhu, DDG, NIC, Hyderabad, Origin of science & technology
- S C Jha, Chairman, Quippo Infrastructure Equipments Ltd, Indian agriculture in the context of economic policy
Session Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U
1300-1400 hrs: Lunch Break (Lawns of the Arts & Aesthetics Auditorium, JNU)
Venue shifts to Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
Post-lunch parallel session1: Committee Room, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1400-1630 hrs: Chemical, Biological & Environmental Sciences
Chair: Prof. S.C. Goswami, Delhi University
- Ramanuj Devanathan, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, Biological concepts in the vedic texts
- Shashi Tiwari, Delhi University, Origin of environmental science from vedas
- Madhu Khanna, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, Ganga avatarana: a myth or an environmental science
- VB Avadhanulu, Veda Bharathi, Hyderabad, Exploring the predictability of earthquakes by utilizing the knowledge of earth sciences & jyotisha
- C S R Prabhu, NIC, Hyderabad, high technology in ancient Sanskrit manuscripts
Session Coordinator: Dr Santosh Shukla, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
Post-lunch parallel session2: Room # 113, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1400-1630 : Physical Sciences & Astronomy
Chair: Prof. SSN Murthy, School of Physical Sciences, JNU
- Sadashiva Biswal, Bhubaneshwar, Relevance of vedic physics in the contemporary society
- Soma Basu, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, Agni in the Rgveda in the light of the physical sciences
- Vidyarthi Nanduri, Hyderabad, the spirit of scientific research : cosmology vedas -unity in diversity
- Shashiprabha Kumar, JNU, Vaisheshika insights on science
- Sacchidanand Mishra, BHU, Astronomy & cosmology in traditional textbooks
Session Coordinator: Dr. Hariram Mishra, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Diwakar Mishra, J.N.U.
1630-1700: Tea
1930-2130: Dinner at University Cafeteria
Day2: Sunday, January 10, 2010
Venue: Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
9:00 to 09:30: Breakfast & Registration
Pre-lunch parallel session1: Committee Room, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
930 -1100: Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Yoga - I
Chair: K K Mishra, former head, Sanskrit , NCERT
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ramnath Jha, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
Pre-lunch parallel session2: Room#113, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
930 -1100: Mathematical Sciences-I
Chair: Prof. Satish Chand Abbi, Prof Emeritus, IIT Delhi
- Pradip Kumar Majumdar, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, Numerals in the Brahmana literature
- M G Prasad, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA, Four-fold description of sound: vedic view
- Nabanarayan Bandyopadhyay, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata , An unpublished commentary of the Katyayana shulba-sutra
Session Coordinator: Dr. Rajnish Mishra, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Diwakar Mishra, J.N.U.
Pre-lunch parallel session3: Committee Room, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1130-1300: Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Yoga - II
Chair: Prof. Vinod Kumar Jain, School of Environmental Sciences & Registrar, JNU
- R. P. Singh, JNU, Spirituality, logic and science in India- a philosophical reflection
- Kodumudi Venkat Venkateswaran, Radix BioSolutions, Tx USA, Ancient, assured way for Achieving Excellence
- Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, Vedic methods of learning and cognition
Session Coordinator: Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
Pre-lunch parallel session4: Room # 113, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1130 – 1300: Mathematical Sciences-II
Chair: Prof Navjyoti Singh, IIIT Hyderabad
- K Ramasubramanium, IIT Mumbai, ganita-kaumudi
- Bhudev Sharma, Jaypee Institute of ITU, Noida, Mathematics and its applications from vedas and other Sanskrit texts
- Ravi Kulkarni, IIT Mumbai, Outlining parameters for the history of mathematical sciences in India
Session Coordinator: Dr. C. U. Rao, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Diwakar Mishra, J.N.U.
1300 – 1400: Lunch Break
Post-lunch parallel session5: Committee Room, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1400 – 1530: Engineering
Chair: Dr D K Lobiyal, School of Computer & Systems Sciences, JNU
- Chandrabhan Prajapati, IIT Delhi, Contribution of ancient India in production technology and mechanical engineering
- Dileep Kumar Kar, IGNCA Delhi, The concept of rasashaalaa
- Premendra Priyadarshi, Delhi, Mechanics in Hindu literature
Session Coordinator: Umesh Kumar Singh, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
Post-lunch parallel session6: Room #113, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1400 – 1530: Other Novel Sciences
Chair: Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar, School of Biotechnology, JNU
- S.S.N. Murthy, JNU , Study of the science of vedic religion as depicted in ancient texts: with emphasis on numeral symbolism and cross-cultural (dis)similarities
- Navjyoti Singh, IIIT Hyderabad, Was there science in ancient India? kaaranadravya in prayojana shaastra versus causality in science
- Bharat H Desai, JNU, Select principles of international law in ancient India
- Wagish Shukla, IIT Delhi: Concept of science-building in ancient India
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ramnath Jha, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Diwakar Mishra, J.N.U.
Concluding sessions: Committee Room, Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
1530 – 1700: Panel discussion & future course of action
Topic: India's ancient sciences - what do we have and where to go from here
- Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Panel Coordinator
- Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Kapil Kapoor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- S. P. Narang, Delhi University
Session Coordinator: Dr. Girish Nath Jha, J.N.U.
Session Rapporteur: Dr. R. Chandrashekar, J.N.U.
1700-1730: Conclusion & Vote of Thanks
1730 – 1800: Tea |
