About WAVES 2016 :


The Conference 'WAVES 2016' aims to bring together individuals and organizations having academic interest in diverse areas of Indic/Vedic Studies. This includes independent scholars, academics, writers, journalists, media persons, artists and others interested in Indic/Vedic Studies. World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) & its affiliate Wider Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) are multidisciplinary academic societies that welcome people engaged or interested in studying any field of Vedic/Indic studies. The word 'Vedic' is used in a wide sense to include not only the Vedas but also the past, present and future of traditions and societies based on Vedas. WAVES conferences in the past nineteen years have always been a meeting point of leading scholars, researchers and research / teaching institutions, deliberating on Vedic studies.
Previous conferences of World Association for Vedic Studies include the following: "International Conference on Revisiting Indus-Saraswati Civilization & Ancient India", Atlanta (GA),October 4-6, 1996; "International Conference on New Perspectives on Vedic & Ancient Indian Civilization", Los Angeles (CA), August 7-9,1998; "International Conference on Contemporary Views on Indian Civilization", Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, (NJ), July 28-30,2000; "India's Contributions and Influences in the World", University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (MA) July 12-14, 2002; "India's Intellectual Traditions In Contemporary Global Context", University of MD, Washington, DC area, July 9–11, 2004; "Vedic Ideas for Global Harmony and Peace in the Modern Context", University of Houston, Houston, Texas, July 8-10, 2006; "Vedic heritage for Global Welfare of Next Generation", Orlando, FL, June 27-29, 2008; "Vedic Knowledge for Civilizational Harmony", Trinidad, West Indies, August 4-7, 2010; "Varna, Jati and Kula – A conference on India's caste system", Piscataway, NJ, July 29-31, 2011; "Vedic Cultures –Epic and Pauranic Phase", Dartmouth (MA), July 13-15, 2012; "Vedic Living in a Modern World", Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, July 31-Aug 3, 2014. These international conferences included participants from Australia, Austria, Bali (Indonesia), Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Caribbean, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Surinam, UK, USA, USSR etc.
Previous conferences of Wider Association for Vedic Studies include the following: "Indian Identity and Cultural Continuity", New Delhi, Dec. 27, 1997; "Ancient Indian Wisdom & Contemporary Challenges", New Delhi, Dec 24-25, 1998; "Challenges of Modernity: The Vedic View", New Delhi, Jan. 7-8, 2000;"State & Society: An Ancient Indian Perspective", New Delhi, Dec. 15-16, 2000; "Vedic Wisdom & Global Issues", Sri Sailam, Andhra Pradesh, Dec. 28-30, 2001;"Vedic Intellectual Tradition: Modern Context", New Delhi, Dec. 27-28, 2002; "Vedic Traditions in South and South-East Asian Region", Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12-13, 2003; "Contemporary World Order: A Vedic Perspective", Pondicherry; Dec. 27-29, 2003; "Science, Consciousness & Vedic Heritage", Bangalore, Karnataka, Dec. 31, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005; "Approach to Health & Happiness in Indian Thought", Jaipur, Rajasthan, Dec. 16-18, 2005; "Cultural Consciousness in Ancient Indian Society", New Delhi, Dec. 1517, 2006; "Vedic Value System: Contemporary Relevance & Challenges", Vrindavan, UP, Dec. 14-16, 2007; "Harappan Civilization and Vedic Culture", New Delhi, Dec. 24-25, 2008;"Creation and Existence: Indian Perspective", New Delhi, Dec. 24-26, 2009; "Relevance of Ayurveda", Hyderabad, Jan. 21-23, 2011;"Veda and Thought Revolution", Haridwar, March 14-17, 2012;"Vedic Views on Man and Nature", New Delhi, Dec. 24-26, 2012; "Vedic Views on Education and Morality", Lucknow, Nov. 22-24, 2013; "Vedic Philosophical Traditions: Modern Context", Varanasi, Nov. 15-17, 2014; "Science and Spirituality in Vedic Traditions : Modern Context", Delhi, Nov. 27-29, 2015. These India conferences included participants from all over the country such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh etc and also from abroad.
WAVES 2016 will be at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India for four days (Dec 15-18, 2016). The deliberations in the conference will cover a wide array invited lectures and paper presentation sessions around the various themes. Poster sessions, special sessions focused on Vedic sciences and research, youth committee presentations, Hindu temples presentations, Digital technologies for web representation and online education of Vedic studies, Audio-visual exhibits, Practical Vedic religious performances and learning workshop, exhibits and book-shops are other interesting part of the conference. Suggested topics can cover a wide area including: Insider / Outsider perspectives on Vedic culture, origin of Vedic knowledge, changing paradigms on Vedic knowledge, etc.