WAVES th International Conference of World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES - International)

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1 WAVES th International Conference of World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES - International) Vedic Traditions for Education & Learning Venue: Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Dallas, TX Date: August 2 to 5, 2018 DETAILED PROGRAM & TIME SCHEDULE First Day - August 3, 2018 Registration: From 08:00 a.m. onward on venue BREAKFAST: a.m. to a.m. Inaugural Ceremony (Conference Hall): a.m a.m. Opening Remarks: Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, WAVES Lighting of the lamp of Learning Invocation: Students Welcome Address: Shri Sashi Kejriwal, President, WAVES Inaugural Speech by Chief Guest: Honorable Dr. Anupam Ray, Consul General of India, Houston, TX, USA Release of Proceedings WAVES-2016 : Chief Guest Release of Proceedings WAVES-2018 : Chief Guest Address by Special Guest: Dr. Samhitashastri Arjunprasad Bastola, Vedic Scholar, Nepal Keynote Address: Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath, Conference Chair, WAVES Address by Distinguished Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi), Founder of Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts (VASA), Vancouver, Canada Vote of Thanks: Shri Dhiru (Dhirendra) Shah, WAVES-Director & Treasurer Plenary Session I: ( Keynote Speech) a.m a.m. Topic: Tracing origin of human rights concepts to the Vedas Speaker: Prof. Ved P. Nanda, Professor of Law, University of Denver, USA Chair: Dr. David Frawley ( Vamdeva Shastri), Founder & Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies, New Mexico, USA

2 BREAK: a.m a.m. Academic Session-I A (Room I): Vedic Education Chair: : Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan, Bangalore, India Co-chair: Nagendra S.Rao, USA Shri Kalyan Viswanathan -A New Paradigm in Hindu Studies Prof. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty--Vedic Education for Humanizing Humanity Shri. Nilesh Nilkanth Oak -Scientific acumen & contribution of Indian civilization Prof.Raghawendra Singh- Tradition of Questioning as Educational Enquiry in Upanishads: A Philosophical Reflection (Electronic) Academic Session-I B (Room II): Vedic Mythology & Philosophy Chair: Dr.Samhitashastri Arjun P. Bastola, Nepal Co-chair: Prof. Shashi Tiwari, India Dr. Neelam Tikkha - Divine Woman A Reflection of Culture with Special Reference to Vedic Goddesses Dr. Krista R. Noble- Solving the Hard Problem of Conscious Experience: A Vedic Approach Prof. C. Upender Rao -A critical study of Akṣarapuruṣottama -theory in Swāminārāyaṇa-siddhantasudhā Prof. J.S. Dubey & Ms. Rita Dubey- The Vedic Concept of God/Gods Dr. Subhash Bhargava -Yoga: A Few Practical Aspects LUNCH: p.m p.m. Poster Session: p.m p.m. Academic Session-II A (Room I): p.m p.m. Vedic Knowledge Systems Chair: Prof. Ramesh N. Rao, USA Co-chair: Dr.Sahana Singh, Singapore Prof. B. N. Narahari Achar- -Somayajña and the Structure of Rigveda Dr.Sethuraman Rammohan- Improving Governance in the light of ancient Indian Heritage Texts Prof. Raj Vedam-Selected Contributions of India to Knowledge Systems Prof. Sumitra V. Bhat- Birds as discussed in Ancient Indian Literature Academic Session-II B (Room II): p.m p.m. Sanskrit Wisdom Chair: Dr. Ranjit Behera, India Co-chair: Dr. Neelam Tikkha,India Dr. Prabhawati Choudhary, India -सम ज स रचन क व दक प रक पन क व नकत Mr. Yogendra Bhardwaj -व दक क ष क सततप षण य व प व वत म नक ल म उपय गत Mr.Raghavendra Mishra- क म क तर य स त Dr. Lalita Juneja - य गव स ठ और आ म न

3 Combined session II (Room I ): p.m p.m. Topic: Metals empire of Vedic Rāṣṭram of 4th millennium BCE- Presenter :Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, Director, Sarasvati Research Centre, Chennai, India Chair : Dr. Sethuraman Rammohan, Sarasvati Research Centre, Chennai, India BREAK: p.m p.m. Panel Discussion I: p.m. to p.m. Topic: Teaching Hindu Dharma as a Science- Developing Curriculum Guidelines for Parents and Teachers ( Paper-The Role of Tradition in the Understanding and Practice of Hindu Dharma) Speaker/Moderator : Mrs. Kamlesh Kapur, Educationist, Virginia, USA Panelists: Prof. Narayanan Komerath, Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Dr. D.B. Chandora. DINNER: p.m p.m. Plenary Session II: ( Keynote Speeches) p.m p. m. 1-Topic: The Study of Mind and Consciousness in Vedic Knowledge Systems Speaker: Dr. David Frawley (Vamdeva Shastri), Founder& Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies, New Mexico, USA Chair: Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, School of Indic Studies, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, USA 2.Topic: Vedic Science: The Fulfillment of Modern Science Speaker: Prof. John Hagelin, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, U.S.A. Chair: Prof. Subhash Kak,Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA Academic Session (via Skype)-III (committee Room, Marriott): p.m a.m. Chair: Shri Gopal Ponangi, Dallas, USA Co-chair: Dr. Ranjit Behera, Delhi, India Presenters: Shilpi Saxena, Minati Rath, Arup Jyoti Sarma, Subhadra Desai, Aparna Dhir

4 Second Day - August 4, 2018 BREAKFAST: a.m a.m. Empower Yourself with Pranayama By Dr. Pratibha Gramann : a.m a.m. Plenary Session III: a.m a.m. Chair: Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath, Prof. Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA Co-chair: Prof. John Hagelin, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, U.S.A. 1.Topic: Vedic Methodology of Cosmic Time Speaker: Dr. Deen Bandhu Chandora, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2. Topic: Contribution of Vedanta towards Harmony between Science and Religion Speaker: Dr.Bhakti Vijnana Muni, President, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Institute, Bengaluru,India 3.Topic: The Use of Jyotish and Ayurveda in Vedic Education Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi), Founder of Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts (VASA), Vancouver, Canada BREAK: a.m a.m. Hindu Youth Session-IV A (Room I): Indian Youth and Hinduism Chair: Prof. Subhash Kak, USA Co-chair: Dr.Krista R. Noble, USA Sanjana Venkatasubramanian - What language do Hindu Mandirs speak? Academic Session-IV B (Room II): Vedic Learning Chair: Prof. B. N. Narahari Achar, USA Co-chair: Prof. Raj Vedam, USA Prof. Shashi Tiwari -Inquisitiveness: An Important Ingredient of Vedic Learning Arushi Agrawal & Ms Anu Singh -Food: A Hindu Perspective Ananya Ponangi Quest For Understanding the Divine In Hinduism p.m p.m. Dr. Shiv Shankar Sastry: Philology as a tool to rewrite Indian history: A Critical Look At The Pillars of Proto-Indo-European Claims (ELECTRONIC) Prof. Ramesh N. Rao- Vedic Traditions for Education & Learning Prof. Bal Ram Singh & Ms. Anuja Sinha - Inspirational Vedic Learning Pedagogy Through Transformational Documentaries For Transworld Communication Dr.Ranjit Behera- Vaidik Vyatyaya Vimarsha LUNCH: p.m p.m. Poster Session: p.m p.m.

5 Academic Session-V A (Room I): p.m p.m. Ancient Education & Sciences Chair: Prof. Shashi Tiwari, India Co-chair: Prof. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, India Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan -Rethinking Indian education for innovation, and a proposal for a pilot Prof. K.A.Damodran and Prof. N. Komerath - Pavamāna Sōma, the Missing Link in the Birth of the Material Universe Dr.Nisha Patil- Aṅkapāśa of Bhāskarācārya and Grouping in Combinatorics Dr.Sahana Singh - Best Practices in Indic Hygiene, Sanitation And Environmental Protection Academic Session-V B (Room II): p.m p.m. Hindu studies Chair: Shri Kalyan Viswanathan, USA Co-chair: Dr. Deen Bandhu Chandora, USA Prof. Nagendra S. Rao Essence of Hinduism Dr. M.G. Prasad and B. Rajavel - Acoustical and Soundscape Studies of Hindu Temples Mr. Dhirendra Shah -Contours Of Indic Civilization Ms. Aditi Banerjee - Shraddha, Shastras & Sadhana: How to Know, What to Know and How to Realize Through Direct Experience BREAK: p.m p.m. Panel Discussion II: p.m p.m. Topic: Vedic and Ancient Indian Chronology Moderator: Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, School of Indic Studies, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, USA Panelists: Prof.B. N. Narahari Achar, Shri Nilesh Nilkanth Oak, Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Prof. Subhash Kak Panel Discussion III: p.m p.m. Topic: High and Middle School Textbooks Issue Moderator: Shri Rajiv Malhotra, Founder, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, USA Panelists : Dr. Kundan Singh, Dr.Krishna Maheshwari, Arvind Kumar, Ravi Joshi, Tushar Pandya RECEPTION with Hors d oeuvres: p.m p.m. Plenary Session IV: ( Keynote Speeches) p.m p.m. 1-Topic: The Indian Foundations of Modern Science Speaker: Prof. Subhash Kak,Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA Chair: Shri Dhiru Shah, India Awareness Foundation, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA [ Along with Book release of Sahana Singh, Singapore by Prof. S. Kak] 2-Topic-Journey towards Infinity: What I have learned from this Yajna. A SWOT Analysis Speaker: Shri Rajiv Malhotra, Founder, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, USA Chair: Shri Sashi Kejriwal, President, WAVES- international, USA BOXED DINNER To GO: p.m.

6 Academic Session (via Skype)-VI (committee Room, Marriott): p.m a.m. Chair: Mr. Jaipal Panwar, Dallas, USA Co-chair:Dr.Lalita juneja, Delhi, India Presenters: Mukta Biswas, Rupsmita Buzarbaruah, Rupa Bhaty, Milind Sharma Third Day - August 5, 2018 BREAKFAST: a.m a.m. Empower Yourself with Pranayama By Dr. Pratibha Gramann: a.m a.m. Academic Session-VII (Room II): a.m a.m. Vedic Sciences Chair: Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan, India Co-chair : Prof. Sumitra V. Bhat, India Prof. Raj Vedam -On the Antiquity of Indian Medical Systems Dr. Bhakti Niskama Shanta -A Bhagavat Vedāntic Critique to Modern Scientific Understanding of Life and Matter Prof. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty- Vedic Ramifications in the Iconology of Śiva Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath and Padma P. Komerath-Vedic Guidance for Urj Svavalambi: Energy Self-Reliance BREAK: a.m a.m. Panel Discussion IV: 11 a.m p.m. Topic: Contributions of Indian Civilization Moderator: Shri Nilesh Nilkanth Oak, Atlanta Panelists: Dr.Raj Vedam, Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong, Prof. B. N. Narahari Achar, Dr. Sahana Singh LUNCH: p.m p.m. Topic- WAVES Looking Ahead Closing Ceremony (Conference Hall): 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Award Ceremony: (Sponsored by the Sanatana Dharma Foundation) 1-Veda Vyasa Award 2- Sarasvati Award Symposium & Dialogue : Chair: Shri Sashi Kejriwal, President, WAVES-International Panelists: Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Shri Dhiru Shah, Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath, Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong, Dr.Ranjit Behera, Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan, Shri Yogendra Bhardwaj Conclusion of Conference