21 st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VEDANTA PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, Arrive in Dartmouth, MA. Check into Hotels. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013

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1 21 st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VEDANTA PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2013 Arrive in Dartmouth, MA. Check into Hotels. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013 (All meetings will be held in the Woodland Commons Conference Complex) 8:00 5:00 PM Conference Registration Desk Open Woodland Commons Lobby 8:00 9:00 AM BREAKFAST WOODLAND LOBBY 9:00 AM Invocation Conference Room 1 Vedic Chanting Gowri Chellappan and AVA students 9:15 AM Benediction: Swami Yogatmananda, Vedanta Society, Providence, RI Welcome and Introduction: Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Conference Director Conference Inauguration: Honorable Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam, Consul General of Trinidad and Tobago, New York 10:00 AM Inaugural Lecture: Conference Room 1 Swami Tyagananda Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston Impact of Swami Vivekananda on the interfaith movement in the West 10:45 AM Keynote 1 : Conference Room 1 Asim Chaudhuri, author of Swami Vivekananda in America: New Findings Vivekananda: A quintessential servant-leader 11:20 AM Keynote 2 :Conference Room 1 Brian Hatcher, Tufts University, Medford, MA Vivekananda and modern Hindu discourse 11:55 1:00 PM LUNCH WOODLAND LOBBY 1

2 1:00 3:00 PM Makarand Paranjape, JNU, New Delhi, India Topic to be inserted later Session I: Woodland Commons Conference Room 1 SWAMI VEVEKANANDA Chair: TBD Swami Yogatmananda, Vedanta Society of Providence, RI Swami Vivekananda s harmonization of Vedanta and Science Jeffrey Long, Elizabethtown College, PA Swami Vivekananda and Neovedanta Sukalyan Sengupta, UMass Dartmouth, MA Swami Vivekananda s unique style of dissemination of Vedanta Sukhnandan Singh*, Devasanskrit University, Haridwar, India Uniqueness of Swami Vivekananda s Vedanta & its relevance Session II: Woodland Commons Conference Room 3 VEDANTA & VARNA SYSTEM Chair: TBD Mr. Arnab Ghosal*, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University Brahmajnanina Eva Braahmanatvam: Vajrasuuchikopanishaddishaa Bal Ram Singh Scientific Aspects of Varna, Jati, and Kula and their Modern Practices Suresha* Verna System In The Light Of Vedanta Pravin Pralayankar*, IGNOU Regional Centre Does Bhagavadagita Allow Of Untouchability? Madhusudan Jhaveri, Center of Indic Studies, UMass Dartmouth Universal Values to Guide a Family 2

3 Session III: Woodland Commons Meeting Room VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF VEDANTIC PHILOSOPHY Nabanarayan Bandyopadhyay*, Rabindra Bharati University Ramakrishna and the Philosophy of the Vedas and Upanishads Narayan Dutt Mishra*, JNU Upanishatsu Rahasyavadastatprabhavitavicarashca Palash Ghorai* Brrihadaranayakopinashida Savapanatatavam Kunchapudi Srinivas*, Pondicherry University The Metaphysics of The Beyond Dr. Shailesh Mehta Holistic vision and Integral living 3:30 4:00 PM TEA/COFFEE BREAK WOODLAND LOBBY 4:00 5:30 PM Panel Discussion 1: Conference Room 1 Theme: Relevance of Swami Vivekananda s message today Moderator: Sukalyan Sengupta, UMass Dartmouth, MA Panelists: Swami Tyagananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA Asim Chaudhuri, Vivekananda scholar, Phoenix, AZ Makarand Paranjape, JNU, New Delhi, India Brian Hatcher, Tufts University, Medford, MA Panel Discussion 2:Conference Room 3 Theme: Modern Perspective on the Origin of Indian Civilization Moderator: Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Panelists: Girish Nath Jha, Jawaharlal Nehru University Kunchapudi Srinivas*, Pondicherry University Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia R.P. Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University 3

4 6:00 7:00 PM Public Lecture Session 1:Conference Room 1 Chair: TBD Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation The Continuity and Unity of Hinduism: Challenging the Thesis That Vivekananda "Manufactured" A "Bourgeois Hinduism" 7:30-8:30 PM DINNER WOODLAND LOBBY 4

5 FRIDAY, JULY 12, :00 5:00 PM Conference Registration Desk Open Lobby 8:00 8:30 AM BREAKFAST LOBBY 8:30 AM Invocation Conference Room 1 Vedic Chanting TBD 8:45 10:15 AM Plenary Session 1 Conference Hall 1 Chair: TBD Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia Rethinking the Early History of Vedaant Bina Gupta, University of Missouri, Columbia Social Implications of Advaita VedÅnta Metaphysical Conception of Reality as One 10:15 10:30 AM TEA/COFFEE BREAK WOODLAND LOBBY 10:30-12:30 PM Session IV Conference Hall 1 VARIOUS SCHOOLS of VEDANTIC PHILOSOPHY Adarasupally Nataraju, Assam University Reflexivity and Intentionality of Consciousness Ira Schepetin The Vedantic Sentences Are the Only Means To the Knowledge of the Nondual Self Nalini Devi Misra, Gauhati University Campus Impact of Vedānta thoughts on the teachings of great Vaişņavite Guru Śankardeva of Assam Afzal Ahmad*, University of Delhi Liberation, Immortality and Life after Death Vivek Karmakar* Dishatasrrishatavadah 5

6 Session V YOGA & AYURVEDA William Sands State of Yoga vs. Path of Yoga in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi s Commentary on the Bhagavad-Gita? Talluri Sitarama Haragopal (Speaker: Vijay Chalivendra ) Sanatsujaateeyam Paritosh Das*, JNU Pranayama and Spirituality: Understanding from Hathayogapradipika J.S.R.A. Prasad*, University of Hyderabad Holistic Approach of Health in Indian Traditions: The Case of Ayurveda and Yoga Dr. Shailesh Mehta* Holistic vision and Integral living 12:30 1:30 PM LUNCH WOODLAND LOBBY 1:30-4:00 PM Session VI INDIAN COSMOLOGY & PSYCOLOGY Madhusudan Jhaveri Essential Cardinal Values of Growth and Harmony Arup Jyoti Sarma*, Tripura University The Theory of Causation in Advaitavāda Bhawaan Tatavarthy* Cosmic Power and Human Behaviour S. R. Krishnamurthy* The Vedic Science of Cosmology Ranjan Lata*, JNU Bharatiya Srrishtivigyana Aura Manovigyana: Samkhya, Yoga Auraedanta Ke Sandabhabha Mem 6

7 Session VII SPIRITUALITY & SCIENCE: VEDANTIC PERSPECTIVE C. P. Trivedi Spiritual World Candace Badgett Vedanta and the Divine Feminine Mamta Tripathi, JNU Concept of Time, Space and Mind in Yogavāsiṣṭha Raja Bandaru Purification of Mind Mridul Kirti* Tyaktena Bhunjitha Idannamama Session VIII VEDANTA & CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES Shashidhara Ever present State a Scientific Solution to Individual & Global Peace Raghunath Ghosh, University of North Bengal The Advaita Concept of Contentless Cognition: Some Problems Alok Kumar* Consciousness under the Phenomenological Microscope: San Kara s Position Devalina Saikia*, JNU Intuitive Knowledge: Insights from Nyayamanjari and Yogasutras Harish Kukreti*, JNU Shrimadbhaagavad Mahaapuraanasya Vaidikopajivyam Puraanavaishishyyanca 4:00 4:30 PM TEA/COFFEE BREAK WOODLAND LOBBY 7

8 4:30 6:00 PM Public Lecture Session II Conference Hall Chair: Madhu Jhaveri Jeffery Armstrong, Vasa Vedic Academy of Science & Arts Vedanta, the Devas and the Removal of Sectarianism from Vedic Culture Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3 R Foundation and UMass Dartmouth Vedic Educational Model for Current Times 6:00 7:00 PM Cultural Program William MacLean Campus Center Auditorium 7:30-8:30 PM DINNER MacLEAN CAMPUS CENTER 8

9 SATURDAY, JULY 13, :00 5:00 PM Conference Registration Desk Open Woodland Commons Lobby 8:00 9:00 AM Breakfast Woodland Commons Lobby 8:30-8:45 AM Vedic Chanting Conference Hall Invocation Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj 8:45-10:15 AM Plenary Session II Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University Religious Conversion: Gandhian-Vedantic Perspectives T. S. Rukmani, Concordia University Sisupala's Moksa in the Bhagavata Purana:A Critique 10:15-10:30 AM TEA/COFFEE BREAK WOODLAND LOBBY 10:30-12:30 PM Session IX SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN ANCIENT INDIAN TEXTS Soma Basu Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Texts (Satiait) Daya Shankar Tiwary Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Texts (SATIAIT) B. N. Sreedhar* Vedic Mathematics Umesh Kumar Singh*, BHU Vimanashastra Aura Usaki Pramanikata Suman K. S.* AyurvedajyoutishashaastrayoH angaangibhaavah 9

10 Session X INTERPRETAION OF KEY TEXTS OF INDIAN INTELLECTUL TRADITION AND VEDANTA & ART & MUSIC Janakisharan* Nyaayadarshane Saadhanacatushtayavimarshah Arijit Gupta*, BHU Influence of Advaita Vedanta on Sanskrit Rasa Theory Baldev Ram Khandoliyan*, JNU Vedāntic View of Kālidās and Deep Ecology Natalia R.Kravchenko* & Vladimir Zaitsev*, National Museum Institute Sacrednessin the Visionary Universe of Nicholas Roerich Shanti Muthu, Yoga for Happiness, Providence, RI Yoga and Indian Dance: Paths to Vedanta Session XI VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF VEDANTIC PHILOSOPHY II Sobha L., Anna University Computational Analysis of Sanskrit Documents for a Robust Search Engine R. Subhalakshmi* Vyakaranadarshane Advaita Samiksha Pramod Kumar Agrawal* Understanding Vedanta by Application of Phonosemantics Dilip Kumar Jaiswal Psychological Dimension of Ānanda_Mīmāṁsā in Taittirīya Upanisad Lal Jadusingh Indic Non-Dual Traditions and Monotheism Contrasted and the Necessity for Dialogue between Dharmic Traditions 12:30 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK WOODLAND LOBBY 10

11 1:30-3:00 PM Shankarji Jha, Panjab University Vrtti (psychosis) in Advaita Vedanta Kumar Nochur A Survey of the Upanishadic Vidyas Session XII VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF VEDANTIC PHILOSOPHY-III David Scharf Maharishi Vedanta, Ontology and Fundamental Physics Smit Gadhia, JNU Māyā as mulādvidya (ignorance) in kevalādvaita of Śankara and as ontological reality in the Bhakti Vedānta school of Swaminarayan Raja Bandaru Road to Happiness Session XIII APPLYING VEDANTA TO MODERN SOCIETY VEDANTA & INTERFAITH DIALOGUE VEDANTIC PEDAGOGY Kamesh Ramakrishna Aiyer* Dharma in the Mahabharata as a response to Ecological Crises: A speculation R. P. Singh, JNU The Notion of Harmony: Vedanta Perspective Sastry Kumara Swamy Kuppa Vedanta and Pedagogy A Perspective Gaichuimeilu Palmei, JNU Interfaith dialogue between Vedanta and Christianity on the concept liberation Satya Parayitam "Wisdom, integrity, and ethics: Lessons from Scriptures and Epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata" 3:00 3:15 PM TEA/COFFEE BREAK AUDITORIUM LOBBY 11

12 3:15-5:00 PM Session XIV HISTORY, VEDANTA & INDIAN CULTURE Ravi K Jata Jambudvipa Planet Earth Shankarji Jha, Panjab University Native Place of a Great Advaitin, Mandana Misra Ved Mitra Shukla, University Of Delhi Advaita Vedanta in Socio Political Practices of Mahatma Gandhi R.Venkataraman Vedanta in Development of Personality Sanjay Saxena Who commands discipline (अन श सन) & authority (अ धक र) to know Vedas (व द-अध ययन) Session XV LANGUAGE STUDIES, DIGITAL LIBRARIES, ELECTRONIC ACCESS & SEARCH FOR THE TEXTS of VEDANTIC TRADITION Peter M. Scharf BVK Sastry* Electronic Phylogeny of Vedanta Texts Girish Nath Jha, JNU Digital Libraries, Electronic Access and Search for the Texts of Vedantic Tradition Shyam Dev Mishra, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Subtleties of Embryology in Ancient Indian Texts 12

13 Panel Discussion III An Experiment with SALT Education Model American Vivekananda Academy Moderator: Bal Ram Singh Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, 3R Foundation and Center for Indic Studies Larry Myatt, Consultant, Charter Schools Karen Cabral, Teacher, AVA School Yanu Pokhrel, AVA student Tanka Regimi, AVA student Shavika Mishra, AVA student 5:00 PM VALEDICTORY SESSION WOODLAND COMMONS 5:00-5:10 Vedic chanting and invocation 5:10-5:50 Keynote 3 Jerry Solfvin, Center for Indic Studies, UMass Dartmouth The Vedic Cure for the Loss of the Sense of Mystery in Western Science 5:50-6:05 Valedictory address - Swami Yogatmananda, Providence Vedanta Society 6:05 6:15 Vote of Thanks Sukalyan Sengupta, Center for Indic Studies, UMass Dartmouth 6:30-7:30 PM DINNER WOODLAND LOBBY 13

14 SUNDAY, JULY A.M BREAKFAST WOODLAND LOBBY BUS TOURS OF BOSTON AND VICINITY (Possible) We have arranged for a bus tour to a nearby historical place, Plymouth and to Boston. The subsidized cost for this tour is $25.00 per person. The tour will start at 9AM after breakfast (complimentary) and complimentary lunch bags will be provided. Seats are limited for the tour, which will be available first com first serve basis. A sign up sheet will be available at the registration desk. 14