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2 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATHA 2

3 Ever since its inception in the year 1938, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has been an ambassador of preserving ancient Indian Heritage with a mission to pass the beacon of our culture to the future generations. With a mélange of activities linked through performing arts, seminars and institutionalized teachings, the Bengaluru Kendra has strived to take our history, traditions and customs to the common man by pioneering diverse programmes. Revival of fading arts from across our land and conducting international conferences on Indian scriptures are a few examples of the invaluable contribution pioneered by the Bengaluru Kendra. These events have seen a surge in youth participation au contraire to the belief that ancient Indian culture and tradition interests only senior section of the society. ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON INDIAN SCRIPTURES 3 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA The Bengaluru Kendra, with an unconditional support from ISKCON Bengaluru, has successfully conducted mega annual conferences on Indian scriptures of antiquity and world literature. Veda Samvada in 2013, Upanishad Sandesha in 2014, Message of Mahapuranas in 2015 and Message of Mahakavyas in 2016 saw more than 250 doctoral scholars participate and present more than 300 papers. Every discussion pertaining to the paper presented in the conference mirrored present day relevance. With over 25 scholars being honored, the conferences brought together intellect, literary and cultural. This year too, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru and ISKCON are coming together for a seminar called Message of Bhagavata where cosmology,

geography, genealogy, yoga, legends, music and dance will coalesce during a 5 day event from the 14 th to the 18 th of June 2017 at ISCKON Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road.

4 geography, genealogy, yoga, legends, music and dance will coalesce during a 5 day event from the 14 th to the 18 th of June 2017 at ISCKON Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road. Be a part of this unique festival and witness MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA SUPPORTED BY : Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) Mahendra Perfumery Works Pratibha Jewellers Nandlal Mohanlal Jairani Kapur Charitable Trust Manandi Srimathi and Manandi Suresh Ghodawat Industries (I) Pvt. Ltd. Malpani Charitable Turst Pathi Sridhara Shantha Charitable Trust Vijaya Bank, R.C. Road, Bengaluru Syndicate Bank, Corporate Office, Bengaluru TVS Motor Co.Ltd, Chennai DVD Videos and Books of previous National Conferences. 4 lectures, open house discussions, cultural programmes and exhibition and sale of books. Admission free. Bengaluru Bhavan takes pride in documenting all the conferences in both book and digital form.

MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 14, 2017, Wednesday : Inauguration - 10.

30 am : INVOCATION By 108 children of Sandipani Gurukula on Gajendra Moksha. Direction: Smt.

Swamiji, Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru Key Note Address : Shatavadani Dr. R.

Rama Jois Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana, Former Governor of Bihar & Jharkhand Book

Padma Shekar, Vice- Chancellor, Karnataka Sanskrit University Felicitation to scholars : Dr

5 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 14, 2017, Wednesday : Inauguration am Procession of Sri Krishna Sankeertana around the ISKCON premises am : INVOCATION By 108 children of Sandipani Gurukula on Gajendra Moksha. Direction: Smt. Rohini Chakravarthy Inauguration and benedictory Address : Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru Key Note Address : Shatavadani Dr. R.Ganesh, Renowned Scholar, Bengaluru Chief Guest : His Holiness Acharya Shrivatsa Goswamiji Jai Singh Ghera, Mathura, U.P. Guest of Honour : Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana, Former Governor of Bihar & Jharkhand Book Launch : Message of Mahakavya & Address : Prof. Smt. Padma Shekar, Vice- Chancellor, Karnataka Sanskrit University Felicitation to scholars : Dr Radheshyam Shukla, Renowned Scholar, New Delhi Dr. Harshdev Madhav, Renowned Scholar, Ahmedabad Dr. D. Ramakrishna, Renowned Scholar, Vijayawada His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, President, ISKCON-Bengaluru Presides Master of Ceremony : Sri. K.G. Raghavan, Hon. Secretary, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru 5

6 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 14, 2017, Wednesday Session noon Talk on Sri Chaitanya and Bhagavata Purana His Holiness Acharya Shrivatsa Goswamiji Mathura pm Impact of Shruthi on Bhagavata Sri. Rajagopala Sharma Ghanapathi, Bengaluru pm Impact of Smruthi on Bhagavata Prof. Umakanth Bhat, Melkote Session pm pm Bhagavata & Puranas - Dr. Sridhar Bhat, Ujire 3.15pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Vishnupurana - Prof. Areyar Srirama Sharma, Melkote 4.00pm pm Impact of Advaitha on Bhagavata Dr. D. Ramakrishna, Vijayawada 4.45pm pm Impact of Vishishtadwaitha on Bhagavata Dr. A. Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bengaluru 5.30pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Hindi Literature - Dr. Radheshyam Shukla, New Delhi 6.30pm pm Kuchipudi Dance : Bhagavata - Smt. Vyjayanthi Kashi and Troupe 6

7 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 15, 2017, Thursday Session am am Recitation of Bhagavata in Kannada Smt. N. Shreemathi Jayaram and Troupe. 9.30am am Impact of Dwaitha on Bhagavata Dr. Haridas Bhat. A, Bengaluru 10.15am am Impact of Bhagavata on Malayalam Literature Dr. Murlee Madhavan, Thrissur, Kerala 11.00am am Impact of Bhagavata on Gujarati Literature Dr. Harshdev Madhav, Ahmedabad 11.45am pm Bhagavata and films Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Bengaluru 12.30pm pm Tulu Bhagavata - Prof. Paadekallu Vishnubhatta, Udupi Session pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Tamil Literature Dr.G.T.Narasimhachar, Bengaluru 3.00pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Telugu Literature Dr. Vishwanadha Rao, Kakinada 3.45pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Bengali Literature Dr. Saumitra Chakravarty, Bengaluru 4.30pm pm Avataras in Bhagavata Dr. D. Sheela Kumari, Mysuru 5.15pm pm Astrological Principles in Bhagavata Dr. Kumar Subramanya Bhat, Mangalore 6.00pm pm Musical aspects of Gita Govinda - Dr. Arathi Rao, Bengaluru 6.20pm pm Sriharicharanam : Gokula Nirgamana Musical Feature - Direction: Dr. T.S. Sathyavathi 7

8 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 16, 2017, Friday Session am am Recitation of Bhagavata in Sanskrit Sri K. Subramanya and Troupe 9.30am am Embryology in Bhagavata Dr.Vishwanath Hampi Holi, Kumta, Uttarakannada 10.15am am Rasa in Bhagavata Dr. A.N.Bhat, Mysuru 11.00am am Poetry of Bhagavata Dr. Sree Srivatsa, Bengaluru 11.45am pm Hymns of Bhagavata Vidwan Shankar Bhatta, Bengaluru pm pm Major Characters of Bhagavata Prof. D.K. Subramanyam, Tumkur Session pm pm Minor Characters of Bhagavata Dr. S.L.Srinivasa Murthy, Bengaluru 3.00 pm pm Lady Characters in Bhagavata Dr. K.Leela Prakash, Mysuru 3.45 pm pm Symbolism in Bhagavata Dr. B.V. Shashi Rekha, Bengaluru 4.30 pm pm Impact of Shastras on Bhagavata Sri Gangadhara Bode, Bengaluru 5.15 pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Sanskrit works - Dr. R. Shankar, Bengaluru 6.00 pm pm Harikatha : Bhagavata - Kumari Thushara L. Acharya, Bengaluru 8

9 June 17, 2017, Saturday Session am am Recitation of Bhagavata in Kannada Smt. Shobha Shashidhar and Troupe 9.30am am Impact of Bhagavata on Modern Sanskrit Works Dr.S.Ranganath, Bengaluru 10.15am am Impact of Bhagavata on Chaitanya Prof. B.R. Shanthakumari, Pondicherry 11.00am am Impact of Bhagavata on Kannada Literature Dr. N. B. Parimala Bai, Bengaluru 11.45am pm Bhagavata in North Indian languages Dr. Chiranjeev Singh, Bengaluru 12.30pm pm Krities of Bhagavata Sri. M.A Jayaram Rao, Bengaluru Session pm pm Glories of Holy name in the Srimad Bhagavata Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Movement, Chennai 3.00pm pm Impact of Bhagavata on Indian Music - Vidushi Dr. V.B. Arathi, Bengaluru 3.45pm pm MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS Significance of symbols and allegories of Srimad Bhagavata. Sri Swamy Tattvavidananda Saraswati, Hyderabad 9

10 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS Session pm pm Social Philosophy in Bhagavata Dr.K. Aravinda Rao, IPS (retd) Hyderabad 5.15pm pm Calculation of Time in Bhagavata Sri Bharatarshabha Dasa, Vice President Communications, Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, Vrindavan 6.00pm pm Prahlada Charitra from Srimad Bhagavata Purana Smt. Vishakha Hari and Party, Srirangam, Trichy June 18, 2017, Sunday Session am am Vocal concert based on Bhagavata Vidwan K.V. Krishna Prasad, Bengaluru 11.00am am Influence of Bhagavata on folk literature Prof. C. Naganna, Mysuru 11.45am pm Discourse on Vande Vrindavana Charam Salutations to the one who trod the Vrindavan Sri Dushyanth Sridhar, Bengaluru 10

11 MESSAGE OF BHAGAVATA CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 18, 2017, Sunday : Session pm pm Management Principles in Bhagavata Dr. R. Maruti Ram, Bengaluru 3.00pm pm 3.45pm pm Srila Prabhupada s contribution in popularising Srimad Bhagavata Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Senior Vice President, ISKCON-Bengaluru Mahat seva- Importance of serving a pure devotee Sri Shukadeva Dasa, Hare Krishna Movement, Lucknow 4.30pm pm K.M. Munshiji s Krishnavatara Sri K.G.Raghavan, Bengaluru 5.15pm pm Chatussloki Bhagavata Sri Rajeev Lochana Dasa, President, ISKCON-Hubli 6.00pm Valedictory Programme Chief Guest - Justice Manjula Chellur, Hon ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Felicitation to - Prof. B.R. Shanthakumari Renowned Scholar, Pondicherry 11

A TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON KANNADA CINEMA: LITERARY, PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT The national conference on Kannada Cinema: Literary, Philosophical Context held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, on

12 A TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON KANNADA CINEMA: LITERARY, PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT The national conference on Kannada Cinema: Literary, Philosophical Context held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, on April 22 & 23, 2017, set a benchmark not only for the deliberations it intended to achieve, but also for the way it was conducted. A debate of this scale, initiated by Benaka, a Bangalore-based premier cultural institute, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), under the leadership of renowned film maker T. S. Nagabharana, was undoubtedly a need of the hour for the Kannada cinema industry. The themes chosen for the deliberations, the resource persons invited and the amount of research reflected in their presentations, the framework in which the sessions were conducted, provided an academic discipline to the entire seminar. It is often said one who doesn t remember his roots, cannot achieve prosperity, and there have been concerns about Kannada cinema that the people in the industry are detaching from the roots. The introductory words by T. S. Nagabharana, the Director of the seminar, themselves reflected this concern. He said : Today, cinema has Sri. T.S. Nagabharana addressing the audience. While from left - Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Sri. Hamsalekha and Sri. N. Vidyashankar. 12

13 Veteran scholar Prof. S.R. Leela handing over the certificate to a participant while film maker Sri. S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu joins. become a no man s land when everything is available in the cell phone. There is a feeling that anybody can do anything here; but such a feeling is not a good sign. On the lines of this concern, the two-day deliberations raised certain serious questions for the introspection of all the stakeholders of Kannada cinema. Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, ace film director from Mumbai, made significant observations regarding similarities and differences between the Bollywood and Kannada cinema and observed that a national seminar of the same stature needed to be conducted in connection with Indian cinema. Sri Srinath, eminent actor, and 13 Sri H. N. Suresh, Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, witnessed this meaningful inaugural. The first session had eminent personalities like Sri Prakash Belavadi and Sri Sandeep Balakrishna as resource persons and veteran critic Prof. C. N. Ramachandran as its chairperson. Sri Belavadi, who spoke on Kannada cinema and the Kannada identity, questioned how one could term something as Kannada cinema if there was nothing of Kannada in it except its language. Sri Balakrishna, who spoke on Kannada movies with historical themes made subtle observations that the historical movies came

14 up in the recent years lacked the originality and aesthetics of those movies produced in the sixties and seventies. In his presidential remarks, Prof. Ramachandran observed that the Kannada identity in movies could be traced in their experimental initiatives like Mysuru Mallige, Samskara, Puttakkana Highway, and those which had reflected the folk life (like that of Nagamandala ). The second session, chaired by renowned litterateur Prof. H. S. Venkateshmurthy, had veteran journalists Dr. Babu Krishnamurthy (Bhakti movement and Kannada cinema) and Sri M. K. Bhaskar Rao (Novels and Kannada cinema) and senior critic Dr. N. S. Sridharmurthy (Kannada poetic tradition and Kannada cinema) on the panel. Dr. Babu Krishnamurthy, who opined that no other movies influenced Indians so immensely other than those with Bhakti theme, emphasized that such movies saved India and its culture. Analyzing the influence of Kannada poetic tradition on Kannada cinema, Sri Sridharmurthy noted that Kannada movies gave the common audience what the modern poetry did not give. 14 Sri Bhaskar Rao stressed the need for treating authors on par with the heroes. In his presidential remarks, Prof. Venkateshmurthy observed that litterateurs would not have the freedom of their own while writing for movies, which would be one of the reasons for many writers could not involve themselves in the cinema field. The second day started with an illuminative session chaired by renowned composer Sri Hamsalekha. Well-known scholar Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh spoke on Epics and Kannada cinema and noted that epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata were not made movies completely in Kannada, which happened in other languages like Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He also told that epic-based movies in Kannada lacked authenticity and professionalism. Sri N. Vidyashankar, who spoke on Experiments in new wave cinema, discussed the question why Kannada movies were not being made for the global audience. Sri T. S. Nagabharana analyzed the impact of theatre on Kannada cinema, and observed that Kannada

15 cinema which was the extension of theatre in the early days, was in turn influencing the theatre now. In his presidential remarks, Sri Hamsalekha said Kannada cinema should have made the best use of technology, but it was being used only for gimmicks. He stressed that there had been a large gap between Kannada cinema and technology. The fourth session was chaired by veteran singer Dr. B. K. Sumithra. Presenting a paper on Female characters in Kannada cinema, eminent writer Smt. Pratibha Nandakumar observed that the Kannada movies were dominated by male gaze and there had been no space for female gaze. There would be some relief to this issue if women directors inculcate feministic tendencies in them, she noted. Journalist Bharathi Hegde discussed the Question of self of women in Kannada cinema and emphasized that there was need for change in the attitudes of producers, directors and heroes towards women. Special demonstrations on Bhakti music in Kannada cinema by Pandit Nagaraj Havaldar on the first day and on Dance tradition in Kannada cinema by 15 artiste Dr. Sridhar on the second day made the evenings added a new dimension to the seminar. The valedictory ceremony was graced by ace film maker Sri S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu and veteran scholar Prof. S.R. Leela. Sri Babu was not just humoristic when he said Even though the underworld has left the swords and guns, the film industry is not ready to leave them, pointing at the diminishing sensitivities in the commercial Kannada cinema. Prof. S.R. Leela, who witnessed the two-day proceedings completely, noted that the seminar had broken the monotonous oneway deliberations taking place in connection with the cinema field. The words of Prof. Leela, who was also the representative of ICPR from Karnataka, rightly summarized the seminar. The event also raised certain important questions, which showed the avenues for the future discussions. The seminar director Sri. T. S. Nagabharana and convener Sri N. S. Sridharmurthy certainly deserve great appreciations for organizing such a meaningful, milestoneevent.

BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION OUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMMES : MAY 2017

artwrorks by foot artist Sri Ramakrishnan Narayanaswamy. Sri. S.G.

Suresh, Director, BVB and others join. Mo

16 BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION OUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMMES : MAY 2017 Kum. Anu Jain, Talented young artist inaugurates an exhibition of artwrorks by foot artist Sri Ramakrishnan Narayanaswamy. Sri. S.G. Vasudev, Well known artist, Sri H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB and others join. Mohiniattam by Ms. M. Shrruthi, Bharatanatya by Ms. Shruti Suresh, at Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha, Bengaluru, on May

ABHINANDANA SAMARAMBHA TO VETERAN FREEDOM FIGHTER SRI. H.S. DORESWAMY AT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN ON 1.5.2017 Veteran Freedom Fighter Sri H.S. Doreswamy being honoured by Justice Sri.

Rama Jois, former Governor of Bihar & Jharkand, Sri. Chiranjeev Singh, I.A.S. (Retd), former Ambassador, to UNESCO, Dr. V.

17 ABHINANDANA SAMARAMBHA TO VETERAN FREEDOM FIGHTER SRI. H.S. DORESWAMY AT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN ON Veteran Freedom Fighter Sri H.S. Doreswamy being honoured by Justice Sri. N. Santhosh Hegde, former Justice, Supreme Court of India, Sri H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois, former Governor of Bihar & Jharkand, Sri. Chiranjeev Singh, I.A.S. (Retd), former Ambassador, to UNESCO, Dr. V. Parameshvara, Vice-Chairman, BVB, Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB and Sri. Pati Sridhara, looks on. Justice Sri. N. Santhosh Hegde, being honoured by Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB 17

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19 Fri 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall th anniversary of ICCR Every Friday Evening cultural music programme Carnatic Music Vocal by Sri Sumukh Surya Kathak Group Dance by Nupura Performing Arts Centre, Bengaluru led by Hari and Chethana Sat 5.00 p.m BVB -Infosys Foundation Outreach programme: Katha Keerthane - Kadala Daatida Dhimantha - The valorous deed of hunuman Artists - Prabhat Kalavidaru Venue : Kappanna Angala, 32 A, 24th Main, TMC Layout, J.P. Nagar 1st Stage, Bengaluru Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 03 Rangapravesha : Bharatanaya Recital of Kum Tanmayee Madduri (Disciple of Guru Dr. Malini Ravishankar) Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 09. ICCR Every Friday Evening cultural music programme Bharatanatya Dance Recital - Artist : Ms. H.S. Navya Sat 6.00 p.m BVB -Infosys Foundation Outreach programme : Bharatanatya Artists - Sri Laxminarayan Jena Ms. Raksha Manohar Ms.Anusha Raju Venue : Samskruti, The Temple of Art (Rajangana), No.1, 17th A Cross, 15th Main, JP Nagar, 5th Phase, Bengaluru 19 PROGRAMME : JUNE Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 10. Horizon series - Bharatanatya group dance by Dr. Shubharani Bolar and her disciple (in association with Indian Council for Cultural Relations) Wed - Sun a.m. - ISKCON Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - ISKCON presents A unique 5 day festival Message of Bhagavatha (for details please see page - 1 to 11) Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall 16. ICCR Every Friday Evening cultural programme Odissi dance recital by Ms. Radhika M. Wed 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall 21. Bhavan s Yoga Bharathi presents International Yoga day celebration under Guru Sri. Kumara Reddy Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall 23. ICCR Every Friday Evening cultural programme Kathak dance recital by Mr. Nidhaga Karunad Sun 4.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 25. BVB and Shailusham arts and creations presents Jyothy Memorial Endowment Chinnara Kalarava (festival featuring child prodigies) Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall 30. ICCR Every Friday Evening cultural programme Bharatanatya dance recital by Mr. Charles

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru and ISKCON organized a three day National Conference on Message of Ramayana at the multi vision

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru and ISKCON organized a three day National Conference on Message of Ramayana at the multi vision Vol.19 No. 8. August - 2018 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MESSAGE OF RAMAYANA Students of Sandipani Gurukula at the inauguration of National Conference on Message of Ramayana Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and ISKCON