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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bengaluru

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Veda Samvada

A unique eight day National Conference on Vedic Literature. July 21 to 28, 2013 Venue: Multi-vision Theatre, ISKCON Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bengaluru - 560 010

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Added attractions : • Felicitation to Scholars. • Open House Discussions. • Film Shows on Vedas. • Exhibition of Manuscripts, Books, CDs/DVDs on Vedic Literature.

All are cordially invited

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Veda Samvada Vedas are not only the fountainhead of Indian culture but also the most ancient and cherished heritage of the world. In them we find a synthesis of reason and devotion, freedom and responsibility, art and science, nature and culture. The highest aspects of human values are enshrined in the Vedas. Thus the Vedic literature is the cherished treasure of everybody, transcending the barriers of gender, class, race and nationality. Therefore, it is the primary duty and national pride to pursue and perpetuate this glorious tradition. Since its inception in 1938, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) has been working in the light of this sublime vision, its hundreds of publications dealing with Vedic literature along with the manifold programmes standing as a testimony to its commitment to the Vedic lore. In continuation of this legacy, the Bengaluru Kendra, as a part of Bhavan’s Platinum Jubilee, is presenting a meaningful weeklong interface with the Vedas so that the lay and the learned, and the young and old enthusiasts of the Vedas share their thoughts and enrich themselves. In association with ISKCON this centre is organizing a weeklong VEDA – SAMVĀDA (July 21 to 28, 2013) at ISKCON Auditorium to enlighten younger generation to make use of the Ancient Wisdom in Vedic texts in everyday life. The focus is on aspects of Rg . Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. His Excellency Dr. H.R.Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka, will inaugurate this unique programme on July 21 at 11am at ISKCON Auditorium. Eminent scholars across India are expected to participate in different sessions which include Veda chanting, demonstration of Veda, rendition of Vedic texts with meaning, apart from music and dance recitals based on Vedic texts. Felicitation to Scholars, Open House Discussions, Film Shows on Vedas and Exhibition of Manuscripts, Books, CDs/DVDs on Vedic Literature will be a special attraction.

Calendar of Events Inauguration

July 21, 2013, Sunday, Session-1 11.00 a.m.

Vedic Prayer

11.15 a.m.

Inauguration by Lighting the Lamp Welcome

11.20 a.m.

About the Veda Samvāda

Veda Brahma Sri. Bennegadde Narayana Bhatta Ganapathi and associates His Excellency Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka

Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya B havan, Bengaluru

Shatavadhani Dr.R. Ganesh, Director, K.M. Munshi Institute of Performing Arts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Bengaluru Prof. V. Kannan, Ex Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

11.30 a.m.

Keynote Address

11.45 a.m.

Address by Guests of Honour

Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa President, ISKCON, Bengaluru

Sri. H.S.Upendra Kamath, Chairman and Managing Director, Vijaya Bank

12.00 noon

Inaugural Address

H.E. Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka

Master of Ceremony

Sri. K.G. Raghavan, Honorary Secretary, BVB, Bengaluru

Veda - An Overview

Session - 2 Time

Subject

Speaker

2.00 - 2.30 p.m.

Concept of Religious Tolerance in the Veda-s

Prof. Nabanarayan Bandyopadhyay, Director, School of Vedic Studies, Rabindra Bharathi University, Kolkata

2.30 - 3.30 p.m.

Veda Vaibhava and Vedāṅga-s Prof. V. Kannan,

3.30 - 4.00 p.m.

Environmental Focus of the Veda-s Veda-s for All Krama Pāṭha Tradition in Kanchipuram Guest Lecture -1 What Veda Means to Me Vedic Recitation Vaidika Bhajana

Ex Pro-VC, Univ. of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

4.00 - 4.30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6.00 p.m. 6.00 - 6.30 p.m. 6.30 - 7.30 p.m.

July 22, 2013, Monday, Session-3

Prof. S. Kannan,

Sri. Sudhakara Sharma,Vedadhyayi, Bengaluru Prof. P.V Satakopa Tatacharya, Associate Professor, SSSU, Thrissur

Rev. Prof. J.Chellappa Packiaraj,

Visiting Faculty, Dept. of Religion & Culture, United Theological College, Bangalore

Vedic Scholars Sri. Sudhakara Sharma,Vedadhyayi, Bengaluru

Veda : Preservation & Propagation

9.00 - 9.30 a.m 9.30 - 10.00 a.m

Vedic Recitation Utility of Veda-s for Today’s Life 10.00 - 11.00 am Contribution of Vedic Tradition to the Development of the Science of Language 11.00 -11.30 a.m. Vikṛ ti-pāṭ ha 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Sāmaveda Paricaya 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. Sāmaveda Teaching & Kannada Translation

Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Channenahalli Prof. Krishnamurthy Sastri, Kanchi Kamakoti Matham, Chennai

Prof. V.N. Jha,

2.30 - 3.00 p.m. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. 6.30 - 7.30 p.m.

Ex-Director, CASS, Pune

Vid.Ghanapāṭhī Krishna Bhat, Haridwar Dr. Murali Krishna Shrauti, Chennai Sri. Kadaba L. Ramaswamy, Bengaluru

Veda and Darśana

Session-4 2.00 - 2.30p.m.

Chennai

Vedārtha Saṅgraha of Śrī Rāmānuja Advaita Darśana and Veda Prāmāṇ ya Dvaita View of Veda-s Vaidika Yajña-s Garbhādhāna Saṁskāra Vedic Recitation Guest Lecture - 2 What Veda Means to Me Screening of Documentary ‘Veda Nāda’of Avadhoota Datta Peetha, Mysore A day in Gurukula Om Shanti Dhama, Mekedatu

Sri. A.N. Narasimhan, Bengaluru Dr. Ganesh Ishvar Bhat,

Sringeri

Dr. A.V. Nagasampige, Bengaluru Sri. Keshava Avadhani, Mathoor Vid. Shripad M.S., Kumta Magadi Karanikara Pathashala, Bengaluru Dr. R.L. Kashyap, Director, SAKSHI, Bengaluru

Direction : Dr. Jayanthi Manohar and Sri B.S. Manohar, Bengaluru Presented by - Sri Satyavrata

Vedāṅga -s

July 23, 2013, Tuesday, Session - 5 9.00 - 9.30 a.m

Vedic Recitation

Vid.Ghanapāṭhī Krishna Bhat and Smt. Shalini Krishna Bhat, Haridwar 9.30 - 10.00 a.m Dharmaśāstra - A Vedic Upāṅ ga Vid. Guruprasada, Mysore 10.00 - 10.30 a.m. Nirukta in KṛṣṇaYa jurVeda Vid. N.S. Suresh, Mysore 10.30 - 11.00 a.m Ārṣeya Method of Learning Dr. P. Ramanujan, Associate Director (IHLC), C-DAC, Bengaluru Veda-s 11.00 - 11.30 a.m Vedā ṅ ga Śikṣā Vid. Ghanapāṭhī Krishna Bhat, Haridwar 11.30 - 12.00 noon Vedāṅga Jyautiṣa Dr. S. Balachandra Rao, Hon. Director, Gandhi Centre, BVB, Bengaluru

12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Vedic Grammatical Tradition

Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam, CALTS, University of Hyderabad

12.30 - 1.00 p.m.

Origin of Stars & Planets in the Vedic Perspective

Dr. Shyam Dev Mishra, Asst. Prof. MSP, RSKS, New Delhi

Veda and Saṁskāra

Session - 6 2.00 - 2.30 p.m. 2.30 - 3.00 p.m. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6.00 p.m. 6.00 - 6 .30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.

Double Accent of Some Vedic Words Vaidika Ṣoḍaśa Saṁskāra -s Agnihotra Paricaya AtharvaVedic Omens and Portents Śrutisūktimālā and Śik hariṇīmālā Vedic Recitation Contribution of Samsthana to Vedic & Sanskrit Learning Guest Lecture - 3 What Veda Means to Me Screening of Documentary ‘Oral Tradition of Veda-s’

July 24, 2013, Wednesday, Session-7 9.00 - 11.00 a.m

Chanting of Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda and Sāma Veda. Demonstration of Mudrā-s

11.00 - 11.30 a.m Vedāṅga Vyākaraṇa 11.30 - 12.00 noon Vedāṅga Kalpa

Prof. Vinaya Kshirasagar, Deccan College, Pune

Sri. S.N. Vijayaraghavachar, Bengaluru Vid. Venkatesha Avadhani, Mattoor Ms. Ishita Chakraborty, RBU, Kolkata Dr T. Ganesan, FIP, Pondicherry Maitreyi Gurukula, Moorkaje, Vitla, Puttur Prof. Radhavallabha Tripathi Vice-Chancellor, Rastreeya Samskrita Samsthana, New Delhi

Prof. Girish B. Jani, Additional Director, Bhavan’s Mungalal Goenka Inst. of PG Studies & Research, Mumbai

Direction : Sri. R. Bharathadri, Supported by Ministry of Culture, Govt.of India.

Veda : Rite and Recitation Vedic Scholars from Kerala • Sri. Parameswaran Namboothiri • Sri. K.M. Vasudevan Namboothiri • Sri. Subramanian Namboothiri • Sri. Sailesh Deshpande Namboothiri • Dr. C.M. Neelakandhan Sri. Ghanapathi Vamshi Krishna, Mysore Sri. Ashwatthanarayana Avadhani Mathoor

12.00 - 12.30 p.m

12.30 - 1.00 p.m.

Ethics and Values in the Veda-s

Prof. V.Vasudevan,

Veda-s through the Creative Eyes of Poets

Dr. R. Shankar,

SSSU, Tiruvananthapuram

Research Scholar, NIAS, Bengaluru

Veda : Interpretation

Session-8 2.00 - 2.30 p.m.

Vedic Symbolism

Prof. K.S. Kannan, Director,

2.30 - 3.00 p.m.

Symbolism of Yajña and Devatā Vision of Sri Aurobindo Veda- Bhāṣya of Sāyaṇa Veda-Bhāṣya of Dayānanda Traditional Interpretation of Veda-s Vedic Recitation : Sāmagāna The Bird and the Word Vedic Legends of Garuḍa and Gāyatrī Guest Lecture - 3 What Veda Means to Me Nāṭya Veda - Lecture Demonstration

Dr. Jayanthi Manohar,

Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru

3.00 - 3.30 p.m. 3.30 - 4. 00 p.m. 4.00 - 4. 30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6.00 p.m.

6.00 - 6 .45 p.m. 6.45 - 7.30 p.m

Bengaluru

Prof. S.T. Nagaraj, Somapura Sri. V.V. Venkatesh, Bengaluru Dr. Sudip Haldar Sri. Kadaba L. Ramaswamy Sri. Naresh Keerthi, Research Scholar, NIAS, Bengaluru

Justice M.N. Venkatachalaiah, Former Chief Justice of India

Smt. Padmaja Suresh, Bengaluru

Veda and Literature

July 25, 2013 Thursday, Session-9 9.00 - 9.30 a.m

Vedic Recitation

Veda Gurukula Mahavidyalaya, Om Shanti Dhama, Mekedatu

9.30 - 10.00 a.m

Vedāṅga Chandas

Prof. Sadasiva Murti Rani,

10.00 - 10.30 am

Veda Saṁrakṣaṇam

Prof. Mani Dravid,

10.30 - 11.00 a.m

Śukla YajurVeda Paricaya

Shri Vijayaraghava Sastrigal,

11.00 -11.30 a.m.

Nālāyira Divya Prabandham

Associate Professor, RSVP, Tirupati Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai Ex-Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai

Sri. H.R. Sridhar and Dr. P. Ramanujan, Bengaluru

11.30 - 12.00 noon Vacana Sāhitya Dr. Sriram Bhat, Bengaluru 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Dāsara Padagaḷu Kum. Shwetha Nandini, Vitla, Puttur 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. DVG’s Mankutimmana Kagga Sri. Bhrugu Devaratha, Bengaluru

Session-10

Veda : A Kaleidoscopic View

2.00 - 2.30 p.m.

Veda-s and Bhāgavata

2.30 - 3.00 p.m. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m.

Soma in Sāma Veda Crime and Punishment : The Vedic Background Astronomical Concepts in Vedic Practices Comparison of Veda Bhāṣ ya-s Vedic Recitation Vedārtha- NirṇāyakaBrahma-Sūtrāṇi Veda as I see it

Prof. Bhaskarnath Bhattacharyya, Associate Professor, RBU, Kolkata

3.30 - 4.00 p.m. 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6.00 p.m 6.00 - 6.30 p.m.

Dr. V. Venkataraman Bhat, K.V., Dr. Shanta Shaivalini

Hassan

Jain College, Bengaluru

Dr. R. Narayana Iyengar Jain University, Bengaluru

Dr. Sowrirajan, Srirangam Vid. Manjunatha Shrauti, Mysore Vid. Vijayasimha, Bengaluru Padma Shri Dr. Satyavrat Shastri Jananpith Awardee, Scholar, Academician & Poet, New Delhi

6.30 - 7.30 p.m.

Screening of Documentary ‘Hosa Beḷ aku’

Sri. Sudhakara Sharma, Vedadhyayi Bengaluru

Veda and Other Disciplines - 1

July 26, 2013, Friday, Session-11 9.00 - 9.30 a.m 9.30 - 10.00 a.m 10.00 - 10.30 am

Vedic Recitation Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda Bhāṣ ya Ve dāṅga Nirukta

Vedic Scholars Sri Dayanathan, Tirupati Prof. R. Devanathan,

10.30 - 11.00 a.m 11.00 - 11.30 a.m

Veda-Prāmāṇyam Veda and Yoga

Prof. K.E. Devanathan, Tirupati Dr. Ramachandra Bhat Kotemane,

11.30 - 12.00 noon 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. 01.00 - 1.30 p.m.

Veda and Mathematics Vedic Cosmology Vedic Botany and Ecology Navigational Science in the Veda-s

Vice-chancellor, JRRSU, Jaipur

Bengaluru

Session-12 2.00 - 2.30 p.m. 2.30 - 3.00 p.m. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. 5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 6 .30 p.m. 6.30 - 7.00 p.m. 7.00 - 7.30 p.m.

Prof. N. Kannan, SASTRA University, Thanjavur Dr. Y.S. Gayathri, Bengaluru Dr. S. Sundararajan, Bengaluru Dr. M.K. Sridhar, Bengaluru

Veda and Other Disciplines - 2 Vedic Commerce Vedic Economics Veda and Āyurveda Research Concept of Public Health in Atharva Veda Jātakarma in Modern Context Vedic Recitation Guest Lecture - 4 What Veda Means to Me

Dr. G.N. Bhat, Mangalore Dr. N.S. Viswanath, Dean, MPBIM, Bengaluru Prof. M.A.Lakshmitatachar, Bengaluru Dr. JSRA Prasad, Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ.of Hyderabad

Dr. Srikant K.Y. and Dr. JSRA Prasad, Dept. of Sanskrit, Univ.of Hyderabad

Prof. M.N. Chandrasekhar, Bengaluru Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois, MP, Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana, Former Governor of Bihar & Jharkhand

Accenting System of Veda-s Sri T.M. Narendran, Mysore and its Significance Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Prof. Roop Kishore Shastri, Secretary, MSRVVP, Ujjain Veda Vidya Pratishthan An Introduction

Vedic Institutions

July 27, 2013, Saturday, Session-13 9.00 - 9.30 a.m 9.30 - 10.00 a.m

Vedic Recitation Description of Birds in Maitrāyaṇī Saṁhitā 10.00 - 10.30 am Force, Friction and Heat with regard to Marut-s and Agni in ṚgVeda 10.30 - 11.00 a.m Mekhalā - Its Vedic Background 11.00 - 11.30 a.m. Vaidika Samshodhana Mandala 11.30 - 12.00 noon Vishweswarananda Vedic and Indological Research Institute 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Veda and Music 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. Overview of Vedic Institutions across the Country

Jyothi Pathashala, Bengaluru Sri. Saee Bandiwadekar, Pune Dr. Soma Basu,

School of Vedic Studies Rabindra Bharathi University, Kolkata

Vid. Narasimha Badagu, Mysore Smt. Bhagyashree Bhagavat, Pune Prof. B.B. Choubey, Hoshiarpur Vidushi Dr.V.B. Arathi, Bengaluru Dr. P. Ramanujan, C-DAC, Bengaluru

Veda : Art & Ontology

2.00 p.m. : Session-14 2.00 - 2.30 p.m.

Veda and Art

Prof. K.S. Kannan,

2.30 - 3.00 p.m.

Veda and Purāṇa

Dr. Sheeba,

3.00 - 3. 30 p.m.

Myths and their variations in Maitrāyaṇī Saṁhitā Sacrifice and Kingship Guest Lecture - 5 What Veda Means to Me Vedic Recitation Vedic Ontology Guest Lecture - 6 What Veda Means to Me Jñāna Sattra

Dr. Nirmala Kulkarni,

3.30 - 4.00 p.m. 4.00 - 4.45 p.m. 5.15 - 5.45 p.m. 5.45 - 6.15 p.m. 6.15 - 7.00 p.m. 7.00 - 7.30 p.m.

Director, Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru

Deputy Director, Chinmaya International Foundation, Kochi Pune

Dr. Madhavi Narsalay, Mumbai Prof. Yejazuddin, Noted Scholar, Bengaluru

Kanchi Kamakoti Sanskrit Pathashala, Bengaluru Dr. Kavi Mahesh, Director, KAnOE, PESIT, Bengaluru Dr. Chiranjeev Singh, IAS(Retd.) Former Ambassador of India to UNESCO

Sri. Sudhakara Sharma, Vedadhyayi, Bengaluru

Veda & Technology

July 28, 2013, Sunday, Session-15 9.00 - 9.30 a.m 9.30 - 10.00 a.m 10.00 - 10.30 am

Vedic Recitation Vidyaranya Vidyapeetha Trust A Schema for the Vedic Corpus Prof. Narasinga Rao, PESIT, Bengaluru Vedic Manuscripts: Dr. M.A. Alwar, Mysore

10.30 - 11.00 a.m

Launching Veda-s Online

Electronic Descriptive Catalogue

Prof. S.R. Rangarajan, Microsoft Research, Bengaluru

11.00 - 12.00 noon Publications of Vedic Literature

Arya Samaj, VV Puram, Veda Bhashya Prakashana, Jyothi Publications, SAKSHI Maitree Sampratishthana 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Vyasa of Veda - Where & When? Sri. D.K. Hari and Smt. Hema Hari, Bharath Gyan, Chennai 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. On-line Teaching of Veda-s Dr. P. Ramanujan, C-DAC, Bengaluru

Veda : Manuscripts / Institutions

Session-16 2.00 - 2.30 p.m. 2.30 - 3.00 p.m 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. 3.30 - 5.00 p.m

5.00 - 5.30 p.m. 5.30 - 7.00 p.m.

Vedic Manuscripts in MPL Sastry Sri. Gagan Mandayam Indological Library, Bengaluru Śrauta Manuscripts in Kerala Dr. N.V. Ramachandran, Palghat Vedic Methodology for Logic Sri. R. Narayanan, Cognizant Technologies, Bengaluru Vid. Rachuri Raghavendra Achar Atmāśrama Vedavyasa Trust Sri. G.S. Raju, Bengaluru JET and JIVA Sri. Krishna Ramanuja Dasa I-SERVE Prof. K.V. Krishna Murthy, Hyderabad VVGM Vidyalaya, Madipadu Sri. M.H. Avadhani, Chennai Parashara Gurukula, Belagola Sri Lakshminarayanan Vedic Recitation Veda Matha Veda Samskrita Gurukula Valedictory Programme and Honouring the Vedic Scholars Chief Guest & Honouring of H.H. Swami Harshanandaji Maharaj President, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Bengaluru. Vedic Scholars Vedic Scholars being honoured

Vedabrahma Sri Dhali Lakshminarasimha Bhatta Vedabrahma Sri Sheshanna Shrauti Vedabrahma Sri N.S.Janardanacharya Valedictory Address

Vedabrahma Dr. R.L.Kashyap Vedabrahma Sri Ashwatthanarayana Avadhani Vedabrahma Dr. P. Ramanujan Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru

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