World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) Inc.
International  Conference  on  India’s  Contributions &  Influences  in  the  World
At Univ.. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
CONFERENCE PROGRAM Friday July 12, 2002
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8 00 a.m.
NOTE: Registration desk will remain open for extended hours. Registration fee includes registration material, breakfasts, lunches, and entry to cultural program.

 

SESSION 1
9 30 - 11 30
INAUGURATION
Chairman
Professor. Bhu Dev Sharma
(President, Hindu Univ.. of America, Orlando), President WAVES
Session Coordinator
Dr. Thomas A. Forsthoefel
Joint Secretary, WAVES
9 30 – 9 33
Vedic Invocation
9 33 – 9 35
Dr. Bal Ram Singh (Director, Indic Center, UMass, Dartmouth, Local Coordinator)
About Indic Center at the Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth
9 35 – 9 40
Dr. Jean F. MacCormack (Chancellor, Univ. of Mass, Dartmouth)
Welcome Remarks
9 40 – 9 48
Professor BhuDev Sharma (Conference Coordinator)
About WAVES & Conference
9 48 – 10 03
H. E. Mr. V. K. Nambiar, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative, India’s Permanent Mission to UNO
Inaugural Address
10 03 – 10 06
Professor BhuDev Sharma
Introduction of Dr. S. Kalyanraman
10 06 – 10 36
Dr. S. Kalyanraman (Member Sarasvati Nadi Shodh Prakalp, Akhila Bharateeya Itihaasa Sankalana Yojana, India)
Academic Inaugural Address – On Sarasvati Civilization
10 36 – 10 38
Professor BhuDev Sharma
Introduction of the Chief Guest & the Special Guest
10 38 – 11 08
Chief Guest Professor Hope K. Fitz (Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Connecticut State Univ.., CT)
Address of the Chief Guest – Importance of Ahimsa in Yoga Sutras, Gandh’s Thought, and Modern World
11 08 – 11-28
Guest Speaker - Dr. T. S. Rukmani (Professor/Chair of Hinduism, Concordia Univ.., Canada)
Dynamics of Being and Becoming in Hindu Thought
11 28 – 11 30
Dr. Bal Ram Singh (Director, Indic Center, UMass, Dartmouth, Local Coordinator)
Thanks & Conference Announcements
 

TEA BREAK

11 30 - 12 00

 

SESSION 2
Keynote 1
12 00 - 12 45
Chairman
Dr. S. Kalyanraman
Session Coordinator
12 00 – 12 05
Introduction of the Speaker
12 05 – 12 45
Dr. V. D. Misra (Professor of Sociology, Lucknow Univ.. , India)
The Indian Cultural Heritage and Its Contribution to the World
 

Lunch BREAK

12 45 - 2 00


SESSION 3A
2 00 - 3 30
AHIMSA IN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT
Chairman
Professor Hope Fitz, Secretary,
WAVES Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Dr. Krishna Mallick (Dept of Philosophy, Salem St. College, MA)
Relevance of Gandhian Satyagraha to the Modern World
2 22 – 2 45
Dr. Rolf Johnson (Prof of Philosophy, Western CT State Univ., Danbury, CT)
Ahimsa and Reverence for Life
2 45 – 3 08
Dr. Ramon Sewnath (Dept of Philosophy, Western CT State Univ., Danbury, CT)
Nonviolence and Self in Indian Thought
3 08 – 3 30
Yogi Satyam (Prayag Kriyayoga Research Inst., Allahabad, India)
On the True Meaning of Ahimsa Parmodharma
 


SESSION 3B
2 00 - 3 30
MAHABHARAT An EPIC OF PERENNIAL WISDOM
Chairman
Dr. Professor T. S. Rukmani
Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Dr. Aditya Adarkar (Dept of Classic & General Humanities, Montclair St. Univ. NJ)
Human Agency in the Specter of the Mahabharat’s Kali Yuga
2 22 – 2 45
Dr. Sitenshu S. Chakravarty (Univ.. of Toronto, Canada)
The New Value System in the Mahabharat Bhishma and Sri Krishna
2 45 – 3 08
Dr. Savita Gaur (Dept. of Comparative Literature, South Gujrat Univ., Surat)
The Shanti Parva A Manual of Practical Wisdom
3 08 – 3 30
Dr. K. Sankaranarayan (Director Somaiya Center for Buddhist Studies, Mumbai)
Sacredness of Tree in Mahabharat
 


SESSION 3C
2 00 - 3 30
RAMAYAN & SANSKRIT
Chairman
Professor V. D. Misra,
President, WAVES’ Lucknow Chapter Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Professor Shashi Tiwari (Hindu Univ. of America, and Univ. of Delhi)
Family Relations in the Ramayana of Valmiki
2 22 – 2 45
Mr. Michael Sternfeld (Scholar/Researcher) & Dr. Susan Anderson (Mahirishi Univ.,IA)
Univ.ersal Values of the Ramayana – A Cross-Cultural Perspective
2 45 – 3 08
Professor T. Chandra Kaladhara Rao (Univ. of Mass, Lowell, MA)
Univ.ueness of Valmiki Ramayana
3 08 – 3 30
Dr. Narayan R. Joshi (Prairie View A & M Univ.., TX)
Indian Theories of Meanings of Sanskrit Words

SESSION 3D
2 00 - 3 30
CLASSICAL INDIAN THOUGHTS ON GOVERNANCE / MANAGEMENT
Chairman
Professor K. L. Seshagiri Rao, Member, WAVES’ Governing Council
Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Dr. V. Raja Bandaru (East Brunswick, NJ)
The Art of Diplomacy Ancient Indian & Modern Management
2 22 – 2 45
Dr. Lallan Prasad (Professor of Business Economics, Univ. of Delhi)
Ancient India Methods of Governance, Shanti Parva of Mahabharat
2 45 – 3 08
Dr. Amitabh Shukla (Dept. of Economics, Rani Durgavati Univ., Jabalpur, MP)
Indian Classical Thoughts-Contribution to Economic Development
3 08 – 3 30
Dr. K. P. A. Menon (Former Chancellor, LBSV, New Delhi)
The Genesis and Spread of Indian Civilization

SESSION 3E
2 00 - 3 30
INDIAN THEORIES AND APPROACHES TO CONSCIOUSNESS
Chairman
Dr. Don Salmon
Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Dr. Sangeetha Menon (National Inst of Adv. Studies, IISC, Banglore)
Being of and Being with ‘Consciousness Indian & Contemporary Approaches
2 22 – 2 45
Dr. Dr. Harish Chandra (Dayanand Inst. of Vedic Studies, Hyderabad, AP)
Managing Mind – Kapila’s Philosophy of Samkhya
2 45 – 3 08
Dr. Stuart Sovatsky (California Inst. of Integral Studies, SF, CA)
Consciousness, Kundalini Yoga & Body Development
3 08 – 3 30
Sunthar Visuvalingam (Chicago)
Univ.ersalization in Abhunav’s Theory of Rasa

SESSION 3F
2 00 - 3 30
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Chairman
Dr. P. Kumar, Secretary,
WAVES’ Jodhpur-Bikaner Chapter Session Coordinator
2 00 – 2 22
Mr. Anil Kumar Bajpai (Jabalpur)
A Study of Vedic Women
2 22 – 2 45
Mr. Ravi Rai (Jabalpur)
Characteristics of the Harappan Urbanization
2 45 – 3 08
Mr. Vinay Saxena (Jabalpur)
Indian Religion in the West
3 08 – 3 30
Dr. Raghvendra Singh (Ludhiana, India)
Origins of Ritualism in Ancient India
Tea BREAK
3 30 - 3 50

SESSION 4A
3 50 – 6 20
VEDIC PHILOSOPHIES & PRACTICES
Chairman
Professor Shashi Tiwari,
Secretary, WAVES’ India Branch Session Coordinator
3 50 - 4 15
Professor KB Subbarayudu (Professor of Philosophy, GKSV Univ. Kerala)
An Interpretation of Indian Philosophies in terms of Vedanta
4 15 - 4 40
Mr. T R. Ramchandran (Tattvaloka)
Adi Sankara as a World Visionary
4 40 - 5 05
Dr. (Mrs.) Asha Rani Tripathi (Head, Sanskrit Dept, Sankardev College, Shillong)
Impact of Purush Sukta on Manu’s Origin of Univ.erse Theory
5 05 – 5 30
Dr. Shambhu Shastri (Franklin, MA)
Ancient Gurukula Pedagogy – Examining the Place of Six Darshanas
5 30 – 5 55
Pandita Indrani Rampersad (Adjunct Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, NY)
Models of Creative Adaptation of Hindu/Indic Traditions in a western environment The case of Trinidad, 1970 to 2002

SESSION 4B
3 50 – 6 20
KASHMIR SHAIVISM
Chairman
Professor Lallan Prasad
Session Coordinator
3 50 - 4 15
Mr. Pyarey Lal Raina (Kashmir Shaivism Scholar)
Kashmir Shaivism Verses Vedanta – A Synopsis
4 10 - 4 40
Dr. DeMasters (Scholar)
Some Characteristics of Kashmir Shaivism
4 40 – 5 05
Mr. Lal Jadu-Singh
Metaphysical Doctrines and Yogic Practices in the Verses of Lalla – Lal Vakhs
5 05 – 5 30
Mr. Chandrakant Pancholi
On Creation of Univ.erse According to Kashmir Shaivism
5 30 – 5 55
Mr. Lal Jadu-Singh
Consciousness and Emptiness Twin Visions of the Ultimate Reality in Kashmir Shaivism and Mahayan Buddhism
5 55 – 6 20
Mr. Chandrakant Pancholi
How VignanBhairava Tantra Begins Meaning of Questions by Devi and Bhairava

SESSION 4C
3 50 – 6 20 GITA –
A GOSPEL OF GREAT INFLUENCE
Chairman
Professor Surendra N. Dwivedi,
Vice Chairman, BoD, WAVES Session Coordinator
3 50 - 4 15
Swami Yogatmananda (Spiritual Master)
Bhagavad Gita – The Science of Human Values
4 15 - 4 40
Mr. Himendra Thakur (Scholar/Social Reformer)
The Political Doctrine in Bhagvadgita
4 40 - 5 05
Dr. Jadish Srivastava (Professor of Stat., Colo. State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO)
Bhagvad Gita Ancient India’s Profound Gift to Man
5 05 – 5 30
Dr. Satya P. Agarwal (Univ. of Cali., Berkeley & Columbia, MD)
The Gita as a Guide to Social Action for the Good of All
5 30 – 5 55
Dr. Mahesh Mehta ( Hindu Univ. of America, Orlando)
Bhagvad Gita The Science of Life and the Art of Living
5 55 – 6 20
Dr. Mridul Kirti (Vedic Scholar, Meerut)
Philosophy of Nishkam Karma Yoga

SESSION 4D
3 50 – 6 20
AYURVEDA & HEALTH
Chairman
Dr. Akhilesh Sharma
Session Coordinator
3 50 – 4 10
Dr. Amala Guha (School of Medicine, Univ. of CT, Farmington, CT)
Ayurveda A Comprehensive Health Care System
4 10 – 4 30
Dr. Ram Prakash Agarwal (Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Miami, FL)
Tracing Vicissitudes in nthe History of Vedic Medicine
4 30 – 4 50
Ms. Windy Dion (Yoga Puram, Hartford, CT)
Introduction to Hatha Yoga
4 50 – 5 10
Mr. Ghanshyam Birla (Westmont, BC, Canada)
The Contribution of Vedic Palmistry in Practice of Ayurveda
5 10 – 5 30
Martina Ziska (Ayurveda Health Partners, Saybrook,CT)
Role of Pulse Assessment in the Clinical Applications of Ayurveda
5 30 – 5 50
Nishanto Kane (Aura Energy Consulting, West Simsbury, CT)
Evaluating Auras and Chakras Through Computer Technology
5 50 – 6 10
Ms Anusha Sehgal (Coimbatoor, TN)
Teachings of Ayurveda for Daily Life
6 10 – 6 30
Dr. Sumangal Prakash (Univ. of Meerut, Meerut)
Indian Techniques of Mental Health

SESSION 4E
3 50 – 6 20
INDIAN CONTRIBUTIONS IN MATH & SCIENCES
Chairman
Professor Jagdish N. Srivastava
Session Coordinator
3 50 - 4 15
Dr. B.N. Narhari Achar ( Professor of Physics, Memphis)
Contributions to Physics from Ancient India
4 15 - 4 40
Professor M. C. Bhandari (Professor of Math, IIT, Kanpur)
On Indian Mathematics from Ancient to S. Ramanujan
4 40 – 5 05
Mr. Sudhanshu Trivedi (Inst. of Technology, Lucknow)
India and Basic Scientific Attitude
5 05 – 5 30
Mr. Ashish Pathak (North Kingston, RI)
Rgveda and Modern Physics – Parallels and Contradictions
5 30 – 5 55
M. P. Chaudhary (Math Dept., Univ. of Delhi)
Development of Mathematics from Sanskrit
5 55 – 6 20
Gary Gomes (American College of Vedic Astrology)
Vedic Astrology – A Vehicle of Sanatana Dharma

SESSION 4F
3 50 – 6 30
EAST-WEST-COMPARATIVE STUDIES
Chairman
Professor Chhaya Rai
Session Coordinator
3 50 – 4 15
Dr. Naval Bhabhra (Ajmer)
Indian Philosophy in American Literature-Reference Emerson, Thoreau and Walt Whiteman
4 15 – 4 40
Dr. Asha Lata Pandey (Head, Sanskrit Dept., DPS, New Delhi)
Zeus and Indra A Comparative Study
4 40 - 5 05
Shobha Narain (English Dept., Maitraiye College, Delhi Univ.)
Myths Greek & Indian – Towards a Methodology of Comparison
4 50 – 5 30
Professor Liu Yihong (Dept. of Oriental Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Sci)
Influence of Indian Sufi and Buddhism on Chinese Islam
5 30 – 5 55
Dr. Asha Viswas (Dept. of English, Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi)
The Maruts of RgVeda and Shelley’s ‘Odeto the West Wind’- Study of Influence
5 55 – 6 20
Mr. Professor Shi Ben Xing (China)
The Relationship between Yoga and Zen Buddhism
 

BREAK

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SESSION 5
PUBLIC LECTURE & BANQUET
6 30 - 9 30
SOCIAL
6 30 - 7 00
PUBLIC LECTURE
Chairman Dr. Mahesh J. Mehta
Session Coordinator
7 00 – 7 10
Recognizing Some Participants –
Professor BhuDev Sharma
7 10 – 7 15
Introduction of the Public Speaker –
Dr. Mahesh Mehta
7 15 – 8 00
Yogacharya Amrit Desai (Amrit Yoga Inst. & Hindu Univ.. of America, Orlando)
Returning to the Roots of Ashtanga Yoga
 

DINNER SERVED

8 00 -- 9 30

Saturday July 13, 2002

BREAK FAST

7 30 - 8 30


SESSION6 – PLENARY
8 30 - 11 00
Chairman
Dr. K. P. A. Menon
President, WAVES’ India Branch Session Coordinator
8 30 - 9 00
Dr. Chhaya Rai (Professor of Philosophy, Jabalpur)
The Contributions of Indian Philosophy to World Philosophy
9 00 - 9 30
Dr. Huang Xinchuan (Professor, Inst. of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Sci., Beijing)
Vedantic Influence over Chinese Philosophy
9 30 – 10 00
Professor Seshagiri Rao (Chief Editor, Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Columbia, SC)
Reincarnation And Cycle of Births and Deaths
10 00 – 10 30
Dr. David Frawley (Vedic Institute, USA)
The Rg Veda and the Ocean
10 30 – 11 00
Dr. June McDaniel (Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies, College of Charleston, SC)
Hindu Origin of Universalism

 

Tea Break

11 00 - 11 30


SESSION 7
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2
11 00 - 12 00
Chairman
Mr. Rajiv Malhotra
Session Coordinator
11 30 – 11 35
Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
11 35 – 12 10
Dr. Francis Clooney (Professor, Boston College)
What the Upanishads Have to teach the Global Audience in the 21st Century
 

Lunch Break

12 10 - 1 15

 

SESSION 8
PLENARY
1 15 – 2 15
Chairman
Professor Mr. Braham R. Aggarwal
Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 45
Dr. Bhupendra K. Modi (President, Indian Council of Religious Leaders)
India and Hinduism Epitomizes the Art & Sci of Human Welfare
1 45 – 2 15
Mr. Rajiv Malhotra (Infinity Foundation, USA)
Repositioning Hinduism in the American Educational System

SESSION 9A
2 30 - 4 35
REFORMS & RENAISSANCE
Chairman
Dr. June McDaniel, Member,
WAVES’ Governing Council Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Smt. Namrita Gautier (Sri Aurobindo Scholar, Aurvoille, India)
Sri Aurobindo on India’s Contributions to the World
1 40 – 2 05
Smt. Anjali Jaipuria (Vedic Scholar)
The Vedas, Evolution, Sri Aurobindo and Manifestation of Supermind on Earth
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. Frank Moreles (President, Upasana Yoga Society, USA)
Dharma Ascending Hindu Renaissance and the 21st Century
2 30 – 2 55
Professor Madhu Jhaveri (Univ.of Massa, Dartmouth)
Some Relevant Lessons of History
2 55 – 3 20
Mr. Raj Mohanka (Researcher)
Suggestions for Dharmic Reforms

SESSION 9B
2 30 – 4 35
MAHABHARAT- AN EPIC OF PERENNIAL WISDOM
Chairman
Professor Aditya Adarkar
Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Dr. Satya P. Agarwal (UC Berkeley & Columbia, MD)
Mahabharat’s Message for Long-term Goal of a Terror Free Society
1 40 – 2 05
Dr. Y. N. Sharma ‘Arun’ (Retd. Professor, Roorkee, India)
The Impact of Mahabharat on Jain-Katha Literature
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. Krishna Chakravarty (Kolkatta)
Mahabharata – Its Influence in nthe World
2 30 – 2 55
Dr. Amita Chakravarty (Calcutta Univ.)
Some Sub-stories of Mahabharata & Their Relevance
2 55 – 3 20
Acharya Puran Chandra Dhungel (Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu, Nepal)
The Mahabharata Treasure of Knowledge & Wisdom

SESSION 9C
2 30 – 4 35
GITA – A GOSPEL OF GREAT INFLUENCE
Chairman
Mrs. Kamlesh Kapur
Session Coordinator
2 30 – 2 55
Dr. Ramesh Rao (Truman State Univ., MO)
Well-meaning but flawed Gandhi’s Interpretation of the Bhagvad Gita
2 55 – 3 20
Dr. Sitanshu Chakravarty (Univ. of Toronto, Canada)
Amartya Sen on the Gita
3 20 – 3 45
Dr. Krishna Bhatt (Gita Foundation, USA)
Dharmakshetre, Kurukshetre
3 45 – 4 10
Yogi Amrit Desai (Amrrit Yoga Inst. & Hindu Univ. of America)
Yoga of Bhagvad Gita
4 10 – 4 35
Mr. David Freedholm (Princeton)
Duty, Desire and Ethics in the Bhagvad Gita and Ancient Stoicism

SESSION 9D
2 30 – 4 35
AYURVEDA & HEALTH
Chairman
Dr. Amala Guha
Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Dr. Akhilesh Sharma (Advisor to Govt. of Delhi)
Coronary Artery Disease – Ayurvedic Approach
1 40 – 2 05
Dr. Manju Rakesh (Program Director, Dabur, NewDelhi)
Ayurveda – Women Health
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. David Frawley (Vedic Inst., USA)
Ayurveda and the Vedas
2 30 – 2 55
Dr. Usha Palaniswami (School of Allied Health, Asian-American Studies Inst.)
Medicinal Properties of Triphala-An Ayurvedic Rasayan Drug
2 55 – 3 20
Dr. Krishna Chakravarty (Kolkata)
Vedic Studies in Relation to Medical Science

SESSION 9E
2 30 – 4 35
CONSCIOUSNESS
Chairman
Dr. Sangeetha Menon
Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Dr. Bal Ram Singh (Professor, Director, Center for indic Studies, UMassD)
Collective versus Individual Treatment of Samples in the Scientific Analysis of Animate and Inanimate Subjects – Relevance to the Empirical Study of Consciousness.
1 40 – 2 05
Dr. Sukalyan Sengupta (UMassD)
Consciousness and the Origin of the Univ.erse
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. David Scharf Mahirishi Vedic Vib Tech for North America)
Consciousness and the Univ.ied Field of Physics- A Historical Perspective
2 30 – 2 55 30
Dr. T. S. Rukmani (Professor of Hinduism, Concordia Univ., Canada)
Consciousness Examined in the light of the Six Astika Systems
2 55 – 3 20
Dr. Don Salmon (Salem, SC)
What if we Took Indian Psychology Seriously ?

SESSION 9F
2 30 – 4 35
VEDIC THOUGHTS
Chairman
Professor Francis Clooney
Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Smt. Kamlesh Kapur (Author & Educationist)
Monotheism and the Concept of Consorts – Vedic Roots
1 40 – 2 05
Ms. Shanti Muthu (Providence, RI)
The Path of Rituals in Hinduism
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. Ganesh Dutt Sharma (Professor, Hindu Univ. of America)
Human Rights in Vedas
2 30 – 2 55
Tarun Vasudev (Jabalpur, MP, India)
The Vedic Age
2 55 – 3 20
Dr. A. Kalanidhi (Vice Chancellor, Anna Univ., Chennai)& Dr. T. Gopal (Anna Univ.)
Vedic Mantras and Superstrings

SESSION 9G
3 40 – 5 45
Chairman
Professor C. L. Prabhakar,
President, WAVES’ Banglore Chapter Session Coordinator
1 15 – 1 40
Professor V. V. Raman (Rochester Inst. of Technology, NY)
The Hindu Vision as a Framework for Religious Pluralism in 21st Century
1 40 – 2 05
Rajeev Saxena (Bhopal, MP)
The Quest for Transcendence
2 05 – 2 30
Dr. Samarendra Saraf (Former Professor of Anthropology)
The Hindu Hygieia and Panakeia and the Mahamrtunjaya Mantra
2 30 – 2 55
Dr. Om Narayan Tiwari (Jabalpur)
The Role of Yogic Breathing in Endocrine Management
2 55 – 3 20
Smt. Sudha Rani Shrivastava (Advocate, High Court)
Vedic Concept of Human Rights

Tea BREAK

4 35 – 5 00

 

SESSION 10A
5 00 – 6 15
BUDDHISM
Chairman
Professor Huang Xinchuan
Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Dr. D. B. Deglurkar (Pune)
The Ultimate in the Buddhist Pantheon
5 25 – 5 50
Dr. Cheng Jinhua (Professor, Oriental Philosophy,
Inst. of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sci.) Nagarjuna’s Contribution towards the Chinese Buddhism
5 50 – 6 15
Dr. Shi Ben Xing ( Vice-President, Buddhist Assn. of Fujian, China)
The Relationship between Yoga and Zen Buddhism

SESSION 10B
5 00 – 6 15
MAHABHARAT –AN EPIC OF PERENNIAL WISDOM
Chairman
Acharya Puran Chandra Dhungel
Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Dr. Indira Junghre (Professor, Univ. of Minnesota, MN)
Dharma’s Drama
5 25 – 5 50
Dr. B. N. Narhari Achar (Professor of Physics, Univ. of Memphis, TN)
Astronomical References in Mahabharat
5 50 – 6 15
Dr. Dharmbir Rai Sharma (St. Louis, MO)
Draupadi and Pandavas – An Allegory

SESSION 10C
5 00 – 6 15
GITA – A GOSPEL OF GREAT INFLUENCE
Chairman
Professor Ramesh Rao
Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Dr. Krishna Bhatta (Gita Foundation, ME)
Gita on the ‘Pathway of Desires’
5 25 – 5 50
Swami Bodhanand (Sambodh Foundation, New Delhi)
The BhagvadGita A Vision for Emerging Multicultural Global Society
5 20 – 5 45
Mr. Premanand Das (Hare Krishna, Boston)
Surrendering to Krishna or to Lust An Analysis of Comparative Experience

SESSION 10D
5 00 – 6 15
AYURVEDA & HEALTH
Chairman
Dr. Ram Prakash Agarwal
Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Ms. Sarasvati Panciera (Aura Energy Consulting LLC, Haven, CT)
Sensing Auras and Chakras Using Computer Technology
5 25 – 5 50
Ms. Annabelle Wallace (The Natural Health Group, Norwell, MA)
Interweaving Ayurveda in Contemporary Psychotherapy
5 50 – 6 15
Ms. Linda Lalita Winnick Goddard College, Vermont)
A Hollistic Approach to Treating Psychoactiactive Substance Addiction Synthesizing Ayurveda with Contemporary Chemical Dependency Techniques

SESSION 10E
3 40 – 5 45
HINDUISM PLURALISM & INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
Chairman
Professor Klaus Witz,
Member, WAVES’ Governing Council Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Dr. Timothy Cahill (Dept. of Religious Study, Loyola Univ. New Orleans, LA)
Towards an Adhesive Pluralism
5 25 – 5 50
Dr. Peter Huff (Chair, Dept. of Religious Studies, Centenary College, Shreverport, LA)
The Fundamentalist is my Brother Fundamentalism and the Quest for Genuine Pluralism
5 50 – 6 15
Dr. Harish Chandra (Dayanand Inst. of Vedic Studies, Hyderabad, AP)
Vedic Concept Spirituality towards Humanism

SESSION 10F
3 40 – 5 45
UNIVERSAL THOUGHT
Chairman
Professor Bal Ram Singh
Session Coordinator
5 00 – 5 25
Mr. Professor R. S. Tripathi (Prof of Botany, NEH Univ. Shillong)
The Deep-rooted Concern for Biodiversity Conservation in Ancient Hindu Literature
5 25 – 5 50
Dr. K.P.A. Menon (Former Chancellor, LBS Univ. New Delhi)
Moulding the Young Mind – Indian Concept of Univ.ersal Dimensions
5 50 – 6 15
Dr. T. H. Chowdary (Information Tech. Advisor, Govt of AP)
Hindu Thought and Culture for a Globalizing World
 

BREAK FOR DINNER

5 40 – 7 00

 

SESSION 11
PUBLIC LECTURE & CULTURAL PROGRAM
6 30 - 9 45
6 30 – 7 10
SOCIAL
PUBLIC LECTURE
7 10 – 8 00 pm
Chairman
Dr. Bhupendra K. Modi
Session Coordinator
7 10 – 7 15
Introduction of the Speaker
7 15 -- 8 00
Francois Gautier (French Journalist and Author)
India’s Contributions and Promises to the World
CULTURAL PROGRAM
8 00 – 10 00 pm
Coordinator Mrs. Ranjani Sehgal
Sunday July 14, 2002
BREAK FAST

7 30 - 8 30

SESSION 12
PLENARY
8 30- 10 30
Chairman
Mr. Francois Gautier
Session Coordinator
8 30 – 9 00
Dr. Vasant Lad (Ayurvedic Institute, Menaul, NM)
Ayurveda in Daily Life
9 00 – 9 30
Dr. Koenraad Elst (Belgium)
Hindu Influence on Christianity
9 30 – 10 00
Dr. S. Cromwell Crawford (Professor of Religion, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu)
Theory and Practice in Hindu Bioethics
10 00 – 10 30
Dr. Klaus G. Witz (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Spirituality, Self, and Inter-Religious Dialogue
 

TEA BREAK

10 30 – 11 00

 

SESSION 13
SPECIAL
11 00 – 1 05
AYURVEDA WORKSHOP WITH DR. VASANT LAD

SESSION 13A
11 00– 1 05
SPIRITUAL & OTHER DIMENSIONS
Chairman
Dr. Sukalyan Sengupta
Session Coordinator
11 00 – 11 25
Swami Jyotirmayananda (Anandashram, Kerala, India)
India’s Spirituality and Its World Impact
11 25 – 11 50
Shri Gokul P. Pokhrel (President, Nepal Arya Samaj, Kathmandu)
Univ.ersal Philosophy of Hinduism, Its Ethics and Rituals
11 50 – 12 15
Dr. D. P. Tewari (Dept. of Archaeology, Lucknow Univ..)
North Kosal in History and Archaeology and its Contribution to the World
12 15 – 12 40
Dr. Surya Nath Gope (Professor of Hindi. Tribhuvan Univ., Kathmandu, Nepal)
Influence of Hindi in Nepal
12 40 – 1 05
Mr. Prakhar P. Misra (Journalist, Univ.arta, New Delhi)
Vedic to Modern Journalism – Reporting War & Terrorism

SESSION 13B
11 00 – 1 05
BUDDHISM
Chairman
Professor Cheng Jinhua
Session Coordinator
11 00 – 11 25
Wang Guifeng (Rev. Yuan Ming) (Xuan Zang’s Research Center, Beijing, China)
Buddhism and the Chinese Culture
11 25 – 11 50
Dr. Yagya Prasad Tiwari (Dept. of Hindi, Govt. PG College, Shahdol, MP)
Concept of Social Justice in Vedas
11 50 – 12 15
Yogi Satyam (Prayag Kriyayoga Research Inst., Allahabad)
Allegorical Interpretation of Mahabharata as Science of Soul
12 15 – 12 40
Mr. Madhu Sudan Gala (Jabalpur)
Buddha’s Social Philosophy
12 40 – 1 05
Mr. Om P. Gupta (Jabalpur)
‘Self’ in Buddhist Doctrine


SESSION 13C
8 30 – 10 00
GITA
Chairman
Professor S. Cromwell Crawford, Member, WAVES’ Governing Council
Session Coordinator
11 00 – 11 25
D. B. Ghare (IISc, Banglore), M.K. Sridhar (National College, Banglore) and G.D. Ghare
The Concept of ‘Yajna’ in Bhagvadgita & Upanishad
11 25 – 11 50
Prof Surendra Dwivedi (Louisiana St. Univ. Lafayatte, LA)& Dr. MB Kumar (Baton Rouge, LA)
Vedic Values in The Gita A Brief Analysis
11 50 – 12 15
Professor Mahesh Mehta (Windsor. Canada)
Shankara and Gita’s Karmayoga
12 15-12 40
Dr. Sumangal Prakash (Meerut College, Meerut)
Management Leadership through BhagvadGita
12 40 – 1 05
Dr. Sangeeta Menon
Binding Experiences - Looking at Being of Self and Self-Transcendences… Psychology of the BhagvadGita

SESSION 13D
11 00 – 1 05
SPIRITUALISM
Chairman
Dr. Krishna Bhatta
Session Coordinator
11 00 – 11 25
Alok Shrivastava (Jabalpur)
Maun A Spiritual Discipline in Indian System
11 25 – 11 50
Maya Chattopadhyaya (Kolkata)
On Sannyasa, the Fourth Stage of Life
11 50 – 12 15
Dr. Sharad Chandra (Noida, India)
Values in Ancient & Modern Educational Systems An Analysis
12 15 – 12 40
Shri G. Veda Bhaskaram (Patanjali Yoga Kendra, Visakhapatnam)
Yoga – India’s Contribution and Influences in the World
12 40 – 1 05
Dr. O. P. Bhama (Rohtak, India)
Invention of Farming in India