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Day 2
Day 3

Day 1 | 10 July 2025

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. onwards
Delegates to be seated for arrival of Chief Guests
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
INAUGURATION
  • Sh. Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon'ble Vice-President of India
  • Sh. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways
  • Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor, JNU
  • Prof. M.S. Chaitra, Director, IKSHA
  • Prof. Yugank Goyal, Professor, FLAME University, Pune
Venue: Auditorium 1
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PLENARY
Prof. Manjul Bhargava, R. Brandon Fradd Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
Venue: Auditorium 1
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
PANEL: Bhakti Movement & the Tradition of Srimanta Sankardev
  • Chair: Prof Rajnish K. Mishra, JNU
  • Prof. Pradip Jyoti Mahanta, Eminent Academician, Retired Professor,Gauhati University
  • Dr Jagadindra Raychoudhury, Retired Professor, B. Borooah College,Assam
  • Prof. Shanta Kumari, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
  • Prof. Sthaneshwar Timalsina, Nirmal K. and Augustina Mattoo Endowed Chair in Classical Indic Humanities, Stony Brook University, New York
Venue: Auditorium 1
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Sessions 1–3)
  • Ayurveda and Integrative Health Systems
    Chair: Prof. Mala Kapadia, Director, Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Anaadi Foundation
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Indic Business and Economic Thought
    Chair: Dr. Smita Srinivas, Honorary Professor, University College London
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Environment and Agriculture
    Chair: Dr. Sree N. Sreenath, Founder, Vivekananda Yoga University, USA
    Venue: Committee Room
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tea Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm
PANEL: History of Indian Science and Technology
Chair: Prof. P. Rammanohar, IIT BHU
  • Prof. M. D. Srinivas, Chairman, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai
  • Prof. K. Ramasubramanian, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Bombay
  • Prof. Dhananjay Singh, Member Secretary, ICSSR
Venue: Auditorium 1
5:00pm – 6:30pm
(Sessions 4–6)
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
  • Ayurveda, Animals, and Plants
    Chair: Prof. Mala Kapadia, Director, Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Anaadi Foundation
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • IKS in Traditional Architecture
    Chair: Prof. T.V. Bharat, IIT Guwahati
    Refer page 17
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Ethics, Governance and Ancient Polity
    Chair: Prof. Sheila Rai, Member, ICSSR
    Refer page 18
    Venue: Committee Room
6:30pm – 8:00pm
DIALOGUE WITH EDITORS
Moderator: Prof. Jyotirmaya Tripathi, IIT Madras
  • Prof. K. Ramasubramanian, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Bombay
  • Dr. Pravina Rodrigues, Adjunct Faculty, Starr King School for the Ministry & GTU's Center for Dharma Studies, California
  • Prof. Sunil Poshakwale, Professor, Cranfield University, UK
  • Prof. B. B. Mohanty, Professor, Pondicherry University
Venue: Auditorium 1
8:00pm onwards
Dinner

Day 2 | 11 July 2025

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Sessions 7-9)
  • Ayurveda and Its Approach
    Chair: Prof. P. Rammanohar, Research Director, Amrita School of Ayurveda
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Computational Thought in IKS
    Chair: Prof. Arnab Bhattacharyya, IIT Kanpur
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Sanskrit, Poetry, and Philosophical Aesthetics
    Chair: Prof. Sampadananda Mishra, Rishihood University
    Venue: Committee Room
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
PLENARY
Prof Darshan Shankar, Vice Chancellor, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology
Venue: Auditorium 1
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Tea Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
PANEL: IKS and Institution Building
Chair: Prof. Neerja Gupta, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University
  • Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Member HR, Capacity Building Commission
  • Prof. Satish Deodhar, Professor and Dean, IIM Ahmedabad
  • Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Professor and Dean, SIS, JNU
Venue: Auditorium 1
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Lunch
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Sessions 7-9)
  • Research Approaches
    Chair: Prof J.S. Sadananda, Professor (Rtd.) of Political Science, Kuvempu University
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Textual Studies and Literary Philosophy
    Chair: Prof. Heeraman Tiwari, Jawaharlal Nehru University
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Translation, Language, and Knowledge Transfer
    Chair: Prof. Parimala V. Rao, Jawaharlal Nehru University
    Venue: Committee Room
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PANEL: Rethinking our Past
Chair: Dr. Om Jee Upadhyay, Member Secretary (I/C), Indian Council for Historical Research
  • Prof. Shonaleeka Kaul, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Prof. Lavanya Vemsani, Professor, Shawnee State University, USA
  • Dr Rajaram R Hegde, Department of History and Archaeology,Kuvempu University
Venue: Auditorium 1
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tea Break
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
OPEN DISCUSSION: Research in IKS and Beyond
  • Prof. Ganti S. Murthy, Professor, IIT Indore, National Coordinator, IKS Division, Ministry of Education
  • Prof. Girish Nath Jha, Professor, JNU
  • Prof. Ram Nath Jha, Professor, JNU
  • Prof. Nomesh Bolia, Professor, IIT Delhi
Venue: Auditorium 1
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
CULTURAL EVENING
(Gayan Bayan, Bhor Tal Nritya, and Sattriya Dance Performance)
Venue: Auditorium 1
8:00 p.m. onwards
Dinner

Day 3 | 12 July 2025

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(Sessions 13–15)
  • PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Material Culture and Historical Sciences
    Chair: Prof. Harsha Simha, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Spiritual Frameworks and Philosophical Renewal
    Chair: Prof. Shanmukha A., Kuvempu University
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Mathematics in Ancient India
    Chair: Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty, IIT Roorkee
    Venue: Committee Room
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
PLENARY
Prof Kapil Kapoor, (formerly) Chairman, IIAS Shimla, Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor, JNU
Venue: Auditorium 1
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PANEL: Satra Tradition of Assam: Philosophy and Practice
Chair: Prof Bhagat Oinam, Centre for Philosophy, SSS, JNU
  • Prof Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor, Central Sanskrit University
  • Prof Sacchidananda Mishra, Member Secretary, ICPR
  • Dr Pitambar Deb Goswami, Satradhikar, Auniati Satra
Venue: Auditorium 1
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
(Sessions 16–17 and Open Discussion)
  • PAPER PRESENTATIONS & OPEN DISCUSSION:
    Indian Epistemology and Intellectual Traditions

    Chair: Swami Harshananda, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Scientific Explorations in Healing and Heritage
    Chair: Dr. Ravindra PN, Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
OPEN DISCUSSION: Research in IKS and Beyond
  • Prof. Ganti S. Murthy, Professor, IIT Indore, National Coordinator, IKS Division, Ministry of Education
  • Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor in Comparative Religion, McGill University, Canada
  • Prof. MS Chaitra, IKSHA
Venue: Committee Room
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
PANEL: Relevance and Application of IKS
Chair: Prof. B. Mahadevan, IIM Bangalore
  • Prof. Sachi Chaturvedi, Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
  • Prof. C. S. Yogananda, Visiting Professor, Mathematics, KREA University
  • Prof. Krishna Maheshwari, Founder and CEO, Hindupedia
  • Prof. Sunil Poshakwale, Professor, Cranfield University, UK
Venue: Auditorium 1
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Delegates to be seated for arrival of Chief Guests
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
VALEDICTORY CEREMONY
Sh.Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam
Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor, JNU
Dr. Manohar Shinde, Patron, IKSHA
Prof. Yugank Goyal, Professor, FLAME University, Pune
Venue: Auditorium 1