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Day 1
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, Princeton University
Venue: Auditorium 1
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
PANEL: Bhakti Movement & Srimanta Sankardev
  • Chair: Prof. Rajkish N. Mishra, JNU
  • Speakers: Dr. Rajib Lochan Mahanata, Dr. Jaydeep Rupavath, Prof. Shivato Kumari, Prof. M.S. Chaitra
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. P. Rammanohar
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1
  • Indic Business and Economic Thought
    Chair: Dr. Smita Srinivas
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
  • Environment and Agriculture
    Chair: Dr. Sree N. Sreenath
    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. Dharmesh 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, Anant Foundation
    Refer page 16
    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. Praveen Rodrigues, Adjunct Faculty, St. Mary King School for the Ministry & GTU’s Centre for Dharma Studies, California
  • Prof. Sunil Pokharna, 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.
(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. Dharam 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.
(Sessions 10–12)
  • Research Approaches
    Chair: Prof. A.S. Sadananda, Professor (Retd.) of Political Science, Kuvempu University
    Venue: Lecture Hall 1

  • Textual Studies and Literary Philosophy
    Chair: Prof. Meenama Tiwari, Jawaharlal Nehru University
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2

  • Translation, Language, and Knowledge Transfer
    Chair: Prof. Pratibha 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 (VC), Indian Council for Historical Research
  • Prof. Shambhala Kand, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Prof. Lavanya Vemsani, Professor, Shawnee State University, USA
  • Dr. Rajaram Hegde, Dept. 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
  • Prof. Girish Nath Jha, Professor, JNU
  • Prof. Ram Nath Jha, Professor, JNU
  • Prof. Neerath Boli, 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 2 | 11 July 2025

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(Sessions 13–15)
  • PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Intellectual Cultures and Historical Sciences
    Chair: Prof. Mahan Sinha, 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. Amit K. Geurshtey, IIT Roorkee
    Venue: Committee Room
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
PLENARY
Prof. Kapil Kapoor, (Former) Chairman, IAS Shrinks, Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor, JNU
Venue: Auditorium 1
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PANEL: Sutra Tradition of Assam: Philosophy and Practice
Chair: Prof. Bhagat Oinam, Centre for Philosophy, SSS, JNU
  • Prof. Shiv Vishwanath Varma, Vice Chancellor, Central Sanskrit University
  • Prof. Sacchidananda Mishra, Member Secretary, ICPR
  • Dr. Pratibha 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 P.N., Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIIMHARS
    Venue: Lecture Hall 2
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 Maheswari, Founder and CEO, Indicupdate
  • Prof. Sunil Pokharkar, 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
Shri. 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