Conference Venue

The Conference will be held at Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula for lndic Wisdom (CEG), Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth's Kochi
campus located at Veliyanad, the maternal ancestral birth home of Adi Sarikaracarya, the great Spiritual Giant, and the
torch-bearer of the renaissance of reason and logic.

Set in an extensive compound of 10 acres in Kerala's lush, green country-side, amidst temple shrines and lily ponds, CEG
campus offers a serene ambience that attracts aspirants who come in search of peace and solitude from the world over.

Tourist Attraction
As you are coming to god's own country, you may want to explore many temples, beaches, backwaters around Kerala, or
simply shop for silks and traditional Kerala attire, or handicrafts and of course, the spices .

There is the famous Vaikom Shiva Temple or the Ernakulathappan Shiva Temple, Ernakulam; or you may want to visit
Alleppey for a backwater ride; or visit the Fort Kochi beach and see how the historic fishing nets function .

For more information on tourist spots in and around Ernakulam, visit our website on:
http://www.chinmayauniversity.ac .in/places-of-interest-in-and-around-ernakulam/

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Steering Committee Introduction Day 2 I 13-06-2017 I Teaching and Curriculum Design

Prof. B. Mahadevan
Vice Chancellor. Chinmaya
Vishwavidyapeeth
Swami Advayananda
President. Executive Council
Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Dr. Rana Dilipkumar, Director,
Chinmaya International Foundation
Shodha Sansthan
Shri Suresh Subramanian, Registrar.
Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Shri K.K. Rajan.
Trustee, Chinmaya International
Foundation
Shri N M Sundar,
Campus Director, CEG Campus
Sanskrit holds the key to the treasure trove of Ancient lndic knowledge, but
04.30 P.M. - 05.30 P.M. - Plenary Session
today, as Sanskrit education dwindles, problems in society are increasing.
* Prof. Muralidhara Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya
9.00 A.M. - 10.30 A .M. -Technical Session -2
With the knowledge of Sanskrit, we may gain new insights into these Sanskrit Vidyapeetham, Tirupati
11.00 A.M. - 1.00 P.M. - Technical Session -3
problems, but at the individual level people lack an understanding of * Prof. Venkat R Krishnan, Founder & Director, Center for
Sanskrit's relevance. The emergence of new technology and social media 02.30 P.M. - 04.00 P.M. - Panel discussion Oneness & Transforming Leadership, Chennai
has opened up new avenues for teaching and research in the field of * Prof. Parameshwara Narayana Shastry, Vice-Chancellor,
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi 6.30 P.M. - Cultural Program
Sanskrit.
* Prof. Chand Kiran Saluja, Director (Academics), Sanskrit
Promotion Foundation, New Delhi
*
These point to a possible renewal of the role of Sanskrit in addressing Prof. Y.S. Ramesh HoD, Department of Education,
contemporary issues that society is facing. The transformation required in Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jaipur
the education system to incorporate Sanskrit will demand newer
approaches to teaching and research.

Shri CKS Nair, Manager, This conference, designed to address these issues and create a new
Chinmaya International Foundation
agenda for the fields of Sanskrit and Ancient Indian Wisdom, will provide a
Program Committee: platform for thought leaders, the academic community, and researchers to
Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi (Chair),
Honarary Dean, Chinmaya share new knowledge, best practices and gain from mutual interactions.
Vishwavidyapeeth

Co-chairs The conference will also provide networking opportunities for those
Dr. Vinayak Raiat Bhat,
Dr. Varun Khanna,
engaged in teaching and research in Sanskrit, lndic Knowledge, and
Vid. Nagendra Pavana Applications.

Day 1 I 12-06-2017 I Applied lndic Knowledge Day 3 I 14-06-2017 I New Trajectories in Sanskrit & lndic Knowledge

9.00A.M. - 10.30 A.M. - Inaugural Session

* Swami Swaroopananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission
Worldwide, Chancellor of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
* Dr. N Gopalaswami, IA S ( Rtd), Chancellor, Rashtriya
9.00A .M. - 10.30 A .M. - Panel Discussion
* Prof. Makarand R Paranjape, Professor of English, Centre
for English Studies School of Language, Literature, and
Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Sanskrit Vidyapeetham, Tirupati * Prof. B. V. K . Sastry, Yoga- Samskrutham University,
Key-note address Florida, USA
* Prof Radhavallabh Tripathi, Former Vice-Chancellor,
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
* Dr. Sai Susarala, Technical Director at NetApp, Bengaluru

11.00 A.M. - 1.00 P.M. - Technical Session -4

11.00 A .M. - 01.00 P.M. - Technical Session -1
02.30 P.M. - 04.00 P.M. - Panel discussion 04.30 P.M. - 05.30 P.M. - Plenary Session
* Prof. Nagaraj Pathuri, Former Senior Professor of * Prof Dominik Wujastic, History & Classics Department,
University of Alberta, Alberta
*
Cultural Studies at University
* Prat Shailaja D. Sharma, Adjunct taculty, NIAS Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam, Professor of Sanskrit, 02.30 P.M. - 04.00 P.M. - Valedictory function
* Prof. Girish Nath Jha, Professor of Computational CALTS, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Swami Advayananda, President, Executive Council, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Linguistics and Chairperson, Special Center for Sanskrit
6.30 P.M. - Cultural Program
Prof. P. Geervani, Pro Chancellor, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Studies, JNU, New Delhi - 110067
* Dr. C.S.R. Prabhu, Former Director General, NIC,
Hyderabad*