an International Seminar, jointly organised by
Center for Indic Studies,
University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth), USA
&
Special Center for Sanskrit Studies & Center for Philosophy
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
The Special Center for Sanskrit Studies and Center for Philosophy (School of Social Sciences) JNU in collaboration with the Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth are organizing a 4-day international seminar “Twentieth International Congress of Vedanta (20Vedanta)” during December 28-31, 2011. The International Congress of Vedanta, founded in 1986 by Professor S. S. Rama Rao Pappu of the Department of Philosophy at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, is now located at the Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. For over two decades, International Congress of Vedanta has been the focal point for meeting of scholars specializing in all aspects of Indian philosophy and religion. In the past, the Congress has also celebrated the birth centennial of S. Radhakrishnan (1988), the 1200 anniversary of Sri Sankaracharya (1990), the centennial of Swami Vivekananda’s sojourn to America and his participation in the World Parliament of Religions (1992), birth centennial of J. Krishnamurti (1995), and the 700 anniversary of sanjeewan samadhi of Sri Jnaneswara (1996). International Vedanta Conferences were also held in Madras, Rishikesh, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam in India, and in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, in order to facilitate better interaction between scholars in India and the West.
The Vedanta Congress continues its tradition of brining scholars of Indic traditions from India and the West together on a platform regularly. The organizational details of the conference are handled by the Center for Indic Studies of Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Call for Papers
Interested scholars and academics are requested to submit the electronic copies of full papers (5000 words) in English, Hindi or Sanskrit for presentations at the Twentieth International Congress of Vedanta. The papers will be blind-reviewed by a panel of experts for their suitability for presentaton and/or publication. The broad areas (not limited to) are as follows –
- Various schools of Vedantic philosophy (metaphysics, knowledge and hermeneutics) and lifeworld
- Science And Technology In Ancient Indian Texts (SATIAIT)
- Interpretation of key texts of Indian intellectual tradition
- Digital libraries, electronic access and search for the texts of Vedantic tradition
- Yoga and Ayurveda
- Spirituality and science : Vedantic perspective
- Vedanta and interfaith dialogue
- Indian cosmology and psychology – Sankhya Yoga and Vedanta
- Vedantic pedagogy
- History, Vedanta and Indian culture
- Vedanta and varna system
- Corporate world and Vedanta
- Vedanta and public governance
- Vedanta and music
- Vedanta and consicousness studies
Important Dates
- Submission of full paper >> June30, 2011
- Papers sent to reviewers >> July 11, 2011
- Notification of selected papers >> August 21, 2011
- Last Date of Registration without late fine >> Sept 5, 2011
- Revision as per reviewer comments >> Sept 5, 2011
- Papers sent to publisher >> Oct 5, 2011
Contact
Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D. Director, Center for Indic Studies University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road Dartmouth, MA 02747 Phone: 508-999-8588 Fax: 508-999-8451 bsingh@umassd.edu http://www.umassd.edu/indic |
Prof. R. P. Singh Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy. School of Social Sciecnes Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 Phone- 91-11-2670-4170 Fax – 91-11-2674-1308 rpsingh@mail.jnu.ac.in Center for Philospohy, JNU |
Dr. Girish Nath Jha Associate Professor, Computational Linguistics Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 Phone- 91-11-2673-8834 Fax – 91-11-2674-1308 girishjha@gmail.com http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in |
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