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A unique five day festival

from June 26 to 30, 2019

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan#43, Race Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001Ph: 080-22267303/ 22267421/22265746 Fax: 22287373 Email: bhavanblrhns50@gmail.com, hbcollege18@yahoo.co.inWebsite: www.bhavankaranataka.comFacebook : www.facebook/bhavanbengaluru

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Highlights :Highlights :• Lectures • Open House Discussions • Lectures • Open House Discussions • Cultural Programmes• Cultural Programmes• Exhibition & sale of Books, CDs/DVDs. • Exhibition & sale of Books, CDs/DVDs. • Live Webcast on www.shaale.com• Live Webcast on www.shaale.com

Highlights :• Lectures • Open House Discussions • Cultural Programmes• Exhibition & sale of Books, CDs/DVDs. • Live Webcast on www.shaale.com

The Kendra acknowledges that ISKCON, Bengaluru, has given unconditional support, without whose active involvement, the conferences would not have been so successful. Similarly, Tirupati-Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD) have been supporting the Bhavan �inancially without whose support, it would not have been possible to take up such conferences on mammoth scale. This year too, the Bengaluru Bhavan, TTD and ISKCON are organizing a �ive-day seminar, Message of Mahabharata, from June 26 to 30, 2019, focussing on topics such as cosmology, geography, genealogy, yoga, legends, music and dance.

The most important outcome and lasting legacy of Bengaluru Bhavan, has been the documentation of all the conferences in both book and digital form, which is of great archival value.

Over 350 top doctoral scholars from across the country have participated in these seminars, presenting about 350 papers, each one of the topics having a connection and relevance to present times, lending them practical value. 30 established scholars were honoured on these occasions.

As an integral part of disseminating knowledge through these seminars, book exhibitions were held as an adjunct to the main event, with every evening devoted to music, dance and theatre, their themes drawn from the seminar topics. The international conferences were a holistic intellectual, literary, and cultural coming together of the best in the chosen �ields, interspersed with the recitation of Vedas all through.

Re-invigorating these ideals, the Bengaluru Kendra has pioneered several programmes that have focussed on leaving a lasting legacy for future generations. Taking it to the common man through varied media such as performing arts, seminars and institutionalized teaching of many branches of Indian knowledge have been the road map chosen by the Bengaluru Kendra to keep alive Indian culture.

The Kendra has especially focussed on this, its pioneering work in resurrecting rare and fading arts in eleven States across the country and conducting international conferences on Indian immortal scriptures being its landmark contribution in recent years. The visionary outlook and focus on reaching out to youth through all these activities has ensured the participation of youngsters in these programmes.

Since 2013, the Kendra has been holding mega annual conferences on Indian scriptures of antiquity and world literature-- Veda Samvada (2013), Upanishad Sandesha (2014), Message of Mahapuranas (2015), Message of Mahakavyas (2016), Message of Bhagavata (2017) and Message of Ramayana (2018).

reserving ancient Indian heritage in all its manifestations has been Pthe fulcrum of activities of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan since inception in 1938.

Message of MahabharataA unique five day festival from June 26 to 30, 2019

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE 26, 2019, WEDNESDAY

INVOCATION Chanting of verses from 'Values of Bhagavad Gita'

by 108 children of Sandipani Gurukula Direction: Smt. Rohini Chakravarthy

Welcome Shri. N. Ramanuja

Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

Felicitation to scholarsDr Prabhunath Dwivedi, Varanasi

Dr Saroja Bhate, Pune

Dr. Veni Madhava Shastry, Dharwad

KolkataSwami Japasiddhananda, Dr N S Rajaram, Bengaluru

Chief Guest: Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade

Padmabhushan AwardeeDharmadhikari, Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala

Key-note AddressDr S. R. Bhat

Former Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi

Inauguration: 5.00pm

Inauguration & Address Dr S. L. Bhyrappa,

Padma Shree and Saraswathi Samman Awardee

Presidential AddressHis Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

Padmashree Awardee,President, ISKCON, Bengaluru

Vote of thanksShri H N Suresh

Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

June 27, 2019, Thursday : Session-1

12.30pm - 1.15pm Mahabharata in Hindi literature - Dr Prabhunath Dwivedi, Varanasi

9.00am - 9.30am Gamaka Vachana – Rajasuya Yaga in Sabhaparva

Vachana: Smt Gangamma Keshavamurthy

Vyakhyana: Smt Sunanda Gururaj

10.15am - 11.00am Character Development in Mahabharata - Swami

Japasiddhananda, Kolkata

11.00am - 11.45am Slavery in Mahabharata - Dr. Veni Madhava Shastry, Dharwad

9.30am - 10.15am Critical Editions of the Mahabharata - Dr Saroja Bhate, Pune

11.45am - 12.30pm Historicity of Mahabharata - Dr N S Rajaram, Bengaluru

11.45am - 12.30pm Crime and Punishment in Mahabharata - Dr. Shantha Shaivalini, Bengaluru

9.30am - 10.15am Myth and Legend in Mahabharata - Dr. M. K. Sridhar, Bengaluru

9.00am - 9.30am Gamaka Vachana - Rajasuya Yaga in Sabhaparva Vachana: Smt Shobha Shashidhar Vyakhyana: Smt Vijaya Ranganath

11.00am - 11.45am Idioms of Vyasa - Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh

10.15am - 11.00am Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya - Prof. Hari Dasa Bhat, Bengaluru

12.30pm - 1.15pm Ecology in Mahabharata - Dr A Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bengaluru

June 28, 2019, Friday : Session-3

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2.45pm - 3.30pm Oral Versions in Mahabharata - Dr. C. N. Ramachandran, Bengaluru

3.30pm - 4.15pm Female Characters of Mahabharata - Dr. Ved Kumari Ghai, Jammu

2.00pm - 2.45pm Five jewels of Mahabharata - Dr. Krishna Joshi, Gokarna

5.15pm - 6.15pm Talk on Mahabharata: Part 2 - Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Bengaluru

4.15pm - 5.00pm Philosophy of Mahabharata - Vid. Madhusudan Shastri, Dharwad

6.15pm Bharatanatya recital : ‘Droupadi’ - Dr. Soundarya Srivatsa

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

4.15pm - 5.00pm Impact of Mahabharata on Malayalam literature - Dr. Mohana Kuntar, Hampi

6.15pm Yakshagana - ‘ Veera Vrushabhasena’ by the artists of Yaksha Kala Academy, Bengaluru. Direction: Sri K. Krishnamurthy Tunga

2.00pm - 2.45pm Impact of Mahabharata on Kannada literature - Dr S. L. Srinivas Murthy, Bengaluru

Session-2

3.30pm - 4.15pm Impact of Mahabharata on Telugu literature - Dr. Sesha Shastry, Bengaluru

5.15pm - 6.15pm Talk on Mahabharata: Part 1 - Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh

2.45pm - 3.30pm Impact of Mahabharata on English literature - Dr C. Naganna, Mysuru

11.00am - 11.45am The concept of Swetha Dweepa in Mahabharata - Shri. Samudrala Venkata Ranga Ramanujacharya, Hyderabad

10.15am - 11.00am Mahabharata multiple perspectives - Prof. N. Manu Chakravarthy, Bengaluru

9.30am - 10.15am The pure devotion of Kunti Devi - Shri. Stoka Krishna Maharaj, ISKCON, Chennai

June 29, 2019, Saturday : Session-5

12.30pm - 1.15pm Eschatology as depicted in Mahabharata - Dr. Vishwanath Hampiholi, Kumata

9.00am - 9.30am Gamaka Vachana - Rajasuya Yaga in Sabhaparva Vachana: Smt. Geetha Prabhakar Vyakhyana: Shri. Sumantha B.A.

11.45am - 12.30pm Unique devotional service rendered by Bhishma Deva - Shri. Sukhadeva Dasa, ISKCON, Lucknow

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

5.00pm Valedictory ProgrammeChief Guest: His Excellency Shri Banwarilal Purohit Governor of Tamil Nadu and Vice President, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Worldwide.

Session-6

2.00pm - 2.45pm Cow worship in Mahabharata - Dr. G.N.Bhat, Mangalore

2.45pm - 3.30pm Mahabharata in Arts - Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal, Bengaluru

3.30pm - 4.15pm Aesthetics of Mahabharata - Dr. Radhavallabh Tripathi, Pune

6.15pm Carnatic Classical vocal duet - Vid. M.B.Hariharan and Vid.Ashok S

5.15pm - 6.15pm Talk on Mahabharata: Part 3 - Shatavadhani Dr. R.Ganesh, Bengaluru

4.15pm - 5.00pm Yakshagana episodes in Mahabharata - Dr. Sandhya Hegde, Bengaluru

June 30, 2019, Sunday : Session-7

9.30am - 10.15am Life lessons from Shanthi Parva - Shri. L. Ramaswamy, Vedanta Institute, Kolkata

10.15am - 11.00am Films based on Mahabharata - Shri N S Sridharamurthy, Bengaluru

11.00am - 11.45am Influence of Mahabharata in temple sculpture & paintings - Dr. M.G.Sasibhooshan, Thiruvananthapuram

11.45am - 12.30pm The sublime characters of Mahatma Vidura - Shri. Rajiv Lochana, ISKCON, Hubli

12.30pm - 1.15pm Subhashitas in Mahabharata - Dr. Raghavendra Bhat, Bengaluru

9.00am - 9.30am Gamaka Vachana - Rajasuya Yaga in Sabhaparva Vachana: Shri. Vasuki Sharma Vyakhyana: Smt. Shantha Gopal

4.15pm - 5.00pm Talk on Mahabharata-Part 4 - Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Bengaluru

Session-8

2.00pm - 2.45pm Management in Mahabharata - Dr. T.V.Rao, Bengaluru

2.45pm - 3.30pm Legal ethics in Mahabharata - Shri. K.G.Raghavan

3.30pm - 4.15pm Mahabharata in Modern Sanskrit Literature - Dr. S. Ranganath, Bengaluru

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Karmanye Vadhikaraste, Ma phaleshou kada chana |Ma Karma Phala Hetur Bhurmatey Sangostva Akarmani ||

You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

– Bhagavad Gita, Chapter II, Verse 47

Presidential Address: His Grace Shri Madhu Pandit DasaPresident, ISKCON, Bengaluru.

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Co-Sponsors:• Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), Tirupathi• Micro Labs, Bengaluru• Manandi Srimathi and Manandi Suresh, Bengaluru• Pathi Sridhara Shantha Charitable Trust, Bengaluru• TVS Group, Chennai• Prathibha Jewellers, Bengaluru• Malpani Charitable Trust, Bengaluru

Exhibition of Postal Stamps on the Mahabharatafrom 26th Juneto 30th June, 2019by Ms. N. Sridevi