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Bharatiya Vidya BhavanBengaluru

A unique three day festival

July 6, 7 & 8, 2018

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Venue: ISKCON, Multi-Vision Theatre, Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bengaluru - 560010

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

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 has 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 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 annualconferences on Indian scriptures of antiquity and worldliterature-- Veda Samvada (2013), Upanishad Sandesha(2014), Message of Mahapuranas (2015), Message ofMahakavyas(2016)andMessageofBhagavata(2017).

Over 300 top doctoral scholars from across the country have participated in the seminars, presenting about 300 papers, each one of the topics having a connection and relevance to present times, lending them practical value. 25 established scholars were honoured on the occasion.

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.

The Kendra acknowledges that ISKCON, Bengaluru, has given unconditional support, without whose active involvement, the conferences would not have been so successful. This year too, the Bengaluru Bhavan and ISKCON are organizing a three-day seminar, MessageofRamayana, from July 6th to 8th, 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.

Message of RamayanaA unique three day festival

July 6, 7 & 8, 2018

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 06, 2018, Friday

12.30pm - 1.00pm Valmiki Ramayana as a reection of Vedic Culture - Prof. Shashiprabha Kumar, New Delhi.

INVOCATION Chanting of Adityahrudayam 'Yuddakanda' from

Ramayana by the students of Sandipani Gurukula. Direction: Smt. Rohini Chakravarthy

Master of CeremonySri. K.G. Raghavan

Hon. Secretary, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

Welcome Sri N. Ramanuja,

Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa President, ISKCON-Bengaluru

Presides

Felicitation to scholarsProf. Rajendra Mishra, Shimla,

Dr. Kameshwar Upadyaya, Varanasi

Prof. Shashiprabha Kumar, New Delhi

Dr. S. Nagaraju, Bengaluru

Chief Guest & Address: His Excellency Sri. Banwarilal PurohitGovernor of Tamilnadu and Vice President,

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, World Wide.

Book Launch - 'Message of Bhagavata'& Address

Prof. Mallepuram G. VenkateshFormer Vice-Chancellor,

Karnataka Sanskrit University

Session-1: 10.00am

Poornakumbha Swagatha

Guest of HonourJustice Dr. M. Rama Jois

Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana, Former Governor of Bihar & Jharkhand

Sangeeta Ramayana with commentary - Direction: Dr. T.S. Satyavathi, Bengaluru

Inauguration: 11.00am

Inauguration Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Rajendra Mishra,Ex Vice Chancellor, Sanskrit University, Varanasi.

July 07, 2018, Saturday : Session-3

9.00am - 9.30am Sangeeta Ramayana with Commentary - Direction: Dr. T.S. Satyavathy

9.30am - 10.00am Impact of Ramayana on Kalidasa - Dr. Sriram Bhat, Dharwad

10.00am - 10.30am What Ramayana means to me - Dr. H.S. Venkatesh Murthy, Bengaluru

10.30am - 11.00am Impact of Ramayana on Bhavabhuti - Dr.T.V. Satyanarayana, Mysuru

11.00am - 12.00pm Music based on Ramacharitha Manasa - Ms. Mowna Ramachandra & Party, Bengaluru

12.00nn - 12.30pm Vitality of Ramayana - Ramnami Cult - Sri. P.B. Mahishi, Bengaluru

12.30pm - 1.00 pm Raghavaananda of Ramachandra Budhendra - Dr. R.N. Nagaraj, Bengaluru

Session - 4

1.45pm - 2.15pm Fine arts in Ramayana - Dr. V.B. Aarathi, Bengaluru

2.15pm - 2.45pm Murals and Wooden Sculptures of Kerala in Ramayana - Dr. M.G. Shashibhooshan, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala.

2.45pm - 3.15pm Physiognomy in Ramayana - Dr. Vishwanatha Hampiholi, Kumta

3.15pm - 3.45pm Inner signicance of Ramayana - Prof. Shivaram Agnihothri, Bengaluru

4.00pm - 4.30pm Astrology in Ramayana - Dr. Kameshwar Upadhyaya, Varanasi

4.30pm - 5.00pm Descriptions of Lord Ramachandra in Chaitanya Charitamritha - Sri. Stoka Krishna Dasa, ISKCON, Bengaluru

5.00pm - 5.30pm Teachings of Lord Ramachandra from Srimad Bhagavatam - Sri. Shukadeva Dasa, ISKCON, Bengaluru

5.30pm - 6.00pm Ramayana according to V.S. Srinivasa Shastry - Dr. B.R. Shanta Kumari, Pondichery

6.00pm - 7.00pm Ramanama Saramrutham - Bharatanatya by NUPURA - Direction: Dr. Lalitha Srinivasan

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Session-2

1.45pm - 2.15pm Language of Ramayana - Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, Mysuru

2.15pm - 2.45pm Rasa in Ramayana - Dr. Sree Srivatsa, Bengaluru

2.45pm - 3.15pm 300 Ramayanas - Prof. S. Naganath, Bengaluru

3.15pm - 3.45pm Ramayanas in Kannada: A Survey - Dr. N.R. Lalithambha, Bengaluru

4.00pm - 4.30pm Ramayana in Indonesia : Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Rajendra Mishra, Varanasi.

4.30pm - 5.00pm Ramayana and Management - Prof. Maruthi Ram, Bengaluru

5.00pm - 5.30pm Environment in Ramayana - Dr.S.Dakshinamurthy Sharma, Tirupati

5.30pm - 6.00pm Ramayana and Meemamsa - Dr. Suryanarayana Bhat, Bengaluru

6.00pm - 6.30pm Impact of Ramayana on Kshemendra - Dr. Areyar Sriram Sharma, Melkote

6.30pm Films made on Ramayana - Sri. N.S.Sreedhara Murthy, Bengaluru

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Session - 6

1.45pm - 2.15pm Principles of Administration in Ramayana - Prof. P. Sashirekha, Hyderabad

2.15pm – 2.45pm Uttarakanda has the features of an Anubandha - Dr. Jayanthi Manohar, Bengaluru

2.45pm – 3.15pm Figures of Speech in Ramayana - Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Bengaluru

3.15pm – 3.45pm Subhashitas in Ramayana - Vidwan G.S. Natesh, Shivamogga

3.45pm - 4.15pm Various Coronation incidents in Ramayana - Sri. K.G. Raghavan, Bengaluru

4.30pm - 5.00pm Impact of Ramayana in South East Asian Countries - Dr. S. Nagaraju, Bengaluru

5.00pm - 5.30pm Modern Sanskrit Dramas based on Ramayana - Dr. S. Ranganath, Bengaluru

6.00pm - 7.00pm

July 08, 2018, Sunday : Session – 5

9.30am – 10.00am Minor episodes of Ramayana : Their sociological signicance - Dr. Aravind Rao, Hyderabad

10.00am – 10.30am Dharmashastra and Ramayana - Dr. Urmi Sameer Shah, Ahmedabad

10.30am -11.00am Human Values in the Dialogues of Rama and Bharata in

Ayodyakanda - Dr. Meera Dwivedi, New Delhi

11.00am - 12.30pm Relationship Matrix - Shri. Swami Sukhabodhanandaji, Bengaluru

12.30pm - 1.00pm In the foot steps of Sriram - Prof. Dr. Ramavtar, New Delhi

Valedictory Address:

Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Recipient of Saraswati Samman,Former Chief Minister of Karnataka

As long as the mountains and rivers exist on the earth, the legend of Rama (i.e. the Ramayana) continue to be narrated among the people.

– The Ramayana of Valmiki, I.2.34

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यावत् �था��� िगरयः स�रतः च महीतले ||

तावत् रामायण कथा लोकेषु �च�र�ित |

7.00pm Sangeeta Ramayana with commentary - Direction: Dr. T.S. Satyavathi

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DVD Videos & Books of previous National Conferences

Co-Sponsors:

• Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), Tirupathi

• M.P. Birla Institute of Management, Bengaluru

• Pathi Sridhara Shantha Charitable Trust, Bengaluru

• Sri H. Lakshmanan, Chennai

Exhibition of Postal Stamps on the Ramayana – Good over the evilby Ms. N. Sridevi

ExhibitsIntroduction1. The Ramayana1.1. Hinduism and Ramayana1.2. Main Characters of Ramayana2.0 The Ramayana Epic2.1. Bala Kanda2.2. Ayodya Kanda / Aranya Kanda2.3. Kishkindha Kanda

2.4. Sundara Kanda2.5. Yuddha Kanda2.6. Uttara Kanda3. Versions & influence of Ramayana on other cultures.3.1. Variant, adoptions and influence of Ramayana4. Festival and events of Ramayana5. Religious significane of Ramayana