Welcome to WAVES 2008 - 7 th International Conference

June 27 - 29 at University of Central Florida, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32825

Theme : Vedic Heritage for Global Welfare of Next Generation

PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSIONS SCHEDULE

PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSIONS SCHEDULE

Respected resource persons marked in red are requested to act as Chairpersons/ Rapporteurs of each session.

Guideline for Chairperson: The chairperson is kindly requested to report on the session chaired very briefly, so that the results of any action items may be flagged.

Note: Minor changes in Program may be made depending on the exigencies.


I. Group: Veda – Texts, historical-social contexts

Room 1: 8 to 10 AM June 28, 2008
Narayan R. Joshi

giravani@juno.com

Mahabharata - History or Myth
Y S Rao ysudershanrao@yahoo.com The Epic Mahabharata And The Historical Tradition of Bharat
V. Raja Bandaru trinity012@bandaru.com Right to Succession – A Study of Hindu Code of LawOR Does Valmiki’s Rama have a Right to the Throne
Vijay Ashar bhakta711@yahoo.com A fresh appreciation of contributions of Aryabhatta & Varahamira from their original writings (in Sanskrit)
V. Raja Bandaru trinity012@bandaru.com Adapting Teaching of Sanskrit to the Digital Age

 

Room 2: 8 to 10 AM June 28, 2008
Aravind Kumar

aravind305@yahoo.co.in

Earth, Sun and Environment in the eyes of Vedas
Korada Subrahmanyam  
The Role of Vedangas in Preservation andpropagation of Vedic Heritage
Vanitha Ramaswamy vishalapt86@yahoo.co.uk The Kalpa Vedanga And Its Influence On The Final ConstitutionOf Vedic Charanas.
Jayanthi Manohar jaymanu@dataone.in Esoteric and Scientific meaning hidden under different symbols in the Veda Mantras and Puranas
Niranjan Shah nshah32@hotmail.com Indian Origins of American Civilization
Sunil Joshi, Mridul Joshi dr_mriduljoshi@yahoo.com Contemporary relevance of Vedic values in Ramayana and Rama Charita Manasa

 

Room 3: 8 to 10 AM June 28, 2008
Egbert Richter

ushanas@uni-bremen.de

The Lord of the Beasts- (An interpretation of IVC seal 2420 in relation to RigvedaX.72.4,5)
Anand Singh anandluims@rediffmail.com
Dynamics of Culture in Early Varanasi: Vedic & Buddhist Tradition
K.B. Subbarayudu subbarayudukb@rediffmail.com The Richness and Power of The Sanskrit Language on the Basis of the First Shloka of the Bhaagavatam
Narayan R. Joshi giravani@juno.com Internal beauty of language of Vedas
S.N.Mahalingam santhri@yahoo.com The ancient roots of the Indians

 

Room 4: 8 to 10 AM June 28, 2008
Bal Ram Singh

bsingh@umassd.edu

The Need of Scientific Approach and Language to Examine and Promote Traditional Vedic Knowledge and Practices
C L Prabhakar clprabhakar@yahoo.com
Approaches to Vedic heritage for the coming generations
S.Pappu Rama Rao pappuss@muohio.edu Hindu Secularism
Sister Sunita Chandak ceo@sqcc.in Vedic Incorporation of the paradigm Shifts in the CorporationsManagement for Global Welfare
Bhagirathi Biswas, N.B. Biswas biswasnb2001@yahoo.co.in Education and Social Life in Vedic India : An ExploratoryStudy

 

Room 5: 8 to 10 AM June 28, 2008
Asha Rani Tripathi

ashatripathi12@yahoo.com

The Goddess Aditi in Rig –Veda :Does She symbolize “Space”?
Asha Viswas asha_20viswas07@yahoo.com
Transcendental consciousness in the poetry of Shelly
Tejasri Katuri tejasrik@yahoo.com Modern approach to realize Eternal Vedic wisdom through The Science & technology of “Divine Life”
Kalyan Viswanathan kalyan.viswanathan@gmail.com

The Bhagvad Gita, Mahatma Gandhi and Ahimsa

 

II. Group: Veda and relevance to modern times

 

Room 1: 1 to 3 PM June 28, 2008
Woods Higgins

utchateye@lowcountry.com

An ecumenical message: The Vedic Heritage and Its Place in Reshaping Spirit in the Future As the West continues Its Affinitiy to the East
Divya Tripathi divya16tripathi@yahoo.co.in Sanctity of Vedic Marriage and its relevance to modern generation
Mark & Nora MacDowell macdowell@glis.cc Religions: Theory and Practice
Ajai Bhambi dsukul@usa.net Cosmic Legacy – Oneness
Brijendra Shrivastava brijshrivastava@rediffmail.com Vedic Cosmology And The Questions Raised by Stephen Hawking

 

Room 2: 1 to 3 PM June 28, 2008
Anand Singh

anandluims@rediffmail.com

Tracing the space for Vedic education in modern age
B.S.Dhurve glase_to2002@yahoo.co.in The main objective and the importance of education for younger generation with reference to global welfare
Ramachandra Bhat drrgbhat.vvg@gmail.com Transmission of the Vedic heritage in Gurukulam
Ramadheen Ramsamooj pramsamooj@umassd.edu Vedic Model for Whole Brain Education: An Innovative Ancient Approach to complete modern professional education by age 25
Kamlesh Kapur kamleshk@cox.net How does the next generation receive the continuity of text, traditions and practices of Veda?
Rajendra Prasad Jaiswal jaiswalrp@gmail.com Education of Women During the Vedic Period

 

Room 3: 1 to 3 PM June 28, 2008
Falguni.P.Zaveri

fzaveri2007@gmail.com

Role of temples and religious institutions
CPV Vijayakumaran vijayakumarancpv@yahoo.com Concept of Vedic gods Hari and Haran and the progeny ‘Ayyappan’ – the reflections in the present temple deity in India
Naval Bhabhra ruchibhabhra@yahoo.com The Vedic Heritage of Universal Harmony with Nature and Environment for Global welfare of next generation
Pravesh Kumar Srivastav pks_a...@bhu.ac.in A Study of the Role of Vedic Religion in Social Reforms

 

Room 4: 1 to 3 PM June 28, 2008
Seetharamalakshmi

tsrlakshmi@yahoo.com

Vedic heritage in music composers for global welfare
M.A.Jayashree , M.A.Narasimhan jayagramani@yahoo.com Ethics and Morals in Dharmasastra
Ved Prakash vedastrology@hotmail.com Vedic Heritage-Astrology
Archana Mohidekar archana.mohidekar@gmail.com Mantras-A Gift from Vedas
Anuradha Choudry anu@yahoo.com Reviving the Vedic Aryan
J.Srinivasa Murthy jsreenivasamurthy@gmail.com Vedic connections of Kannada culture

 

Room 5: 1 to 3 PM June 28, 2008
Asha Lata Pandey

ashapandey@yahoo.com

The concept of ‘togetherness’ in the Rigveda: its relevance in the Modern world
Yagya Prasad Tiwari yagyaom_tiwari@yahoo.co.in Vedic mission of harmony regarding man and nature in the modern context
Shashi Tiwari shashit_98@yahoo.com Ancient Indian Ecology for Global Welfare
BrahmaNandPathak   Sincerity and Dedication for Duties: A Message of Gita for Next Generation
Umesh Kumar Singh umeshsingh58@gmail.com 1.Equity and love for Global welfare ( in special reference to sant kabir )2.Vedic Heritage for Global welfare of the Next Generation

 

Room 1: 8 to 10 AM June 29, 2008
Subas Vedalankar ‘Taneja’- Jai Taneja

babloo20200@yahoo.com

1.Sangacchadhwam - A Fountain of peace and Happiness 2. Vedic Solution for the stability of Life and Nation
Parul Verma Parul_millennium@rediff.com The Vedic Philosophy Relevant Tomorrow
N.C. Beohar, Parul Verma naresh_beohar@rediffmail.com Ancient Indian Ecology for Global Welfare
K S Kannan ks_kannan@yahoo.com Vedic Symbolism in Ananda K Coomaraswamy’sSpiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government

 

Room 2: 8 to 10 AM June 29, 2008
Hari Dutt Sharma

 

Family System in Sanskrit for Global Welfare
U. A. Vinay Kumar udank27@gmail.com Indian social contract and its dissolution
Arvind Kumar Chaturvedi drarvind5045@yahoo.com In view of Maharshi Dayanand Vedic Accredition for the welfare of nextgeneration”
Ram Gopal drramgopalresearch@yahoo.com Vedic Science For Global Water Challenges
Anil Narang anarang@gsb.uchicago.edu Mahabharata’s linkage between vegetarianism and world peace relevance in modern times
R K Sahni, Ved Sahni anirudhsahni@yahoo.com Vedas prohibit meat-eating Vedas denounce foeticide

 

III. Group: Veda and Ayurveda, other therapies

 

Room 3: 8 to 10 AM June 29, 2008
Dinesh Chandra Shastri

univers_yogi@yahoo.com

Vedic concept of Yajna Therapy for global welfare
Y.K. Wadhwa ykw@jbm.co.in Drinking alcohol not in conformity with true vedic tradition
Manjul Kant Dwivedi vastushastri@yahoo.co.in Vastu: A Beneficial Vedic Science
Bala V Manyam balavmanyam@yahoo.com Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine Products, Heavy Metal Content and Research Method
R. S. Tripathi tripathirs@yahoo.co.uk Soma as depicted in Rigveda : a scientific interpretation

 

Room 4: 8 to 10 AM June 29, 2008
Suresh Gandhi

vbhanot@bsnl.co.in

Role of Chakras in treatment of future ailments
Hitesh Mehta, Suresh Gandhi naturosujokdrg@gmail.com Role of Ayurveda in maintaining Mental, Physical And Spiritual Health
Amrit Desai info@amrityoga.org The Biology, Psychology and Spirituality of Yoga Nidra
Pushpa Jha sanjusanju555@yahoo.com Jeevan Yajna
Lothar Schäfer chafer@uark.edu Aspects of cosmic consciousness in the non-material and non-empirical Forms of physical reality

 

IV. Group: Veda and Philosophy

 

Room 5: 8 to 10 AM June 29, 2008
Pranav Sharma

drpranav_pbt23@rediffmail.com

Gita: a tonic for global welfare
Meetu Gaur meetu.gaur @ yahoo.com The role of freewill (karma) & fate (bhagya) in the life of an individual – an astrological analysis
Ashish Arya ashish.tapovan@yahoo.co.in Practical and spiritual significance of Vedic darshan philosophy
Deen B. Chandora deenbc@yahoo.com Vedic View of Cosmic creation and Comparative study of Modern Science and other Eras
Roopa Narayan roopahulikal@yahoo.com Veda in Vaisesika

 

Room 1: 1 to 3 PM June 29, 2008
Arnold Munroe

amunroe@hotmail.com

2008-2050: Education during a need of transformative clarity:A vision of an Eastern-yogic philosophical andragogy
Kasinadhuni Maheswara Prasad mpkasinadhuni@hotmail.com The various paths of Yoga in Gita Towards self-Realization
Charles Michael Byrd (Charukrishna) chasbyrd@verizon.net Transcending race-consciousness with the Bhagavad-gita
Michael Kremer   Integrating Fire: Sri Aurobindo’s esoteric interpretation of Agni and the Vedic Sacrifice
Mukund Apte mdapte@gmail.com Science of psychology

 

Room 2: 1 to 3 PM June 29, 2008
Sampadananda Mishra

sampad@sriaurobindosociety.org.in

Avadhaanakalaa: The Art of Concentration
S.Ram Mohan sethurammohan@yahoo.co.in Syncretism of yogic systems in Indian heritage
Ganesh Dutta Sharma) ganesh_d_sharma@yahoo.co.in Origin of Philosophy in Vedasgita
Oleg Perzashkevich minskhist@yahoo.com Arya vs. ethnos: the problem of Rigvedic self-identity
Rakesh Kumar Singh Abha Singh majonji@rediffmail.com amitsharma4703@gmail.com Philosophy of identity from personal to global(with study of philosophy of mind in vedic literature)

 

Room 3: 1 to 3 PM June 29, 2008
Bhagirathi Biswas

biswasnb2001@yahoo.co.in

Contribution of the Vedas to Indian Philosophy with special referenceto Epistemology -- Yo aryo marttabhojanam paradadati dasuse | Indroasmabhyam siksatu vibhaja bhuri te vasu bhasksiya tava radhasah || Rg 1.81.6 ||
R.S.Tripathi tirupati_swamijii@yahoo.com.au Role of Visistadvaita Vedanta in philosophizing the reality of phenomenal and pneumenal nature
Douglas DeMasters dougnarada@yahoo.com 1. Inner Bliss and Harmony 2. The Metaphysics of Pulsation and the March to World Peace
Mark J. Richard (Vivek) markrichard@cox.net The Limitation of the Senses and Mind The Kena Upanishad and The Mystical Theology of Dionysius
Raju Chidambaram aiyers@comcast.net 1. Towards a mathematical theory of Spirituality based on advaita vedanta (Part IV): Vasanas and spiritual evolution2. Towards a mathematical theory of spirituality based on advaita (Part 3): On Sri Ramana’s principle of personal will

 

Room 4: 1 to 3 PM June 29, 2008
Sanjay Mehta

Sanjaykom2000@gmail.com

Let’s go back to roots-Guru the real leader
K.T Vishwanath savitashastri@yahoo.co.in Dashgranthi System of preservation of vedic texts
Kundan Singh singhkundan@hotmail.com Rāmbachan and the Limits of Social-constructivist Bias in the Analysis of the Thoughts of Swami Vivekananda
Srinivasa Tilak shrinivas.tilak@gmail.com Reawakening the world to its Vedic heritage
Nirmal Singh enveen@yahoo.com Guru maanyo granth – believe ye in grandh as guru – looking back, looking forward this centenary

 

Room 5: 1 to 3 PM June 29, 2008
Shantilal Goradia

shantilalg1@juno.com sg@gravityresearchinstitute.org

Modern Science and Vedic Consciousness
Sampada Savardekar sanskritisampada@gmail.com Varnashrama Dharma_the ancient path of right living
Vinod K Mishra vkmishr@gmail.com A Physicist’s Look at Creation in Indic Traditions
Satya Narayan Das drsnd@jiva.com Sri Jiva Gosvami’s vision for welfare
Amitabh Shukla amitabhshuk@gmail.com Vedic Knowledge for the Betterment of Present and Future Generation
Venkatakrishna Sastry sastry.bvk@gmail.com Delivering Vedic Welfare for next Generations : Global Challenges

 

 

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