Welcome to WAVES

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