Do Ideas Have Wings or Did Stone Travel? The Enigma of Mathura Sculptures in Early Historic India
Delivered by Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray, New Delhi
Sir William Jones and the Beginning of the Indological Studies in India
Delivered by Dr. O.P. Kejariwal, Varanasi
Recent Trends in Rock Art Research in India
Delivered by Prof. V.H. Sonawane, An Eminent Scholar of Indology, Vadodara
The Wall as Canvas : Notes on Mughal Wall Paintings
Delivered by Dr. Asok Kumar Das, An Eminent Art Historian, Shantiniketan
A Queen's Memorial : The Rani-Ki-Vav at Patan
Delivered by Dr. Kirit Mankodi, An Eminent Indologist, Mumbai
In collaboration with Sangeet Parishad, Kashi
Vocal Recital by Dr. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Mumbai)
In collaboration with Shri Pattabhiram Shastri Veda Mimamsa Anusandhan Kendra, Varanasi and Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Government of India, Ujjain
Coordinators : Prof. Y. K. Mishra, Head,Department of Vedic Studies, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Former Vice-Chancellor, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur& Prof. S. K. Mishra, Department of Sanskrit, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Former Secretary, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Govt. of India, Ujjain.
Some Participating Scholars : Prof. Sannidhanam Sudharshan, Vice President, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain; Prof. Deepak Kumar Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit Prachyavidya Vishvavidyalaya, Assam; Dr. Gopal Prasad Sharma, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi; Prof. Ram Pratap Tiwari, Former Head, Sanskrit Department, Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna University, Srinagar; Prof. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Former Dean, Faculty of Vedavedanga, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur; Prof. Ravindra Bhattacharya, Head, Sanskrit Department, University of Kolkata; Prof. Mithila Prasad Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vaidika Vishvavidyalaya, Ujjain; Prof. Devendra Nath Pandey, Dean, Faculty of Vedavedanga, Shri Somanath Sanskrit University, Veraval; Shri V. S. Vijayraghawan, Director, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain; Prof. Hridaya Ranjan Sharma, Varanasi; Prof. Thakur Prasad Verma, Varanasi; Prof. Surendra Kumar Sharma, Jaipur; Prof. Manjula Chaturvedi, Varanasi; Dr. Chandrakanta Rai, Varanasi; Prof. Gopal Nath Bhattacharya, Varddhaman; and many others.
Shrauta-Yaga Mitravindeshti was performed on Mahashivaratri Day by Ahitagni Mahadev Shastri Agnihotri, Shri Shashikant Agnihotri and group from Buldhana (Maharashtra)
Delivered by Dr. Saryu V. Doshi (Mumbai)
Delivered by Dr. Saryu V. Doshi (Mumbai)