Conducted by Dr. Asok Kumar Das (Kolkata)

No. of Participants: 29

Conducted by Dr. Susmita Basu-Majumdar (Kolkata) & Shri Ravi Sharma (Kolkata)

No. of Participants: 34

Conducted by Prof. K. K. Thaplyal (Lucknow) & Dr. R. S. Bisht (New Delhi)

No. of Participants: 151

Chief Guest : Prof. Amar Nath Pandey (Retd.), Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth

Judged by Prof. Ram Pujan Pandey, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Coordinated by Dr. Kamla Pandeya & Dr. Chandrakanta Rai

Participating Institutions : Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Arya Mahila Degree College and Department of Sanskrit (Banaras Hindu University).

Inauguration of Two Months Certificate Course on Archaeology of Kashi

Coordinated by Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Fellow, Prof. R. C. Sharma Chair for Art & Archaeology, Jnana-Pravaha

Guest of Honour : Prof. P. Nag, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi

Chief Guest & Key Speaker : Dr. B. R. Mani, Additional Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi

Release of Publication : Varanasi : Myths & Scientific Studies edited by Prof. Vidula Jayaswal

Masterpieces of Indian Bronze Sculptures

Delivered by Dr. T. K. Biswas, Director, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata

Conducted by Dr. T. K. Biswas, Director, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata

No. of Paricipants : 21

Delivered by Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, Head, Department of Vedic Studies, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi

Delivered by Prof. Gautama V. Vajracharya, U.S.A.

Changing Attitude to the Veda and the Vedic Literature

Delivered by Prof. P. K. Mukhopadhyay, Formerly at Jadhavpur University, Kolkata