Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6977021728?pwd=NlZWQ1p5d3BXQTdKWDhHUC95L3UxZz09&omn=85709155583

Date: (07-02-2025), TIME: 4 PM (IST)
Annual Symposium on Consciousness Through Sciences and Philosophy – ID: 697 702 1728, Passcode: 130612
Live on: YouTube : @KSASTALK

Program Details

Program Schedule (Indian Standard Time - IST)

February 7, 2025

4:00 pm

• Social

5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

• A play by the students of Kuruom Vidyalaya, Sultanpur, reflecting the vision and values of KSAS
• Shiv Tandav by Ms. Anshika Singh of Kuruom Vidyalaya, Sultanpur

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm

• Chaired by Dr. Bal Ram Singh, President, INADS, Dartmouth, MA, USA
• Symposium Speech
• Dr. Subhas Kak, Regents Professor at Oklahoma State University and a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council
  • Topic: "New Scientific Results on the Nature of Consciousness"

7:15 pm - 7:45 pm

• A special presentation by Dr. John Hagelin, world-renowned particle physicist and international president of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace
  • Topic: "Dark Matter, Subtle Bodies, and Rebirth"

8:00 pm

• Dinner

February 8, 2025

9:00 am - 10:00 am

• Registration, social, and breakfast

10:00 am - 10:45 am

• Saraswati Vandana followed by "Welcome Speech" and presentation by Dr. Raj Kumar, KSAS, India

Session I

10:45 am - 11:45 am

• Chaired by Dr. David Schraf, Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, Maharshi University, USA
• Speech by Vishist Athiti
• Keynote speech by Dr. Alex Hankey, well-known Theoretical Physicist, Professor of Philosophy of Science
  • Topic: "The Physical Origins of the Self-Referral Nature of Consciousness and Some Consequences"

11:45 am - 12:00 pm

• Break

Session II - Plant and Animal Consciousness

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

• Chaired by Dr. R.S. Kaushal, Former UGC Research Professor, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, India
• Presentation I - Dr. Neeti Sanan Mishra, Professor and Group Leader, ICGEB, India
  • Topic: "Plant Consciousness: Exploring Mechanisms of Priming and Stress Memory"

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Nishkam Shanta, Sevaite President Acharya, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, West Bengal, India
  • Topic: "A Comparative Analysis of Consciousness in Humans, Animals, Plants, and Unicellular Organisms"

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

• Presentation III - Dr. Bal Ram Singh, President, INADS, USA
  • Topic: "Connections of Animals' Consciousness with Evolutionary Advantage in Nature"

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Baishnab Tripathi, Distinguished Professor, Biotechnology, Sharda University, NOIDA, India
  • Topic: "Plant Consciousness: A Perspective"

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

• Lunch

Session III - Can Consciousness Be Quantized?

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

• Chaired by Dr. Manogna Sastry, Infinity Foundation, India
• Presentation I - Dr. David Scharf, Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, Maharshi University, USA
  • Topic: "Consciousness and Quantum Field Theory: Bridging Science, Philosophy, and Vedic Perspectives"

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Vinod Deshmukh, Neurology
  • Topic: "Turiya-Like Conscious State: A Personal Experience"

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

• Presentation III - Dr. Mrityunjay Guha Majumdar, Adjunct Faculty, School of Natural Science and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
  • Topic: "Is There a Quantum Path Cit Beyond Neuroscience?"

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Swasti Tiwari, Professor and Head of Department, Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, SGPGI, Lucknow, India
  • Topic: "Consciousness: A Determinant of Scientific Research Outcomes"

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

• Break

Session IV - Panel Discussion

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

• Chaired by Dr. Alex Hankey
• Panelists include Dr. David Schraf, Dr. Neeti Sanan Mishra, Dr. Sampadanand Mishra, and Dr. R.S. Kaushal
  • Topic: "Reality or Perception: How to Define Things Around Us"

6:15 pm - 6:45 pm

• Drama performed by the students of Kuruom Vidyalaya, Sultanpur
• Folk song performed by Mr. Harsh Pandey, a student at JNU, India

7:00 pm

• Dinner

February 9, 2025

8:00 am - 9:00 am

• Breakfast and social

Session V

9:00 am - 10:00 am

• Chaired by Dr. Sampadanand Mishra, Director at the Center of Human Science, Rishihood University, India
• Keynote speech by Dr. Manogna Sastry, Infinity Foundation, India
  • Topic: "Selfhood and Consciousness in the Age of AI"

10:00 am - 10:15 am

• Break

Session VI - Science of Consciousness

10:15 am - 10:45 am

• Chaired by Dr. Nishkam Shanta, Sevaite President Acharya, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, West Bengal, India, and Dr. Neeti Sanan Mishra, Professor and Group Leader, ICGEB, India
• Presentation I - Dr. Raju Chidambram, Expert in Satellite Communication
  • Topic: "Vedanta Answer to Chalmers' Hard Problem of Consciousness

10:45 am - 11:15 am

• Presentation II - Dr. Sukalyan Sengupta, Professor, UMass Dartmouth, USA
  • Topic: "Pure Consciousness, Borrowed Consciousness, and Artificial Consciousness: The Vedantic Framework"

11:15 am - 11:45 am

• Presentation III - Dr. Fred Travis, Director at Brain Center, Maharshi University, USA
  • Topic: "Consciousness Through the Lens of Modern Science and Maharishi Vedic Science: The Map and the Territory"

11:45 am - 12:15 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Vijana Muni, President, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Institute, West Bengal, India
  • Topic: "Understanding the Stepwise Development of Human Consciousness from Vedanta"

12:15 pm - 12:45 pm

• Presentation V - Dr. Sushil K. Jha, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, JNU, India
  • Topic: "The Conscious Mind of Rodents: Behavioral and Neural Perspectives"

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm

• Lunch

Session VII - The Philosophical Concept of Consciousness

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

• Chaired by DR. Nishkam Shanta, Sevaite President Acharya, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, West Bengal, India
• Presentation I - Dr. R.S. Kaushal, Former UGC Research Professor, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, India
  • Topic: "From Atom to Atma: Exploring a Model of Human Consciousness"

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Sampadanand Mishra, Director at the Center of Human Science, Rishihood University, India
  • Topic: "The Four-Fold of Consciousness: Insight from Aitareya Upanishad"

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

• Presentation III - Dr. R.P. Singh, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Religious Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
  • Topic: "Philosophical Perspectives of Consciousness"

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. K. Gopinath Pillai, Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India
  • Topic: "Consciousness: An Experience Reality - Approached Through Santhigiri Text"

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

• Presentation V - Dr. J.S. Rajpurohit, National Convenor at UGC-Net and Consultant, Ministry of Education, Government of India
  • Topic: "Unconsciously Conscious Matrix of Happiness"

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

• Break

Session VIII - Panel Discussion

• Chaired by Dr. R.P. Singh
• Panelists include Dr. R.S. Kaushal, Dr. Fred Travis, Dr. Amit Kumar, and Dr. Manogna Sastry

5:30 pm - 5:40 pm

• Vote of thanks and conclusion

6:00 pm

• Conclusion, dinner, and evening snacks

 

 

 

Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, Lucknow, India & Institute of Advanced Sciences (INADS), Dartmouth, MA, USA

Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83954252002?pwd=Y2ZRYWJJMGpoSjRKOE5pVHZ1cTVmUT09

Date: (02-02-2024), TIME: 2:30 pm (IST)
International Symposium on Philosophy and Science as a New Educational Paradigm – ID: 839 5425 2002, Passcode: 212193
Live on: YouTube : @KSASTALK

Program Details

Program Schedule (February 2-4, 2024)

February 2, 2024

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

• Registration, Evening Snacks, & Socialization

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

• Welcome Speech and Introduction to Symposium

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

• Dr. Rama Shanker Verma, MNNIT, India
  • Topic: "How to Apply Knowledge to Build the Nation"

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

• Dr. Maheep, Principal Investigator, IGNOU, India
  • Topic: "Philosophical Foundation of India's Foreign Policy: Contextualizing Spiritual and Intellectual Traditions"

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

• Professor David Scharf, Department of Physics, Maharishi University, Iowa, USA
  • Topic: "Physics and Consciousness"

Session I - Exploring Consciousness

5:45 pm - 6:15 pm

• Presentation I - Dr. Pawan Dhar, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
  • Topic: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness"

6:15 pm - 6:45 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Frederick Travis, Maharishi University, Iowa, USA
  • Topic: "Patterns of Motivational Approach and Coherence in Life in a Meditating Population with a Range of Transcendental Experiences"

6:45 pm - 7:15 pm 

• Meditation Session & Presentation by Mrs. Aparna Sharma
  • Topic: "Unveiling Consciousness in the Bhagavad Gita"

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

• Dinner

February 3, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am

• Registration, Breakfast, and Socialization

9:00 am - 9:20 am

• Welcome Speech and Saraswati Vandana

9:20 am - 10:10 am

• Speech by distinguished guest, Mr. Shivdas Atri, followed by keynote speaker, Dr. Sudhir K. Sopory, ICGEB, India
  • Topic: "Consciousness as Awareness in Plant Life"

Session II - Veracity of Truth

10:10 am - 10:40 am

• Presentation I - Dr. Rama Jayasundar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
  • Topic: "Ayurveda: A Consciousness-Based Medical Science"

10:40 am - 11:10 am

• Presentation II - Dr. Lalit Saraswat, Assistant Professor, HSS Department, IIT-Kanpur, India
  • Topic: "Explicating Truth and Fitness from an Evolutionary Epistemological Point of View"

11:10 am - 11:40 am

• Presentation III - Dr. Priyanka Mishra, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University, India
  • Topic: "Truth Unveiled: Kierkegaard's Philosophical Journey"

11:40 am - 12:10 pm

• Presentation IV - Mr. Gangadhar Tiwari, Chief Design Officer, HAL-Kanpur, India
  • Topic: "Re-examining the Truth in Ancient Time and Cultures"

12:10 pm - 12:40 pm

• Presentation V - Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar, Assistant Professor, UPES, Dehradun, India
  • Topic: "The Metaphysics of Immanent Holism"

12:40 pm - 1:40 pm

• Lunch

Session III - Philosophical Science/Science of Philosophy

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm

• Presentation I -Dr. Bhagat Oinam, Chair of the Center for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
  • Topic: "Consciousness and the Lived World"

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Rahul Maurya, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
  • Topic: "The Objectivity of Philosophy and Science: Some Reflections"

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm 

• Presentation III - Dr. Prashant Shukla, Associate Professor, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
  • Topic: "Revisiting Plato to Comprehend the Relationship Between Philosophy and Science"

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Divya Rani, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
  • Topic: "Artificial Intelligence With and Without Ethics"

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

• Presentation V - Er. Ravi Jata, Founder of RYSATM Learning Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India
  • Topic: "Deep Learning for Human Intelligence"

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

• Break

Session IV - Scientific Aspects of Ayurveda

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

• Presentation I - Dr. Sangeeta Sharma, Faculty of Physiology and Health, Maharshi University, Iowa, USA
  • Topic: Scientific Importance and Application of Prakriti (Body Constitution) on Different Aspects of Human Life"

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Yamini Bhushan Tripathy, Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
  • Topic: "Scientific Aspects Behind Basic Concepts of Ayurveda"

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

• Presentation III - Dr. Rakesh Pandey, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India
  • Topic: "Unveiling the Scientific Foundations of Ayurveda Through Computational and Systems Biology Approaches"

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Raj Kumar, Associate Professor and Director, Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences (KSAS), India, and Institute of Advanced Sciences (INADS), MA, USA
  • Topic: "A Unique Approach for Treatment of Cancer Using a Traditional Medicinal Plant (Ocimum Sanctum)"

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

• Presentation V - Dr. Alok Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, India
  • Topic: "Science of Ayurveda: Exploring India's Traditional Knowledge of Holistic Health"

7:00 pm

• Dinner

February 4, 2024

8:30 am - 9:30 am

• Breakfast and Socialization

9:30 am - 10:20 am

• Keynote speech by Dr. Shubh Gupta, Professor, Education Department, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India
  • Topic: " Bridging Tomorrow: Contemporary Discourse on Education, Technology, and Future Landscapes"

Session V - Education as an Only Tool for Self-Reliance

10:20 am - 10:50 am

• Presentation I - Dr. Prashant Chauhan, Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, India
  • Topic: "Empowering Individuals Through Education: A Comprehensive Analysis of Education as the Key Catalyst for Self-Reliance"

10:50 am - 11:20 am

• Presentation II - Dr. Shivani Sharma, Punjab University, India
  • Topic: "Education and Self-Reliance: A Philosophical Reflection"

11:20 am - 11:50 am

• Presentation III - Dr. Rakesh Chandra, Former Head and Dean of Student Welfare, Lucknow University, India
  • Topic: "Critical Pedagogy and Empowering Selves"

11:50 am - 12:20 pm

• Presentation IV - Dr. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, JNU, India
  • Topic: "Methodological Interface Between Philosophy and Science: A Pedagogical Technique"

12:20 pm - 12:50 pm

• Presentation V - Dr. U.V. Kiran, Dean, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), India
  • Topic: "Fostering Self-Reliance and Well-Being for Holistic Development: Gurukul to Modern Era Education System"

12:50 pm - 1:20 pm

• Presentation VI - Dr. Brototi Roy, Delhi University, India
  • Topic: "Shifting Paradigms of Education: Relevance to Self-Reliance in Modern India"

1:20 pm - 1:50 pm

• Lunch

Session VI - Rethinking Institutions

1:50 pm - 2:20 pm

• Presentation I - Dr. A.D.N. Vajpayee, Vice Chancellor of Chhattisgarh University, India

2:50 pm - 3:20 pm

• Presentation II - Dr. Kushagra Rajendra, Associate Professor and Head of School of Earth and Environment, Amity University, India
  • Topic: "Mainstream Indian Knowledge System in Education"

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm

• Presentation III - Dr. Bal Ram Singh, President, KSAS, India, and INADS, MA, USA
  • Topic: "Managing Institutions for Education in the Modern World"

4:20 pm - 4:30 pm

• Break

Session VII - Panel Discussion

4:30 pm - 5:10 pm

• Panel members include Dr. Rakesh Pandey, Dr. Prashant Shukla, Dr. Ravi Ranjan, Dr. Kalpana Yadav, Dr. Rahul Maurya, and Dr. Janhawi
  • Topic: "Is Truth a Phenomenon or Something Else?"

5:10 pm - 5:20 pm

• Vote of thanks and symposium conclusion

6:00 pm

• Dinner

Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, Lucknow, India & Institute of Advanced Sciences (INADS), Dartmouth, MA, USA

Meeting link: N/A

Date: (10-02-2023), TIME: 9:00 AM (IST)
Promoting Holistic Education Through Scientific Paradigm – ID: N/A, Passcode: N/A
Live on: N/A

Program Details

February 9, 2023 (Indian Standard Time - IST)

Pre-Inaugural Celebration

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Tea
• Introductions
• Kavita Path
• Musical Performance
• Dinner

February 10, 2023

9:00 am - 9:30 am 

• Tea & Snacks

9:30 am - 10:00 am

• Opening Ceremony of Inauguration Program

10:00 am - 10:15 am

• Saraswati Vandana
• Welcome Dance by students
• Felicitation of the Chief Guest

10:15 am - 10:30 am

• Presentation of the inaugural video by Dr. Bal Ram Singh, President, KSAS, India, and INADS, USA

Inaugural Session (Chaired by Professor Gurmeet Singh, Distinguished Scholar and Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry, India)

10:30 am - 10:50 am

• Inaugural Speech by Dr. Rama Swami Bansal, Chief Scientist and Head, International S&T Affairs Directorate, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India

10:50 am - 10:55 am

• Video message by special invitee - Dr. Unnat Pandit, Controller General for Promotion of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

10:55 am - 11:10 am 

• Speech by special invitee - Dr. Dhanajay Tiwary, Science Counsellor (S&T), Indian Embassy, USA, Former Director of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

11:10 am - 11:30 am

• Speech by distinguished guest - Professor Girish Nath Jha, Chairman, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Education, Government of India

11:30 am - 11:40 am

• Launching of IWC (INADS World Campus) by Mr. Rajesh Mallah, RedGrape Technologies, New Delhi, India

11:40 am - 12:10 pm

• Break

Session I - Inaugural Symposium (Chaired by Professor Girish Nath Jha, Chairman, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

12:10 pm - 12:35 pm

• Professor Gurmeet Singh, Distinguished Scholar and Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry, India
  • Topic: "Modern Drugs or Holistic Treatment?"

12:35 pm - 1:00 pm

• Professor Prashant Shukla, Eminent Scholar and Professor, Lucknow University, India
  • Topic: "Indian Knowledge System: Traits and Prospects"

1:00 pm - 1:25 pm

• Professor Sapna Ratan Shah, Eminent Scholar and Professor, JNU, India
  • Topic: "Mathematical Biology"

1:25 pm - 1:35 pm

• Launch of the VYOUM platform by Mr. Rajesh Mallah, RedGrape Technologies, New Delhi, India

1:35 pm - 2:35 pm

• Lunch

Session II (Chaired by Professor V.K. Das, Avadh University, India)

2:35 pm - 3:00 pm

• Er. Gyanendra Pandey, Gyan Ganga Gurukulam, Lucknow, India
  • Topic: "Key Objectives of Early Education"

3:00 pm - 3:25 pm

• Dr. Raj Kumar, Associate Professor, INADS, USA
  • Topic: "A Holistic Treatment for Cancer: Search For That Elusive?"

3:25 pm - 3:50 pm

• Professor Madan Mohan Goyal, Distinguished Scholar and Former Vice Chancellor, Starex University, Adjunct Professor, INADS, USA
  • Topic: "Relevance of Needonomics for Swarnim Bharat"

3:50 pm - 4:00 pm

• Launching of INADS Press by Dr. Umesh Kumar Singh
• Release of the first book of INADS Press - "Dhol Gawar Shudra Pashu Nari"

4:00 pm - 4:25 pm

• Break

Valedictory Session

4:25 pm - 4:35 pm

• Launch of the Haat Now app

4:35 pm - 5:00 pm

• Advisory comments from distinguished experts

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm

• Valedictory remarks by Mr. Paul Lindo, Director of Operations, INADS, USA; Dr. Abhinandan Mani Tripathy, Research Scientist, KSAS, India; and Dr. Alok Kumar Dwivedi, Assistant Professor, KSAS, India

5:15 pm - 5:20 pm

• Vote of thanks by Dr. Aparna Dhir Khandelwal, Assistant Professor, INADS, USA

5:20 pm - 6:30 pm

• Social

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

• Dinner

Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, Lucknow, India & Institute of Advanced Sciences (INADS), Dartmouth, MA, USA