Date: (06-02-2026), TIME: 4 PM (IST)
Annual Symposium on Cognitive Biology – ID: , Passcode:
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Symposium Information
The 2026 KSAS Annual Symposium will be held February 6-8, 2026.
Register by visiting http://bit.ly/48mI78z
Venue: Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences Research Center, Village Utrawan, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, UP, India
The symposium will highlight breakthroughs in cognitive biology, featuring expert speakers and interactive sessions aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in research. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading minds in the field.
*To participate in the 2026 KSAS Annual Symposium, you must submit via email your presentation title, abstract, & brief bio by Dec. 15, 2025, to rkumar@inads.org.*(Poster required - see below)
Poster Requirements: Researchers and students interested in making poster presentations should adhere to the following specifications: The poster size must be no larger than 4 feet in length and 3 feet in width. The font size should be 14.
All speakers are requested to submit a 2,000- to 3,000-word outline of their talk for the symposium proceedings.
Program Details
Anticipated Presenters & Participants
- Shanmugamurthy Lakshmanan - Vice Chancellor, Siddha Vetha Multiversity
- Jerry Solfvin - Professor, University of MA, Dartmouth, MA, USA
- Varsha Singh - Professor, IIT, Delhi, India
- Tanushri Kaul - Group Leader, ICGEB, Delhi, India
- Santala Hegde - NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
- Alex Hankey - Professor, MIT, Pune, India
- John Bogdan, Jr. - President & CEO, Valeria Technical Consultants, LLC & CYGNOS Biotech LLC, USA
- Darshan Mehta - MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Peter M. Wayne - Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Sangeetha Menon - Professor, ICGEB, Delhi, India
- Vishwanathan Ramesh - Professor, University of Frankfurt, Germany
- Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Delhi, India
- Gurmeet Singh - Former Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
- Bal Ram Singh - President, INADS, Dartmouth, MA, USA
- Raj Kumar - Associate Professor, INADS, Dartmouth, MA, USA
- K. Gopinath Pillai - Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India
Tentative Program Schedule
Friday, February 6, 2026
4 pm (IST)
- Pre-symposium gathering
- Theatrical performance
- Symposium Address (TBD)
- Dinner
Saturday, February 7, 2026
9 am (IST)
- Registration and cultural showcase
- Presentation by Dr. Raj Kumar, KSAS, Lucknow, India
- Day 1 Keynote Speech
- Presentations
- Panel Discussion
- Poster Session
- Dinner
Sunday, February 8, 2026
- Day 2 Keynote Speech
- Presentations
- Panel Discussion
- Dinner
Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, Lucknow, India & Institute of Advanced Sciences (INADS), Dartmouth, MA, USA
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
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Symposium Information
The 2025 KSAS Annual Symposium held on February 7-9, 2025.
Program Details
Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85863257564?pwd=waXK3cvrvf7T7aaotbp6t662RrXaFR.1
Date: (16-11-2024), TIME: 9:30 am (IST)
Flickers of the Century Philosophers of India (1924-2024) – ID: 858 6325 7564, Passcode:
529433
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Symposium Information
Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences (KSAS) and Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad jointly organized this one-day symposium.
Program Details
Program Schedule
10:00 am - 10:25 am
- Presentation by Dr. Alok Dwivedi
Session I (Chaired by Dr. Jayant Upadhyaya, Wardha University, Wardha)
10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Professor J.S. Dubey, Hamidia College, Bhopal
- Topic: "Osho Ka Samajdarshan"
11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Dr. Rahul Maurya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Topic: "Philosophy of Periyar"
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Dr. Malay Jha, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Topic: On the concept itself
12:05 pm - 12:40 pm
- Discussion and Questions on Presentations
Session II (Chaired by Dr. J.S. Dubey, Hamidia College, Bhopal)
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm
- Dr. Amit Kumar, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
- Topic: "N.K. Devraj Ka Darshan"
2:05 pm - 2:35 pm
- Dr. Jayant Upadhyaya, Wardha University, Vardha
- Topic: "Philosophy of A.K. Mukherjee"
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
- Dr. Bhanu Pratap, Lucknow University, Lucknow
- Topic: "The Intellectual Tradition of Radha Binod Pal: Exploring Alterity and the Ontology of Post-Colonial Thought in Indian Tradition"
3:05 pm - 3:40 pm
- Discussion and Questions on Presentations
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
- Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Panel Discussion Chaired by Dr. Bal Ram Singh, Institute of Advanced Sciences, USA)
- Topic: "Is Indian Philosophy Exclusive or Not?"
- Dr. Ramesh Chander, Jammu University, Jammu
- Dr. Prashant Shukla, Lucknow University, Lucknow
- Dr. Rahul Maurya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Dr. Zairu Nisha, Delhi University, Delhi
- Topic: "Is Indian Philosophy Exclusive or Not?"
Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, Lucknow, India, Akhil Darshan Parishad, & 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
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Symposium Information
2024 KSAS Annual Symposium Coordinators:
- Dr. Bal Ram Singh (bsingh@inads.org)
- Dr. Raj Kumar (rkumar@inads.org)
- Dr. Shipra Dikshit (sdikshit@inads.org)
- Dr. Alok Dwivedi (adwivedi@inads.org)
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
- Dr. Pawan Dhar, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
- Topic: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness"
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
- 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
- Dr. Rama Jayasundar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
- Topic: "Ayurveda: A Consciousness-Based Medical Science"
10:40 am - 11:10 am
- 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
- Dr. Priyanka Mishra, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University, India
- Topic: "Truth Unveiled: Kierkegaard's Philosophical Journey"
Session IV - Scientific Aspects of Ayurveda
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- 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
- Dr. Yamini Bhushan Tripathy, Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
- Topic: "Scientific Aspects Behind Basic Concepts of Ayurveda"
