FW: Karma Yoga Conference at the Center for Indic Studies, UMass Dartmouth, July

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>Bal Ram Singh <bsingh

>bsingh

>Karma Yoga Conference at the Center for Indic Studies, UMass

>Dartmouth, July 24, 2004

>Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:26:44 -0400

>

>Dear Colleagues:

>

>The Center for Indic Studies at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth,

>Massachusetts, and "Antarjyoti," an all-India organization dedicated to

>empower women and other downtrodden people in India, would like to announce

>a conference on Karma Yoga at the UMass Dartmouth campus on July 24, 2004.

>

>In an effort to rejuvenate social and economic freedom of downtrodden,

>"Antarjyoti" has been drawing strength from the ancient Indian philosophy

>of "Karma Yoga" and the principle of "Lokasangraha" defined by Dr.

>Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as a just and cogent "World-Order" in his

>Bhagavadgita.

>

>The Center for Indic Studies of the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth,

>has been promoting studies of Indian heritage for the last several years.

>By holding "Karma Yoga Day" on July 24, 2004, we offer a most sincere

>tribute to Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak who revived the prime message of

>"Karma Yoga" in his historic treatise of Bhagavadgita. July 23 is the

>Birthday of Lokmanya Tilak.

>

>The conference will be held 9 AM to 5 PM in Room II-215 of UMass Dartmouth

>campus. Lunch and other refreshments will be provided during the

>conference. About half a dozen speakers will present 30 min of talk each,

>followed by ample time for response, comments, discussion by discussants.

>The event will be recorded and the proceedings made available, after

>editing, in audio and printed forms. All participants, speakers and

>discussants, will be acknowledged by name for their contribution to the

>proceedings.

>

>

>The audience (discussant group) will be by invitation only, and is expected

>to play a major role in the conference. If you are interested to be a

>discussant and wish to receive an invitation, please forward the following

>to me (bsingh @umassd.edu):

> 1. A brief biographical information (less than half a page).

> 2. A few sentences about your interest and background.

>

> All invitees will be provided with a full set of speakers' abstracts,

>directions and a schedule prior to the conference. For more information on

>the Center for Indic Studies and its activities, log on to:

>http://www.umassd.edu/indic/

>

>Tentative list of Speakers at the Karma Yoga Conference includes the

>following:

>

>Professor Kavita B. Ahluwalia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,

>India

>Dr. Krishna Bhatta, Gita Foundation, ME, USA

>Dr. Martha Doherty, Arsh Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburgh, PA, USA.

>Professor Madhu Jhaveri, UMass Dartmouth

>Dr. Mahesh Mehta, Vishwa Hindu Parishad-America

>Professor R. P. Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

>

>Confirmation of invitees and detailed program will be communicated by July

>15, 2004.

>

>Thank you for your interest in the Center for Indic Studies and the Karma

>Yoga Conference.

>

>Sincerely,

>

>

>Bal Ram Singh

>

>

>

>

>Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D.

>Director, Center for Indic Studies

>University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

>285 Old Westport Road

>Dartmouth, MA 02747

>

>Phone: 508-999-8588

>Fax: 508-999-8451

>Email: bsingh

>

>Internet address: http://www.umassd.edu/indic

 

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