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Invitation for 'Science and Spiritual Quest'

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:34:28 +0000

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

We are pleased to inform you that the Bhaktivedanta Institute is organizing the ' Second All India Students' Conference on Science and Spiritual Quest (AISSQ – 2006)' in Puri, Orissa, India from December 9-10, 2006. This robust two-day conference will feature cutting-edge topics at the forefront of science and religion dialogue and will host many serious students and scholars from various prominent engineering, medical and research institutions of India and abroad.

 

Along with the spectacular advancement of science and technology in the last few decades in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, space technology and various other disciples, our judgment of values, ethics, peace and morality is more in flux today than ever. Today, every individual in every corner of the globe is enforced with extreme terror, anxiety, fear, and unrest. Our students and youths, the future makers of our society, are given the latest advanced scientific and technological education but are lacking in any spiritual training and foundation. This imbalance in our present educational system is a major concern. It is ironic that in this exponentially increasing scientific and technological age, our students have not been given any education about the meaning and purpose of life – the very first tenets of spirituality.

 

In a humble attempt to bridge this gap, Bhaktivedanta Institute has launched its annual conferences on science and spiritual quest. India, being the storehouse of spiritual wisdom and with its rapidly catching technological advancements is the most befitting place for holding such dialogues. After our first successful AISSQ conference last year, the second conference in the series is planned this year at the beautiful site of Jagannath Puri, Orissa, India.

 

The Second All India Students' Conference on Science and Spiritual Quest (AISSQ – 2006) will bring together some of the finest intellectuals from the most prestigious institutes of India such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kharagapur, IIT Delhi, IT BHU), BITS Pilani, Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and various other universities and institutions.

Dr. William Grassie, Executive Director of the Metanexus Institute from Philadelphia, USA will deliver the Keynote Address. The confirmed speakers so far include:

 

Prof. J. N. Srivastava, well-known mathematician (statistician) of our times from the Colorado State University , USA

Prof. P. B. Sharma, Principal, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi

Prof. A. K. Mukhopadhyay, AIIMS, New Delhi

Prof. S. K. Dube, Director, IIT Kharagpur

Prof. Sudipto Ghosh, Dept. of Metals and Metallurgy, IIT Kharagpur

Prof. S. C. Mishra, Dean of Academic Affairs & Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IIT Guwahati

Prof. Manoranjan Sinha, Dept. of Aerospace Engg., IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Ramgopal Uppaluri, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IIT Guwahati

Dr. H. Mohanto, Dept. of Chemical Engg., BITS Pilani

Dr. T. Thirumalai, Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata

Dr. Srikanta Panigrahi, Director E & F, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Dr. P. K. Singh, Dept. of Civil Engg., IT-BHU, Varanasi

 

 

The conference venue, Jagannath Puri is one of the most popular tourist destinations of India, with its famous pristine and magnificent Jagannath Temple. Its awe-inspiring high sea waves and the wonderful spiritual atmosphere of Jagannath Puri will infuse tremendous inspiration in all the conference participants. The weather is most pleasant in the month of December.

 

The organizer of this conference, Bhaktivedanta Institute, is a non-profit organization fully dedicated for promoting the dialogue between science and spirituality for the welfare of humanity. Since its inception in 1974, the Institute has organized a vast number of conferences, seminars, workshops, lectures including the four major International Conferences (at Mumbai, San Francisco, Calcutta, and Rome) inviting thousands of prominent scientists and religious leaders including many Nobel Laureates. Towards this cause, the institute further publishes various books and journals on science and spirituality for the meaningful interface of scientific temper and spiritual wisdom. The Institute also has its three huge custom-made motorhome/buses to rigorously promote science and spirituality dialogue in every corner of the nation. In addition to this, the Institute's growing activities include setting up of the ongoing unique university at Imphal, Manipur, called the 'University

of Bhagavata Culture' in six acres of land and a compact but beautiful two acres of student's campus on 'Vedanta and Science' in Sambalpur, Orissa to educate the younger generation about the scientific, philosophical and spiritual wisdom of Vedic culture and to bring about their moral and spiritual upliftment, irrespective of caste and creed .

 

You are most welcome to participate in this upcoming conference. Your presence will be a source of inspiration to all the students and other conference participants.

 

With kind regards,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Dr. T. D. Singh (His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami)

Chairman, Organizing Committee

International Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute

President, Vedanta and Science Education Research Foundation

 

 

 

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