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Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-03-2004

'Astrology As Scientific As Any Other Stream Of Science'

Hyderabad (PTI) - Introduction of ASTROLOGY may have raised a storm
in India, but a British vedic expert has asserted that Astrology is
as scientific as any other stream of science and strongly favoured
its introduction in college curriculum.

It was "ridiculous" that teaching a "sacred science" like Astrology
should create a controversy in the land of its origin while its
popularity was growing across the globe, the President of British
Astrologers' Association Andrew Foss told PTI in an interview here.

Foss, who has taught vedic science for more than 25 years, said
Astrology was not a mere "fortune telling" but a profound science
which gives insight into the way the nature functions and delves
into matters related to the root of creation.

Dismissing the argument that Astrology does not stand scientific
scrutiny, Foss, who has also developed Vedic Astrology software for
analysing "Kundalis" (birth charts), says Astrology, like any other
science, is repeatable, testable and based on mathematical
calculations.

"If it (Astrology) had not worked, it would not have lasted for
thousands of years. It is relevant to all societies at all times as
it tells us why things happen the way they happen," said Foss who
was here to participate in an international seminar on 'India's
contribution to the world of science'.

Advocating introduction of vedic astrology as part of university
curriculum, he said four universities in Britain had introduced the
course last year while two American universities were presently
offering these courses.

Copyright Â© 2002 Press Trust of India Ltd. All rights reserved.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-03-2004

Rishi Prasad- This spiritual magazine is very popular in North India.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-15-2004

Here in San Francisco area, a smoothie chain- Jamba Jucie came up with new flavor - Mango Mantra and it is trade marked. <img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devilsmiley.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='devilsmiley.gif' />
How can they use this name, insulting every Hindu?
Is there any way to counter them?

Mantra - [sans]. A chant of a Vedic hymn, vedic text

Send some emails to these idiots at this address
http://www.jambajuice.com/talk/index.html

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-17-2004

I did received reply from moron, ghoosh read interesting logic behind this.

Thank you for contacting us with your concerns. On behalf of all of us here at
Jamba Juice Company, I would like to extend our most sincere apologies for
having offended you in any way with our "Enlightened Smoothie" creative
campaign. This was certainly not our intention, and I can assure you that as a
company, we have tremendous respect for cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.

This campaign was born out of the inspiration we found from the beautiful colors
and feelings traditional Tankan artwork evokes. For us there was a natural link
between the vibrant, beautiful and what we saw as "delicious" colors of the
artwork and Jamba Juice's passion around celebrating life and feeling good in
mind, body and spirit. The idea of "Enlightenment" spoke to us both from the
play off of "light" in the word, and the positive feelings the product creates that
you are making a healthy choice and doing something good for yourself.

Once we decided to follow the "Enlightened" theme, we sought out a traditional
Tibetan artist to ensure we took great care to respect and honor this beautiful
ancient art form. It was a very organic process with the artist and we all felt the
campaign represented a light, positive statement about celebrating a healthy
choice for oneself.

I hope this has helped explain our motivation for launching this ad campaign.
Please know that your feedback is very much appreciated and your comments
are being taken very closely to heart. Should you have any additional questions
or remarks, please feel free to call us.

I am writing another reply to them. Guy send letters to these jokers. They better stop insulting Hindus

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-18-2004

Please sign petition against Jamba Jucie :
Some good soul did good job:
http://www.petitiononline.com/jaihind/petition.html

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-18-2004

Mudy,
I think we need to pick our battles carefully,and decide which ones to fight and which ones to leave. The word "mantra" has entered the english lexicon in such a large way that it will be impossible to fight everybody who uses the word. IMHO it is a lot more important to focus your energy to more importanat things like regaining the control over yoga/meditation etc. which is being new-age-ised or americanised. I don't think it is worth spending energy on this fight. But, that i smy personal opinion, and you welcome to have a different one.

Thanks

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-18-2004

My policy, don't ignore any insult, where ever, when ever I see any insult towards Indians, India, Hindu, I try to educate people. I know this will not change Juice/smoothie name, but next time he will think 10 times to repeat same blunder. At least in future this company will check before releasing new product name.

I remember one of my client meeting one of my American colleague was gloating we are like Taj Mahal architect. I asked him do you know what happened to those architects after product was completed. Either they were killed or their hands were chopped so that they can't create any other TajMahal. Do you want that outcome for us? People were in shock because they had never heard this before. At least it stopped this reference and 15 others got educated and plus I provided free lecture on Muslim atrocities on Hindus during Mughal period.

I donât mind being one man army. Let it be. Educate other, Don't be shy.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-19-2004

Mudy: Though not a big big deal, but it's good to nip such things in the bud. Well done <img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' />

You ignore this and before we know it they have Hindu gods/godesses on toilet seats or slippers (it's happened you know). Or we have 'scholars' asking us if he needs permission from 800 million Hindu to write crap about things sacred to our history or culture.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 04-21-2004

We might need another thread called "Hijack Indian Culture"

Get a load of laughs for starters here

http://www.eckankar.org/Masters/

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 05-22-2004

British horsewoman Francesca Kelly brings India's fiery Marwari to the United States in hopes of reviving the breed

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 06-23-2004

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The Book Reveals the Deepest Significance of the Divine Form of Sri Ganesha.
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Foreword by Swami Mridananda, Sri Ramakrishna Math
Introduction
The Form and Its Significance
An analytical study of the unique form of Sri Ganesha, explaining every aspect from the tiny rat mount to the Elephant face. Know how this mystifying figure signifies the theme of the evolution of consciousness from its primitive state to the transcendental Divine Consciousness and how it shows the way and goal of the future evolution of man. The chapter integrates the modern biological knowledge and the profound spiritual vision.
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Devotional Worship
Presents the various spiritual aspects of Sri Ganesha which can be invoked for the materaial and spiritual progress of human life. The16 most important form aspects of Sri Ganesha are presented with illustrations and the Dhyaana Sloka-s, the hymns for mediation (in Sanskrit with transliteration in Roman script) potent with special effects.The various aspects of Sri Ganesha worship are revealed.
A Glimpse into History
A historical perspective and the possible pre-vedic origin.
Sri Ganesha Sthothra-s
Spiritually powerful Sri Ganesha hymns for worship and meditation.
Temples of Sri Ganesha
Some major centers of Sri Ganesha worship including Sri Ashta -Vinaayaka Temples of Maharashtra, with illustrations.
Sri Ganesha Worship Abroad
A brief account of Sri Ganesha worship that prevailed in several countries from ancient times.
Sri Ganesha Sthothra-s -Powerful hymns on Sri Ganesha
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A study of the strange incident that occurred in September 1995. This chapter is included in the book as the incident was related to icons of Sri Ganesha. This illustrated reassessment from different angles raises the question: Should such incidents be left unexplored?
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Promote Indian Culture - acharya - 06-25-2004

Regional
Savitri idol missing from Jammu temple
Jammu, June 25. (PTI): A priceless mata savitri devi idol has been found missing along with a dozen other smaller idols from one of the oldest temples in Jammu, official sources said on Thursday.

The gold-mica and black stone idol was found missing a few days back from the temple built by the royal Dogra King, Partap Singh in 1815 on the banks of River Tawi, the sources told PTI here.

Police has registered a case and Deputy Inspector General of Police has been asked to investigate the case, they said.

The temple, surrounded by a dozen natural caves, is on the banks of Tawi River.

"We want police to act swiftly and recover the idol so that its restoration could be done at the earliest," president Dogra Liberation Front (DLF), Ram Pal Sharma said adding if it was not recovered at the earliest DLF would commence agitation in Jammu.

Following the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums has constituted a committee of four members, which would maintain a complete record of the antiques housed in the various temples of the city.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 06-28-2004

Words that originated in India

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-01-2004

Hindu university in the US finds few takers
QUOTEWashington, July 1 (IANS) A university founded by a group of enthusiastic Indian Americans two years ago to teach Sanskrit and dispel the image of Hinduism as a superstitious religion has found few takers in the US.

Faculty members far outnumbered students during the Hindu University's first convocation Wednesday at Orlando, reported the Orlando Sentinel.

Only two students graduated this year, it said. But only one of them, Jessica Sayles, turned up. Despite all this, the organisers held a typical Hindu ceremony, lighting the traditional lamp and invoking the goddess of learning, Saraswati, to bless the university's efforts as others chanted hymns.

Today the total number of students in the university, both full- and part-time, is around 60. Among them, 15 are from Orlando and 45 from other parts of the US and India

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-03-2004

'We must know our roots'

Martin Bloomfield, the affable bow-tie wearing head master of the prestigious St James School in fashionable Kensington, invited me to witness the Sanskrit competition in his school. I accepted with alacrity. The schoolâs Sanskrit teacher, who had studied at Oxford, spoke briefly about the stanzas the children would read, and then led each class to the stage for the recitation. Proud parents sat and heard verses from the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagwad Gita, and the Bhagwata Purana. The recitation was of both the Sanskrit text and its English translation, and entirely from memory.

As the young girls - from class one to six - in their blue uniforms and pony tails stood and chanted the texts, I sat wondering about the osmosis of culture. Here was a British school in London, with English children reciting lines written thousands of years ago by Indian sages on the banks of the Indus and the Ganga, to an audience more familiar with the latest Harry Potter film than with the intricacies of Hindu metaphysics. And yet, there was a palpable sense of achievement on the faces of the children, and both pride and interest in the demeanour of the parents and teachers. The recitation was competent and enthusiastic, even if occasionally the accent was inescapably - and understandably - foreign. 

Sanskrit is a near forgotten language in India. Most children I know in upmarket schools consider learning it an imposition, if they learn it at all. Those who do learn it concentrate more on the grammar, and recite by rote, with little curiosity about the profound meanings underlying the texts. Perhaps we take our heritage for granted, while those who are introduced to it from a distance have a sense of discovery and revelation. One parent came up to me and said: "The lines from the Ba-ga-vad Geeta are so beautiful."

To what extent can people from other cultures credibly acquire expertise in that of another? Warren Senders lives in Boston and has learnt Hindustani classical music for the last 27 years. His gurus include the legendary Bhimsen Joshi.

Recently Warren performed at the Nehru Centre. Wearing a grey embroidered pyjama kurta, with a Himachali cap on his head, and rimless glasses perched on his nose, he sat cross legged on the stage, and launched into a masterful rendering of Madhuvanti raag, followed by Gaud Malhar and a folk dhun in Pahari. It was strange to see a foreigner so immersed in the delineation of a raag, displaying the same facial movements and body contortions typical of Indian classical singers. His tayyari was great, and it was undoubtedly the result of long and painstaking saadhana. Perhaps his rendering lacked the slow, meditative elaboration which is the hallmark of the great masters, and perhaps his accent was sometimes a give away, but the audience was quite mesmerised.

The blind imitation of the cultural attributes of another people leads only to caricature. That wasâand isâthe fate of the brown sahibs of India. You can only learn authentically of another culture when you have a standing in your own. Warren Senders is a core member of Bostonâs Jazz Composerâs Alliance. He records and composes with his ensemble Antigravity. His dexterity in Indian classical music is the result of respect and hard work, but not at the cost of his own cultural identity. The children of St James School who have learnt Sanskrit will go on to know Shakespeare better. The tragedy in India is that so many of those who have been educated in the English language know a great deal about Shakespeare and Dickens, but almost nothing about Kalidasa or Agyeya, or about the literary giants in their own mother tongue.

Source -- Indians: We must know our roots.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-06-2004

Amar Chitra Katha spurs researchQUOTEMcLain, who spent a year in India going through archives of the comic, attending editorial meetings at the ACK offices and interviewing artists and authors of the books, says, "I believe these comics provide a unique opportunity for studying the definition and negotiation of Indian identities." 
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Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-15-2004

A New Magazine on Vedic Culture <img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/b_woot.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='b_woot.gif' />

For anyone who may be interested, here is a new magazine that will help spread the glories and advantages of the Vedic culture.
Hari Om,
Sri Nandanandana dasa

Nitya Kalyan
We have a duty to mankind to share what we have inherited in the form of rich Vedic and allied literature with all the people in the world. This is best done by explaining them in English.

A new international English monthly magazine Nitya Kalyan is to be published from Chennai. This magazine is committed to the spread of knowledge of Indian cultural heritage and ancient wisdom. It is a matter of urgent necessity that the ideas of universal oneness and harmony enshrined in the Vedas and allied literature are explained in English, to ensure the peace and prosperity of the mankind threatened by several negative forces of the modern world. Nitya Kalyan is committed to accomplish this.

This is a no-profit-no-loss effort. The first issue of Nitya Kalyan will appear in the second week of September 2004.

Nitya Kalyan, the international English monthly magazine is dedicated to integrate our happy day-to-day life with well defined purusharthas viz., dharma, artha, kama and moksha, enshrined in our scriptures. Nitya Kalyan stands for eternal happiness and also the means leading to it.

Eternal happiness is not an idle dream that becomes real accidentally to a select few. Vedic philosophy does not believe in any such silly imagination. The foundation for the Vedic philosophy is the concept of dharma that is, natural and value-based expression of self. A serious student of the Vedic philosophy can never miss how result-oriented the Vedic philosophy is. The Vedas belong to everybody, irrespective of caste, creed or color. They are the inheritance of all the living beings. The Vedic concepts may be studied and appreciated by us through the various sastras, puranas, ithihasas and countless other forms of literature.

The study and practice of these values are possible to one and all. Even a villager without much formal education can understand and adopt them. Our ancient systems ensured such percolation of knowledge among all the categories of the people. With the weakening of our ancient systems and adoption of western ways of life, this flow of knowledge has been adversely affected. As a result, the value-based life of our people is changing to mere mammon worship. Our ancient system does not neglect any aspect of life, including wealth and other normal pleasures of life. But they were strictly subordinated to the dharma, so that the individual would not degenerate and become a knave; so that, his kalyan would not be short-lived but would be eternal.

Format

Periodicity: Monthly

Size: (Like Tattvaloka of Sringeri Math) 13.5 X 18.5 cms.

Pages: Regular issues: 96 pages (8 pages in art paper)

Special issue: 144 pages (16 pages in art paper)

Wrapper: Four color in thick art paper

Language: English

Nitya Kalyan is published with the blessings of Kalyana Bhagavathi Peetam, Chennai. Shri K S Venkataraman, a reputed religious scholar is the Editor and a team of several scholars and teachers in various fields of knowledge is involved in making it a Digest on Theology, Spirituality and Self Development. The magazine has been priced at Rs.30 per copy; Rs.300 for a year; Rs.850 for 3 years; Rs.10000 for life.

Foreign subscriptions: One year Ã¢â¬â US$ 30. Three years Ã¢â¬â US$ 85. Life US$ 1000.

Advertisement rates are:

IV page of the wrapper (four colors): Rs.7000

Cover First or Second inside (four colors): Rs.6000

Inside Full page (four colors): Rs.5000

Inside Full page (black and white): Rs.3000

(Note: For the advertisers in 2004, a special discount of 5% will be given for ten years in future.)

The cheques/drafts should be in favor of Ã¢â¬ËNitya KalyanÃ¢â¬â¢. (Add Rs.25 for the non-Chennai cheques.)

The advertisement material: Positives/ Artwork/ CD should reach us 6 weeks in advance. For advertisement space please contact: K S Venkataraman, 24/1, South Sivan Koil St., Vadapalani, Chennai-600026. Ph: 52133742.

It is not only monetary contribution but also essays on various points of views and explanations are called for. Essays may preferably be of about 900 words. The final decision to publish or not rests entirely with the Editor. Unaccepted write-ups could not be returned.

Please contact for further details: http://in.f83.mail.yahoo.com/ym/venkataram...nityakalyan.com

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-15-2004

Australian School Starts Hindu Class for Hindu Students

SYDNEY,JULY 14: Cherrybrook Public School is leading the way when it comes to cultural and religious diversity. It's now the first school in the Hills district to offer Hindu classes as part of its religious scripture program. Vice principal Dale Neilson said teachers and parents were thrilled that Hindu classes started at the school to serve a growing portion of the school community. Classes started last term after prompting from parents who saw there was an increasing number of Hindu students attending the school. Thirty-eight of the school's 688 students attend Hindu classes on Friday mornings. "Before these scripture classes were held, the Hindu children would normally go into the non-religious classes during scripture time," Mrs. Neilson said. She said after parents raised the issue, school principal Jennifer Ryan surveyed the school community. "We had a very supportive response. "The next step was to get teachers to teach the lesson. "Now we have 18 infants and 20 primary students attending the classes," said Mrs. Neilson. Hindu scripture teacher, Mr "Muni" Ramasamy Muniappan said the students were always keen to participate. "I can see the lessons becoming an integral part of many schools in the area, " he said.

Promote Indian Culture - Guest - 07-17-2004

Report on WAVES' Fifth International Conference
World Association for Vedic Studies, Inc.
Fifth International Conference:
âIndiaâs Intellectual Traditions in Contemporary Global Contextâ
July 9 â 11, 2004 -- Washington, DC, USA
Press Release

The Conference was organized by âWorld Association for Vedic Studies, Incâ
(WAVES), a USA based tax-exempt society, at the University of Maryland, Shady
Grove Campus, Rockville, MD. This was the fifth biennial international
conference of WAVES. The four previous International Conferences were held at
Atlanta (GA) in 1996, Los Angeles (CA) in 1998, Hoboken (NJ) in 2000, University
of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (MA), in 2002.

The Conference received a very enthusiastic response from world scholars of
Indian/Vedic Studies. For the first time there came four scholars from Bali,
Indonesia. According to the Treasurer of WAVES, Mr. Dhirendra Shah, the
conference had over 450 participants.

Over 200 papers were accepted for presentation and their abstracts, printed in
the Conference Souvenir, were circulated to the participants. Persons from
several different countries, including those from Australia, Canada, Germany,
India, Indonesia, Nepal, and USA - participated in this successful conference.

In all there were 47 sessions and 152 presentations made. There was a good mix
of persons of Indian and non-Indian scholars.

In the inaugural session, after President Professor BhuDev Sharma briefly talked
about the WAVES and the Conference, following three distinguished scholars
spoke:

Professor T. S. Rukmani Professor and Chair, Hindu Studies, Concordia
University, Montreal, Canada -- Indian Intellectual Tradition- Religion &
Philosophy in Vedic Literature
Professor B. B. Lal, Former Director General, Archaeological Survey of India
â Flora and Fauna in RigVeda: Still More Evidence Negating the Aryan Invasion
Theory
Professor Cromwell Crawford, Chair & Professor, Department of Religion,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu - Gene Transfer Therapy or Enhancement, A Hindu
Perspective

There were following two keynote speakers â

Professor Shiva G. Bajpai, Professor of History, California State Uni., Northridge, CA â The Burden of Bad Ideas: Some Critical Issues in the Vedic-Harappan Historiography Professor Harold French, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Uni. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA -- Ramakrishna: A Model of Historical Renewal
Through Incarnational Consciousness and Role Playing
Also, there were following two public lectures, attended by participants and other invitees to the cultural program and Banquet respectively:

Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, NJ â Hinduismâs Challenges and Blind Spots in the Globalization Era Professor Shri Kant Mishra â Strategic Adaptation of Ayurveda in North America

Some of the other speakers, mainly from different universities, included:

1. Professor Satish Bhatnagar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NE
2. Professor Sidheshwar Bhatt, Professor of Philosophy, University of Delhi, India
3. Professor Suresh Chaturvedi, Professor of Ayurveda, Mumbai, Mumbai,India
4. Professor Rahul Peter Das, Professor, Institute fur Indologie und sudasienwissenschaften, Martin-Luther-Universitat, Halle, Germany
5. Dr. K. K. Dwivedi former Vice Chancellor and currently science and technology counselor, Indian Embassy, Washington, DC
6. Professor Hope Fitz, Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Connecticut State Uni., CT
7. Dr. Peter N. Gillette, State Uni. of New York, Brooklyn, NY
8. Professor Madan L. Goel, Professor of Political Sci, Uni. of West Florida, FL
9. Professor Malinee Goswami, Professor of Sanskrit, Gauhati Uni., Assam,India
10. Dr. Julia Jean, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
11. Professor Kusum Ketkar, Professor of Economics. Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall Uni., South Orange, NJ
12. Professor V. Krishnamurthy, former Dy. Director, Birla Inst. of Technology, Pilani, India
13. Professor June McDaniel, Professor, Dept. of Phil. & Religion, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
14. Professor Sabita Dutta Majumder, Head of the Dept. of Mathematics,Kolkata, India
15. Dr. Bala Manyam, Professor & Director, Dept. of Neurology, Texas A & M, Temple, TX
16. Professor Krishna Murari Mishra, Professor of Hindi, Aligarh Muslim Uni., India
17. Professor Shri K. Mishra, Professor of Neurology & Coordinator Integrative Medicine, USC, LA, CA
18. Professor Triloki N. Pandey, Professor of Anthropology, Uni. of California, Santa Cruz, CA
19. Professor Ramesh Rao, Professor of Communication, Truman State Uni, Kirksville, MO
20. Professor T. R. N. Rao, Louisiana State University, Lafayette, LA
21. Professor Vaman Rao, Distinguished Prof of Economics, Western Illinois Uni, Macomb, IL
22. Dr. Lothar Schafer, Uni. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
23. Dr. Graham Schweig, Director, Indic Studies Program, Dept. of Religious Studies, Christopher Newport Uni., VA
24. Professor BhuDev Sharma, President WAVES, Clark Atlanta Uni., Atlanta,GA
25. Dr. Somvir, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
26. Professor Jagdish N. Srivastava, CNS Research Professor, Colorado State Uni., Fort Collins, CO
27. Professor Betsy Singh, Southern California Uni of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA
28. Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Dept of Sanskrit, Uni. of Delhi, Delhi, India
29. Dr. Uma Vaidya, Head of the Dept. of Sanskrit, Wilson College, Mumbai, India
30. Professor Anand K. Yadav, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA
31. Professor Dr. I. Wayan Wita, Rector, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

And from streams outside universities included:
1. Dr. Anand Samir Chopra, Head of the Clinical Department, Wicker-Klinik Ayurveda, Kassel, Germany
2. Mr. Bhola Nath Yogi, Principal, Hindu Vidyapeeth, Kathmandu, Nepal
3. Dr. Bhupendra K. Modi, President, Indian Council of Religious Leaders
4. Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, NJ
5. Dr. Alex Alexander, MD
6. Mr. John Engstrom, President, Inst. of Constitute of Consciousness,Fairfield, Iowa
7. Ms. Sandhya Jain, Journalist, New Delhi, India
8. Dr. Yvette Rosser, Educationist
9. Thomas Vallomtharayil, CEO, Kerala Ayurveda GmbH and Vallomed Health Care, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

There were many other experts and scholars that included university academics, authors, researchers, journalists, intellectuals and practitioners who presented papers and participated in deliberations.

Amongst other highlights were symposia on âVedas and Consciousnessâ, âPhilosophyâ, âAcademic Study of Indian Religion in USâ, âIndian Diaspora Experienceâ, âGita in 21st Centuryâ, âHinduism and Clash of Civilizationsâ, âAyurveda in Public Health Care Systems in Western Countriesâ, âAyurveda: The Art & Science of Healthy Livingâ, âYoga and Meditationâ, âYouth & Dharmaâ, âOn Some Western Writers on India.â

There were sessions on âRamayanaâ, âMahabharatâ, âPeace and Universal Vedic Messagesâ, âVedic Mathematics & Sciencesâ, âAyurvedic Medicinal Plantsâ, etc.

Sessions on âHinduism & Clash of Culturesâ, which brought a good discussion on current state of terrorism and its effects, âOn Some Western Writers on Indiaâ, whose writings provoked allegations of distortions and misrepresentations of Hindu gods and heroes from many scholars worldwide, as also âConsciousnessâ and those discussing âIndians & Influence of India in the Worldâ, drew quite some attention. An important feature this year was participation of IndiaDiaspora group, and youth group.

Plenary panel discussion on âDirections for Healthy Academic Study of Vedic Traditionsâ, with six panelists representing academics, journalists, educationists and public leaders was another highlight of the conference. Panelists and participants greatly appreciated the work of WAVES and gave several suggestions for undertaking further.

A general theme running throughout the conference reflected on the deep intellectual traditions in the life of Vedic people, and the culture of celebrated diversity commonly visible in todayâs India.

Professor BhuDev Sharma, President of the WAVESâ, was the overall coordinator of the conference and he organized the academic program, helped by organizers of various symposia â Professor Hope Fitz, Professor June McDaniel, Professor Jagdish Srivastava, Professor TRN Rao, Professor Madan Goel, Prof Rahul Peter Das, Professor Shri Mishra, Dr. Vishnu Purohit & Dr. Kaushik Shastri, Dr. K. Sadananda & Satya P. Agarwal, and Sanjay Garg.

Local Organizer Dr. Satish C. Misra, did a magnificiant job. In this he was helped by Dr. Ghanshyam Gupta, Dr. Hari Har Singh, Dr. Parthasarthy Pillai, Dr. Prasad Reddy, Dr. Lalji Mishra, Dr. Kaushik Shastri, Dr. Yogendra Gupta, Dr. Bishnu Poudel, Dr. Jagdish Sharma, Dr. Anita Dubey, in looking after local arrangements â facilities, hospitalities, transport, food, cultural program, banquet, etc.

During Banquet time on July 10, 2004, after the public lecture, many persons coming from different places were introduced and following persons were honored for their services to WAVES:

Professor Bal Ram Singh, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, a Joint Secretary of WAVES: For being local organizer of the Fourth International Conference, 2002;
Mr. Ramendra N. Nandi, Jersey City, NJ, a former Secretary of WAVES: For being local organizer of the Third International Conference, 2000;
Dr. Deen Bandhu Chandora, Atlanta, GA, a former Treasurer: For being local organizer of the First International Conference 1996, and for active role in founding the WAVES;
Dr. Shashi Tiwari, New Delhi, India, Secretary, India Branch: For Organizing seven India Conferences and a conference in Nepal.

The Proceedings of the conference, carrying edited papers shall be published as was done for earlier conferences. The organizers have invitations for holding next conference in Canada, Bali (Indonesia) and a couple of places in USA.

During the Conference, on the evening of July 9, was organized a culturally rich entertainment program featuring Sitar-vaadan, Kuchipudi style Bharat Natyam, a play, a folk dance, and a dance-drama on ten-incarnations of Vishnu. Dr. (Mrs.) Anita Dubey organized and presented this program, with brief appearance of Patti Tripathi, former Anchor Person of CNN and Director, ANN.

World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) is a multidisciplinary academic society. WAVES is not confined to study related to Vedas alone or to India alone. Waves explores worldwide traditions commonly called Vedic - past, present and future. It brings together academics from universities and institutions of higher learning and knowledgeable other persons on its platform to share their views and researches. It is a forum for all scholarly activities and views on any area of âVedic Studiesâ popularly called as Indian Studies or Indology. It is open for membership and for participation to all persons irrespective of their color, creed, ethnicity, and country of origin or any other kind of persuasion.

WAVES has on its Governing Council persons from USA, India, China, and Europe. Its next India Conference will be held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Dec 31-Jan 2, 2004-2004. There are plans to hold conferences in China, Netherlands, Germany and Bali (Indonesia), in coming years. Also, the Society has announced book-awards, scholarships for higher studies and research and is building a âSpeakers Bureauâ for widely and authentically educating and informing people world wide of about India and Indians in all its fields, past and present.

Organizers thank numerous participants for conveying their overwhelming compliments for organizing a conference with grand success.

For additional Information, please contact:
Professor BhuDev Sharma, President, WAVES, wavesbds94@y..., Tel. # 404-248-9494

Prof. BhuDev Sharma, Prof. of Math, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta President, World Assn. for Vedic Studies (WAVES), www.umassd.edu/indic/waves
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