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DAY 1: Saturday, 12 March 2011 VENUE: Vigyan Bhawan

1000 - 1100 Registration
1115 - 1330 SESSION I - Inauguration and Plenary Lecture
1115 - 1215 Inauguration

1230 - 1330

1230 - 1315
(Talk: 45 min)

1315 - 1330
(Q&A: 15 min)

Plenary Lecture

Topic: Scientific Notions and Traditional Wisdom on the Evolution of the Universe and of Life

Werner Arber (Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1978)
University of Basel, Switzerland

Chair: Manju Sharma (Padma Bhushan), Ex-Secretary, Dept. of Bio-Technology, New Delhi
Co- Chair: Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, Director, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi

1330 - 1430 Lunch
1430 - 1615 SESSION II - Science, Ethics and Spirituality
Chair: K.L. Chopra (Padma Shri), President, Society for Scientific Values & Ex-Director, IIT Kharagpur
Co-Chair: Madhusudan Chakraborty, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar
1430 - 1515
(Talk: 45min)

Paintal Memorial Lecture

Topic: Journey from Innovations to Translation: Turning Slogan into an Action
Vishwa Mohan Katoch
Secretary to Govt. of India
Department of Health Research (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) &
Director General, Indian Council of Medial Research (ICMR)
Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029
1515 - 1600
(Talk: 45min)

Topic: The Role of Science and Spirituality in Sensitive Planning and Decision Making
Vijay K. Saraswat (Padma Shri)
Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister &
Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development Government of India
Director General, DRDO,
DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi - 110105

1600 - 1615
(Q&A: 15min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above two speakers
1615 - 1630 Break
1630 - 1730 SESSION III - Interactive Session I: Accelerating the Growth of the Nation – The Role of Science and Spirituality
Werner Arber (Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1978)
University of Basel, Switzerland
Vijay K. Saraswat (Padma Shri)
Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister &
Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development Government of India
Director General, DRDO
Sudipto Ghosh (Vice-Chairman, AISSQ2011)
Associate Professor
Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
1930 - 2030 Dinner

DAY 2: Sunday, 13 March 2011 VENUE: Delhi Technological Univ.

0800 - 0900 Breakfast
0900 - 1045

SESSION IV - Science Spirituality and Health

Chair: A.K. Mukhopadhyay, Head, Department. of Laboratory Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Rama Jayasundar, Head, Department of NMR, AIIMS, New Delhi

0900 - 0940
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Enery Medicine - Medicine of the Future

B.M. Hedge (Padma Bhushan)
Retd. Vice Chancellor, Manipal University,
"Manjunath", Pais Hills, Bejai.
Mangalore – 575004

0940 - 1020
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: A Proper Understanding of Science and Spirituality – A True Healing Herb

Subhash C. Mishra
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati – 781039

1020 - 1035
(Q&A: 15min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above two speakers
1035 - 1045 Break
1045 - 1215

SESSION V - Science, Ethics and Spirituality

Chair: R.K. Kotnala, Scientist, NPL, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE, New Delhi

1045 - 1105
(Talk: 20min)

Topic: Basics and General Principles of Ethics in Science

P. N. Tiwari
Former Director, ICAR
New Delhi

1105 - 1120
(Talk: 20min)

Topic: Ethics in Research and Regulations

N. Raghuram
Associate Professor
University School of Biotechnology
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110403

1120 - 1140
(Talk: 20min)

Topic: Misconduct in Scientific Research and Publications

Indramani Mishra
Senior Scientist, Division of Agricultural Engineering
Indian Agricultural Institute, Pusa, New Delhi

1140 - 1210
(Q&A: 30min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above three speakers

1210 - 1250
(Talk: 40min)

1250 - 1300
(Q&A: 10 min)

Topic: Energy and Spirituality

A.K. Balyan
MD & CEO, Petronet LNG Limited, New Delhi

1300 - 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1535

SESSION VI - The Ultimate Quest - Humanitarian, Religious and Spiritual Perspectives

Chair: A. Sankara Reddy (Padma Shri), VC, EIILM Univ.
Co-Chair: A.D. Sahasrabudhe, Director, College of Engineering, Pune

1400 - 1440
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Towards a Global Human Society - Role of spirituality

P. B. Sharma
Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, Delhi

1440 - 1520
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Vedanta and Mystery of Life

His Holiness Subhag Swami
Monk, ISKCON

1520 - 1600
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Spirituality – Scientific Study of World Religions

K. Vasudeva Rao
President, Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata

1600 - 1615
(Q&A: 15min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above three speakers
1615 - 1630 Break
1630 – 1845

SESSION VII (Parallel Session I) - Exploring Consciousness from Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives

Chair: Ashok K. Mahapatra. Head, Dept. of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Co-Chair: Sushma Bhatnagar, Head , Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Care, BRAIRCH, AIIMS

1630 - 1710
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Quantification of Consciousness

Ramgopal Uppaluri
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati - 781039

1710 - 1750
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Neuroscience and Spirituality

Varun Agarwal
Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata

1750 - 1830
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Effect of Prenatal Sound and Music on Fetus - Scientific and Vedantic Perspectives

B. Prabhakar
Staff Engineer, LSI Research and Development, Bangalore

1830 - 1845
(Q&A: 15min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above three speakers
1630 – 1845

SESSION VIII (Parallel Session II) - Exploring Consciousness from Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives

Session Chair: K.P. Singh, Director, IT- BHU, Varanasi
Co-Chair: A.B. Samaddar, Ex-Director, MNNIT Allahabad

1630 - 1710
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: The Science of Consciousness and Matter as Given by Bhagavata Shankya

Sudipto Ghosh
Associate Professor, Dept. of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur

1710 - 1750
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World Reality of Nature of Consciousness: Seeing through the Lens of Biological and Mathematical Model Theoretic Concepts

Niyati Joshi
Assistant Director, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

1750 - 1830
(Talk: 40min)

Topic: Spiritual and Ethical Foundations of Organizational Development

Sunita Singh-Sengupta
Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Faculty of Management Studies, Univ. of Delhi

1830 - 1845
(Q&A: 15min) 		Q&A cum Interactions with the above three speakers
1845 - 1900 Break
1900 - 2000 SESSION IX (Interactive Session II) - Integrating Capabilities with Values - Role of Spirituality
K.L. Chopra (Padma Shri)
Former Director, IIT Kharagpur & President, Society for Scientific Values, New Delhi
P.B. Sharma (Moderator)
Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi
R.C. Deka
Director, AIIMS, New Delhi
Vineet Joshi
Chairman, CBSE, New Delhi
T.T. Malai
Vice-President, ISKCON, Mumbai
2000 - 2045 SESSION X: Poster Session
2045 - 2130 Cultural Program
2130 - 2215 Dinner

DAY 3: Monday, 14 March 2011 VENUE: Delhi Technological Univ.

0800 - 0900 Breakfast & Registration
0930 - 1100

SESSION XI: Prize Winners of the Essay Competition: What is Life? Scientific and Indian Spiritual Perspectives on the Nature, Purpose, Meaning and Origin of Life.

Chair: Asis Dutta, (Padma Bhushan), Founder Director, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, Ex-VC- JNU, and Professor of Eminence, NIPGR.

Co-Chair: A. Sankara Reddy (Padma Shri), Director, VC, EIILM Univ.

0930 - 1000
(Talk: 30min) 		First Prize Winner
1000 - 1030
(Talk: 30min) 		Second Prize Winner
1030 - 1100
(Talk: 30min) 		Third Prize Winner
1100 - 1115 Refreshments
1115 - 1315 SESSION XII: Workshops [All in parallel]
Hall 1:

Workshop 1: Holistic Living

His Holiness Subhag Swami
MONK, ISKCON

Sudipto Ghosh
Associate Professor
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302, India

D. Khan
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IT-BHU, Varanasi

Hall 2:

Workshop 2: Ayurveda and Its Relevance in Present Time

Dr. Rama Jayasundar
Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029

Hall 3:

Workshop 3: Mind, Brain and Body Control

M. Sinha
Assistant Professor, IIT Kharagpur, India

Hall 4:

Workshop 4: Re-Building, Modern Education – Integrating Traditional Technology with Contemporary Education

Mrs. Jayanti Chavan
President, Institute for Science and Religion (ISR) , Mumbai

Hall 5

Workshop 5: Spirituality and Personality Development - Management of Time, Stress and Anger

Bhaskar Kumar
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur

B. Prabhakar
Staff Engineer, LSI Research and Development, Bangalore

Sameer Verlekar
Senior Software Engineer, Bangalore

Hall 6:

Workshop 6: Spirituality – The Super Science

Ramgopal Uppaluri
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Guwahati – 781039

P.K. Singh
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IT-BHU, Varanasi

Hall 7:

Workshop 7: Essence of Bhagavad Gita

Hare Krishna Mahanta
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan

Suresh Bhalla
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi

1315 - 1430 Lunch
1430 Site seeing

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