Domains of Inquiry
Five interconnected streams spanning India's classical scientific tradition.
Astronomy & Mathematics
Kerala School, Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa, Siddhāntic astronomy, and proto-calculus.
Chemistry, Metallurgy & Materials
Rasaśāstra, Bhasmā medicines, spectroscopic validation of Hiṅgula & Haritāla.
Āyurveda & Life Sciences
Personalised medicine, Vrikshāyurveda, Herbal Kuṇapajala bio-fertilizers.
Architecture & Sacred Geometry
Temple building technology, spatial proportion, ritual design and cosmology.
Scientific Language & Grammar
Vyākaraṇa, Vedic Śikṣā, Sanskrit as a vehicle for knowledge transmission.
Patrons & Convenor
Organizing Committee
Faculty- Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat — Chemistry, IISER Pune
- Dr. Rahul Dahiya — Earth & Climate Science, IISER Pune
- Dr. Chandrasheel Bhagwat — Mathematics, IISER Pune
- Jatin Raghuwanshi — Physics
- Ganesh Kondhare — Chemistry
- Rana Aaditya Kumar Singh — Physics
- Aditya Dahiya — Biology
Advisory Committee
- Shri Madabhushi Madan Gopal — IAS, BOG Chairperson, IISER Pune
- Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat — Director, IISER Pune
- Prof. Ujwala Chakradeo — Vice Chancellor, SNDT Women's University
- Prof. M. D. Srinivas — Centre for Policy Studies
- Prof. Amartya Kumar Dutta — ISI Kolkata
- Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty — IIT Roorkee
- Prof. V. Ramanathan — IIT BHU
- Prof. T. V. Bharat — IIT Guwahati
- Prof. Yogesh Deshpande — VNIT Nagpur
Programme Schedule
C.V. Raman Auditorium · Full-day programme with lectures, panel discussion, and poster presentations.
Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat — Conference Theme Overview
Inaugural Address
Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat — Hon'ble Director, IISER Pune
Address
Shri Madabhushi Madan Gopal — Hon'ble Chairperson BOG, IISER Pune
Keynote Address
Prof. M. D. Srinivas (Padma Shri Awardee)
Vote of Thanks
Prof. M. D. Srinivas
Seminal Contributions of the Kerala School of Mathematics and Astronomy
Prof. Amartya Kumar Dutta
Mathematics in Ancient India: Glimpses
Prof. Anil Gourishetty
Promoting Sanskrit and IKS
Prof. M. S. Sriram
Notable Features of Siddhāntic Astronomy
Prof. V. Ramanathan
Insights from Spectroscopic Characterization of Hiṅgula & Haritāla
Dr. Ketu Ramachandrasekhar
Temple Architecture: Sacred Geometry, Consciousness, and Technology
Prof. Sunita T. Pandey
Vrikshayurveda: A Glorious Agricultural Heritage of Bharat and Its Scientific Validation — Herbal Kuṇap Jal in particular
Shri Raghava Krishna
Cultural Strategies for Institutionalizing IKS Sciences
Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat
Metals and Medicines in Ancient Indian Chemistry: Teaching at its Best
Prof. Alex Hankey
The Four Levels of Speech in Śikṣā, the Vedic Science of Education
Dr. Vasudev Aital
DES Pune University, Pune
Prof. Hari Krishna
NIT Warangal
Shri Madabhushi Madan Gopal (IAS) · Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat · Prof. M. D. Srinivas · Prof. M. S. Sriram · Shri Raghava Krishna · Prof. Amartya Kumar Dutta
Session Chairs
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur
Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune · Jean Monnet Chair Professor · Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Prasad Joshi
Vice-Chancellor, Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, Pune
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Director, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune · WHO Technical Advisor
Prof. Bhav Sharma
Assoc. Professor, Centre of IKS-EDS, Central Sanskrit University / Deccan College
Conference Lectures
Ten lectures across three technical sessions, delivered by leading scholars from across India.
Prof. M. D. Srinivas
Physicist & Historian, Centre for Policy Studies · Padma Shri Awardee
Seminal Contributions of the Kerala School of Mathematics and Astronomy
Prof. Amartya Kumar Dutta
Mathematician, ISI Kolkata · INSA Teachers Award
Mathematics in Ancient India: Glimpses
Professor of Physics & Head, Centre for IKS, IIT Roorkee
Promoting Sanskrit and IKS
Prof. M. S. Sriram
Physicist & Historian, Prof. K. V. Sarma Research Foundation, Chennai · INSA Fellow
Notable Features of Siddhāntic Astronomy
Chemist & Spectroscopist, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Insights from Spectroscopic Characterization of Hiṅgula & Haritāla
Dr. Ketu Ramachandrasekhar
Ministry of Culture Fellow · Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation (SKF)
Temple Architecture: Sacred Geometry, Consciousness, and Technology
Prof. Sunita T. Pandey
Professor of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University · Rishi Parashar Award 2024
Vrikshayurveda: Bharat's Agricultural Heritage & Herbal Kuṇap Jal
Founder & CEO, Brhat Culture Creatives
Cultural Strategies for Institutionalizing IKS Sciences
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, IISER Pune
Metals and Medicines in Ancient Indian Chemistry: Teaching at its Best
Prof. Alex Hankey
Professor Emeritus, MIT World Peace University, Pune · Cambridge & MIT (Ph.D.)
The Four Levels of Speech in Śikṣā, the Vedic Science of Education
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