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Conference Archive

National Conference on IKS:
Science and Technology

March 07, 2026 · C.V. Raman Auditorium, IISER Pune

The following materials from the National Conference are preserved here for reference.

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Session Chairs

Distinguished academics who moderated the conference sessions

Dr. Naveen Kumar
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Director, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune
Session 3 Chair
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur
Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Dean, Faculty of Law, Symbiosis International
Session 1 Chair
Dr. Prasad Joshi
Dr. Prasad Joshi
Vice-Chancellor, Deccan College
Professor, Sanskrit & Lexicography
Session 2 Chair
Prof. Bhav Sharma
Prof. Bhav Sharma
Associate Professor, Centre of IKS-EDS
Central Sanskrit University, Deccan College
Session 4 Chair

Distinguished Speakers

Watch the inauguration and each lecture from the National Conference on IKS

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Opening Session

Conference Inauguration

Addresses by the Organizing Members
Welcome and inaugural session of the National Conference on IKS
MSProf. M. D. Srinivas
Keynote · Session 1

Prof. M. D. Srinivas

Physicist & Historian of Science, Centre for Policy Studies · Padma Shri Awardee
“Seminal Contributions of the Kerala School of Mathematics and Astronomy”
ADProf. Amartya Kumar Dutta
Session 1

Prof. Amartya Kumar Dutta

Mathematician, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
“Mathematics in Ancient India: Glimpses”
AGProf. Anil Kumar Gourishetty
Session 1 · Panel Moderator

Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

Professor of Physics & Head, Centre for IKS, IIT Roorkee
“Promoting Sanskrit and IKS”
SRProf. M. S. Sriram
Session 2

Prof. M. S. Sriram

Physicist & Historian, Prof. K. V. Sarma Research Foundation, Chennai
“Notable Features of Siddhāntic Astronomy”
VRProf. V. Ramanathan
Session 2

Prof. V. Ramanathan

Professor, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
“Insights from Spectroscopic Characterization of Hiṅgula & Haritāla”
KRDr. Ketu Ramachandrasekhar
Session 2

Dr. Ketu Ramachandrasekhar

Ministry of Culture Fellow, Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation
“Temple Architecture: Sacred Geometry, Consciousness, and Technology”
SPProf. Sunita T. Pandey
Session 3

Prof. Sunita T. Pandey

Professor of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
“Vrikshayurveda: A Glorious Agricultural Heritage of Bharat and Its Scientific Validation”
RKShri Raghava Krishna
Session 3

Shri Raghava Krishna

Founder & CEO, Brhat Culture Creatives
“Cultural Strategies for Institutionalizing IKS Sciences”
RBProf. Ramakrishna G. Bhat
Session 3

Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat

Professor, Department of Chemistry, IISER Pune
“Metals and Medicines in Ancient Indian Chemistry: Teaching at its Best”
AHProf. Alex Hankey
Session 3

Prof. Alex Hankey

Professor Emeritus of Biology, MIT World Peace University, Pune
“The Four Levels of Speech in Shiksha, the Vedic Science of Education”

Distinguished Patrons and Organizers

The people who made the National Conference possible

MGShri Madabhushi Madan Gopal
Chief Patron
Shri Madabhushi Madan Gopal
IAS
Chairperson, Board of Governors
IISER Pune
SBProf. Sunil S. Bhagwat
Patron
Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat
Professor and Director
IISER Pune
RBProf. Ramakrishna G. Bhat
Convenor
Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat
Professor, Department of Chemistry
IISER Pune

Organizing Committee

Faculty Members

  • Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat, Department of Chemistry, IISER Pune
  • Dr. Rahul Dahiya, Department of Earth and Climate Science, IISER Pune
  • Dr. Chandrasheel Bhagwat, Department of Mathematics, IISER Pune

Student Members

  • Mr. Jatin Raghuwanshi, Physics
  • Mr. Ganesh Kondhare, Chemistry
  • Mr. Rana Aaditya Kumar Singh, Physics
  • Mr. Aditya Dahiya, Biology

Advisory Committee

  • Shri Madabhushi Madan Gopal, IAS, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IISER Pune
  • Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat, Professor and Director, IISER Pune
  • Prof. Ujwala Chakradeo, Vice Chancellor, SNDT Women’s University
  • Prof. M. D. Srinivas, Chairman, 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

Sponsors & Partners

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