Preamble
This year IIT(BHU) is celebrating 100 Years of its establishment. The founder of Banaras Hindu University, the great visionary Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya used to believe that our tradition has acquired an enormous amount of knowledge and we should explore that knowledge for our development. A Japanese Scholar Professor K. Okakura said,“We catch a glimpse of the great river of science which never ceases to flow in India. India has carried and scattered the data of intellectual progress for the whole world, ever since the pre-Buddhist period when she produced the Sankhya philosophy and the atomic theory”. Swami Vivekananda enunciated a thought that theories of modern science are nothing but the echoes of Vedic philosophy. He with a deep understanding of cosmology and eschatology of Vedanta once wrote that he clearly sees their perfect union with modern science, and the elucidation of the one will be followed by that of the other. The present era demands a dialogue between Vedic and Modern science so that right place and value may be given to both sciences. Hence a better sustainable and harmonious world may evolve.
Details of the Conference
To meet the above-said goals IIT(BHU) has decided to organize the conference entitled, “A Dialogue between Vedic and Modern Sciences” on Sept 21-22, 2019. This event will be organized by IIT(BHU) in collaboration with Vijnana Bharti and Vedic Vijnana Kendra, BHU. This event is aiming towards the participation of the academic/research/industry world. It will be a two-day event. There will be four sessions every day. The first two common sessions are inaugural and plenary session. After these sessions the participants will be divided into 7 groups i.e., Paryāvaraṇa, Bhāṣā, Yāṅtrikī, Vāstu/Sthāpatya, Khagola/Gaṇita/Jyotiṣa, Rasāyana, and Ayurveda & Yoga, as per their interests for brainstorming sessions. The last but one session of round table meetings will discuss the future plans. It will pave the way for future education, research, and outreach programs in these areas. The concept note of each seven streams will be discussed in the last valedictory session.
The Keynote speech will be given by an eminent Indian American Computer Scientist Dr. Subhash Kak of Oklahoma State University, USA. He is also a member of Indian Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council. He has kindly agreed to be present in the entire conference.
About IIT BHU
The Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) owes its existence to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Bharat Ratna – the founder of the first residential university of modern India, the Banaras Hindu University, who could foresee the important role of technical education in strengthening independent India. The three of the erstwhile engineering colleges of BHU, namely BENCO, MINMET and TECHNO, were merged to form the Institute of Technology (IT-BHU) in 1968 to provide an integrated educational base. The IT-BHU has been admitting students through the JEE conducted by the IIT's since 1972, and has been consistently ranked amongst the top few engineering institutions of the country. IT-BHU became IIT (BHU) in June 29, 2012 by an Act of Parliament.
The Institute has maintained high academic standard since its inception. It has turned out luminary engineers and administrators who served the nation with great distinction. The current student strength is about 5722 with 4183 UGs, 675 MTechs and 864 PhD students. More information is available on
IIT BHU.
About Vijnana Bharti
Vinjnana Bharti is a nationalistic, patriotic, and humanistic science movement where science involving both engineering and technology is aimed at societal development, social harmony, ecological balance and environmental sanctity. It is the largest people’s science movement in India. From its ideological seeds as Swadeshi Science Movement of Bharat, where Swadeshi connotes the Bharatiya world view on Science where from a single framework, all the three knowledge systems, such as natural sciences, social sciences and spiritual sciences have been developed integrally, holistically and all inclusively
From Varanasi Cantt. (Junction) Railway Station to IIT(BHU):
From Mughalsarai Railway Station to IIT(BHU):
Vijnana Bharti was launched in 1991 and conducts its activities through 27 independent units functioning in various parts of country. It has presence in 7 countries abroad. More information is available on www.vibhaindia.org.
About Vedic Vijnana Kendra, BHU
The foundation of Vedic Vijnana Kendra BHU was laid by Honourable PM Shri Narendra Modi in Sept 2018. The Centre for Vedic Sciences (CVS) would facilitate study and research in Vedic corpus and its treasure of knowledge document and preserve it for enrichment the modern knowledge. The CVS would attempt to explore the lost (or ignored) ancient Indian Vedic corpus related to various sciences and conduct multidisciplinary research. Entire corpus of the Vedic literature in the form of oral and written will be surveyed, documented, displayed as well as to be brought out in the form of publication. A Division of the Centre will demonstrate the scientific system i.e. science and technology in the Vedic literature and their relation to modern sciences.
Center for Vedic Science will research and represent different subjects of Veda such as Yogic Sciences, Mathametics, Astronomy, Padarth Vigyan, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Science of Engineering, Linguistics, Phonetics and Etymology etc. with scientific view and also keeping in view to present scenario.
About Varanasi
Varanasi is a city in the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh and regarded as the spiritual capital of India. The city is sacred to Hindus and Jains and also one of the oldest continuously
inhabited cities in the world, with settlements dating back to the 11th century BC. Sarnath, a place located 10 kilometers north-east of Varanasi where Gautam Buddha first taught the dhamma,
and where the Buddhist sangha came into existence. For more information please visit Varanasi Tourism.
Registration Fee
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- The registration fee can be paid by electronic transaction or by demand draft/cheque. If you pay by electronic transaction, please e-mail us the copy of the transfer receipt.
Bank Details
Name of the Account: IIT (BHU)- MAIN ACCOUNT (INSTITUTE DEVELOPMENT FUND)
Bank Name: State Bank of India
Branch: IT BHU
A/C number: 32778803937
Account type: Current
IFSC code: SBIN0011445
Accommodation
The accommodation may be provided in the campus if available.
Mentors
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Prof. Vijay Bhatkar, Padma Bhushan, Chancellor, Nalanda University
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Dr. Subhash Kak, Padma Shri, Indian American Computer Scientist, Member Indian PM-STIAC
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Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, Organizing Secretary, Vijnana Bharti
Patrons
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Prof. Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
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Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO
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Dr. Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary DSIR
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Prof. Dhirendra Pal Singh, Chairman, UGC
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Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman, UGC
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Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Padma Vibhushan, Ex-Chairman AEC and Secretary, Government of India
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Padma Bhushan, Member of NITI Aayog and Chancellor of JNU
Advisors
- Prof Gautam R Desiraju, Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
- Dr. Arvind P Jamkhedkar, Chairman, ICHR
Organizing Committee
- Chair: Prof. Pramod Kumar Jain, Director, IIT(BHU) Varanasi
- Convener: Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Dept of Mech Engg, IIT(BHU)
- Co-Convener: Dr. Vikas Jindal, Dept of Meta Engg, IIT(BHU)
- Co-Convener: Dr. Sunil K Mishra, Dept of Physics, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Abhishek K Srivastava, Dept of Physics, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Debashis Khan, Dept of Mech Engg, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Lakshmanan Kailasam, Dept of CSE, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. V Ramnathan, Dept of Chemistry, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Ruchir Gupta, Dept of CSE, IIT(BHU)
- Prof. Sachin Maheshwari, MPAE Division, NSUT Delhi
- Dr. Sanjay Kashyap, Environment Activist
- Dr. Shishir Gaur, Dept of Civil Engg, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Sukhada, Dept of HS, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Sunil Kumar Mishra, Dept of Pharma E&T, IIT(BHU)
- Dr. Vivek Kumar, CRDT, IIT Delhi
- Dr. Parameswarappa S Byadgi, Dept of Vikriti Vigyan, IMS-BHU
- Dr. Upendra Kumar Tripathi, Vedic Vijnana Kendra, BHU
Members
VENUE
The venue of the VVS 2019 would be ABLT Complex which is adjacent to Director Office IIT(BHU).
Reaching IIT(BHU)
From Airport to IIT(BHU):
BHU Campus is about 35 kms. from Varanasi (Babatpur) Airport. The taxi charges from Airport to BHU Campus are about INR 1000/- approx.
From Varanasi Cantt. (Junction) Railway Station to IIT(BHU):
BHU Campus is about 10 kms. from Varanasi Cantt. railway Station. Round the clock Auto/ Taxi services are available from Varanasi Cantt. Railway Station to BHU Gate(Lanka). The tentative charges are: for reserve auto Rs. 150-200/-, shared auto Rs. 20/- and for Taxi Rs. 400/- to 500/-.
From Mughalsarai Railway Station to IIT(BHU):
BHU Campus is about 20 kms. from Mughalsarai Railway Station. Round the clock Auto/ Taxi services are available from Mughalsarai Railway Station to BHU(Lanka). The tentative charges are: for reserve auto Rs. 300/-, shared auto Rs. 50/- and for Taxi Rs. 600/- approx.
BHU Map:
Schedule (Click Here to download)
Day 1: 21.09.2019 (Saturday)
| Time | Session |
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| 9:30 to 10:30 | Inaugural Session |
| 10:30 to 11:15 | Tea |
| 11:15 to 13:00 | Plenary Session |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 to 15:30 | Roundtable Session 1 |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Tea |
| 16:00 to 17:30 | Roundtable Session 2 |
Day 2: 22.09.2019 (Sunday)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:30 to 11:00 | Roundtable Session 3 |
| 11:00 to 11:30 | Tea |
| 11:30 to 13:00 | Roundtable Session 4 |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 to 15:30 | Summing up Panel discussion Session |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Tea |
| 16:00 to 17:30 | Valedictory Session |
