In today’s world, scientific temper occupies the center stage in deciphering the nature of reality. Contrary to the preconceived notion of being dogmatic and ideological, ancient Vedantic theological tradition conforms to the highest kind of rational inquiry. Thus, scientific progress can be expedited by such a body of knowledge.
Institute for Science and Spirituality, a scientific study wing of ISKCON Delhi, in collaboration with Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) Florida is organising an international e-summit “जिज्ञासा: Vedantic Theology For the Advancement of Scientific Temper” on 19th and 20th Dec 2020. There is also an essay contest with attractive prizes on the same theme.
Chief Guest:
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
( Hon’ble Education Minister, Government of India)
Guests of Honour:
Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur
Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee
Prof. Prem Kumar Kalra, Director, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University)
Other Speakers:
Event Details and Registration:
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Fees: ₹ 250 (India), $25 (Abroad)
50% discount for all students
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Speaker Profile
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Prof. Laxmidhar Behera
05:00 pm to 06:00 pm, 19 Dec
Dr Laxmidhar Behera is Professor at IIT Kanpur having research and teaching experience of more than 23 years. He has received the BSc (engineering) and MSc (engineering) degrees from NIT Rourkela in 1988 and 1990, respectively. He received the PhD degree from IIT Delhi in 1996. He pursued the postdoctoral studies in the German National Research Center for Information Technology, GMD, Sank Augustin, Germany, during 2000-2001. Previously, he has worked as an assistant professor at BITS Pilani during 1995- 1999 and as a reader at Intelligent Systems Research Center (ISRC), University of Ulster, United Kingdom during 2007-2009. He has also worked as a visiting researcher/professor at FHG, Germany, and ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. He is one of the pioneers in the field of AI based autonomous robotics. His work lies in the convergence of machine learning, control theory, robotic vision and heterogeneous robotic platforms. He has received more than INR 15 crore research grants to support his research activities – the recent one being DST-UKIERI International grant. He has established industrial collaboration with TCS, Renault Nissan, and ADNOC, Abu Dhabi while making significant technological development in the areas such robotics based ware-house automation, vision and drone guided driver assistance system, and drone guided pipeline inspection systems. He has published more than 220 papers in Journals and Conference Proceedings. He is a Fellow of INAE and Senior Member of IEEE. He is one of the technical committee members on Robotics.
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Prof. Gopal K Gupta
06:00 pm to 07:00 pm, 19 Dec
Gopal K. Gupta is an associate professor at the University of Evansville, USA, where he teaches courses that explore the world’s living religions, Eastern religious philosophies and the intersection between religion and science. His book, Māyā in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa: Human Suffering and Divine Play, is published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Gupta serves as the editor for the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies (JHCS). JHCS is a widely read, peer-reviewed, journal in the field of comparative religion. He has authored various articles in academic books and journals and presented at numerous conferences. Some of his works include: “Hindu Perspectives on Artificial Life and the Self,” “Woman as Māyā: Gendered Narrative in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa,” and “‘May Calamities Befall Us at Every Step:’ The Bhāgavata’s Response to the Problem of Evil.” Dr. Gupta completed his D.Phil. in Religious Studies and MST in Science and Religion from the University of Oxford, UK.
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Dr. Michael A. Cremo
07:00 pm to 08:00 pm, 19 Dec
Dr. Michael A. Cremo is a researcher in human origins and antiquity. He is a member of the World Archaeological Congress and the European Association of Archaeologists. He has given invited talks at leading scientific institutions such as the Royal Institution in London and the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. He has also lectured about his work at universities around the world, including MIT, Stanford, and the University of South California. In India he has given lectures at IIT Mumbai, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT BHU and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He specializes in perspectives on human origins and antiquity inspired by the Sanskrit writings of India. He is the author of books such as Forbidden Archeology and Human Devolution. He is a frequent guest on radio and television shows.
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Mr. Akhandadhi Dasa
04:00 pm to 05:00 pm, 20 Dec
Akhandadhi Dasa, is the director of the Science & Philosophy Initiative, a UK association with links to the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies in USA. His research interests lie in integration of Vaishnava philosophy with modern science and the philosophies of Vedanta, Sankhya and Yoga. He has presented over 400 recordings on BBC radio and television; been published in numerous newspapers and magazines; and has delivered a TEDx talk on Consciousness. During this pandemic, he is delivering a very enlightening webinar series, “Atma Paradigm” or a comprehensive and science-consistent philosophical framework derived from the Srimad Bhagavatam, a most prominent Sanskrit Vedic text.
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Dr. Mauricio Garrido
05:00 pm to 06:00 pm, 20 Dec
Mauricio Garrido was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1979, graduated from the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and in Physics in 2003. He earned a black belt in Kobayashi Shorin-ryu Karate. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from Ohio University, has served an internship at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, completed a postdoc at Columbia University, and has taught Sanskrit at the University of Florida. His research includes Puranic cosmology, Vaisnava philosophy, quantum field and information theory, general relativity, consciousness studies, and the philosophy of mind. As a member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) since 2015, he develops courses on theology and science, including Vedic concepts of cosmography, consciousness, and physics. He has presented at universities and international conferences.
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Dr. Jyotiranjan Beuria
06:00 pm to 07:00 pm, 20 Dec
Dr. Jyotiranjan Beuria is a Ph.D. in Particle Physics from Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI). He has published many papers in international journals. He is an Institute Silver Medalist from IIT Roorkee in Integrated M.S. He has secured All India Rank 13 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and All India Rank 38 in CSIR National Eligibility Test/Junior Research Fellowship. He is also recipient of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) fellowship from Germany for Undergraduate research in Astrophysics. He is also author of a book titled ‘Faith and Reason on Trial’.
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Prof. Suresh Bhalla
07:00 pm to 08:00 pm, 20 Dec
Dr. Suresh Bhalla is Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi. His main areas of interest are smart structures, structural health monitoring, electro-mechanical impedance (EMI) technique, bio-mechanics/ bio-medical applications of smart materials, piezoelectric energy harvesting and engineered bamboo structures. Dr. Bhalla has published over 65 papers in international journals, and over 70 in international/ national refereed conferences/ workshops. He has co-authored two books “Piezoelectric Materials: Applications in SHM, Energy Harvesting and Bio-mechanics (Wiley)” and “Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Bio-mechanics (Springer)”. He has also contributed chapters for three other books. His publications are highly cited in the Web of Science and Scopus by peers, represented by an h-index of 20 in Web of Science and 25 in SCOPUS. His pioneering paper on monitoring of RC structures published in 2000 has received over 250 citations so far in the Web of Science. A finalist of the SCOPUS Young Scientist Award 2014, Dr. Bhalla has been the recipient of several other laurels, such as two best paper awards (2016, 2012), award for teaching excellence (2011), outstanding young faculty fellow (2008), NSTB gold medal for best Master’s thesis (2001) and the Institute silver medal (1995). Dr. Bhalla has completed R&D projects amounting to about Rs 10 crore. Dr. Bhalla has five invention disclosures to his credit, four of which have been applied for patent. Dr. Bhalla has been the founder of the “Smart Structures and Dynamics Lab” at IIT Delhi. Recently, Dr. Bhalla has been recognized among top 2% of world scientists by Stanford University on the basis of standardized citation indications.