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Foundation for Indian Scientific Heritage(R)

(ಭಾರತೀಯ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಪರಂಪರಾ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನ)

An Innovative Research Initiative dedicated to non-profit Projects Operation.

FISH Incarnation of Lord Vishnu we invoke for ever flowing Grace.

Heritage awareness makes one an enlightened citizen. This is our inspiration.

Jointly Announce the International Conference on

Decoding Veda Vidya and Traditional Resources

for Rediscovering Indian Scientific Heritage. January 21-23, 2011

At Puthige Mutt, Puthige Village, Hiriyadaka, Udupi Dist. Karnataka. Bharat.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Decoding Veda Vidya and Traditional Resources

for Rediscovering Indian Scientific Heritage. January 21-23, 2011

Faculty members, PG students, M.Phil and Ph.D candidates of Samskrutam mainstream

courses with Science background and of Science mainstream courses with Samskrutam
background are invited to contribute papers on topics related to decoding Veda Vidya and
traditional resources for rediscovering the perennial scientific heritage of India. A 300-
500 word abstract of the paper in Samskrutam and English should be sent, preferably as
an email attachment, by July 30, 2010. The abstract should include research objectives,
methodology and significance, followed by keywords. The abstracts will be refereed. All
scholarly methodologies are welcome. Author’s name, academic institution, address,
phone number and email address must be included in a brief author profile on a separate
page. Acceptance of the abstracts will be notified by August 16, 2010.

The medium of communication would be Samskrutam and English.

About the Conference:

The more, Therefore, the Hindus study the past, the more glorious will be their
future, and whoever tries to bring the past to the door of everyone, is a great
benefactor to his nation.

-Vivekananda.

Preserved and inherited through oral tradition till today, the Vedas are the largest volume
of intangible heritage of India. Its language, Samskrutam, is the most refined among all
modern and ancient living languages. Indian culture is Veda oriented at large and Indian
nature friendly way of life owes to the living Vedas.

The Vedas, unlike the modern sciences, are gathered by the Rishis as they intuited them.
The Vedas are interpreted into two categories viz. Para Vidya and Apara Vidya. Hence
Veda Vidya denotes the collective contents of the Vedas. To rediscover India’s
knowledge heritage it is necessary to decode them. Although many seem to have intuited
that the Vedas contain ultra modern scientific content, much research has not taken place
to decode the Vedic resources to verify and/or falsify such intuitions and to validate
seemingly successful stray attempts to translate them into working theories and
technological models. The very coinage ‘Vedic Sciences’ needs to be defined in the light
of systematic content development and research with Vedic and modern parameters.
Obviously this demands understanding the Vedas in the language of the Vedas, which is
Samskrutam, or else it may otherwise get conditioned, crippled and contorted.

Do the Vedas contain scientific information? Are the Vedic technologies science based or
are they mere artisanship? Do these have parallel disciplines to modern sciences? Are
they more advanced? Claims, if any, are to be verified on the platform of modern science
which demands universal evidences and valid proof. Can the available research data
stand the test of modern science? Is modern science perfect and refined enough to do
this?

There is the need for a platform where young and dynamic researchers who have
Samskrutam and Science background are addressed regarding the prospects of such a
rewarding endeavor which would help rediscover the Indian heritage on one hand and
derive optimum benefits for humankind on the other. The conference initiates the efforts
to create conducive research environment and develop relevant methodology for this
purpose.

The objectives of the conference are:

 Long term Projects for R&D based on ancient Indian resources.

 Generating awareness for:

 Creating content in Samskrutam for this purpose and

 Evolving systems to provide required training in Samskrutam and Indian

languages to comprehend the content.

 Correcting the colonial deliberate errors like “Aryan invasion” perpetrated against
the Indian identity.

 Claiming the achievements of the Vedic Rishis and modern Rishis like Sir J.C
Bose.

 Propagating the Indian scientific heritage among the Indians across the globe,
Mother Earth.

Conference Sub-themes:

 The Science of Oral Traditions of the Vedas: Chanting, Content and Structure.
 Identifying Multidisciplinary Areas of Vedic Resources for Research and
Development.
 Vedic Psychology and Yogic Practices (Pre-Patanjali and Post-Patanjali
Traditions.)

 Different Branches of Vedic Technological Applications and Sciences behind

them.
 Body -Mind -Consciousness Paradigm of the Vedic Sciences V/S Modern
Sciences.( Holistic Integration V/S Isolating Specialization)
  Decoding Vedic Resources, Vedic Tools and Vedic Research Methodology.
(Samskrutam as Research Tool.)

Important Dates:

Abstract (In Samskrutam and English) Submission: Last date July 30, 2010.

Acceptance Notification: Aug 16, 2010

Full Length paper(in English) submission: Sept 30, 2010

Last Date for Registration: Oct 15, 2010

Conference Inaugural: Jan 21, 2011

Valedictory Function: Jan 23, 2011

Guidelines for Abstract:

 A 300-500 word abstract of the paper should be sent, preferably as an email attachment
by July 30, 2010. The abstract should include research objectives, methodology and
significance followed by keywords.
 All scholarly methodologies are welcome.
 Author's name, academic institution, address, phone number and email address must be
included in a brief author profile on a separate page.

Guidelines for Full Paper:

Length and Settings

The full length paper should be in around 4000-5000 words, 1.5 line spacing and Times
New Roman 12-point size. Margins should be set at 1.0" on all sides. Paper size should
be set for A4.

Headings
In addition to the title heading, no paper should have more than three levels of headings
within the body. The title should be printed in upper and lower case letters, 20 point size,
and flush to the left margin. Titles that fill more than one line should be single-spaced,
and each line is left-justified. The author(s) and affiliation(s) should be flush-left, single-
spaced, and typed beginning on the second line below the title. Use 12 point type.
Additional authors and affiliations should be stacked under the first with no space
between.  

Sub-headings within the body

First level subheading should be left-justified, boldface, in upper and lower case, and
printed in 14-point size. Second level subheadings should be left-justified, upper and
lower case, in bold italics, and printed in 12-point size. Third level sub-headings, if
necessary, are indented, bold italics, upper case on the first word only with no
punctuation at the end. The paragraph begins right after the sub-heading.

Body and Spacing

The body of the paper should be single-spaced and should immediately follow the
abstract. Use 12-point type for the body of the paper. Indent every paragraph. Sub-
headings that take more than one line should be single-spaced. Provide single space
between each listing in the reference section. Do not use double space between
paragraphs.

Figures, Tables and Page Numbering

Figures and tables should appear as appendices and should be numbered consecutively.
The figure or table numbers and description should appear left-justified in boldface 10-
point type at the top. Illustrations, symbols, or parts of a figure should be produced
graphically. Print all page numbers.

Citing References
PMLA Handbook style must be used for referencing.

Communication
All communication will be directed towards the first author of the paper. Any conference
related queries can be mailed to: vedic.conf@gmail.com

Note: After the Inaugural there would be a Panel Discussion on “Infinite are the Veda Mantras;
infinite are the possible meanings communicated therein.”

Coordinator, International Conference 2011.

Foundation for Indian Scientific Heritage(R)

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