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SUMMARY:Conference on Kashmir: Cultural Epicentre of Bharat
DESCRIPTION:KASHMIR\nCultural Epicentre of Bharat\nOf the various culture and thought centres that have impacted Bharat\, Kashmir has been a huge source of many creativity-generating and paradigm-shifting offerings. Different poetic works from the rest of ancient and medieval India mention Kashmir/Sharada Peetha as the yearned destinations or dream locations for their characters. Folk narratives from the rest of India have kings\, princes\, and princesses of Kashmir as their celebrated characters. Itihasas and Puranas from the rest of India praise the maahaatmya of the tirthas and Kshetras of Kashmir. Besides hosting several punya tirthas and punya sthalas that have attracted the rest of Bharat for ages\, Kashmir has also sent seekers to the rest of Bharat. Sharada Desh has been a center of learning for traditional knowledge systems from other regions and has sent learners to similar centres of learning across the country. There has been a continuous exchange of learning and learners between Kashmir and the rest of Bharat. \nKashmir has been mentioned in Panini’s Asthadhyayi\, Mahabharat\, Puranas and Brihat Samhita (Kumari\, 1968). Patanjali\, Abhinavagupta\, Vishnu Sharma\, Bilhana\, Kalhana and Bhamaha are some of the eminent scholars from this region. Vasugupta’s Shiva Sutra is an important text of the Advaita tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. According to Kalhana\, the first known king of the region was Gonanda (in 1000 BC). The Native king of Kashmir who minted coins in the early 6th century was Pravarsena. In Nilmat Purana\, sage Vaisampayana tells king Janmayjeya that the Goddess Uma is the same as Kashmira and that the holy region of Kashmira is possessed of all sacred places. The entire region of Kashmir is described as a Maha Teertha in Nilmat Purana\, with every inch of land akin to a Teertha. Sharada Peeth was regarded as a great center for learning. Alberuni mentions Devi Sharada in his account of the most famous idols of the Hindus\, right after the image of the Surya Deva at Multan\, Vishnu Cakraswamin of Thanesvar and the Linga of Somnath (Kalhana’s Rajatarangini\, 1900/2007). \nKalhana’s Rajatarangini indicates that people from various regions of the modern-day India would come to Kashmir for pilgrimage and/or studies. There were special Mathas for people from different regions. Sharada Desh Kashmir was known as Second Benares for the kind of knowledge and learning that emanated from the region. The impact of Kashmiri researchers\, philosophers\, scholars\, and practitioners in various fields of study has contributed to human civilization in various forms. Several works like “Contribution of Kashmir to Sanskrit Literature” by Dr K S Nagarajan (1970) substantiated the contribution of Kashmir in the areas of Poetics\, Poetry\, Philosophy\, Tantra\, ancient Indian History-writing etc. \nAalankaarikas from Kashmir have contributed the largest number of paradigms of Sanskrit poetics such as the theories of Rasa\, and kaavyaatma /kaavyajeevita paradigms of Dhvani\, Vakrokti and Auchitya\, among others. What came to be known as Kashmir -Shaivism is the most robust overarching system of theory and practice that has impacted the Shaakteya\, Sri Vidya\, Kerala Tantra and several other traditions of theory and practice\, throughout the length and breadth of our sacred geography. Through the work of Abhinavagupta\, the polymath from Kashmir\, this system became the integrator of multiple fields such as Shaastras of Naatya\, Kaavya\, Yoga\, Vedanta\, and Tantra. \nAdi Shankara from Kerala made Sharada Peetha of Kashmir as his final destination of digvijaya yaatra. While leaving an indelible mark on Kashmiri people’s spiritual culture\, he brought Sharada and Chandramauli from Kashmir to the four Aamanaaya Peethas established by him in the four corners of India. \nTo celebrate the integral significance of Kashmir for the rest of Bharat and vice versa\, INDICA is organizing a conference on the 15th of October 2022. \nThe conference is curated by Dr. Nagaraj Paturi\, Senior Director – INDICA and Dimple Kaul\, Servant Leader – INDICA Courses. \nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n# \n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\nTime \n\n\nTopic \n\n\n\n\n1 \n\n\nHari Kiran Vadlamani \nFounder\, INDICA \n\n\n8:45 am \n\n\nWelcome Address \n\n\n\n\n2 \n\n\nProf. Subhash Kak \nRegents Professor at Oklahoma State University & Polymath\n\n9:00 am \n\n\nThe Wonder That Was Kashmir How Kashmir spread the Vedic Tradition beyond the Himalayas \n\n\n\n\n3 \n\n\nDimple Kaul \nServant Leader\, INDICA Courses \n\n\n9:30 am \n\n\nWelcome Note & Context Setting \n\n\n\n\n4 \n\n\nDr. Nagaraj Patturi \nSenior Director\, INDICA \n\n\n9:45 am \n\n\nImportance of this Conference \n\n\n\n\n5 \n\n\nMegh Kalyanasundaram \nDirector – Special Projects\, INDICA \n\n\n10:15 am \n\n\nKashmir before the Common Era in Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Wikipedia: A Critical Analysis in 2022 \n\n\n\n\n6 \n\n\nMaitri Goswami \n\n\n10:40 am \n\n\nComparative Analysis of the Metaphysical Aspects of Kashmir Shaivism and Vallabh Vedant in the Context of Shuddhadwait Vedant \n\n\n\n\n7 \n\n\nDr. Suman Badami \nDirector\, Natya Vimarsha Centre for Dance\, Mumbai \n\n\n11:05 am \n\n\nVimarsha and Samavesha – Cognition Through Stasis \n\n\n\n\n8 \n\n\nNeha Mittal\, IAAS \nIndian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) Officer \n\n\n11:30 am \n\n\nNandikshetra: The Ancient Tirtha of Kashmir \n\n\n\n\n9 \n\n\nArvind V Iyer \n\n\n12:00 pm \n\n\nGuṇatraya in the Gītārthasaṅgraha: A Polymathic Reading from Kāśmīra \n\n\n\n\n10 \n\n\nDr. Ramaratnam S. \nVice Chancellor\, JKUniversity\, Odisha -Visiting Professor\, Oxford University\, Mauritius University \n\n\n12:25 pm \n\n\nThe Vedantic Ideals of a 20th Century Kashmiri Poet \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nLUNCH BREAK\n  \n\n\n\n\n11 \n\n\nDr. Padmini Tolat Balaram \nVisiting Professor\, Sasi Creative Institute of Design \n\n\n2:00 pm \n\n\nPashmina and Kani Shawls of Kashmir \n\n\n\n\n12 \n\nTG Anandhu Krishnan \nResearch Scholar in Vedic Sciences\n\n2:25 pm \n\n\nThe Psychological Impacts of Re-Implementing Kashmiri Script (Sharda) \n\n\n\n\n13 \n\nRakesh Koul\nCore Sharada Team Foundation\n\n2:55 pm \n\n\nIn Service of Sharada Lipi \n\n\n\n\n14 \n\n\nDr. Rajshekar Krishnan \nCoach & Seeker\n\n3:20 pm \n\n\nLeadership Principles from Kalhana’s Rajatarangini \n\n\n\n\n15 \n\n\nDr. Nagaraj Patturi \nSenior Director\, INDICA \n\n\n3:45 pm \n\n\nConcluding Remarks \n\n\n\n\n16 \n\n\nDimple Kaul \nServant Leader\, INDICA Courses \n\n\n3:55 pm \n\n\nVote of Thanks
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