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9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (UTC+5.5)
Conference on Shaivism : Online
SPEAKERS
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Dr. Koenraad Elst
Author
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Dr. T. S. Shanmukha Sivacharyar
Hereditary Acharya of Sri Kalikambal Temple, Chennai.
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Snehā Nagarkar
Visiting faculty, Department of Archaeology, Centre for Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai
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Dr. Divay Gupta
Leading Conservation Architect of India and heads the Architectural Heritage Division of INTACH, New Delhi
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Arvind Kaushik
Doctoral Student
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Pratishtha Mukherjee
Student
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Piyal Bhattacharya
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Shreetama Chowdhury
Dancer
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Subramanian Chidambaran
Director of Strategy for a leading MNC in India
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Sumit Vyas
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Christian de Vietri
Sculptor
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His Excellency Sri Akhilesh Mishra
Ambassador of India to Ireland
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Prof. Navjivan Rastogi
Scholar, Author
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INDICA Presents
from 9.30am to 3.10 pm on 07 May 2022
Guest Lecture 1 – 9.30am to 10.00am
* | Dr. Koenraad Elst | Adiyogi for Export – Rudra Becomes Woden and Poseidon |
Session 1 – Shaiva Rituals and Pilgrimage – 10.00am to 11.00am
1 | Dr. T. S. Shanmukha Sivacharyar | Who is an Ādiśaiva – Exploring the Role of Śaivācārya-s in the Temple Ecosystem |
2 | Snehā Nagarkar | Śaivism and the Sthala Mahātmyas of Mathurā |
Guest Lecture 2 – 11.00am to 11.30 am
* | Dr. Divay Gupta | Sacred Landscape for Shiva Bhakti at Koh Ker the Ancient Lingapura of Cambodia |
Session 2 – Shiva Siddhanta – 11.30am to 11.50pm
1 | Arvind Kaushik | Is Shiva Siddhanta a Tamil National Religion? |
Session 3 – Pashupata Shaivism – 11.50pm to 12.10pm
1 | Pratishtha Mukherjee | A Study of Pasupata Saivism in Gujarat |
Session 4 – Shaiva in Art, Dance and Literature – 12.10pm to 1.30pm
1 | Piyal Bhattacharya & Shreetama Chowdhury | A Comparative Study of Sakala and Niśkala Vādya of the Lost Tradition of Ālāpini Vīn̟ā (One-String Stick Zither) Within the Scope of Śaiva Iconography and Metaphysics by Parśvadeva (13th Century) |
2 | Subramanian Chidambaran | The Unique Tradition of Worshipping Śiva through Music: Reflections on the Tevāram Hymns of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar |
3 | Sumit Vyas | Shaiv in Ramcharitmanas |
Lunch Break – 1.00pm-2.00pm
Session 4 – Shaiva in Art, Dance and Literature Continues – 2.00pm to 2.40pm
4 | Christian de Vietri | The Goddess Parā |
5 | Deepa Kiran | Siva and Apasmara: Trajectory of Knowledge Acquisition |
Chief Guest Lecture by His Excellency Sri Akhilesh Mishra, Ambassador of India to Ireland on Contemporary Relevance of Shaivism – 2.40pm to 3.10pm