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SUMMARY:The Episteme And Experience Of Bhakti
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Hinduism is shaped and moulded by Bhakti. From a Hindu perspective\, the bhakti saints are enlightened masters who walked with deities and composed authentic spontaneous verses or even music\, considered to be the equivalent to Vedic revelations or the fifth/ Panchama Veda. Bhakti saints have led instructive and exemplary lives\, responded to all the key texts of Hinduism (from the Vedas\, Vedanta and brahmasutras to the Gita)\, single-handedly established mathams that have lasted till date and convinced large populations to adopt new methods to quickly access moksha. Bhakti saints have led instructive and exemplary lives\, responded to all the key texts of Hinduism (from the Vedas\, Vedanta and brahmasutras to the Gita)\, single-handedly established mathams that have lasted till date and convinced large populations to adopt new methods to quickly access moksha. Their commentaries on a common corpus of texts show a continuity in Hinduism among other things. What is also fascinating from the perspective of shraddha is that the bhakti emerging from diverse Indian regions still resembled each other in spirit while being philosophically different\, in a pre-internet era. The multiplicity of philosophical positions in bhakti offers seekers a wide array of concepts and methods to choose from. \nAt its heart\, bhakti aids self-transformation by instilling an attitude of gratitude–something that modern psychology is only now discovering. Bhakti is an effective tool in opposing an unthinking endorsement of materialism. \nThe modern narratives and theorizations of Bhakti have created many misunderstandings around Bhakti. \, it has been quickly secularized by various camps before its inherent potential for modern living in its original form has been fully explored. \nIndica is organizing a conference along with a tirtha yatra for the scholars\, on Episteme and Experience of Bhakti at Bharachalam \, the famous khetra of Sri Rama where a great Bhakti saint Ramadasa built the temple on the banks of Godavari. Scholars will critically engage with both the narratives and theorize Bhakti considering its origins in the Veda articulated through a the massive corpus of bhakti compositions produced by both men and women of all castes and classes\, unmistakably and abundantly present in every region of India\, spanning only a thousand years. \n##SCHEDULE## \n\n\n\n\nDay 1\, 12 Feb 2024\n\n\nInaugural Session – 2.00-3.45PM\n\n\n1\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi \nDean\, INDICA\nWelcome Address\n\n\n2\nSmt. Madhavi Lata Kompella\nOrator\, Artist\, Philanthropist\, Entrepreneur & Chairperson\, Virinchi Hospitals\nBhakti In Hindu Arts\, Life And Culture\n\n\n3\nDr. Sushumna Kannan\n Scholar-in-Residence\, INDICA & Co-curator\nMapping The Field Of Bhakti Studies-An Indic Perspective\n\n\nTea Break – 3.45-4.00PM\n\n\nDistinguished Lecture 1 – 4.00 to 4.45 PM\n\n\n\nVidwan Gudimella Murali Krishnamacharyulu\nAasthana Purohit & Vaidic Committee Member\, Sree Sitaramachandra Swamy Vaari Devasthanam\, Bhadrachalam\nSignificance And Forms Of Bhakti In Valmiki Ramayana\n\n\nEpisteme of Bhakti – Session 1 – 4.45-6.45PM\n\n\n1\nSri Arvind V Iyer\nLocating Bhakti In Vedānta Texts Via The Daśopaniṣad Commentaries Of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin\n\n\n2\nPrakriti Goswami\n Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of Religious Studies\, Indiana University-Bloomington\nParadoxes Of The Arya Samaj: Rejection Of Bhakti Against The Backdrop Of Missionary Movement And Its Ramifications\n\n\n3\nTirtha \nPh.D. Research Scholar\, Department of English\, Faculty of Arts\, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)\, Varanasi\, India\nAcintyabhedābheda Darśana: The Oxymoronic Theosophy Of Bhakti\n\n\n4\nYogeendra Ranganathan \nIndic Film Maker\nPhilosophy Of Nija Bhakuti\, Unfiltered Bhakthi Of Haridasas\n\n\nDay 2\, 13 Feb 2024\n\n\nDistinguished Lecture 2 – 9.00 to 9.45 AM\n\n\n\nNithin Sridhar \nDirector & Chief Curator\, Indica Moksha\nWhen Action Becomes Devotion: Svakarmānuṣṭhāna As Devotional Offering To Bhagavān\n\n\nExperience of Bhakti – Session 2 – 9.45-11.15AM\n\n\n1\nArjun K V  \nResearch Scholar\, University of Kerala\nTheyyam: The Dancing Gods Of North Kerala\n\n\n2\nAnita Korde \nDirector- Heritage Foundation\, Mumbai Chapter\nPandharpur Vari- The Sangam of Faith and Faithfuls\n\n\n3\nSmt. Nandita Banerjee \nDancer & Choreographer\nDance As Divinity: Exploring Bhakti Through Performance\n\n\nTea Break – 11.15-11.30AM\n\n\nDistinguished Lecture 3 – 11.30 to 12.15 AM\n\n\n\nSri Rallabandi Srirama Chakradhar \nDirector\, Eduact Innovation Labs & Thavaasmi Academy\, Author\, Thavaasmi & Alumnus BITS Pilani\nThe True Essence Of Bhakti: From The Lens Of Ramayana!\n\n\nBhakti in Space & Time – Session 3 – 12.15AM-1.15PM\n\n\n1\nSmt.Vaijayanthi Chakravarthy \nFreelance Writer\nKing As A Devotee: Kulasekara\, The Ruler And The Renunciate\n\n\n2\nDr. Bijoya Baruah\, D. Lit. \nProfessor\, Dept. of Assamese\, Mahapurush Srimanta Sankaradeva University\, Nagoan\, Assam\nThe Treatment of Bhakti in the Madhavadeva’s ‘Nam-Ghosha’\n\n\nLunch Break – 1.15-2.00PM\n\n\nBhakti in Space & Time – Session 3 Continued – 2.00-2.30PM\n\n\n4\nSwastik Banerjee \nUniversity Research Fellow\, Department of Philosophy\, University of Calcutta\nBeyond Forms: Trancendental Bhakti In Kālī Kula\n\n\nDistinguished Lecture 4 – 2.30 to 3.15 AM\n\n\n\nDr. Srinivasa Acharya Bellamkonda \nFounder Gauranga Vedanta Arts and Life Academy\nRasopasana As Raganuga Bhakti Sadhana\n\n\nA Musical Lecture Demonstration – Session 4 – 3.15-4.45PM\n\n\n\nSmt. Anuradha & Sri Srinivas Udumudi\nTrisha and Isha Udumudi\nGlory Of Bhadrachala Kshetra And Ramadasa’s Bhajana Sampradaya Keertanas\n\n\nTea Break – 4.45-5.00PM\n\n\nValedictory Session – 5.00-6.30PM\n\n\n1\nDr. A V Nagasampige  \nDirector\, Poorna Prajna Vidyapeeth\, Bangalore\nValedictory Speech – Bhakti\, A Sastric Perspective\n\n\n2\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi \nDean\, INDICA\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n3\nDr. Sushumna Kannan \nScholar-in-Residence\, INDICA & Co-curator\nVote of Thanks\n\n\n\n 
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