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reservingancientIndianheritageinallitsmanifestationsPhasbeenthefulcrumofactivitiesofBharatiyaVidyaBhavansinceinceptionin1938.

Re-invigorating these ideals, the Bengaluru Kendra haspioneeredseveralprogrammesthathavefocussedonleavingalastinglegacyforfuturegenerations.Takingittothecommonmanthroughvariedmediasuchasperformingarts,seminarsand institutionalized teaching of many branches of Indianknowledge has been the roadmap chosen by theBengaluruKendratokeepaliveIndianculture.

TheKendrahasespeciallyfocussedonthis,itspioneeringworkinresurrectingrareandfadingartsinelevenStatesacrossthecountry and conducting international conferences on Indianscripturesbeingitslandmarkcontributioninrecentyears.Thevisionaryoutlookandfocusonreachingouttoyouththroughalltheseactivitieshasensuredtheparticipationofyoungstersintheseprogrammes.

Since 2013, the Kendra has been holding mega annualconferences on Indian scriptures of antiquity andworldliterature-- Veda Samvada (2013), Upanishad Sandesha(2014),MessageofMahapuranas(2015)andMessageofMahakavyas(2016).

Over250topdoctoralscholarsfromacrossthecountryhaveparticipatedintheseminars,presentingabout300papers,eachoneofthetopicshavingaconnectionandrelevancetopresenttimes, lending them practical value. Some 25 establishedscholarswerehonouredontheoccasion.

Asanintegralpartofdisseminatingknowledgethroughtheseseminars,bookexhibitionswereheldasanadjuncttothemainevent,witheveryeveningdevotedtomusic,danceandtheatre,theirthemesdrawnfromtheseminartopics.Theinternationalconferenceswere a holistic intellectual, literary, and culturalcomingtogetherofthebestinthechosen�ields,interspersedwiththerecitationofVedasallthrough.

TheKendraacknowledgesthatISKCON,Bengaluru,hasgivenunconditionalsupport,withoutwhoseactiveinvolvement,theconferenceswouldnothavebeensosuccessful.Thisyeartoo,theBengaluruBhavan and ISKCONare organizing a �ive-dayseminar,Message of Bhagavatha, from June 14, focussing ontopicssuchascosmology,geography,genealogy,yoga,legends,musicanddance.

ThemostimportantoutcomeandlastinglegacyofBengaluruBhavan,hasbeenthedocumentationofalltheconferencesinbothbookanddigitalform,whichisofgreatarchivalvalue.

Message of BhagavataA unique five day festival from

June 14 to 18, 2017

Session-22.30pm - 3.15pm Bhagavata & Puranas - Dr. Sridhar Bhat, Ujire

3.15pm - 4.00pm Impact of Bhagavata on Vishnupurana - Prof. Areyar Srirama Sharma, Melkote

4.00pm - 4.45pm Impact of Advaitha on Bhagavata - Dr. D. Ramakrishna, Vijayawada

4.45pm - 5.30pm Impact of Vishishtadwaitha on Bhagavata - Dr. A. Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bengaluru

5.30pm - 6.15pm Impact of Bhagavata on Hindi Literature - Dr. Radheshyam Shukla, New Delhi

6.30pm - 7.30pm Kuchipudi Dance : Bhagavata - Smt. Vyjayanthi Kashi and Troupe

CALENDAR OF EVENTSJune 14, 2017, Wednesday : Inauguration - 10.00am

10.30am : INVOCATION By 108 children of Sandipani Gurukula on Gajendra Moksha.

Direction: Smt. Rohini Chakravarthy

Master of CeremonySri. K.G. Raghavan

Hon. Secretary, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

Key Note Address Shatavadani Dr. R.Ganesh, Bengaluru

Inauguration and benedictory Address Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji,

Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru

His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa President, ISKCON-Bengaluru

Presides

Book Launch - ‘Message of Mahakavya’ & Address Prof. Smt. Padma Shekar

Vice- Chancellor, Karnataka Sanskrit University

WelcomeSri. N. Ramanuja

Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

Felicitation to scholarsDr Radheshyam ShuklaRenowned Scholar, New Delhi

Dr. Harshdev MadhavRenowned Scholar, Ahmedabad

Dr. D. RamakrishnaRenowned Scholar, Vijayawada

Procession of Sri Krishna Sankeertana around the ISKCON premises

June 14, 2017, Wednesday : Session-112.00 - 12.45 pm Impact of Shruthi on Bhagavata -

Sri. Rajagopala Sharma Ghanapathi, Bengaluru

12.45 - 1.30 pm Impact of Smruthi on Bhagavata - Prof. Umakanth Bhat, Melkote

Chief Guest: His Holiness Acharya Shrivatsa Goswamiji

Jai Singh Ghera, Mathura, U.P.Talk on Sri Chaitanya and Bhagavata Purana

Guest of Honour:Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois

Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana, Former Governor of Bihar & Jharkhand

June 16, 2017, Friday : Session – 5

9.00am - 9.30 am Recitation of Bhagavata in Kannada - Sri K. Subramanya and Troupe

9.30am - 10.15am Embryology in Bhagavata - Dr.Vishwanath Hampi Holi, Kumta, Uttarakannada

10.15am - 11.00am Rasa in Bhagavata - Dr. A.N.Bhat, Mysuru

11.00am - 11.45am Poetry of Bhagavata - Dr. Sree Srivatsa, Bengaluru

11.45am - 12.30pm Hymns of Bhagavata - Vidwan Shankar Bhatta, Bengaluru

12.30 pm - 1.15pm Major Characters of Bhagavata - Prof. D.K. Subramanyam, Tumkur

Session - 6

2.15 pm - 3.00 pm Minor Characters of Bhagavata - Dr. S.L.Srinivasa Murthy, Bengaluru

3.00 pm - 3.45 pm Lady Characters in Bhagavata - Dr. K.Leela Prakash, Mysuru

3.45 pm - 4.30 pm Symbolism in Bhagavata - Dr. B.V. Shashi Rekha, Bengaluru

4.30 pm - 5.15 pm Impact of Shastras on Bhagavata - Sri Gangadhara Bode, Bengaluru

5.15 pm - 6.00 pm Impact of Bhagavata on Sanskrit works - Dr. R. Shankar, Bengaluru

6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Harikatha : Bhagavata - Kumari Thushara L. Acharya, Bengaluru

June 15, 2017, Thursday : Session-3

9.00am - 9.30am Recitation of Bhagavata in Sanskrit - Smt. N. Shreemathi Jayaram and Troupe.

9.30am - 10.15am Impact of Dwaitha on Bhagavata - Dr. Haridas Bhat. A, Bengaluru

10.15am - 11.00am Impact of Bhagavata on Malayalam Literature - Dr. Murlee Madhavan, Thrissur, Kerala

11.00am - 11.45am Impact of Bhagavata on Gujarati Literature - Dr. Harshdev Madhav, Ahmedabad

11.45am - 12.30pm Bhagavata and films - Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Bengaluru

12.30pm - 1.15pm Tulu Bhagavata - Prof. Paadekallu Vishnubhatta, Udupi

Session-4

2.15pm - 3.00pm Impact of Bhagavata on Tamil Literature - Dr.G.T.Narasimhachar, Bengaluru

3.00pm - 3.45pm Impact of Bhagavata on Telugu Literature - Dr. Vishwanadha Rao, Kakinada

3.45pm - 4.30pm Impact of Bhagavata on Bengali Literature - Dr. Saumitra Chakravarty, Bengaluru

4.30pm - 5.15 pm Avataras in Bhagavata - Dr. D. Sheela Kumari, Mysuru

5.15pm - 6.00 pm Astrological Principles in Bhagavata - Dr. Kumar Subramanya Bhat, Mangalore

6.00pm - 7.30 pm Gokula Nirgamana and Gita Govinda : Musical Feature - Direction: Dr.T.S. Sathyavathi

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Session-8 2.15pm - 3.00pm Glories of Holy name in the Srimad Bhagavata - Sri Stoka Krishna

Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Movement, Chennai

3.00pm - 3.45pm Impact of Bhagavata on Indian Music - Vidushi Dr. V.B. Arathi, Bengaluru

3.45pm - 4.30pm Significance of symbols and allegories of Srimad Bhagavata.' - Sri Swamy Tattvavidananda Saraswati, Hyderabad

4.30pm - 5.15pm - Dr.K. Aravinda Rao, , Social Philosophy in Bhagavata IPS(retd) Hyderabad

5.15pm - 6.00pm Calculation of Time in Bhagavata - Sri Bharatarshabha Dasa, Vice President - Communications, Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, Vrindavan

6.00pm - 7.30pm Prahlada Charitra from Srimad Bhagavata Purana - Smt. Vishakha Hari and Party, Srirangam, Trichy

June 17, 2017, Saturday : Session – 79.00 am - 9.30am Recitation of Bhagavata in Kannada - Smt. Shobha Shashidhar

and Troupe

9.30am - 10.15am Impact of Bhagavata on Modern Sanskrit Works - Dr.S.Ranganath, Bengaluru

10.15am - 11.00am Impact of Bhagavata on Chaitanya - Prof. B.R. Shanthakumari, Pondicherry

11.00am - 11.45am Impact of Bhagavata on Kannada Literature - Dr. N. B. Parimala Bai, Bengaluru

11.45am - 12.30pm Bhagavata in North Indian languages - Dr. Chiranjeev Singh, Bengaluru

12.30pm - 1.15pm Krities of Bhagavata - Sri. M.A Jayaram Rao, Bengaluru

June 18, 2017, Sunday : Session - 9

9.00am - 11.00am Vocal concert based on Bhagavata - Vidwan K.V. Krishna Prasad, Bengaluru

11.00am - 11.45am Influence of Bhagavata on folk literature - Prof. C. Naganna, Mysuru

11.45am - 1.15pm Discourse on Vande Vrindavana Charam - Salutations to the one who trod the Vrindavan - Sri Dushyanth Sridhar, Bengaluru

Session-102.15pm - 3.00pm Management Principles in Bhagavata - Dr. R. Maruti Ram,

Bengaluru

3.00pm - 3.45pm Srila Prabhupada’s contribution in popularising Srimad Bhagavata - Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Senior Vice President, ISKCON-Bengaluru

3.45pm - 4.30pm Mahat seva- Importance of serving a pure devotee - Sri Shukadeva Dasa, Hare Krishna Movement, Lucknow

4.30pm - 5.15pm K.M. Munshiji’s Krishnavatara - Sri K.G.Raghavan, Bengaluru

5.15pm - 6.00pm Chatussloki Bhagavata - Sri Rajeev Lochana Dasa, President, ISKCON-Hubli

6.00pm Valedictory Programme and Felicitation

Chief Guest - Justice Manjula Chellur, Hon’ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court

Valedictory Address - Dr. Pradhan Gurudutt, Renowned Scholar

Felicitation to Prof. B.R. Shanthakumari Renowned Scholar, Pondicherry

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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