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IASSRashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

Deemed UniversityUnder M/O Human Resource Development

Govt. of India, New Delhi

15 WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE

5 to 10 January, 2012

(will be jointly organized by IASS & RSkS)

FIRST CIRCULAR

(General Information)

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As agreed by the InternationalAssociation of Sanskrit Studies(IASS) at its 14 World Sanskrit Conference held in Kyoto (Japan),in 2009, the 15 World Sanskrit Conference will be held at Delhi(India) from the 5 to 10 January 2012. The conference will behosted jointly by the IASS and the RSKS [Rashtriya SanskritSansthan (Deemed to be University under Ministry of HumanResource Development, Government of India), New Delhi.)

The 15 World Sanskrit Conference will operate in 18thematic sections (with six sessions running concurrently) chairedby the conveners specializing in their respective fields. Theconveners will determine the profile to their sections and select thepapers for presentation. During the conference, they maypersonally preside as chairpersons over the meetings of theirsections and/or nominate additional chairpersons, if necessary, forthis purpose.

The conveners of each section can partly modify the titleof their section to highlight the theme of a specific panel. Topreserve high scholarly standards at the conference, they may pre-select a limited number of speakers in their section.

Scholars wishing to present a paper should send the title andabstract of their paper to the secretariat in New Delhi. Papers willbe forwarded to the relevant conveners who will review and makethe final selection. All conveners will be expected to act as editorsof the papers presented in the sections when the volumes ofconference proceedings are prepared.

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Mode of operation at the 15 World Sanskrit Conferenceth

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The conveners will operate in close collaboration andconsultation with the secretariat of the conference. As thesecretariat is responsible for practical arrangements, scholarswishing to participate in the conference are requested to contact thesecretariat and not the conveners in order to maintain uniformity inhandling.

The following are the 18 sections and names of the convenersare mentioned against each section: Individual speakers and thetitles of their papers will be announced on the web page of theconference and in the succeeding circulars as may be convenient.

1. Hans Henrich Hock

2. G.C. Tripathi

3. Sannidhanam Sudarshan Sharma

4. Shrikant Bahulkar

1. Pierre Sylvain Filliozat

2. Jan E.M. Houben

3. S.P. Narang

4. Shriniruddha Dash

1. Adam Bowles

2. Simon Brodbeck

3. Alf Hiltebeitel

4. Rajendra Nanavati

1. Navjeevan Rastogi

2. DiwakarAcharya

3. Kamlesh Datta Tripathi

Sections and conveners

1. Veda

2. Linguistics

3. Epics & Puranas

4. Agama & Tantra

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5. Vyakarana

6. Poetry, Drama &Aesthetics

7. Sanskrit and Regional Languages & Literatures

8. Scientific Literature

9. Buddhist Studies

10. Jain Studies

1. George Cardona

2. Madhav M. Deshpande

3. Saroja Bhate

4. Dipti Tripathi

1. Rama Ranjan Mukherji

2. Natalia Lidova

3. C. Rajendran

4. Michael Hahn

1. Prof.Yigal Bronner

2. Robert J. Zydenbos

3. Konrad Meisig

4. Pankaj Chande

1. Gy. Wojtila

2. P.C. Murlimadhavan

3. K. Ram Subrahmanian

1. Shohei Ichimura

2. Geshe Ngawang Samten

3. Chirapat Prapandavidya

1. Paul Dundas

2. Peter Flügel

3. Jayendra Soni

4. J.B. Shah

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11. Philosophy

12. History of Religion

13. Ritual Studies

14. History, Epigraphy andArt History

15. Sanskrit in Technological World

16. Modern Sanskrit Writings

17. Pundit Parishad

18. Sanskrit Kavi Samavaya

1. Arindam Chakrabarti

2. Oscar Pujol

3. Kamleswar Bhattacharya

4. G. Mishra

1. Vachaspati Upadhyaya

2. Bettina Baümer

1. T.S. Rukmani

2. Yugal Kishor Mishra

1. K.K.Chakrabarti

2. Anupa Pandey

1. Ramkrishnamacharyulu

2. Miquel Peralta

3. Navjyot Singh

1. Jürgen Hanneder

2. Ramkaran Sharma

3. Mans Broo

4. Ramakant Shukla

1. Prahladacharya

1. ‘Abhiraj’Rajendra Mishra

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PAPERS

IMPORTANT DATES

S.No. Details Dates

CONFERENCE FEE & REGISTRATION FORM

S.No. Category Before 30-09-2011 After 30-09-2011

The time allowed for each paper is limited to 30 minutesincluding discussion. Papers offered without special invitation willbe selected based on one-page abstract submitted in about 300-400words typed in Times New Roman font in size-12 in A-4 size paperin double space. Abstracts should be submitted preferably inelectronic form along with Unicode compatible Devanagari font ifany used.

1. First Circular 16 January 2010

2. Submission of Abstract for those 30 June 2010who need early decision onacceptance

3. Submission of abstract by others 31 December 2010(normal category and invited speakers)

4. Information about acceptance/ 30 April 2011rejection of paper those whorequire earlier decision on acceptance

5. Information about acceptance/ 31 July 2011rejection of paper by others

6. Second Circular 31 July 2011

7. Third Circular 1 November 2011

1. Non-members Rs.5000/- Rs.5500/-of IASS

2. Members Rs.2000/- Rs.2500/-of IASS

3. Bonafide Rs.1500/- Rs.2000/-Students

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In case of voluntary cancellation or cancellation by theconference authorities Rs.500/- will be deducted. Mode ofpayment of fee and Banking details will be given in the secondcircular. The registration form and a sheet for abstract will beavailable on the website of the conference office in the near future.

The conference will be held in New Delhi. The detailedinformation about the accommodation will be announced in thesecond circular. Alternatively, participants can make their ownarrangements for hotel accommodation and inform the conferencesecretariat.

Information concerning the conference will be available onthe official website of RSKS at www.sanskrit.nic.in. The secondand third circulars will be sent to those who have returned acompleted pre-registration form.

Delegates coming with their partners or any assistant willhave to pay the reception and hotel charges for the accompanyingperson.

Chair : Radha Vallabh Tripathi

Honorary members : G.C. Pande, Kapila Vatsyayana,Anita Bhatnagar Jain,Vachaspati Upadhayay, SudhaRani Pandey

International members : V. Kutumba Sastry (Presidentof the IASS)

Ram Karan Sharma (FormerPresident of the IASS)

John Brockington (SecretaryGeneral of the IASS)

Bruno Dagens (Treasurer of theIASS)

Ashok N.Aklujkar

T.S.Rukmani

Conference venue

Organising committee

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Local Secretary : Ramanuja DEVANATHAN

Joint Secretary : Prakash PandeyShukla MukherjeeSomesh Mishra

Postal address : The Secretary,

15 World Sanskrit Conference,

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

Deemed to be University,

Under MHRD, Govt. of India

56-57, Institutional Area

D-Block, Janakpuri,

New Delhi-110058

India

E-mail: wscrsks@yahoo.com.cc : wscrsks@gmail.com

Addresses

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15 WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE

(Jointly organized by IASS and RSkS)

Pre-registration form

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(Please fill in and return this form by July 2011)

(This form is also available on the conference website)

Other requirements/comments:

Surname

First name

Designation

Address for communication

e-mail ID

I would like to present a paper in section no

Have you decided your title of the Paper, if so details

Date

Signature

I prefer to have further circulars

- On paper (by post)

- Through e-mail

- In both formats

- Do not send the circulars; I will consult yourwebsite.

I will be accompanied by ___________________ and I willmake payment of her/his registration fee and hotel charges.

· Please answer “Yes” or “No”-

Are you a vegetarian?

Are you a self-cooking (Svayampakin)

Do you have any special requirement? If yes, furnish details:

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Please return to –

The Secretary, 15 WSC,

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

Deemed to be University,

Under MHRD, Govt. of India,

56-57, Institutional Area

D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, INDIA

E-mail: wscrsks@yahoo.comcc : wscrsks@gmail.com

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RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT SANSTHAN(DEEMEED UNIVERSITY)

56-57 institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058

President - Vice Chancellor-Shri Kapil Sibal, Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi.Minister of Human Resource Development.

The Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is a Deemed University

under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.

It is an apex body for propagation and development of Sanskrit

learning in the country through teaching, research, publications,

collections and preservation of Sanskrit Manuscripts, development

of curriculum for traditional Sanskrit teaching. Presently, the

Sansthan is the largest and the only multi campus Sanskrit

University all over the world. At present Sansthan has eleven

Campuses across the country including the Delhi campus. Besides

the facilities of teaching at Graduate & Post Graduate level and

Research at Allahabad, Jammu, Puri Guruvayoor, Jaipur,

Lucknow, Sringeri, Garli, Bhopal and Mumbai, the campuses have

got infrastructural facilities, including buildings, libraries,

laboratories, staff quarters, hostels and like.

Teaching and Research are conducted in Veda, Adaita

Vedanta, Vishishta Advaita Vedanta, Navya Vyakarana, Prachin

Vyakarana,Sahitya, Mimamsha, Nyaya, Dharmashastra, Sarva

Darshan, Jain Darshan, Bauddha Darshan, Sankhya Yoga, Phalit

Jyotish, Ganit Jyotish, Paurahitya, Puranitihasa. In all the

Campuses, a two year buffer course of plus-two level called Prak

Shastri is also conducted to facilitate students of modern stream of

education to join the traditional Sanskrit stream. Sansthan also

conducts Shiksha Shastri (B.Ed) programe in eight campuses and

Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) programe in Jaipur & Jammu

Campuses.These courses are recognized by the NCTE. In addition,

Computer courses are also conducted as part of curriculum from

Prak Shastri to Shastri, Shiksha Shastri at all Campuses. Sansthan

is instroducing semester system and Choice Based Council System

(CBCS) from the current accadmic year i.c. 2.10-11.

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Implementation of various Schemes of the Ministry is one of

the major activities of Sansthan. Under this, the Sansthan provides

financial assistance to Voluntary Sanskrit Organisations engaged in

the propagation, development and promotion of Sanskrit in the

form of salary to teachers and scholarship to students at approved

rates.

Twenty four Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas including

Shodh Sansthans are also provided financial assistance under a

separate scheme according to which 95 percent of recurring and 75

percent of non-recurring expenditure is provided by the Rashtriya

Sanskrit Sansthan. The Sansthan also gives honoraria to 125 retired

eminent Sanskrit Scholars at the rate of Rs.6000/- per month to

teach in the campuses of Sansthan and other Sanskrit Institutions

for a period of two years under Shastra Chudamani Scheme.

The Sansthan had started teaching of Non Formal Sanskrit

Education at different locations by providing necessary assistance.

This has proved a great success. Now, the Sansthan is conducting

the Ninth round of non-formal Sanskrit Education. 2, 26,875

Sanskrit learners which include Teachers, Doctors, Engineers,

Officers, Advocates, Retd. Persons apart from students have been

the beneficiary of the programme. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is

also involved in producing Self Study Material in Five levels for

Sanskrit learning which is called as “Teach your Self Samskrit”. So

far, 1,26,000 copies of first level, 50,000 copies of second level,

2000 copies third level have been published. Productions of fourth

and fifth levels material are in progress.

Sansthan started celebrating Natyotsava since 2004 in which

63 Sanskrit Dramas has successfully staged which have received

applause from various sources. Sanskrit Net Project was

introduced in the year 2003. The Sanskrit Language Teaching

Programme is telecast every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 5.00

P.M. on DD Bharati, time and days are same and on DD India

Channel and everyday at 6:30 am to 7:30 am and 12:00 Noon to

1:00 pm on Gyan Darshan Channel of IGNOU. In this project 732

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episodes have been produced. DVD Album of 120 lessons of

Samskrit Bhasha Shikshanam, 38 lessons of Sankhsep Ramayan,

30 lessons of Vedic Maths, 10 lessons of Animated stories in

Sanskrit with subtitled in Hindi & English , CD of Teach Yourself

Sanskrit First Level, CD of Shabdakalpadrum, 20 best Sanskrit

Dramas and 120 hours of Nyaya Muktavali in MP3 are also

available .

The Sansthan has brought out 292 publications and also 113

books under reprint scheme.

For details, visit our website : www.sanskrit.nic.in.

Phone : 011-28520979, Fax : 011- 28520976

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