September 2013 Vol.12 No.9

Vol. 12. No.9. September - 2013
Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan
KARNATAKA
News
MOVE AFOOT TO MAKE VEDA SAMVADA
A REGULAR FEATURE
Vedabrahma Sri Dhali Lakshminarasimha Bhatta being honoured by H.H. Swami Harshanandaji
Maharaj, President,Sri Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore, while from left Sri. N. Ramanuja,
Chairman, BVB, Sri. H.N. Ananth Kumar, Member of Parliament, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa
President, ISKCON, Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh,Vice Chancellor, Karnataka Samskrit University,
Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Sri. Radhakrishna, Smt. H.V. Gayathri join
Spanning 80 hours, involving
more than 100 eminent vedic scholars
and Ritwiks, many time more that
number, the first ever “Vedic Samvada”
jointly organised by Bhavan’s
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,
Bangalore Kendra and the ISKCON
proved to be a resounding success,
the overwhelming response of
theists it enjoyed day after day
during the eight days adding to its
sense of desideratum.
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Vedabrahma Dr. R.L. Kashyap being honoured by H.H. Swami Harshanandaji
Maharaj, President,Sri Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore, while other dignitaries
from left Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB, Dr. P. Ramanujan, Associate Director,
(IHLC), C-DAC, Sri. H.N. Ananth Kumar, Member of Parliament, Sri Madhu
Pandit Dasa President, ISKCON, Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh,Vice Chancellor,
Karnataka Samskrit University, Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, join
the country and handling the
associated logistics was by itself
a challenge and an opportunity.
But the facile manner in which
Though overly ambitious, the
task of scheduling and enlisting
support of Vedic scholars from
across the length and breadth of
Vedabrahma Sri. Sheshanna Shrauti being honoured by Sri. H.N. Ananth
Kumar, Member of Parliament, while other dignitaries join.
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Vedabrahma Sri. Aswatthanarayana Avadhani being honoured by
Sri. H.N. Ananth Kumar, while other dignitaries join.
enjoyed by the Bhavan in general
and Dr. K M Munshi in particular,
the occasion itself marking the
disparate factors fell into their
places undoubtedly speaks for the
good will earned and popularity
Vedabrahma Sri. N.S. Janardanacharya being honoured by
Sri. H.N. Ananth Kumar and Sri. Madhu Pandit Dasa, while
Sri. N. Ramanuja joins
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Vedabrahma Sri. P. Ramanujan being honoured by Sri. Madhu Pandit Dasa,
while other dignitaries join.
platinum jubilee of the former and
the 125th anniversary of the latter.
The spontaneity in which all the
speakers paid tribute to either
was only in the fitness of things.
lighting of the lamp by Governor,
Dr. H R Bhardwaj was followed
by a warm welcome by
Sri N. Ramanuja, Chairman
of the Kendra, a brief on the
ambit of the conference by
Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
and the keynote address by
Prof V Kannan of Hyderabad.
Sri Madhu Pandita Dasa,
ISKCON President delivered
his benedictory address.
The inauguration of the
daily two-sessioned eight-day
meet itself had an auspicious
beginning with rhythmic chanting
of Vedic prayers, led by
Bennegadde Narayana Bhatta
Ghanapati. The traditional
Vedic Recitation by students of Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Channenahalli
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In his inaugural talk,
Dr. H R Bhardwaj referred to
the lofty ideals enshrined in the
Vedas adding that they had a
message to the entire world,
a message that is invaluable for
all time to come.
‘Concept of Religious
Tolerance in the Vedas’ was
the topic on which the
‘Samvada’ began its eight-day
deliberations. The speaker
was Prof. Nabanarayana
Bandopadhyaya, Director,
School of Vedic Studies in
Ravindra Bharati University,
Shantiniketan, Kolkata. It really
set the tone for the wide-ranging
scope of the conference, the
professor in his scholarly
Vedârtha Saìgraha of Œrî Râmânuja
by
Sri. A. Narasimhan,
Bengaluru
exposition covering the whole
gamut of Vedic lore and its
ramifications in both the spiritual
and temporal contexts.
RHYTHMIC VEDIC HYMNS:
Accordingly, the subjects
that came up for consideration in
the 16 sessions, interspersed by
rhythmic chanting of vedic hymns
by ritwiks drawn from different
parts of the State, were as
diverse, speakers enrolled from
all over the country giving a
good account of their depth of
knowledge and capacity to build
the theme convincingly.
The sum and substance of all
their outpourings is that the sacred
Vedas have a hoary past, dating
Vedänga Jyautisha by
Dr. S. Balachandra Rao,
Hon. Director, Gandhi Centre,
BVB, Bengaluru
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Vikåti-Päöha by
Vid.Ghanapâmhî Krishna Bhat,
Hardwar
Sâmaveda Teaching & Kannada
Translation by Sri. Kadaba
L. Ramaswamy , Bengaluru
back to pre-historic times, result
of meditation and realisation by a
line of erudite rishis. Their findings
were not reduced to writing as
such. Hence all the works had
passed on from mouth to mouth
of their disciples, the scholarship
of each one of them no less
prodigious. That was the Indian
heritage, ultimately handed down
to the present times in all its
traditional glory.
This rich inheritance, this vast
storehouse of knowledge, took
more than a 100 strong team of
scholars to unravel before the avid
Garbhâdhâna Saàskâra
Vid. Shripad M.S., Kumta
Vaidika Yajña-s
Sri. Keshava Avadhani, Mathoor
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Advaita Darœana and Veda Prâmâëya by
Dr. Ganesh Ishvar Bhat,
Sringeri
Dvaita View of Veda-s by
Dr. A.V. Nagasampige,
Bengaluru
listeners who turned out in
numbers day after day through the
eight days. One dare say they
were adequately rewarded as
could be gauged by their beaming
countenance.
HALF-BAKED CURRICULUM :
Roughly and in a nut-shell
the focus overall of the first-ever
seminar of the kind, is the
consensus that the Vedas long
conceded as a sacred testament
What Veda Means to Me by
Prof. Girish B. Jani, Additional
Director, Bhavan’s Mungalal Goenka
Inst. of PG Studies & Research,
Mumbai
What Veda Means to Me by
Dr. R.L. Kashyap, Director, SA KSHI,
Bengaluru
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Vedic Recitation by students of Magadi Karanikara Pathashala, Bengaluru
has not received its due either by
its votaries or the powers that be
or even those who attained
profundity in their fund of
knowledge. On the contrary,
it was noted that even some of
the contemporary, so-called
Gurukulas are seemingly content
in fostering half baked curriculum
imparting merely the textual part
of the subject and ignoring the
equally vital study of the
accompanying rituals or yajna.
It was, however, in the same
breath agreed that a beginning
had been made by way of this
mega conference of the Bhavan
with whole-hearted cooperation
of ISKCON to atone what is
unquestionably a lapse of our
countrymen in general and the
intelligentia in particular.
Utility of Veda-s forToday’s Life
Prof. Krishnamurthy Sastri,
Kanchi Kamakoti Matham, Chennai
The entire assemblage of
speakers was of one irrefutable
opinion that Vedic learning was
At the same time, the
positive side of the spectrum
cannot go unrecorded. No doubt,
in a conference of this magnitude
in which some of the best literary
brains in the country have interchanged their ideas, the output is
prodigiuous. Nor a journalistic
approach can do justice to them
all. Yet going through some of the
salient points that surfaced in the
meet deserves consideration, as
has been done in the following
few sentences:
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Vedic Recitation by
Vid.Ghanapâmhî Krishna Bhat and Party
to see this treasure-house of
knowledge is made universally
available, at the same time
carrying conviction of its
usefulness.
not restricted to any one sect,
sex, age or class, women and
non-Brahmins not excepted.
The very fact that a Muslim,
Christian, Sikh were among the
large number of speakers,
vouches for its universal
applicability. Infact, it was felt
that the time has come when the
unlimited possibilities of technical
advancement are fully exploited
A FITTING FINALE :
In this context to mention
some names for any special
contribution in this regard would
be invidious. Suffice to say that
what is important is each one of
Dharmaúâstra - A Vedic Upâìga by
Vid. Guruprasada, Mysore
Nirukta in KåñëaYajurVeda by
Vid. N.S. Suresh, Mysore
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Vaidika Ñoòaça Saàskära-s by
Sri.S.N. Vijayaraghavachar,
Bengaluru
Agnihotra Paricaya by
Vid.Venkatesha Avadhani,
Mattoor
when Swami Sri Harshananda
Maharaj of the Sri Ramamrishna
Math, Bangalore, who said he
was thrilled at the whole
approach, and Sri H.N. Ananth
Kumar, former Central Minister
them came out in full measure to
make the unique meet a success,
the six recipients of awards not
excepted. More importantly,
most deservedly the concluding
session turned out to be a
fitting finale to the proceedings
Œukla Yajur Veda Paricaya by
Shri Vijayaraghava Sastrigal,
Ex-Madras Sa nskrit College, Chennai
Vedic Grammatical Tradition
Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam,
CALTS, University of Hyderabad
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Double Accent of
Some Vedic Words by
Prof. Vinaya Kshirasagar,
Deccan College, Pune
Origin of Stars & Planets
in the Vedic Perspective by
Dr. Shyam Dev Mishra,
Asst. Prof. MSP, RSKS, New Delhi
convened once a year or atleast
biannually. To achieve this
objective a separate committee
under the leadership of Bhavan
and ISKCON must be set.
and MP commended the joint
effort of the two institutions.
At their prompting,
it was agreed that the Seminar
should not end as a one-time
proposition. It must become a
continuous process, to be
Sri. H.N. Ananth Kumar who
endorsed the idea, announced a
Vedic Recitation by students of
Maitreyi Gurukula, Moorkaje, Vitla, Puttur
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Œrutisûktimâlâ and Œikhariëîmâlâ by
Dr T. Ganesan, FIP,
Pondicherry
AtharvaVedic Omens and
Portents by Ms. Ishita Chakraborty,
RBU, Kolkata
Bhavan who had worked
untiringly for the success of
the meet received a standing
ovation.Sri H N Suresh, Director
of the Bhavan proposed a vote of
thanks with particular reference
to the whole-hearted support
received by the ISKCON.
sum of Rupees twenty five lakh
for the proposed centre from the
MPs Area Development Fund,
an auspicious start for the centre
indeed.
At the conclusion, it is but
natural that the members of the
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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS : 2013
Independence Day -2013 Celebration
at Bhavan Bangalore Office
Independence Day -2013 Celebration at
Bhavan-BBMP School
Independence Day -2013 Celebration at
Bhavan-Bangalore Press School
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PROGRAMME :
Sun
15.
SEPTEMBER
2013
10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall
Nupura Presents Nitya Nritya
SEMINAR
- MALE DANCERS & THEIR
ASPIRATIONS -
Tue 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
3.
BVB Sooryal Festival
Bharathanatya by
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
KEYNOTE ;
Prof Naghabhushan Sharma
SPEAKERS: Dr Sridhar,
The purpose of my Phd,
Sri Revanta Sarabhai :
Classical dance in modern times specific to a male dance,
Sri Aniruddha Knight :
Keeping up the Tradition or Change
Repertoire for a Male Dancer,
Sri Praveen Kumar.......
Teaching, Performing and
conducting dance classes
Wed 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
4.
BVB Soorya Festival
Bharathanatya by
Raama Vaidyanathan
Thu 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
5.
BVB Sooryal Festival
Kathak by Rani Khanam
Bharathanatya by Deepti
Fri
6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
6.
BVB Soorya Festival
Hindustani Vocal by Ms. Manjari
Carnatic Vocal by Bangalore Brothers
Sangeetha Kalaratna
Prof. Mysore V. Subramanya,
Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
7.
BVB Soorya Festival
Carnatic Vocal by
Neyvel Santhanagopal
Eminent Art Critic, Presides
12 noon : Kuchipudi :
Sri Sanjay Shantharam
Sun 11.00 a.m. - ESV Hall
8. Prof. V.K. Gokak
Award Presentation to Dr. Nissar
Ahmad by Prof. G. Venkatasubbaiah
Lexicographer (pl see. page 16.)
2PM TO 4PM : COLLEGES GROUP
DANCE PRESENTATIONS :
Mon
16.
10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall
Nupura Presents Nitya Nritya
CONFERENCE -10 am :
Thu 6.00 p.m. - Sugama Sangeetha by
12. Vishalakshi Badigar
(in association with Infosys
Foundation) Venue : Indian Institute of
World Culture, Basavana Gudi
Angika Natyashastra :
Shatavadani : Dr. R. Ganesh
10.30 a.m. - Lec Dem :
Glimpses of Karnas &
Charis of Natyashastra by
Smt. Nirupama Rajendra
11.15 a.m. : Interaction
11.45 a.m. : Dance Program: Kathak :
Chitra Arvind &Kum Bharathi Vittal
Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall
14. Kathak dance recital by
Mitual Sengupta - under Horizon
series, (In association with Indian
Council for Cultural Relation)
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Thu
19.
7.00 p.m. - ESV Hall
inauguration of
PROGRAMME :
SEPTEMBER - 2013
CONTD.......
ART EXHIBITION : “SERENDIPITY” BY
KADAMBARI MEHTA
Chief Guest : - Sri. Milind Nayak,
Sat 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall
28. Pandit Madhav Gudi Foundation
presents - A musical homage to
Pt. Madhav Gudi
Doyen of Kirana Gharana
Chief Guest : Sri. Srihari Khoday
Live Webcast by International Art and
Culture Foundation on www.intlarts.org
Renowned Senior Artist
(Exhibition open from 20th September to
26th September 2013. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
Sat
6.45 p.m. - ESV Hall
21.
Astrology Lecture
Speaker :
Sun 10.00 a.m.
29. Smt. Saraswathi Endowment
Music Concert.
Carnatic classical instrumental music
Harmonium : Vid. C. Ramadas
Sugama Sangeetha :
Kum. Sharmila Kumble
Venue : Indian Institute of World
Culture, Basavana Gudi
Sri. Ashwattha Narayana Muthkar
Thu 6.00 p.m. - Sugama Sangeetha by
26. Radhika Balakrishna
(in association with Infosys
Foundation) Venue : Indian Institute of
World Culture, Basavana Gudi
BHAVAN -INFOSYS FOUNDATION :
MUSIC PROGRAMME AT INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF WORLD CULTURE,
BANGALORE
Aug 8, 2013 : Sugama Sangeetha by Sumangala Gunjal and Party
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