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Seminar on Indian Knowledge Systems | BORI

An enriching academic seminar on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) was held on Sunday at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.

The seminar commenced with opening remarks by Prof. Ravindra Kulkarni, followed by the opening lecture on “IKS: Directions for Research” delivered by Avinash Dharmadhikari.
Immediately after this lecture, Gauri Moghe briefly presented the Bharatvidya platform, outlining BORI’s digital initiatives for the dissemination of authentic and research-driven Indian knowledge traditions.
The subsequent sessions featured scholarly presentations by D. K. Hari & Hema Hari, V. Ramanathan, and Raghavendra Gaikaiwari, leading to thoughtful discussions on texts, methodologies, and future directions in IKS research.
Sharing a few snippets from this engaging and intellectually stimulating academic exchange.

INVITATION
THE TENTH M. R. YARDI MEMORIAL LECTURE

The lecture will be delivered by
Prof. Saroja Bhate
(Ex-Honorary Secretary, BORI)
on
"Foundations of India's Intellectual Traditions."

Prof. Prasad Joshi
(Vice Chancellor, Deccan College Deemed University)
will preside the function.

You are most cordially invited to attend this function.

Sudheer Vaishampayan
Honorary Secretary

Venue:
Shri Navalmal Firodia Auditorium of the BORI

Time:
Sunday, December 14, 2025, IST: 7.00 p.m.;
United States: 8.30 a.m. EST, 7.30 a.m. CST

Link to the lecture: https://meet.google.com/bdx-qbmn-ujf

Abstract

“Modern Indian thought finds itself in a historical context created by Europe… Even in its self-representation and self-assertion, it speaks to a large extent in a European (Western) idiom… The power of Indian tradition has not exhausted itself in its self-representation and self-interpretation… The dialogic situation is still open.”

These lines of W. HALBFASS from the epilogue to his book “India and Europe” have prompted this presentation which is aimed at creating a background for a dialogue with the West in Indian idiom. Some of the points to be discussed include relation between science and religion and counter-normative narratives in the ancient literature.

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