September 2013 Vol.12 No.9
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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. Tel.: 2226 7303, 2226 5746. Fax 2228 7373 Race Course Road, Website : www.bharatiyavidyabhavan.com Bangalore - 560 001. e-mail : contactus@bhavankarnataka.com .1/ Re CMYK 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. 2 CMYK 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 3 CMYK 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 4 CMYK 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 5 CMYK 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 6 CMYK 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 7 CMYK 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: 8 CMYK 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 9 CMYK 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 10 CMYK 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 11 CMYK 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 Join Bhavan's Kalabharathi A School of Visual & Performing Arts Admission open For more details contact : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road, Bangalore- 560 001 Ph No - 22267421 / 22267303 12 CMYK 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 13 CMYK 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) 14 CMYK 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 15 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bangalore Kendra News September - 2013 Reg.No. : KARENG / 2001 / 6498 / 29 APR 2002 "Registered News Papers" PRINTED BY L.V. 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