A two-day national conference on Upanisadic literature was organised by the Academy of Yoga and Oriental Studies (AYOS) on the eve of its ninth anniversary here recently. The guests in the inaugural function were Prof Alekh Chandra Sadangi, former Vice-Chancellor, Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Prof DP Ray, former Vice-Chancellor of OUAT, and Prof Aditya Mohanty, former Professor of Philosophy, Utkal University. The meeting was presided over by AYOS director Dr Indulata Das
Prof Sadangi highlighted various aspects of Upanisadic literature and discussed about the author, time and importance of Upanisads. Prof Mohanty discussed about the subject matter and the various schools of philosophy in the Upanisads. Prof Ray praised the AYOS’ endeavour.
Prizes were distributed to various winners of the Yoga General Knowledge Test held on March 29. Eminent personalities like S Sundar Rajan, Manoranjan Kara, Sudarsan Nayak, Dhiren Pattnaik, Sanjay Kumar Swain, Saumya Narayana Panigrahi, Prof Gopal Krishna Dash, Dr Gopal Krishna Srichandan, Prof Siddheswar Jena and Dr Bharat Chandra Nath were among the audience.
Many scholars from different parts of the country and of the State participated in the conference. The valedictory function was held with Prof DN Jena, Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University of Culture, and former IPS officer Arun Kumar Upadhyaya as the guests. Prof Jena said such conferences are the real torchbearers of the present day society. Upadhyaya discussed about different subjects related to the Upanisads.
Dr Indulata Das said the AYOS has been doing various activities for the last nine years. Both the inaugural and the valedictory functions were anchored by Mihir Kumar Mishra.