The Academy of Yoga and Oriental Studies (AYOS) on completion of seven years of its establishment is going to organise a National Conference on Atharva Veda at the SC ST RTI, CRP Square here on April 13 and 14.
The conference will be inaugurated at 10 am on April 13 in the Auditorium of the SC ST RTI. Prof Alekh Chandra Sadangi, former Vice-Chancellor of Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri, and Prof Nilakantha Pati, present Vice-Chancellor of Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University will be the guests of the occasion. The inaugural session will be presided over by AYOS Director Dr Indulata Das.
Professors, Readers, lecturers, students and eminent scholars of the field will participate in the two-day conference. There will be several academic sessions in which valuable research papers will be presented by eminent scholars.
The important topics to be discussed in the conference are “Atharva Veda: An Appraisal”, “Atharva Veda: Promoter of Nation Building and Nationalism”, “Atharva Veda: Nature and Classification”, “Wisdom and Guidance from Atharva Veda”, “Contribution of Atharva Veda to the Development of Political System in India”, “Concept of Origin of Diseases in Atharva Veda” and “Achievement of Intelligence as Instructed by Atharva Veda”.
Scholars from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore, Ujjain, West Bengal, Tirupati and many parts of Odisha will participate in the discourses and present their valuable papers. The valedictory function will be held at 4 pm on April 14.
AYOS Director Dr Indulata Das has requested Vedic scholars, eminent citizens and lovers of Indian culture to participate in the conference.