International Seminars on different aspects of Indology are organized at times independently or in collaboration with other institutes. A galaxy of scholars from all over the world gathers to present their research papers and exchange ideas. Proceedings of such seminars are also published in book form as per feasibility of Jnana-Pravaha and collaborating institutions.
Chief Guest of the Inaugural Session: Dr. Gautam Sengupta, Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi
Coordinated by Dr. Gouriswar Bhattacharya (Berlin), Dr. N. P. Joshi and Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari (Varanasi)
One day session was organized in collaboration with Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi
Scholars Exchanging Views : Dr. Pradeep Gokhale, Prof. R. S. Tripathi, Prof. Vilas Wagh, Ven. Prof. Geshe Thabkye, Ven. Geshe Damdul Namgyal and Dr. Anandamayee Ghosh
Jointly organized by Prajna Foundation, New Delhi and Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University.
The 5th, 6th and Valedictory Sessions were hosted by the Jnana-Pravaha. These dealt with Travel and Cultural Dissemination for the 21st Century and Tourism and Culture : A Synergic Duo.
Chairperson of Valedictory Session : Prof. Y. C. Simhadri, Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Scholars Exchanging Views : Shri Savinder Anand, Ms. Nicole Vaugeois, Ms. Adriana Estrada, Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. T. J. Kamphorst, Dr. Ishwar Modi and Dr. Veena Sharma
In collaboration with University of Hawaii, U.S.A.
Inaugurated by Rev. Prof. S. Rinpoche, Director, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath
Keynote Address delivered by Prof. Arindam Chakravarty, University of Hawaii
Valedictory Address delivered by Padmabhushan Prof. Vidya Nivas Mishra
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. Sita Ram Shastri, Prof. K. N. Mishra, Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, Prof. Rai Anand Krishna, Prof. K. D. Tripathi, Prof. D. K. Rai, Prof. R. R. Pandey, Prof. K. N. Tripathi, Prof. R. C. Sharma and Dr. Pranati Ghosal
In collaboration with Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda; K. J. Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies, Mumbai and Acharya Narendra Dev International Research Institute for Buddhist Studies, Lucknow
Held at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda and Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi
Chief Guest : Swami Budhananda
Keynote Address by Dr. S. Chakravarti, Director, Indian Museum, Kolkata
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Dr. Ravindra Panth, Dr. S. K. Somaiya, Prof. J. K. Sharma, Prof. Huang Xinchuan, Dr. Parineeta Deshpande, Dr. (Mrs.) K. Sankarnarayan, Dr. G. K. Lama, Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Prabhakar Mishra, Dr. Amar Singh, Smt. Santosh Kumari, Dr. Piyush Bhargava, Prof. R. K. Rana, Dr. C. B. Mishra, Dr. Yogendra Singh, Shri Shrikant Singh, Prof. Sun Basgang, Prof. Enamul Haque, Prof. Pramod Chandra, Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, Dr. Vidya Nand Upadhyaya, Dr. Vinod Kumar Sinha, Prof. V. C. Srivastava, Shri Suraj Pandit, Dr. Vishwajit Kumar, Dr. A. P. Jamkhedkar, Dr. Ruby Kumari, Prof. Lalji Shravak, Dr. Bimalendra Kumar, Dr. N. P. Joshi, Dr. A. P. Singh, Dr. Niharika and Shri Ajay Srivastava
In collaboration with Acharya Narendra Dev International Research Institute of Buddhist Studies, Lucknow
Coordinated by Dr. Gouriswar Bhattacharya, Berlin, Dr. Yogendra Singh, Lucknow and Prof. R. C. Sharma, Varanasi
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. G. Nawang Samten, Prof. A. K. Narain, Prof. Pramod Chandra, Prof. Charles Willemen, Prof. Kiran Kumar Thaplyal, Dr. Amar Singh, Prof. S. B. Singh, Dr. Ineke Van Put, Prof. Enamul Haque, Dr. S. D. Trivedi, Prof. Kamal Giri, Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari, Dr. T. K. Biswas, Mr. Gerd J. R. Mevissen, Prof. R. Nagaswamy, Dr. Falk Reitz, Dr. Preety Trivedi, Dr. H. C. Das, Dr. Niharika, Shri Ajay Srivastava, Dr. N. P. Joshi and Prof. G. B. Deglurkar
Organized in collaboration with T. R. V. Murti Memorial Trust and Shri Chaitanya Prem Sansthan, Vrindavan
Dedicated to the renowned philosopher Prof. T. R. V. Murti in his birth centenary year
Coordinated by Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami
The Conference was supported by Banaras Hindu University; Indian Council of Philosophical Research; Clarks Hotel, Varanasi; All India Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi; Taj Ganges Hotel, Varanasi; Rai Krishnadas INTACH, Varanasi; Shriji Seva Samiti, Jaipur; Shri Shardul Vikram Gupta, Varanasi; Natya Vriksha, New Delhi and Family Members of Prof. T. R. V. Murti
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Ashok Aklujkar, Johannes Bronkhorst, Arindam Chakrabarti, Amita Chatterjee, A. K. Chatterjee, D. P. Chattopadhyaya, Mani Dravid, Jonardon Ganeri, Bina Gupta, Shohei Ichimura, V. N. Jha, Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dan Lusthaus, Sengaku Mayeda, P. K. Mukhopadhyaya, Karl H. Potter, D. Prahladachar, Raja Ram Shukla, T. S. Rukmani, Mark Siderits, S. Revathy and N. Veezhinathan
In collaboration with Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla
Keynote Address delivered by Prof. R. C. Sharma
Coordinated by Prof. V. C. Srivastava, Director, IIAS, Shimla and Prof. R. C. Sharma, Hon. Director/Acharya, Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. A. K. Narain, Prof. T. P. Verma, Dr. S. P. Gupta, Prof. Farid Khan, Prof. Rai Anand Krishna, Dr. N. P. Joshi, Prof. G. Nawang Samten, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Prof. Charles Willemen, Dr. T. K. Biswas, Dr. B. R. Mani, Dr. Savita Sharma, Dr. S. D. Trivedi, Dr. Pushpa Tiwari, Dr. I. K. Sarma, Prof. Rashmi Poddar, Dr. Preeti Trivedi, Dr. Anamika Roy, Prof. Devendra Handa, Dr. Deenbandhu Pandey, Prof. K. K. Thaplyal, Prof. C. S. Upasak, Dr. V. K. Sharma, Shri Kranti Kumar, Dr. R. D. Chaudhury, Dr. Anasua Das, Shri V. N. Singh, Prof. Vibha Tripathi and Prof. Kamal Giri