National Seminars are organized from time to time on a theme related to Indian Culture, in which relevant scholars are invited from different parts of the country to participate and present their research papers. The Seminar proceedings are also published in facsimile or book form as per convenience of the Institution. These seminars are organized independently as well as in collaboration with other institutes.
In collaboration with India International Centre, New Delhi
Organized at India International Centre, New Delhi
Inaugurated and Keynote Address delivered by Padmabhushan Dr. Lakshmi Malla Singhvi
Presided by Prof. Vachaspati Upadhyaya
Chief Guest of Valedictory Session : Prof. D. N. Tripathi
Valedictory Address delivered by Padmavibhushan Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Prof. Thakur Prasad Verma, Dr. N. P. Joshi, Dr. T. K. Biswas, Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, Dr. Pramod Giri, Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, Prof. Brahmadeva Narayan Sharma, Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari, Prof. Kamlesh Datt Tripathi, Prof. Kamal Giri, Prof. Raghunath Giri, Smt. Manju Sundaram, Dr. Kusum Giri, Prof. Nita Kumar and Prof. Harikesh Singh
Under the Annual Feature Radiance of Kashi
In collaboration with Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath and Acharya Narendra Dev International Research Institute for Buddhist Studies, Lucknow
Conceived by Late Prof. R. C. Sharma, Hon. Director / Acharya, Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi before his sudden demise on 28.05.2006
Inaugurated by Prof. Ashok Kumar Kalia, Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Guest-in-Chief : Dr. A. K. V. S. Reddy, Director General / Vice-Chancellor, National Museum / Institute, New Delhi
Keynote Address delivered by Prof. A. K. Narain
Coordinated by Prof. G. Nawang Samten and Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Dr. Lobsang Norbu Shastri, Dr. Wangchuk Dorje (Negi), Prof. Rama Shankar Tripathi, Ven. Shri Geshe Damdul Namgyal, Dr. Jampa Samten, Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, Ven. Shri Tsultrim Phuntsokji, Prof. Brahmadev Narayan Sharma, Dr. Hari Shankar Pandey, Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, Dr. Niharika, Prof. Phool Chand Jain, Shri Ajay Srivastava, Prof. Thakur Prasad Verma, Dr. T. K. Biswas, Prof. Amar Singh, Dr. Usha Tiwari, Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Dr. B. R. Mani and Sri Kranti Kumar
Under the Annual Feature Purana Parva
Keynote Address by Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra
Presidential Address by Prof. Shri Kishor Mishra
Coordinated by Prof. Gangadhar Panda and Dr. Manulata Sharma
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Dr. N. C. Panda, Dr. Sukumar Chattopadhyaya, Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Rama Ghosh, Dr. Chandra Kanta Rai, Dr. Shyam Bapat, Dr. Umadevi Joshi, Dr. Jaya Mishra, Dr. Kamla Pandeya, Dr. Shukdev Kumar Dwivedi and Dr. Shukdev Bhoi
In collaboration with Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. Kamalesh Datt Tripathi, Shri K. P. C. Anujan Bhattathripad, Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, Prof. Krishna Kant Sharma, Shri Kavalam Narayan Panikkar, Shri Jatin Goswami, Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, Dr. Anuradha Kapoor, Shri Bhaskar Chandvarkar, Swami Hari Govind Sharma and Shri Ram Prasad Sharma
Under the Annual Feature Radiance of Kashi
Inaugurated by Prof. Ashok Kumar Kalia, Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Coordinated by Prof. Sreenivas Pandey and Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Dr. Vinda Paranjape, Prof. Kamal Giri, Dr. Parmeshwar Datt Shukla, Prof. Shyam Sundar Shukla, Prof. Shukdev Singh, Dr. Manjushree Rao, Prof. Mahendra Nath Rai, Dr. Kamla Pandeya, Dr. Uday Pratap Singh, Dr. Anand Bahadur Singh, Dr. Kshama Shankar Pandey and Dr. Kameshwar Upadhyaya
Under the Annual Feature Purana Parva
Chairpersons : Prof. B. Bhattacharya and Prof. B. N. Saraswati
Coordinated by Prof. Gangadhar Panda and Prof. Krishna Kant Sharma
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Dr. N. P. Joshi, Dr. Kamla Pandeya, Dr. Shanta Chatterjee, Dr. Rachna Sharma, Dr. Ganga Sagar Rai, Dr. Manulata Sharma, Dr. Umadevi Joshi, Dr. Sadashiv Dwivedi and Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta
Under the Annual Feature Radiance of Kashi
Keynote Address delivered by Padmavibhushan Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Coordinated by Dr. N. P. Joshi and Prof. R. C. Sharma
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. Thakur Prasad Verma, Prof. Shivaji Singh, Prof. Pritvi Kumar Agrawala, Prof. Ved Kumari Ghai and Prof. Rai Anand Krishna
Under the Annual Feature Purana Parva
Coordinated by Dr. Kapil Dev Pandey and Prof. Gangadhar Panda
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Dr. Amar Singh, Prof. Shivji Upadhyaya, Dr. N. P. Joshi, Dr. Kamla Pandeya, Dr. Manulata Sharma, Dr. Ganga Sagar Rai, Dr. Manjula Dwivedi, Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari and Dr. Shanti Swaroop Sinha
Under the Annual Feature Veda Vidya
Chairperson : Prof. Ram Chandra Pandey
Coordinated by Prof. Hridaya Ranjan Sharma
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Dr. Narayan Gopal Dongre and Prof. Vishan Kishor
In collaboration with Regional Cultural Centre, Varanasi during the Ganga Mahotsava
Inaugurated by Shri Virendra Singh, Honourable Minister of Culture, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Presided by Prof. B. Bhattacharya
Coordinated by Dr. Ratnesh Verma
Other Scholars Exchanging Views : Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. Pranati Ghosal, Prof. Reva Prasad Dwivedi, Dr. Savita Bharadwaj, Prof. Hridaya Ranjan Sharma, Prof. Shivji Upadhyaya, Dr. Kamla Pandeya and Dr. Rama Shankar Tripathi