Chief Guest : Prof. P. K. Mukhopadhyaya, Retd., Jadhavpur University, Kolkata
Presided over by Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Sita Ram Shastri
Conducted by Shri Jai Prakash, Deputy Superintending Epigraphist, ASI, Lucknow & Prof. T. P. Verma, Retd., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
No. of Participants : 11
The Kala-Mandapa (Art Pavilion), presenting some important specimens from the collection of Padmabhushan Shri Suresh Neotia, an art connoisseur of repute and Chairman of Jnana-Pravaha, was inaugurated jointly by two stalwarts Padmabhushan Prof. Vidya Nivas Mishra and Padmashree Shri Jagdish Mittal. An eminent scholar of Indology Prof. Rai Anand Krishna rendered his services to classify the objects on display.
Delivered by Padmashree Prof. V. Venkatachalam, Former Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
The most important event of the year 2001 was the inauguration of the new building of Jnana-Pravaha, named Pratichi, by HE Prof. Vishnu Kant Shastri, Governor, Uttar Pradesh.
The plan of the new building is conceived by Shri B. V. Doshi, the renowned architect from Ahmedabad.
The building houses Reception, Multi-purpose Hall, Seminar/Class Room, Exhibition Area, Library, Museum and Administrative Block.
Performed by Dr. N. P. Joshi in Naradiya Paddhati, which included music and mono-acting, narrating a number of devotional stories and songs.
Inaugurated by Prof. P. Nag, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
Delivered by Prof. P. Nag, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
Coordinated by Prof. M. N. P. Tiwari & Prof. Kamal Giri
Participating Institutions : Sunbeam School, International Hindu School, Imperial Public School, Central Hindu Boys School, Ganesh Shishu Sadan, South Point School, W. H. Smith Memorial School and Arya Mahila N.M. Model School
Under the Annual Feature Radiance of Kashi
Chief-Guest of Inaugural Session : Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi
Presided over by Prof. K. D. Tripathi
Welcome Address by Shri Suresh Neotia
Keynote Address by Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra
Coordinated by Prof. Vibha Tripathi & Prof. Kamal Giri