INDIAN CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY AND GLOBAL CIVILIZATION:
EMERGING PERSPECTIVES
organised by
Psychology Department Delhi University
March 22-25, 2013
Session-wise Detailed Programme
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Day 1 (22 March 2013)
Inaugural Session: 10.00 - 11.00
- Welcome by Prof. Nandita Babu
- Inaugural Address by Dr. Karan Singh
(Book Release)
- Keynote Address by Prof. Ramakrishna Rao
Tea: 11 – 11.15
Thematic Session I: Psychology: East and West 11.15 – 13.00
(Chair: Prof. Gopa Bhardwaj)
- Prof. Girishwar Misra
- Shri Nirmalan Dhas
- Prof. John C. Christopher
- Prof. Matthew Whoolery
Lunch: 13.00 – 13.45
Dr. Anuradha Choudry: Introduction to the Centre for Indian Psychology, Jain University, Bangalore 13.45 - 14.00
Thematic Session II: The What, Why, and How of Indic Traditions and Indian Psychology 14.00 – 16.15
(Chair: Prof. Girishwar Misra)
- Prof. Kapil Kapoor
- Dr. Kiran Kumar
- Dr. Bharat Gupt
(Tea: Served mid-session, no break)
Thematic Session III: Organizational Psychology and Management: Eastern Perspectives 16.15 – 17.45
(Chair: Prof. Anand Prakash)
- Dr. Rajshekar Krishna
- Dr. Shamala Kumar
Day 2 (23 March 2013)
Special Invited Address: Prof. S.K. Chakraborty — Vedanta, Ethical Leadership and the Rajarshi Model 10.00 – 11.00
Thematic Session IV: Indic Contributions to Cognitive Science and Consciousness Studies 11.00–13.15
(Chair: Prof. Kiran Kumar)
- Honourable Geshi La
- Dr. Ulrich Mohrhoff
(Tea: Served mid-session, no break)
- Swami Sarvapriyananda
Lunch 13.15 – 14.00
Thematic Session V: Education: Indian Perspectives 14.00 – 15.00
(Chair: Dr. Prabjot Kulkarni )
- Shri Pawan Gupta
- Shri Pawan kumar
(Tea)
Day 3 (24 March 2013)
Thematic Session V: Education: Indian Perspectives (contd.) 10.00 – 11.30
(Chair: Dr. Prabjot Kulkarni )
- Dr. Neeltje Huppes
- Dr. Arbind Jha
Thematic Session VI: Counseling and Psychotherapy: Eastern Perspectives 11.30 – 13.00
(Chair: Prof. Dr. Ashum Gupta)
(Tea: Served mid-session, no break)
- Prof. John Christopher
- Dr. Piyanjali de Zoysa
Lunch 13.00 – 14.00
Thematic Session VII: Counseling and Psychotherapy: Eastern Perspectives (contd.) 14.00 – 17.00
(Chair: Dr. Suneet Varma)
- Prof. Ajit Dalal
- Dr. Saumitra Basu
(Tea: Served mid-session, no break)
- Dr. Alok Pandey
Day 4 (25 March 2013)
Thematic Address I: Towards a First-person, Psychological Study of the Divine. 10.00 – 11.00
Dr. Matthijs Cornelissen
Thematic Session VIII: Sanskrit And Indian Psychology 11.00 – 13.00
(Chair: Dr. Bharat Gupt)
- Dr. Vladimir Isantenko
- Dr. Sampadananda Mishra
Lunch 13.00 – 14.00
Thematic Address II: The deep relevance of Advaitic responses to the current global Crisis and the consequent need for Civilizational Transformation and Conscious Evolution 14.00 – 15.00
Shri Nirmalan Dhas
Thematic Session IX: Indian Psychology and Global Civilization: The Road Ahead 15.00 – 15.45
- Dr. Bharat Gupt
- Dr. Matthijs Cornelissen
- Dr. Suneet Varma
Valedictory Session 15.45 – 16.00
- Vote of thanks – Dr. Suneet Varma
- Concluding Remarks – Prof. N.K. Chadha
Tea 16.00 – 16.30