15th WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE

5th to 10th January, 2012

(to be jointly organized by IASS & RSkS)

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Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of SANSKRIT STUDIES
Deemed University IASS
Under M/O Human Resource Development
Govt. of India, New Delhi
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(will be jointly organized by IASS & RSkS)

FIRST CIRCULAR
(General Information)
As agreed by the International Association of Sanskrit Studies
(IASS) at its 14 World Sanskrit Conference held in Kyoto (Japan),
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in 2009, the 15 World Sanskrit Conference will be held at Delhi

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(India) from the 5 to 10 January 2012. The conference will be

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hosted jointly by the IASS and the RSKS [Rashtriya Sanskrit

Sansthan (Deemed to be University under Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government of India), New Delhi.)
Mode of operation at the 15 World Sanskrit Conference
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The 15 World Sanskrit Conference will operate in 18

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thematic sections (with six sessions running concurrently) chaired

by the conveners specializing in their respective fields. The
conveners will determine the profile to their sections and select the
papers for presentation. During the conference, they may
personally preside as chairpersons over the meetings of their
sections and/or nominate additional chairpersons, if necessary, for
this purpose.
The conveners of each section can partly modify the title
of their section to highlight the theme of a specific panel. To
preserve high scholarly standards at the conference, they may pre-
select a limited number of speakers in their section.
Scholars wishing to present a paper should send the title and
abstract of their paper to the secretariat in New Delhi. Papers will
be forwarded to the relevant conveners who will review and make
the final selection. All conveners will be expected to act as editors
of the papers presented in the sections when the volumes of
conference proceedings are prepared.

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 The conveners will operate in close collaboration and
consultation with the secretariat of the conference. As the
secretariat is responsible for practical arrangements, scholars
wishing to participate in the conference are requested to contact the
secretariat and not the conveners in order to maintain uniformity in
handling.

Sections and conveners

The following are the 18 sections and names of the conveners
are mentioned against each section: Individual speakers and the
titles of their papers will be announced on the web page of the
conference and in the succeeding circulars as may be convenient.
1. Veda
1. Hans Henrich Hock
2. G.C. Tripathi
3. Sannidhanam Sudarshan Sharma
4. Shrikant Bahulkar
2. Linguistics
1. Pierre Sylvain Filliozat
2. Jan E.M. Houben
3. S.P. Narang
4. Shriniruddha Dash
3. Epics & Puranas
1. Adam Bowles
2. Simon Brodbeck
3. Alf Hiltebeitel
4. Rajendra Nanavati
4. Agama & Tantra
1. Navjeevan Rastogi
2. DiwakarAcharya
3. Kamlesh Datta Tripathi

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5. Vyakarana
1. George Cardona
2. Madhav M. Deshpande
3. Saroja Bhate
4. Dipti Tripathi
6. Poetry, Drama &Aesthetics
1. Rama Ranjan Mukherji
2. Natalia Lidova
3. C. Rajendran
4. Michael Hahn
7. Sanskrit and Regional Languages & Literatures
1. Prof. Yigal Bronner
2. Robert J. Zydenbos
3. Konrad Meisig
4. Pankaj Chande
8. Scientific Literature
1. Gy. Wojtila
2. P.C. Murlimadhavan
3. K. Ram Subrahmanian
9. Buddhist Studies
1. Shohei Ichimura
2. Geshe Ngawang Samten
3. Chirapat Prapandavidya
10. Jain Studies
1. Paul Dundas
2. Peter Flügel
3. Jayendra Soni
4. J.B. Shah

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11. Philosophy
1. Arindam Chakrabarti
2. Oscar Pujol
3. Kamleswar Bhattacharya
4. G. Mishra
12. History of Religion
1. Vachaspati Upadhyaya
2. Bettina Baümer
13. Ritual Studies
1. T.S. Rukmani
2. Yugal Kishor Mishra
14. History, Epigraphy andArt History
1. K.K.Chakrabarti
2. Anupa Pandey
15. Sanskrit in Technological World
1. Ramkrishnamacharyulu
2. Miquel Peralta
3. Navjyot Singh
16. Modern Sanskrit Writings
1. Jürgen Hanneder
2. Ramkaran Sharma
3. Mans Broo
4. Ramakant Shukla
17. Pundit Parishad
1. Prahladacharya
18. Sanskrit Kavi Samavaya
1. ‘Abhiraj’Rajendra Mishra

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PAPERS
The time allowed for each paper is limited to 30 minutes
including discussion. Papers offered without special invitation will
be selected based on one-page abstract submitted in about 300-400
words typed in Times New Roman font in size-12 in A-4 size paper
in double space. Abstracts should be submitted preferably in
electronic form along with Unicode compatible Devanagari font if
any used.

IMPORTANT DATES
S.No. Details Dates
1. First Circular 16 January 2010
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2. Submission of Abstract for those 30 June 2010

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who need early decision on

acceptance
3. Submission of abstract by others 31 December 2010
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(normal category and invited speakers)

4. Information about acceptance/ 30 April 2011
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rejection of paper those who

require earlier decision on acceptance
5. Information about acceptance/ 31 July 2011
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rejection of paper by others

6. Second Circular 31 July 2011
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7. Third Circular 1 November 2011

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CONFERENCE FEE & REGISTRATION FORM

S.No. Category Before 30-09-2011 After 30-09-2011
1. Non-members Rs.5000/- Rs.5500/-
of IASS
2. Members Rs.2000/- Rs.2500/-
of IASS
3. Bonafide Rs.1500/- Rs.2000/-
Students

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 In case of voluntary cancellation or cancellation by the
conference authorities Rs.500/- will be deducted. Mode of
payment of fee and Banking details will be given in the second
circular. The registration form and a sheet for abstract will be
available on the website of the conference office in the near future.
Conference venue
The conference will be held in New Delhi. The detailed
information about the accommodation will be announced in the
second circular. Alternatively, participants can make their own
arrangements for hotel accommodation and inform the conference
secretariat.
Information concerning the conference will be available on
the official website of RSKS at www.sanskrit.nic.in. The second
and third circulars will be sent to those who have returned a
completed pre-registration form.
Delegates coming with their partners or any assistant will
have to pay the reception and hotel charges for the accompanying
person.
Organising committee
Chair : Radha Vallabh Tripathi
Honorary members : G.C. Pande, Kapila Vatsyayana,
Anita Bhatnagar Jain,
Vachaspati Upadhayay, Sudha
Rani Pandey
International members : V. Kutumba Sastry (President
of the IASS)
Ram Karan Sharma (Former
President of the IASS)
John Brockington (Secretary
General of the IASS)
Bruno Dagens (Treasurer of the
IASS)
Ashok N.Aklujkar
T.S.Rukmani

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Local Secretary : Ramanuja DEVANATHAN
Joint Secretary : Prakash Pandey
Shukla Mukherjee
Somesh Mishra
Addresses
Postal address : The Secretary,
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Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

Deemed to be University,
Under MHRD, Govt. of India
56-57, Institutional Area
D-Block, Janakpuri,
New Delhi-110058
India
E-mail: wscrsks@yahoo.com.
cc : wscrsks@gmail.com

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(Jointly organized by IASS and RSkS)

Pre-registration form
(Please fill in and return this form by July 2011)
(This form is also available on the conference website)

Surname
First name
Designation
Address for communication

e-mail ID
I would like to present a paper in section no
Have you decided your title of the Paper, if so details
Date
Signature
I prefer to have further circulars
- On paper (by post)
- Through e-mail
- In both formats
- Do not send the circulars; I will consult your
website.
Other requirements/comments:

I will be accompanied by ___________________ and I will

make payment of her/his registration fee and hotel charges.

· Please answer “Yes” or “No”-

Are you a vegetarian?
Are you a self-cooking (Svayampakin)
Do you have any special requirement? If yes, furnish details:

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Please return to –
The Secretary, 15 WSC,
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Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

Deemed to be University,
Under MHRD, Govt. of India,
56-57, Institutional Area
D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, INDIA
E-mail: wscrsks@yahoo.com
cc : wscrsks@gmail.com

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 RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT SANSTHAN
(DEEMEED UNIVERSITY)
56-57 institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058
President - Vice Chancellor-
Shri Kapil Sibal, Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi.
Minister of Human Resource Development.
The Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is a Deemed University
under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.
It is an apex body for propagation and development of Sanskrit
learning in the country through teaching, research, publications,
collections and preservation of Sanskrit Manuscripts, development
of curriculum for traditional Sanskrit teaching. Presently, the
Sansthan is the largest and the only multi campus Sanskrit
University all over the world. At present Sansthan has eleven
Campuses across the country including the Delhi campus. Besides
the facilities of teaching at Graduate & Post Graduate level and
Research at Allahabad, Jammu, Puri Guruvayoor, Jaipur,
Lucknow, Sringeri, Garli, Bhopal and Mumbai, the campuses have
got infrastructural facilities, including buildings, libraries,
laboratories, staff quarters, hostels and like.
Teaching and Research are conducted in Veda, Adaita
Vedanta, Vishishta Advaita Vedanta, Navya Vyakarana, Prachin
Vyakarana,Sahitya, Mimamsha, Nyaya, Dharmashastra, Sarva
Darshan, Jain Darshan, Bauddha Darshan, Sankhya Yoga, Phalit
Jyotish, Ganit Jyotish, Paurahitya, Puranitihasa. In all the
Campuses, a two year buffer course of plus-two level called Prak
Shastri is also conducted to facilitate students of modern stream of
education to join the traditional Sanskrit stream. Sansthan also
conducts Shiksha Shastri (B.Ed) programe in eight campuses and
Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) programe in Jaipur & Jammu
Campuses.These courses are recognized by the NCTE. In addition,
Computer courses are also conducted as part of curriculum from
Prak Shastri to Shastri, Shiksha Shastri at all Campuses. Sansthan
is instroducing semester system and Choice Based Council System
(CBCS) from the current accadmic year i.c. 2.10-11.

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 Implementation of various Schemes of the Ministry is one of
the major activities of Sansthan. Under this, the Sansthan provides
financial assistance to Voluntary Sanskrit Organisations engaged in
the propagation, development and promotion of Sanskrit in the
form of salary to teachers and scholarship to students at approved
rates.
Twenty four Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas including
Shodh Sansthans are also provided financial assistance under a
separate scheme according to which 95 percent of recurring and 75
percent of non-recurring expenditure is provided by the Rashtriya
Sanskrit Sansthan. The Sansthan also gives honoraria to 125 retired
eminent Sanskrit Scholars at the rate of Rs.6000/- per month to
teach in the campuses of Sansthan and other Sanskrit Institutions
for a period of two years under Shastra Chudamani Scheme.
The Sansthan had started teaching of Non Formal Sanskrit
Education at different locations by providing necessary assistance.
This has proved a great success. Now, the Sansthan is conducting
the Ninth round of non-formal Sanskrit Education. 2, 26,875
Sanskrit learners which include Teachers, Doctors, Engineers,
Officers, Advocates, Retd. Persons apart from students have been
the beneficiary of the programme. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is
also involved in producing Self Study Material in Five levels for
Sanskrit learning which is called as “Teach your Self Samskrit”. So
far, 1,26,000 copies of first level, 50,000 copies of second level,
2000 copies third level have been published. Productions of fourth
and fifth levels material are in progress.
Sansthan started celebrating Natyotsava since 2004 in which
63 Sanskrit Dramas has successfully staged which have received
applause from various sources. Sanskrit Net Project was
introduced in the year 2003. The Sanskrit Language Teaching
Programme is telecast every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 5.00
P.M. on DD Bharati, time and days are same and on DD India
Channel and everyday at 6:30 am to 7:30 am and 12:00 Noon to
1:00 pm on Gyan Darshan Channel of IGNOU. In this project 732

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episodes have been produced. DVD Album of 120 lessons of
Samskrit Bhasha Shikshanam, 38 lessons of Sankhsep Ramayan,
30 lessons of Vedic Maths, 10 lessons of Animated stories in
Sanskrit with subtitled in Hindi & English , CD of Teach Yourself
Sanskrit First Level, CD of Shabdakalpadrum, 20 best Sanskrit
Dramas and 120 hours of Nyaya Muktavali in MP3 are also
available .
The Sansthan has brought out 292 publications and also 113
books under reprint scheme.
For details, visit our website : www.sanskrit.nic.in.
Phone : 011-28520979, Fax : 011- 28520976

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