Author: Vision & Global Trends – 02/03/2023

7th Dharma Dhamma Conference DDC 2023 Theme: Eastern Humanism for the New Era Dates: 03-05 March 2023

Venue: Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre (Minto Hall), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Program Schedule:

Day 1 (03 March 2023, Friday)

Arrival of Delegates and Check-in at Hotel 12:15-13:15 Hrs – Inaugural Session

● H.E. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Hon’ble President of India

Shri Mangubhai Patel, Hon’ble Governor, Madhya Pradesh
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh 13:15-14:30 Hrs – Lunch

14:30-15:30 Hrs – Ministers’ Session

Chair: Shri Ram Madhav, Member, Governing Council, India Foundation

H.E Ugyen Dorji, Hon’ble Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan
Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka, Hon’ble Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Government of Sri Lanka
H.E. Prof. Dr. Ir. Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, Vice-Governor of Bali, Indonesia

Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation & Steel, Government of India
Sudan Kirati, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal (TBC)
Smt Usha Thakur, Minister of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh

15:45-17:00 Hrs – Keynote Session

Chair: Mr Come Carpentier, Distinguished Fellow, India Foundation, France

Co-Chair: Shri Sheo Shekhar Shukla, Principal Secretary, Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh, India

Swami Shri Govinda Dev Giri Ji Maharaj, Treasurer, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, India
Ven. Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayaka Thera, Prof. & HoD, Dept. of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
H.H. Mahamahopadhyay Sri Sadhu Bhadresh Das, Head, BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, Akshardham New Delhi, India

17:00-17:30 Hrs – Tea/Coffee Break 17:30-19:30 Hrs – Plenary Session-1

Chair: Prof Ramesh Chandra Sinha, Former Chairman, Indian Council of

Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, India

Speakers:

Dr. David Frawley, Founder, American Institute of Vedic Studies, USA
Dr Ian Baker, Cultural Historian and Author, UK
Prof Geo Lyong Lee, Former President of Korean Society for Indian Studies Inc, Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Supachai Veerapuchong, Secretary-General of the Bodhigayãvijjãlaya 980 Institute, Thailand
Swami Mitrananda, Spiritual Teacher, Chinmaya Mission, India
Prof. Jagbir Singh, Chancellor, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India

19:30 Onwards – Dinner

09:30-11:00 Hrs – Plenary Session-2

Chair: Prof. Dr. Yajneshwar S. Shastri, Former Vice Chancellor, Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies, India

Khambo Lama Tsyren Dondukbaev, Supreme Khambo Lama in the Trans-Baikal Territory, Russia
Prof Chirapat Prapandavidya, HoD, Buddhist Studies, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Professor Juan Arnau, Professor of Philosophy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Dr Asha Mukherjee, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India
Prof. Ami U. Upadhyay, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

11:00-11:30 Hrs – Tea/Coffee Break 11:30-13:00 Hrs – Plenary Session-3

Chair: Prof. Sunaina Singh, Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University, Rajgir,

Bihar, India

Speakers:

Prof. Andrei Terentyev, Member of the International Association for Tibetan Studies and Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russia
Most Venerable Prof. Thich Nhat Tu, Standing Deputy Rector, Vietnam Buddhist University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dr Vedika Hurdoyal, Associate Professor & Head, School of Indological Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius
Prof. Geshe Ngawang Samten, Vice Chancellor, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, India
Prof Pankaj Jain, HoD, Dept. of Humanities and Languages and Chair, The India Centre, FLAME University, Pune, India

13:00-14:00 Hrs – Lunch

14:00-15:00 Hrs – Plenary Session 4

Chair: Prof (Retd.) Kusum Jain, Prof of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, India

Nadezda Berkengeym, Head of Asia and Far East Department, the United Religions, Russia
Amb Maris Sangiampongsa, Former Ambassador, Thailand
Ms. Neera Misra, Founder Trustee & Chairperson, Draupadi Dream Trust, India
Professor Girishwar Misra, Former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

15:30-17:00 Hrs – Paper Presentations-I (6 Presentations + Chair) 17:00-17:30 Hrs – Tea/Coffee Break

17:30-19:00 Hrs – Paper Presentations-II (6 Presentations + Chair) 19:00 onwards: Dinner

09:30-11:00 Hrs – Paper Presentations-III (6 Presentations + Chair) 11:00-11:30 Hrs: Tea Break

11:30-13:00 Hrs – Plenary Session-5

Chair: Dr. Alkesh Chaturvedi, Registrar, Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies, India

Dr. Baatr Kitinov, Senior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Prof. Saswati Mutsuddy, Professor & HoD, Department of Pali, University of Kolkata, India
Prof. Dilip K. Mohanta, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Calcutta University, India
Prof Ram Nath Jha, Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Prof Godabarisha Mishra, Professor & Dean, School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion, Nalanda University, India

13:00-14:30 Hrs – Lunch and Check Out from Hotel 14:30 Hrs onwards – Visit to Sanchi Stupa (Optional)