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27th & 28th May 2023
Dr. Ritu Bhandari
Presidential Secretariat
Dr. Nagesh Bhandari
Presidential Secretariat
Bharatiya “Jeevan Drishti” (Life Vision) and “Jeevan shaili” (Lifestyle) are at the core of LiFE; a working group dedicated to the exploration of lifestyle practices in tune with the environment. It is one of the most significant engagement groups of Civil20, working towards achieving the objective of the upcoming G20 agenda. The purpose of Civil20 (C20) is to bring together voices, ideas, and solutions from civil societies across the globe.
Indus University in collaboration with LiFE is organizing a two day conference on the most revered ecological concept of India: Acharana.
India has produced crucial thoughts and ideas in the domain of nature and ecology since time immemorial. These ideas have inspired saints, scholars, and activists to shape the ecological consciousness of India implicating all aspects of life. Having understood the deeper unity of life and its varied manifestations, Indian seers have ensured and built a mechanism to transform this perception into practice.
Acharana is the cultivation of daily practices, emanating from profound wisdom that has shaped the Indian mind with regard to nature and ecology. It has been emphasized repeatedly that mere perception and intellectualization are not enough, if they are do not manifested in behaviour and regular practices. Indians have always revered and have highest regard for those who are the embodiment of these profound values and call them ‘Acharaya’ (those who embody and manifest sublime teachings).
Indic wisdom is the culmination of the ceaseless exploration of the relationship of man with nature, sacredness and ultimate reality. For thousands of years, this wisdom has been explained and expounded upon through India’s sacred scriptures such as the Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Dharma Shastra, Arthasastra, Natyashastra, etc. This corpus also constitutes the knowledge fabric of India’s oral traditions – classical as well as folk.
Indic scriptures have explored and taught, for generations, ways to inculcate ecological consciousness into daily behaviour and conduct. These scriptures use various educational methodologies such as sutra, mantra, doha, kavya, stories, and related mnemonic techniques for easy transmission of ideas into practices. They have guided the daily living of seekers, aligned with the cycle of nature to restrain excessive consumption of resources and enhance the overall well-being of society. Indic scriptures highly value and encourage the art of simple living. This helps individuals to live a calm and peaceful life and ensures a harmonious balance with nature.
This conference would like to explore, understand and compile how Indian society has incorporated these various sublime teachings, from the scriptures, in our daily lives. Mediated by some of the finest Indian minds, this two-day conference will delve deeper into the knowledge fabric of India that has shaped innumerable defining practices (acharana) for individuals, institutes, and communities with the aim of maintaining the ecological wellbeing of the planet.
Indic Wisdom for Sustainable Lifestyle 27-28th May 2023, Indus University, Ahmedabad LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
Name | Tentative Topic | Time |
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Inaugural Session | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | |
Session 1 : Shastric Foundation of Ecological Consciousness |
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM | |
Dr. R. Rangan | ||
Dr. T. S. Shanmukha Sivacharyar | ||
Prof. Sachchidananda Mishra | ||
Prof. Rajnish Kumar Mishra | ||
High Tea | 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM | |
Session 2 : Folk Wisdom, Health and Ecology |
05:15 PM - 06:45 PM | |
Dr. Deepa Duraiswamy | ||
श्री लक्ष्मण सिंह | ||
Smt. Indumati Katdare | ||
Dr. Hitesh Jani |
Name | Tentative Topic | Time |
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Session 3 : Economic Sutras and Sustainable Lifestyle |
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
श्री आशीष कुमार गुप्ता | ||
Dr. P. Kanagasabapathi | ||
Prof. Satish Deodhar | ||
Shri Ashutosh Jani | ||
Tea Break | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |
Session 4 : Science, Sustainability and Indic Wisdom |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
Prof. Kattesh V. Katti | ||
Prof. Dr. Ajayan S | ||
Prof. Chaitanya Giri | ||
Shri Aravindan Neelakandan | ||
Ms. Deepali Patwadkar | ||
Lunch | 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM | |
Session 5 : Lok Parampara, Agriculture and Self-Reliant Villages |
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM | |
Shri Rahul Deshpande | ||
Shri Gopal Bhai Sutariya | ||
Dr. Sunita Pandey | ||
Shri Prithwi Singh | ||
Tea Break | 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM | |
Concluding Session | 03:45 PM - 05:15 PM |
Dr. R. Rangan
Dr. T. S. Shanmukha Sivacharyar
Prof. Sachchidananda Mishra
Prof. Rajnish Kumar Mishra
Dr. Deepa Duraiswamy
श्री लक्ष्मण सिंह
Smt. Indumati Katdare
Dr. Hitesh Jani
श्री आशीष कुमार गुप्ता
Dr. P. Kanagasabapathi
Prof. Satish Deodhar
Shri Ashutosh Jani
Prof. Kattesh V. Katti
Prof. Dr. Ajayan S
Prof. Chaitanya Giri
Shri Aravindan Neelakandan
Ms. Deepali Patwadkar
Shri Rahul Deshpande
Shri Gopal Bhai Sutariya
Dr. Sunita Pandey
Shri Prithwi Singh