Ms. Elena Santoro, a first year MA Philosophy student from Amrita Darshanam – International Centre for Spiritual Studies has secured the third prize in a national level painting competition titled ‘Story on Canvas’, organized by Nav Shri Art & Culture organization, New Delhi. The judges of the contest have found her canvas, titled ‘Beyond the Battle’ to be an extraordinary work of art that captured the spirit of Bhagavad Gita.
Throwing light on the intellectual legacy of ancient India, a three-day national seminar on “Texts and Manuscripts of Vedic Corpus: Sources of Indian Knowledge Traditions” was conducted at the Mysuru campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham by Amrita Darshanam – International Centre for Spiritual Studies between 9th and 11th February, 2019.
Amrita Darshanam, International Center for Spiritual Studies, organised an invited talk on ‘The Philosophy of Indian Art’ on January 29, 2019. The session was handled by Dr. Satavadhani R. Ganesh, a renowned Sanskrit poet and a master of Avadhāna – an ancient art form of literary performance.
In the session organized by Amritadarshanam – International Centre for Spiritual Studies in association with AYUDH Amritapuri chapter, Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh explored the meaning of the name Krishna and illustrated Krishna’s role as a social reformer.
A three-day workshop on Temple Architecture and Iconography (Level 1) was conducted by Amrita Darshanam – International Centre for Spiritual Studies (ICSS) between 4th and 6th of January 2019, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus.
A 3-day workshop on ‘Re-conceptualizing Indian Academia’ was held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from 4th to 6th January 2019. It was mentored by Dr. Sufiya Pathan and Dr. Dunkin Jalki of CIRHS, SDM PG Center, Ujire, Karnataka.
Amrita Darshanam, International Centre for Spiritual Studies (ICSS), in association with Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), organized a seven-day national workshop on Madhusūdana Sarasvatī’s“Siddhāntabindu” from November 10-16, 2018, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Campus.
It is very important to maintain healthy relations between different ethno-cultural groups in the multicultural world we live in. Towards this end, a two-day International Conference on ‘Diversity Management: Views from India and Europe’ was held in Ujire, Karnataka between 26th and 27th October 2018.
The 13th issue of SAMVIT, the Bi-Annual Cultural Magazine, was released by Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra, Convener, Sanskrit Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, and Former Vice Chancellor, Sampurnanda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, in the presence of honorary scholars and guests at the one-day National Symposium on the Storytelling Tradition of Sanskrit on October 20, 2018, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus.
Amrita Darshanam- International Centre for Spiritual Studies, in association with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, organised a One-day National Symposium on the Storytelling Tradition of Sanskrit on October 20, 2018, in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru.