First Swadeshi Indology Conference
IIT Madras, Chennai , July 6-8, 2016
Summary – pdf
Opening Sessions:
| Inauguration and Felicitation | Video |
| Welcome Address by Prof. K. S. Kannan | Video |
| Keynote Address by Rajiv Malhotra | Video |
| Inaugural Address by Prof. V. N. Jha | Video |
| Vote of Thanks by Prof. Devendra Jalihal | Video |
Website Link for PPTs
Theme: Is Sanskrit dead or alive?
| Paper by Ms. Manogna Sastry | Video |
| Paper by Prof. K.S. Kannan & Ms. H. R. Meera (Video Starts at 32:42) | Video |
| Remarks on the two papers by Rajiv Malhotra and Q&A session | Video |
Theme: Critique of Sheldon Pollock’s views on Shastras
| Paper by Surya K. & Remarks by Prof. V. N. Jha on this paper | Video |
| Paper by Rajath V. | Video |
| Paper by Sudarshan Therani
(Video Starts at: 23:45) |
Video |
| Remarks by Prof. Ramanujan | Video |
| Paper by Ms. Vrinda Acharya | Video |
| Paper by Vikas Veshishth
(Video Starts at: 31:57) |
Video |
| Remarks by Prof. VN Jha on papers of Ms. Vrinda Acharya and Vikas Veshishth | Video |
| Comments and Q&A | Video |
Theme: Ramayana as a Political Tool
| Paper by Ms. Manjushree Hegde | Video |
| Paper by Ms. Charu Uppal
(Video Starts at: 19:11) |
Video |
| Comments and Q&A on above 2 papers | Video |
| Remarks of Shri Nityananda Misra | Video |
Theme: Pollock’s Position that Sanskrit was responsible for holocaust
| Paper by Ashay Naik | Video |
| Paper by Prof. K. Gopinath | Video |
| Paper by Dr. Koenraad Elst | Video |
| Comments and Q&A session | Video |
Theme: Some Indic viewpoints to refute Pollock’s positions
| Paper by Sati Shankar | Video |
| Comments of Prof. Kannan on above paper and Q&A | Video |
| Paper by Naresh Cuntoor | Video |
| Paper by Prof. Ravi Gomatam | Video |
| Remarks of Dr. Koenraad Elst | Video |
Theme: Murty Classical Library – Panel Discussion
| MCLI – Panel Discussion Part 1 | Video |
| MCLI – Panel Discussion Part 2 | Video |
Two (2 ) Papers that do not come under aforementioned themes
| Paper by T M Narendran
(Topic: Sense Philology: Understanding Philological Works of Sheldon Pollock) |
Video |
| Paper by Ravi Joshi
(Topic: Essentially Unchanged – Orientalist and Post Colonial Basis of Indology) |
Video |
Closing Remarks
| Closing Remarks by Rajiv Malhotra | Video |