Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
GOA, INDIA, September 4, 2006: A 3-Day National Indology Conference on the contribution of ancient Indian thought to the Development of Modern Indian Society, will be held at the Kala Academy, Goa on February 8-10, 2007. The conference will be held under the auspices of Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (MLBD), a leading publisher of books on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, New Delhi and Kala Academy, Goa, a premier Center for Performing Arts and Culture. The theme of this conference is “Ancient Wisdom Brought to Modern Times–Pathway to Higher Consciousness.” The basic objectives of the conference are to identify some areas of ancient Indian wisdom like Philosophical Thought, Aesthetics, Theater, Music, Dance, Vastu, Astrology, Astronomy, Vedic Mathematics, Cuisine and Health and their contemporary relevance. The conference is an attempt to explore the extent to which these “pearls of Indian wisdom” may be able to make a contribution to the development of a modern Indian society without necessarily compromising on the advantages of modern living. Queries regarding the conference may be sent to Dr. Angali Rao at anjarao@gmail.com.