Current Academic Calendar

The Tentative Academic and Cultural Events that are scheduled to be organized during the Current Academic Year at Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi, are listed below. Please note that the Progammes/Events can be changed, postponed or cancelled due to sudden or unforeseen reasons.

Beginning of the New Academic Session at Jnana-Pravaha

Date: 01-08-2023

16th Prof. R. C. Sharma Memorial Lecture on

STONE CARVING ART OF KASHI-KSHETRA IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Speaker : Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Fellow, Prof. R.C. Sharma Chair for Art & Archaeology, Jnana-Pravaha, Varanasi

Chief Guest : Prof. Prithvish Nag, Former Vice-Chancellor, MGKVP & Director, SHEPA, Varanasi

 

Release of Publications :

            1. Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal No.XXVI

            2. Annual Report : 2022-2023 At a Glance

 

 

Advanced Workshop

Date: 10-09-2023 to 17-09-2023

THUMRI - A FORM OF CLASSICAL HINDUSTANI MUSIC

Coordinator : Smt. Manju Sundaram

Advanced Workshop

Date: 15-10-2023 to 21-10-2023

UNDERSTANDING THE VEDIC LITERATURE

[In collaboration with Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, New Delhi & Central Sanskrit University, Delhi]

Convener : Dr. Abhineet Kumar Srivastava

Coordinators : Prof. Shree Kishor Mishra & Prof. Chandrakanta Rai

Advanced Workshop

Date: 27-10-2023 to 02-11-2023

SITAR PLAYING - ASPECTS OF TECHNIQUE, RIYAZ AND PERFORMANCE AESTHETICS

Coordinator : Dr. Supriya Shah

Resource Persons : Ms Mita Nag & Shri Ramprapanna Bhattacharya

Bhakti Sangeet in Naradiya Kirtan Style

Date: 29-10-2023

Presented by Shree Charudatta Aphale & group, Pune

Special Lecture

Date: 13-12-2023

KASHI AND VARANASI

Speaker : Prof. Pradosh Mishra

[For the Faculty and Students of School of Architecture, Anant National University, Ahmedabad]

Advanced Workshop

Date: 18-12-2023 to 27-12-2023

NATHADWARA PAINTING

Coordinator : Shri Raja Ram Sharma, Udaipur

Guidance : Prof. Anjan Chakraverty

Advanced Workshop

Date: 28-12-2023 to 06-12-2024

PAHARI PAINTING

Coordinator : Padmashri Dr. Vijay Sharma, Chamba

Guidance : Prof. Anjan Chakraverty

Advanced Workshop

Date: 28-12-2023 to 06-01-2024

PAHARI EMBROIDERY

Coordinator : Padmashri Dr. Vijay Sharma, Chamba

Guidance : Prof. Anjan Chakraverty

Group Visit

Date: 08-01-2024

Members of WORLD CRAFTS COUNCIL

Sanskrit Play

Date: 31-01-2024

KARNABHARAM by Bhasa

[Staging at EDC NTPC, Singrauli in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lucknow]

Directed by Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra

RaagRang - A Visual Exploration of Indian Classical Music

Date: 03-02-2024

AUDIO-VIDEO MOVIE PRESENTATION by Shree Dipankar Goswamy, California

Workshop

Date: 12-02-2024 to 16-02-2024

SHASTRANUSHILAN - TEXT READING OF JALPAKALPATARU (COMMENTARY ON CARAKA SAMHITA) BY GANGADHAR KAVIRATNA KAVIRAJA

[In collaboration with Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat]

Conducted by Dr. Sudipta Munsi, University of Vienna, Austria

Convened by Dr. Brihaspati Bhattacharya

Advanced Study Course

Date: 20-02-2024 to 25-02-2024

PALAEOGRAPHY & EPIGRAPHY

Conducted by Dr. T.S. Ravishankar, Mysuru

Convened by Dr. Rajiv Jaiswal

Advanced Workshop

Date: 01-03-2024 to 05-03-2024

EARLY INDIAN NUMISMATICS

[In collaboration with Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat]

Conducted by Prof. Susmita Basu Majumdar, Kolkata

Convened by Dr. Rajiv Kumar Jaiswal & Dr. Samvedana Singh

Vasantiki (Music Concert)

Date: 03-03-2024

[In collaboration with Sangeet Parishad Kashi]

VOCAL RECITAL by Pandit Prasad Khaparde, Nashik

Accompanists: Shri Durjay Bhaumik (Tabla) & Shri Sumit Mishra (Harmonium)

Shrauta Yaga (Vedic Yajna)

Date: 08-03-2024

Performance of MITRAVINDESHTI on the Maha-Shivaratri day

By Pandit Omkar Selukar & Group, New Delhi

7th Suresh Neotia Memorial Lecture

Date: 02-04-2024

SALVATION THROUGH ART: JAIN PAINTINGS ON CLOTH

Speaker : Dr Sujata Parsai, Ahmedabad

Prerana-Pravaha

Date: 06-04-2024

CHHANDOGAAN ON THE WORKS OF KALIDASA

Coordinatora: Dr. Manju Kumari & Dr. Brihaspati Bhattacharya

In-house Activities

Date: 01-05-2024 to 31-07-2024

Renovation of Museum; Preparation, Editing & Publication of Research Journal, Annual Report, Research Projects, Seminar Proceedings, Books, etc.