Rajasthani Painting
From 13-10-2011 to 20-10-2011
Conducted by Dr. Shridhar Andhare, Former Director, L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad
No. of Participants : 49
Brahmi and Its Derivates
From 07-09-2011 to 13-09-2011
Conducted by Dr. T. S. Ravishankar, Director (Epigraphy), Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore
No. of Participants : 36
6th Prof. R. C. Sharma Memorial Lecture
Date 11-02-2012
Musical Instruments on Early Indian Coins
Delivered by Prof. Samresh Bandyopadhyay, Eminent Numismatist, (Retd.) Kolkata University, Kolkata
7th James Prinsep Memorial Lecture
Date 27-11-2011
Indian Historical Archaeology : Investigative Research During Last Fifty Years
Delivered by Dr. B. R. Mani, Additional Director General, Archaeological Survey of India New Delhi
Concept of Natya Veda
From 20-02-2012 to 22-02-2012
In collaboration with Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Government of India, Ujjain
Coordinators : Prof. Y. K. Mishra,Head,Department of Vedic Studies, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi; Former Vice-Chancellor, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur & Prof. S. K. Mishra, Department of Sanskrit, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Former Secretary, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Govt. of India, Ujjain
Some participating scholars were Prof. K. D. Tripathi,Professor Emeritus, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Prof. D. V. Ramakrishna Bhatt, Former Head, Department of Vedanta, Shri Shankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady, Keral; Prof. H. R. Sharma, Former Head, Department of Veda, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Prof. Roop Kishor Shastri, Member-Secretary, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Govt. of India, Ujjain; Dr. Gopal Prasad Sharma, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi; Prof. Prem Chand Hombal, Varanasi; Prof. Virendra Kumar Mishra, Shimla; Prof. Mira Sharma, Agra; Prof. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Jaipur; Prof. Ravindra Nath Bhattacharya, Kolkata; Prof. Om Prakash Pandey, Lucknow; Mahakavi Dr. Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’, Prayag; Prof. Lekh Ram Sharma, Amritsar; Prof. Devendra Nath Pandey, Veraval, Gujarat; Prof. Deepak Kumar Sharma, Nalbadi, Assam; and many others.
Banaras : Through the Lanes of Memory
From 02-08-2011 to 03-08-2011
Four lectures were delivered by emiment scholars under the Annual Feature Radiance of Kashi
Vedic Tradition in Varanasi by Prof. Shri Kishor Mishra
Kashi in Upanishadic Tradition by Prof. Sudhanshu Shekhar Shastri
Varanasi in Art by Dr. Nilkantha Purushottam Joshi
Identity of Banaras by Dr. Priya Kumar Chaube
Chief Guest : Prof. A. K. Kalia, Former Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Chairperson : Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta, Veteran scholar and authority on Kashi-Culture
A large number of eminent scholars and distinguished guests, including Prof. A. K. Narain, Prof. T. P. Verma, Prof. Y. K. Mishra, etc. graced the occasion with their presence
Panchadasha Samvatsarotsava - Celebrating 15 Years of Jnana-Pravaha
Date 01-04-2012
Chief Guest : Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, New Delhi; Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India; Former Governor, Andhra Pradesh
Guest of Honour : Dr. Haripriya Rangarajan, Renowned Art Historian
The highlights of the celebration of 15 years (1997-2012) of Jnana-Pravaha's existence on the Ramanavami day are as under :
Welcome Address : Padmabhushan Shri Suresh Neotia, Chairman, Jnana-Pravaha
Honour of 'Five Gems' of Kashi for their outstanding contribution in divergent fields, viz. Vedamurti Krishnamurti Ghanpathi (Enriching the Vedic Tradition), Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta (Being the Authority on Kashi-Culture), Prof. Rai Anand Krishna (Remarkable Contribution in Indian Art, History and Culture), Smt. Girija Devi (Spreading the Music Tradition of Kashi all over the Globe) and Shri Kashinath Vishwakarma (Specialist of Traditional Metal-casting technique, i.e. Lost-Wax Process)
Release of three books, viz. Shilpa-Sahasradala (Vol.I) authored by Dr. N. P. Joshi & Dr. A. L. Srivastava, Ashoka : The King and The Man authored by Prof. K. K. Thaplyal and Jnana-Pravaha : Fifteen Glorious Years edited by Shri Jayabrato Chatterjee
Honour of the esteemed members of Governing Council and Academic Committees by trustees Shri Harsha Vardhana Neotia and Smt. Smriti Morarka
Appreciation of the members of Jnana-Pravaha Family by the Chairman Shri Suresh Neotia for their efforts in the progressive journey of the Institution
Exhibition on Jnana-Pravaha's Journey of 15 Years : A Glimpse
An illustrated special lecture on Ramayana in Mughal Paintings by Dr. Asok Kumar Das (Kolkata)
Samavartana Samaroha 2011
Date 02-09-2011
Guest of Honour : Prof. Sudhanshu Shekher Shastri, Retired, Department of Vedic Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Chief Guest : Prof. K. D. Tripathi, Professor Emeritus, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Presided over by Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Sita Ram Shastri
Samavartana Samaroha 2010
Date 12-09-2010
Guest of Honour : Acharya Pt. Ram Chandra Pandey, Former Dean, Faculty of Sanskrit Learning & Theology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Chief Guest : Prof. Beni Madhav Shukla, Former Vice-Chancellor, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Presided over by Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Sita Ram Shastri
Samavartana Samaroha 2009
Date 24-08-2009
Guest of Honour : Prof. V. Kutumba Shastri, Vice-Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Chief Guest : Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra, Vice-Chancellor, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur
Presided over by Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Sita Ram Shastri
