Manuscriptology and Palaeography
From 20-12-2000 to 03-01-2001
In collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
Inaugurated by HE Shri Viren J. Shah, Governor, West Bengal
Chaired by Prof. V. Venkatachalam
Guided by Dr. T. N. Dharmadhikari, Shri Satkarni Mukhopadhyaya, Prof. Ratna Basu, Prof. S. R. Sharma, Dr. Vijay Shankar Shukla, Prof. T. P. Verma, Dr. Prakash Pandey, Prof. R. C. Sharma, Dr. R. K. Pandey, Prof. B. N. Bhattacharya and Prof. B. B. Chaubey
No. of Participants: 28
Vedanamapaurusheyata
Date 06-12-2000
Coordinated by Dr. N. P. Joshi, Prof. Shivji Upadhyaya and Dr. Kamal Kant Tripathi
Judged by the eminent Sanskrit scholars Prof. Sita Ram Shastri and Prof. Reva Prasad Dwivedi
In this Sanskrit debate, Shri Navaraj Sharma argued that the Vedas are human composition while Shri Ram Adhikari fought for the superhuman nature of the Vedas.
The Debate between Ashtavakra and Bandi in the court of Janaka as mentioned in the Mahabharata
Date 01-12-1999
Participated by Shri Rajeev Kumar Pandey (Ashtavakra), Dr. Sukumar Chattopadhyaya (Bandi) and Prof. Sita Ram Shastri (Janaka)
Dr. N. P. Joshi and Pt. H. N. Chakravarty acted as Judges
Dr. Pranati Ghosal responded to a number of questions relating to the contents of the debate
The chief characteristic of the event was the rendering of poetic Hindi version of the entire episode by Dr. Kamla Pandeya
Mauryan and Shungan Art
From 13-02-2001 to 26-02-2001
Conducted by Dr. N. P. Joshi, Prof. R. C. Sharma and Dr. T. K. Biswas
No. of Participants: 33
Rajasthani Paintings
From 08-12-2000 to 15-12-2000
Conducted by Dr. Asok Kumar Das (Shantiniketan) and Dr. Shridhar Andhare (Ahmedabad)
Keynote Address delivered by Prof. Pramod Chandra (Harvard, USA)
Valedictory Address delivered by HE Shri Viren J. Shah, Governor, West Bengal
No. of Participants: 19
Symbols and Decorative Art
From 12-11-2000 to 24-11-2000
Conducted by Dr. A. L. Srivastava, Dr. M. L. Nigam and Prof. R. C. Sharma
No. of Participants: 22
Temples of Abu
Date 31-01-2001
Delivered by Prof. R. C. Sharma for Post-Graduate (Tourism) students, Banaras Hindu University
Bharat Kala Bhavan
Date 17-01-2001
Delivered by Prof. R. C. Sharma for Post-Graduate (Tourism) students, Banaras Hindu University
Ajanta Paintings
Date 13-12-2000
Delivered by Prof. R. C. Sharma for Post-Graduate (Tourism) students, Banaras Hindu University
Ajanta Caves
Date 06-12-2000
Delivered by Prof. R. C. Sharma for Post-Graduate (Tourism) students, Banaras Hindu University