Indian Council of Philosophical Research

ANNUAL REPORT

2009–2010

Darshan Bhawan

36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,

M.B. Road, New Delhi-110 062

Publication Team

Godabarisha Mishra, Member SecretaryMercy Helan, Director

Sushim Dubey, Programme Officer

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The Member Secretaryon behalf of the Indian Council of Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Darshan Bhawan36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area M.B. Road, New Delhi-110 062Email: gmisra19@hotmail.com

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Contents

I. Introduction 5

II Highlights 5

III Organizational Set-up 6

IV Meetings 7

V Academic Centre, Lucknow 7

VI Fellowships 10

VII Refresher Course 23

VIII Seminars/Symposia/Dialogues 23

IX Workshops 30

X First Asian Philosophy Congress 40

XI Periodical Lectures 47

XII National Lectures 60

XIII International Collaboration 61

XIV International Philosophy Day 61

XV Grants for Projects 74

XVI Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Reswarch ( JICPR) 75

XVII Publication 75

XVIII Forthcoming Publications 76

XIX Celebration of Hindi Pakhwara 77

XX Book Release Function 77

XXI Vigilance Awareness Week 77

XXII World Philosophy Day in collaboration with UNESCO (India) 78

XXIII National Educational Day 78

XXIV ICPR Life Time Achievement Award in Philosophy 80

XXV Fellows’ Meet 80

XXVI Proposals for Future Development 81

XXVII Conclusion 83

XXVIII Council Statutory Bodies Members 84

XXIX Notes on Accounts 88

Indian Council of Philosophical ResearchANNUAL REPORT 2009–2010

I. IntroductIon

The Indian Council of Philosophical Research set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, was registered as a society in March 1977 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, but it actually started functioning in July 1981 under the Chairmanship of Professor D.P. Chattopadhyaya.

The following are the main objectives of the Council:

• to review the progress of research in philosophy

• to give financial assistance to institutions engaged in philosophy

• to provide technical assistance or guidance in philosophy

• to co-ordinate research activities in philosophy

• to take all such measures as may be necessary for the promotion of research in philosophy and allied disciplines.

II. HIGHLIGHtS

During the year under report, the Council continued its activities and programmes for the promotion of philosophical research in the country. Under its scheme for the award of Fellowships under different categories, 65 Fellowships were awarded. Currently there are 134 Fellows supported by the ICPR researching on a wide range of philosophical topics.

The Council funded, fully or partially, 46 seminars, conferences and workshops at different Universities and Institutions. The ICPR published two books, and brought out five issues of the JICPR (Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical

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Research). The Council helped 20 Universities and Institutions in the country to celebrate International Philosophy Day.

The Council has initiated a new platform of dialogue for Asian philosophy by organising the first Asian Philosophy Congress comprising the delegation/representatives from the Asian as well as other foreign countries.

III. orGAnISAtIonAL SEt-uP

The Council has a broad-based membership comprising distinguished philosophers, social scientists, representatives of the University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Indian Council of Historical Research, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Philosophical Congress, the Central Government and the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The Governing Body (GB) and the Research Project Committee (RPC) are the main authorities of the Council.

These bodies are vested with well-defined powers and functions. The Governing Body which consists of Chairman, Member-Secretary, not less than three or more than eight Members appointed by the Council, a representative each of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Finance and two nominees of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, administers, directs and controls the affairs of the Council. The Research Project Committee, which includes the Chairman, not less than five or more than nine Members appointed by the Council and the Member-Secretary, scrutinizes and sanctions grants-in-aid for the projects and other proposals received or planned by the Council. There is a Committee called Finance Committee which scrutinizes the budget estimates and other proposals involving expenditure.

The Chairman and the Member-Secretary who are appointed by the Central Government are vested with well-defined powers and duties. During the year under report, Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao continued as Chairman, Professor G.

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Mishra continued as Member-Secretary. Dr. Mercy Helen continued as Director (Planning and Research) and joined the Academic Centre, Lucknow w.e.f. 19 February 2010. Dr. Arun Mishra continued as Director (Academic) and Dr. S.K. Yadav, Director (Administration and Finance) relinquished his duties w.e.f. 1st June, 2009. Dr. Bansidhar Barik, Programme Officer continued till 16th December 2009 and Dr. Sushim Dubey joined as the Programme Officer of the Council w.e.f. 24 July 2009, Shri S. Sreekumaran continued as Accounts Officer.

IV. MEEtInGS

Two Council Meetings were held, one on 11 October 2010 and the other on. 11 March 2010. The Governing Body of the Council met twice during the year; on 7 December 2009 and 10 March 2010. The Research Project Committee met twice-on 6 December, 2009 and 11 March 2009.

V. AcAdEMIc cEntrE, LucKnoW

The Academic Centre of the ICPR, presently located at its new building at 3/9, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, houses an up-to-date specialized library in philosophy, and a small office of the Council. The total acquisition of books by the library at the Academic Centre, during the year under report was 922, bringing the total number of books available in the Library to 29179. The Council subscribed to 109 philosophical journals and received 22 journals on exchange basis.

The library continued to extend borrowing and reading facilities to scholars from all over the country. The library had 119 borrowing members. During the year many out-station scholars from all over the country were provided facilities for making use of the library. There were 3 lecture programmes at the Academic Centre, Lucknow, out of which one was a National Visiting Professor’s (Overseas) lecture, the details of which are given below:

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Sl. No. Name of the Scholars Date of Lecture Title of Lecture

1 Professor Srinivasa Rao 28.11.2009 Equal Rights of the Disadvantaged and the Poor.

2 Professor Michel Hulin 29.12.2009 From Gnosis (Knowledge) to Grace in Kashmir Shavism

3 Professor Dean Radin, California, USA

13.3.2010 to 14.3.2010

The Noetic Mind : Background, Evidence and Theories

Besides the lectures, the Fellows Meet took place during 22-24 May 2009 at the Academic Centre. There was a National Workshop on Navya-Nyaya Language and Methodology: Level-I under the directorship of Professor V.N. Jha from 29 March to 11 April 2010. A panel discussion was held on 23 January 2010 on Tradition of Indian Aesthetics: Philosophical Perspectives. A two-day workshop was arranged by the Academic Centre under the directorship of Professor Arvind Sharma, McGill University, Canada. A brief report on the panel discussion and the lecture programme is given below:

• A panel discussion on “Tradition of Indian Aesthetics: Philosophical Perspectives” was organized on January 23, 2010 at 11.00 a.m. at the Academic Centre, Lucknow. It was chaired by Professor G. Mishra, Member-Secretary, ICPR. Welcome address was given by Professor Rakesh Chandra, Head, Philosophy Department, Lucknow University. Among the panelists were Professor Radhavallabh Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Professor Navjeevan Rastogi, Lucknow, and Professor B. Boruah, IIT Delhi.

• A two day Workshop-cum-Lecture programme was organised by the ICPR

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Academic Centre, Lucknow on 24 and 25 February 2010. The speaker was Professor Arvind Sharma of McGill University, who is one among a few internationally renowned academics having vast experience in the field of education and administration. The theme of the two day event was “World’s Religions after 26/11”. On 24 February, the programme started with a welcome address by Dr. Mercy Helen, Director (P&R). Professor Navjeevan Rastogi chaired the session and Professor Ashok Vohra was the main discussant. In his interesting talk on the theme, Professor Sharma touched upon various aspects of the discourse which emerged in the wake of 9/11 and 26/11 and the context of the events.

• The Academic Centre, Lucknow had organized a lecture by Professor Srinivasa Rao, National Fellow of the Council on “Equal Rights of the Disadvantaged and the Poor” on 28 November 2009 at 10.00 a.m. It was chaired by Professor R.R. Verma and Professor Ashok Vohra. There was a very good participation by scholars from different fields in view of the interesting theme of the lecture.

tHE InAuGurAtIon of tHE nEW PrEMISES of tHE AcAdEMIc cEntrE, LucKnoW

The Academic Centre of ICPR shifted its premises from the PCF building, Station Road, Lucknow to its new building located at 3/9, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow with effect from May 2009. The inaugural function of ICPR Academic Centre, and Library took place on May 21, 2009. Professor R. Balasubramanian, Professor R.C. Pradhan, Professor Roop Rekha Verma and Mr. Mukesh Meshram were the dignitaries along with Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR and Professor G. Mishra, Member Secretary. The function was followed by a colloquium of the Fellows of the Council. The Council brought out a Special Newsletter which was circulated among the distinguished personalities across the country.

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VI. fELLoWSHIPS

The Fellowship scheme of the Council continued to be in operation during the year under report. Under this scheme, the Council awards different categories of Fellowships to assist the scholars to engage in research on full time basis on themes of contemporary relevance and those that fit in with the selected major areas of research identified by the Council, such as-

• Theories of Truth and Knowledge.

• Basic Values Embodied in Indian Culture and their relevance to National Reconstruction.

• Normative Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).

• Interdisciplinary Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).

• Philosophy, Science and Technology.

• Philosophy of Man and the Environment.

• Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law.

• Comparative and Critical Study in the Philosophical Systems/Movements and Religion.

• Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Language.

• Metaphysics.

• Philosophy of Education.

• Philosophy of Social Sciences.

The Council invites applications for Fellowships (excluding the National Fellowships) through advertisements in national dailies. Copies of the advertisements are also sent to the Heads of philosophy departments of all the universities in the country. Details of various categories of Fellowships are given below.

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nAtIonAL fELLoWSHIPS

National Fellowships are awarded to eminent scholars who have made outstanding contribution in the field of philosophy. The amount of Fellowship is Rs.25,000 per month with an annual contingency of Rs. 50,000. Selection for award of these Fellowships is made by the Council from among the names suggested to it by the Council Members, UGC Panel Members on the subject of philosophy, Presidents of Indian Philosophical Congress for the past ten years and such Members of the RPC who are not Members of the Council, without inviting applications and purely on the basis of merit and eminence, regardless of age and official status of the scholars.

The Council during this year awarded National Fellowship to Professor Srinivasa Rao for the project entitled “The Philosophy of Satchidanandendra Saraswati”.

Professor R. Balasubramanian and Profesor Mrinal Miri continued to work as National Fellows on their projects during the year.

SEnIor fELLoWSHIPS

Senior Fellowships are awarded primarily to those scholars in philosophy and in allied disciplines who have made a significant contribution in their areas of research as evidenced from their publications such as books and research papers, articles, etc., in philosophical journals and periodicals. The Fellowship carries monthly emoluments of Rs. 8,000/- p.m. However, salary is protected in the case of employed scholars. In addition, the Senior Fellows are entitled to a contingency grant of Rs. 36,000/- per annum.

During the year under report, one Senior Fellowship was awarded to Professor Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar to work on his project entitled “Man & Nature: A Study in the Foundations of Environmental Ethics”.

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The following scholars who were awarded Senior Fellowships in previous years continued to work on the research projects mentioned against each either throughout or during part of the year under report.

Sl.No. Name of the Scholar Topics1. Prof. B. Kar Lokayata Darshan: A Reconstruction and Appraisal2. Prof. G. P. Das Wittgenstein and Samkara on Religion and ethics: A

Critico-constructive Study3 Prof. Chhanda Gupta Justice and Family 4. Prof. Tapti Maitra Advaita Metaphysics: A Contemporary Perspective

GEnErAL fELLoWSHIPS

General Fellowships are awarded to scholars who have shown significant promise and competence in carrying out independent research. The award of such category of Fellowship is determined on the basis of the quality of the candidate’s research work in the form of published work, books or articles and in special cases even as evidenced from their unpublished manuscripts. The Fellowship amount is Rs.6,000 p.m. with an annual contingency grant of Rs.12,000. However, in the case of employed teachers/scholars, their salary including allowances in their parent institution is protected. The following scholars were awarded General Fellowships during 2009-2010 to work on the research projects mentioned against their names:

Sl. No. Name of the Scholar Topic of Research Work

1 Vijay Tankha A Study of Plato’s Republic

2. Priyanka Shukla An appraisal of Sarte’s concept of ‘other’ in the light of Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta.

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3. Atul Kumar Mishra Cultural Values of Globalization and Challenges of the Future World: A Philosophical Study

4. Manjula Saxena Bharatiya Soundarya Shastra ke Aadhar Stambh.

5. Nibedita Priyadarshini Jena

The Moral Status of Animals : A Comparative Study between Classical Western (Aristotle and stoics) and Classical Indian ( Jainism & Buddhism) Philosophy

6. Pankaj Srivastava Consciousness and Language: A Critical Study with Special Reference to Vasubandhu and Dignaga.

7. Sreekumar M. The Process of ‘Exclusion’ in the apoha Theory of Dinnaga & the process of “Difference“ in the sign Theory of F.O. Saussure: A Comparative Study.

8. Bhupendran K. Rathore Vaiseshik Ke Pramukh Pramanik Granthon ke Sandarbh mein.

9. Mukesh Kumar Chaursia

Vedic Darshan Mein Manav Evam Paryavaran : Ek Adhyayan

10. Shubhra Bhartiya Darshan Vivechan Mein Chetna Ka Swaroop: Ek Visheshanatmak Adhyayan

Scholars who were awarded General Fellowship in the previous year continued to work on the research projects mentioned against each either throughout or during part of the year under report.

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Sl. No. Name of the Fellow Title of the Project

1. Annapurana Singh Samajik Samrasata Evam Manavtavad ko Kabir ke Darshan ka Sandesh

2. Raj Naryan Singh Hathyogapradipika: Ek Samikshatamak Addhyan

3. Akoijam Thoibisana Radical Sociality and the Problem of Relational Ethics: Heidegger vs. Levinass

4. C. Bharakh Kumar Philosophical Reflections on Nationalism in the Indian Context

5. Sonali Bhatt Marwah The Lokayat Tradition:Classical Indian Materialism And Contemporary Science

6. V. Vidya The Implications of Devotions in Indian Tradition

7. Diwan Taskheer Khan Authenticity:-In authenticity Debate in Kierkegaard and Heidegger

8. Pooja Vyas Tulsi ke Manas Darshan Me ‘Moha’ aur ‘Moksha’ Tattva: Ek Samikshatmak Adhyayan

9. (Ms) Shubhra Bhartiya Darshnik Vevachan me Chetnaka Savroop: Ek Veshlashnatmak Addhyan

10. Sarita Ojha Padmapadacharya Krit Panchapadika ka Tattvamimamsiya

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11. Rahul Kumar Singh Anaikantvaadpravesh; Ek Samishatmak Addhyan

12. Rajeev Ranjan The Status and Destiny of the Individual in the Philosophy of J. Krishnamurti

13. Tuhina Pandey The Philosophical Utility of Value - Education in Current Affairs

14. Pratap Nirbhay Singh Contemporary Indian Philosophy of Education: with special reference to Shri Aurobindo, Shri J. Krishnamurti & Acharya Rajneesh

15. Sanjay Kumar Bhartiya Darshan me Truti ke Samasaya

JunIor rESEArcH fELLoWSHIPS

Junior Research Fellowships are awarded to scholars who have good academic record and are pursuing their research on a particular project. The Fellowship carries a grant of Rs. 5,000/- p.m. (Non-NET), Rs. 6,000/- p.m. (NET) with an annual contingency grant of Rs.12,000/-. The following scholars were awarded Junior Research Fellowships during the year 2009-2010 to work on the research project mentioned against their names:

Sl. No Name of the candidate Topic1. Archana Pattanaik Anthropocentrism in Environmental

Ethics: A Critical study2. Shekh Farid Biomedical Ethics : Philosophical

Exploration

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3. Manoj Kumar Guru Jayant Bhatt krit Nyayamanjari Ke Anusar Boudh Darshan Ke Moolbhoot Sidhanton Ka Samikshatmak Adhyayan

4. Sushil Kumar Gautam Development of Human Rights in Indian and Western Philosophy and its Relevance in Present time– A Philosophical study

5. Roymon T.C. The Transcendental Idealist Method in Kant and Shankara: A Comparison--

6. Daya Ram Das Ramananda Vedanta Sabda Sastrayoh Tadvamtmamsayah Tulanatmakamanusilanam

7. Ashok Kumar Khatai Managerial Ethics- An Analytical Study.

8. Navin Dixit A Critical Study of Swami Vivekanand’s Thoughts on the Synthesis of Science and Spirituality

9. Debjani Mukherjee Capability Theory and its Significance for Social Justice – A Philosophical Study.

10. Gagan Deep Kaur Imagination in Artificial Intelligence.

11. Narender Kumar Nyayamadhva Darshnayoh Eshvarasyadharnaya: Samikshanam.

12. Karuna Sharma Bhartiya Darshan Mein Dharm Evam Swadharma Ki Avadharna: Ek Darshnik Vivechan.

13. Nitesh Kumar Pandey Etihasik Bhoutikvad ki Punarrachna – Habermas: Ek Samikshatmak Mulanyakan

14. Bhaswati De Intending Death: The Dilemmas of Mercy Killing: A Critical Observation.

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15. Sapna Gupta Bhartiya Darshan Me Vyakti Ke Sawroop par Vibhinn Mato Ka Tulnatmak Vivechan

16. Pooja Sharma Jain Pouranik Sahitya Mein Antarnihit Mulyabodh : Ek Alochnatmak Vishleshan

17. Soma Dutta Genetic Alterations : Some Ethical Concerns

18. Pallavi Samajik Naitik Sampritiya Ke Roop Mein Mrityu Dand Ek Samikshatmak Adhyayan

19. Himanshu Prakash Damle French Theory Looks At Complexity Theory

20. Sudhanshu Shekhar Varna Vyavastha Aur Samajik Nyay: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Ke Vishesh Sandharbh Mein.

21. Krishn Muraree Mani Tripathi

Nyaya Siddhanta Muktawalya Anumana Khandasya Dinkari Ramrudhri Tikavimarsah

22. Pushpa Yadav A Critical Study of New Humanism with Special Reference to M.N.Roy

23. Hitesh Kumar Singh A Critical Study of Bhartrhari’s Concept of Meaning

24. Chitta Ranjan Nayak Man & Nature : Study on Environmental Ethics

25. Md. Ali Ahmad Mansoori Bharatiya Praman Mimamsa Mein Vyakti: Ek Vishleshnatmak Adhyayan

26. Neetu Singh Vigyapti Matrata Siddhi: Ek Darshanik Anusheelan

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27. Alpana Jaiswal Ishwarvadi Dharmon Mein Ashub Ki Samasya: Ek Samikshatmak Adhyayan Hindu, Christian Evam Islam Dharam Ke Vishesh Sandharb Mein.

28. Simna V. Cultural Relativism & Micro – Resistance Movements

29. Sateesh Chandra Patel Ethical & Social Philosophy of Gita.30. K. Nongpok Human Rights and the Nature of

Violence: A Critical Analysis of the Standards of Legality & Morality with Special Reference to Manipur

31. Sabina S. Bioethical Issues of Abortion: Christian and Eco-Feminist Perspective

32. Amandeep Singh Aesthetic Experience & Creativity (Pratibha) Historical Telos & Metaphysics

33. Alok Goyal Bhartiya Darshan Mein Anand : Darshanik Evam Manovigyanik Vishleshan

34. Shobha Kumari Kabir Ke Darshan Mein Sagun Evam Nirgun Brahm Ki Avdharna: Ek Darshanik Avlokan

35. Anita Kumari Nyaya Bindu Evam Nyayasutra Mein Pratyaksh Ki Avdharana : Ek Tulnatmak Adhyayan

36. Mousmi Solanki Pranami Sampradaya37. Urmila Chauhan Adhunik Samasyaon Ke Nirakaran

Mein Ek Samadhan- Srimad Bhagvad Gita Ek Vaishvik Darshan

The following scholars who were awarded Junior Research Fellowships in the previous year continued to work on the research projects mentioned against each either through- out or during part of the year under report.

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Sl.No. Name of the Scholar Topics

1. Namita Das Concept of Consciousness in Yogacara Buddhism – A Study

2. Ritu Shree Gour Samkaleen Bhartiya Darshan me Buddhivadi Praveritiyon: Ek Adhyayan

3. Rajnandini Das The Concept of Bhakti (Celestial Love): A Study of Sankardev and Kabir.

4. Koppula Victor Babu Philosophy and Education : A Study with Reference to Dewey, Tagore, Gandhi and Martha Nussbaum

5. Mahi Pal Purusartha ki Avdharana ka Darshanika Vivechan

6. Bineeta Bhatia Karma Yoga in Bhagvad Gita:With Special Reference to Acharya Rajnish

7. Akyana-Padmaja A Critical Study of the Pragmatic Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita

8. Nabanita Bhowal Kant and the Notion of Synthetic a priori Judgment

9. Sanapala Chaandravathi The Educational Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore – A Comparative Study

10. Jakku Srinivasa Rao Gandhi : Philosophy of Education and Social Values

11. Shiv Prakash Singh A Comparative and Critical Study of Religious Thoughts of Wittgenstein and Gandhi

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12. Shilpa Yadav Samkalin Bhartiya Adhyatamvad mein Paramsat ka Swaroop

13. Pinky Yadav Shiva Dharma – Darshan: Shivamahapuran ke Vishesh Sandharbha Mein

14. Sadek Ali On Proper Names: A Comparative Study Among Mill, Russell and Frege.

15. K. Edwin George Transformative Nature of Socio-Political Philosophy in the Global Age: An Indian Critique on Fred Dallmayr’s Contribution.

16. Mayavee Singh Philosophical Investigation into Liberty and Equality (Mill, Berlin, Rawls & Dworkin).

17. Rashmi Bauddha Darshan Mein Vahya Jagat ki Avadharna

18. Sanchali Banerjee Language Acquisition Beyond Chomsky

19. Jaya Tripathi An Evaluation of Indian Theories of Causality: A Buddhistic Perspective

20. Rinkee Singh The Concept of ‘Humanism’ in the thought of Gandhi and Tagore: A Comparative Study

21. Shalini Rani Das Sree Arvind Evam Acharya Rajneesh ke Samaj-Darshan ka Ek Tulnatmak Adhyayan

22. Nikhilesh Katara Sufi Mat ke Sadhanaon ke Sidhant evam Vyavhar ka Darshnik Parishleen: Chesti Sampradya ke Vishesh Sandarbh mein

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23. Mahesh Kumar Nigam Advaitvadi Bhartiya Darshan ke Khayativadi Sidhanto ka Samikshatmak Adhyayan

24. Kirtee Choudhary Beesavi Shatabdi mein Narivad ka Darshanik Svarup.

25. Jyoti Singh Yog Darshan: Bhojavriti ke Vishesh Sandarbh mein

26. Kanchan Sharma Rishi Vasisth ka Darshan: Yog Vasisth ke Sandarbh mein

27. Anuradha Pathak Advait Vedant me Sushupti28. M. Radhakrishnan Hermeneutics of Rituals in Siva

Temples (An Indological Study based on the Kamikagama –Purva bhaha)

29. Yougish Kumar An Examination of Connections in the Philosophies of David Hume and A.J. Ayer

30. Navnita Kishore Visvanath’s Theory of Inference : A Critical Analysis

31. Ram Narain Mishra Bharatiya Darshan mein Indriya Prapyakaritv evam Aaprapyakartatv ki Samasya ka Samikshatmak Adhyayan

32. Rachana Ambasht Advaita Vedanta mein Sadhana ka Swarup

33. Manisha Singh Mahatma Gandhi aur Vinoba Bhave ka Sarvodaya Vichar

34. Dev Singh Meaning of Life and the Attitudes towards Suicide: An Exploration into Human Existence

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35. Puspalata Swain Value Theory in Environmental Ethics36. V.R. Devika Communication Strategies of M.K.

Gandhi: Issues and Dimensions: A Study37. Hemlata Keshari Critical and Comparative Study of

Atheist Epistemology38. Shraddha Pandey Critical Study of Neo-Vedantic

Concept of Sri Aurobindo and its Contemporary Relevance in the context of Acharya Shankara

39. Priyanka Tiwari Critical Study of Ethical Principles of Yagyavalkya Smriti and Its Contemporary Relevance

SHort durAtIon ProJEct

Short Duration Projects are awarded for a period of ninety days to scholars in philosophy and allied disciplines irrespective of their age and status, to enable them to engage themselves on a whole-time basis in research work. The Project cost is within the ceiling of Rs. 20,000/- for a period of 90 days. During the period under report no candidate was offered the Fellowship for Short Duration Project.

rESIdEntIAL fELLoWSHIP

These Fellowships are meant to facilitate scholars to consult the library at ICPR’s Academic Centre, Lucknow in connection with their ongoing research projects. The selected scholars can avail of the Fellowship during the period of their leave of absence from their place of work or during holidays. The Fellowships are available for a maximum period of 60 days in a financial year, either in one stretch or in parts. Fellows are provided one time first-class rail fare from the place of

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work to the Academic Centre and back only once. The Council pays allowance of Rs.150/- per day to the Fellows who make their own arrangements for boarding and lodging and Rs.120/- to the Fellows who are provided accommodation in the guest house of the Academic Centre. However at present guest house facilities are not available in the Academic Centre at Lucknow. During the year under report, no candidate was offered Residential Fellowship.

VII. rEfrESHEr courSES

During the year 2009–10, the Council did not organize any Refresher Course.

VIII. SEMInArS/SYMPoSIA/dIALoGuES

In order to provide an opportunity for scholars to express their views and interact with other scholars, ICPR organizes national and international seminars on a variety of themes in the field of Philosophy and interdisciplinary studies. In addition, the Council gives grants to Philosophy and allied disciplines in Indian Universities to organize seminar/symposia/workshops/dialogues.

During the year under report, the Council released grants to different institutions for organizing the following programmes:

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Name of the Seminar Name of Director/Place Grant released by ICPR (Rs)

1. National Seminar on “Philosophy of Experiment, Thought Experiment, and Simulation”Jan. 11-13, 2010.

Dr. Prajit K. Basu, Reader, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad- 500 046.

1,00,000

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2. Annual Conference of All Orissa Philosophy Association.Jan 23-24, 2010

Dr. Sarat Chandra PanigrahiP.G. Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa- 751 004.

25,000

3. National Seminar on “Indian Aesthetics: Convergences, Divergences”Feb. 26-28, 2010.

Dr. Joy Sen, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT, Kharagpur, Kharagpur- 721 302.

2,00,000

4. National Seminar on “Contribution of Kashmir to Buddhist Philosophy”Oct. 5-7, 2009.

Professor Satyabhama Razdan, Head, P.G. Department of Sanskrit, Kashmir University, Hazratbal, Srinagar- 190 006

2,00,000

5. Annual Conference of M.P. & Chhatisgarh Darshan Parishad : Tulnatmak Darshan.Sept. 25-26, 2009.

Dr. Jyoti Swarup Dubey, Department of Philosophy, Govt. M.K.B. Arts & Commerce College, Jabalpur.

25,000

6. National Seminar on “Current Scenes of Conflict : Gandhian Perspectives for Resolution:”Dec., 2009.

Professor Gangadhara Rao, Vice Chancellor, Gitam University, Gandhi Nagar Campus, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam- 530 045.

2,00,000

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7. For organization of 84th Indian Philosophical Congress.Oct. 24-27, 2009.

Prof. Shubhada A. Joshi, Head, Department of Philosophy, Jnaneshwar Bhawan, Vidyanagari Campus., Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai- 400 098.

1,50,000

8. National Seminar on “Parapsychology; from an Indian Philosophical Perspective”Dec. 3-4, 2009.

Prof. Gowri Rammohan, Department of Psychology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

1,50,000

9. National Seminar on “Swaraj, Culture & Education”Dec. 3-4, 2009.

Prof. Goutam Biswas, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Department of Psychology, Assam University, Silchar- 788 011

2,50,000

10. “54th Session of Akhil Bharatiya Darshan Parishad”Nov. 6-8, 2009.

Dr. Ambika Datta Sharma,General Secretary, ABDP, Department of Philosophy,Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar(M.P.)

1,00,000

11. Organizing “XXVIth Annual Conference of Maharastra Tattvadgyan Parishad (Regional)”Oct. 26-28, 2009.

Dr. Nagorao Laxamrao Kumbhar, Shri Mahatma Basweshwar College, Latur- 413 512

25,000

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12. National Seminar on “A Study of Comparative Religion – The Need of Today”March 22-23, 2010

Dr. M.A. Jalihal, Department of Studies in Philosophy, Karnatak University, Pavatenagar, Dharwad- 580 003

1,25,000

13. 5th Annual Conference of “Bharatiya Mahila Darshnika Parishad”.Feb. 19-21, 2010

Dr. Neelima Sihna, General Secretary, Bharatiya Mahila Darshnika Parishad, Professor of Philosophy, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar.

25,000

14. National Seminar on “Jainas Contribution to Non-Jaina Philosophy from Jaina Sources”Oct, 30-31, 2010

Dr. J.B. ShahDirectorLalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of IndologyNear Gujarat University

1,25,000

15. Seminar on “Dr. D.B. Bandiste’s Rationalism as Found in his latest book Dhamma : Our only Survivor”April 24-25, 2010

Dr. Abha Holkar, Department of Philosophy, Govt. Girls Autonomous Post Graduate College, Moti Tabela, Indore- 452 001.

25,000

16. National Seminar on “Significance of Hindu Swaraj in the Modern World”Jan 30-31, 2010

Dr. N. K. AmbasthaDepartment of PhilosophyP.K. Roy Memorial collegeDhanbadVinoba Bhava UniversityHazaribagh, Jharkhand

1,00,000

17. Seminar on “Applied Ethics”.February 8, 2010

Dr. Madhuri VermaDepartment of PhilosophyPatna University Patna

15,000

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18. National Seminar on “Theorizing Body: Problems and Perspectives”Jan 27-29, 2010

Dr. T.V. MadhuDepartment of PhilosophyUniversity of CalicutKerala

1,50,000

19. National Seminar on “Mind and Consciousness: Contemporary Perspectives”June 5-7, 2010

Prof. (Mrs.) K.R. RajaniDepartment of Philosophy and Religious StudiesAndhra University Visakhapatnam

1,50,000

20. National Seminar on “Mahatma Gandhi and Comparative Religion”

Dr. Abdul SattarDepartment of PhilosophyS.V. University, Tirupati

75,000

21. Seminar on “Swami Dayananad Sarswati : Chintan ke Vidhi Ayam”Jan 9-10, 2010

Dr. P.C. PandeyD.A.V. CollegeAbohar

25,000

22. International Seminar on ‘I, We and the Other: Asymmetries of Moral Evaluation.February 16-18, 2010

Prof. Ashok VohraDepartment of PhilosophyDelhi UniversityDelhi-7

1,50,000

23. Seminar on “Understanding Schopenhauer through the prism of Indian culture: Philosophy, Religion and Sanskrit Literature”.March 4-5, 2010

Dr. Arati BaruaDepartment of PhilosophyDesh Bandu CollegeDelhi UniversityDelhi-7

50,000+ 20,000

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24. Seminar on “Democracy, Secularism and Modernity”

Professor PaneerselvamDepartment of PhilosophyUniversity of MadrasChennai

1,50,000

25. Seminar on “Mahatma Gandhi, his life, Philosophy and Present Challenges”

Dr. Shobha MishraHeadDepartment of PhilosophyGovernment Madhav College,Ujjain

50,000

26. International Seminar on “Mind, Brain and Consciousness”Jan 14-15, 2010

The PrincipalK.G. Joshi College of Arts & N.G. Bedekar College of CommerceCreek Land, Chendani Bunner Road, ThaneMaharashtra

50,000

27. National Seminar on “The Philosophy of Mandana Mishra”August 27-29, 2010

Professor R.P.SrivastavaVice-ChancellorB.N. Mandal UniversityMadhepura – 852 113

1,00,000

28. Seminar on “Basic Values Embodied in Indian Culture and their Relevance in Resolving Problem of Communal Conflict”

Professor Priyavrat ShuklaDept. of PhilosophyRani Durgawati UniversityJabalpur

1,25,000

29. National Seminar on “Feminization of Culture”April 26-27, 2011

Dr. C.J. ThomasActing Director, ICSSR, NERCNEHU,Shillong

1,00,000(NER)

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30. National Seminar on “Development, Freedom, Power and Justices: Consideration from Feminist Perspective”Feb 13-14, 2010

Dr. Alpana TalukdarDepartment of PhilosophyKarimganj College KarimganjAssam

75,000+50,000(NER)

31. National Seminar on “Values in Indian Culture and National Reconstruction”

Dr. Girish SharmaDepartment of PhilosophyGauhati UniversityGuwahati-14

2,00,000(NER)

32. Annual Session of “Uttar Bharat Darshan Parishad”.Dec. 14-15, 2009.

Prof. H.S. Upadhyaya, Secretary, Uttar Bharat Darshan Parishad, Head Office of the Parishad, Philosophy Department, University of Allahabad- 211 002

50,000

33. National Seminar on “Epistemology and Cognitive Science : Their Interplay in Contemporary Knowledge Analysis”March 30-31, 2010.

Dr. Sreekala M. Nair, Reader, Department of Philosophy, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady.

22,097

34. Organization of “National Education Day, 2009”.November 11, 2009.

ICPR, Academic Centre, Lucknow.

* 30,000

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35. National Seminar on “Living Buddhism in North-East India”Oct. 10-12, 2009.

Dr. S.P. Sinha, Registrar,Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda- 803 111Bihar.

* 2,00,000

36. “International Philosophy Day, 2009 with UNESCO.Nov. 23rd, 2009.

ICPR, New Delhi 85,000

37. Collaborative Seminar on “Indian Philosophy”April-May, 2010

Swami Sarvabhutananda Maharaj, Member Secretary, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata- 700 029.

2,50,000

38. Fellows Meet Programme, 2009March, 2010.

ICPR Academic Centre, 3, /9, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.

3,00,000

IX. WorKSHoPS

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Topic Name of Director/Place Grants released by ICPR in (RS)

1. Workshop on “Dissidents Streams in Spirituality”April 29-30, 2010

Dr. P.K. SasidharanDepartment of PhilosophySree Sankaracharya University of SanskritKalady, Kerala

50,000

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2. Workshop on “Pratyaksha Pariccheda of Vedanta Paribhasha in Light of Shikhamani Commentary of Ramakrishna Adhwarin”Februaly 15-24, 2010

Prof. S.N. RamamaniLal Bahadur Shastri ViddhyapeethNew Delhi

1,00,000

3. Workshop on “Kumarajiva Week in India”

Dr. Mrs. K. SankarnarayanDirectorK.J. Somaiya Centre for Buddhist StudiesSomaiya Vidyavihar CampusVidyanagar, Vidyanagar (E), Mumbai – 400 007

15,000

4. Workshop on “Religions after 26/11 in Delhi” Feb. 24-25, 2010.

ICPR, Academic Centre, Lucknow.

70,000

Here are the received reports of some of the events held during the year:

confErEncE cuM SEMInAr on BuddHISt StudIES, 2009, orGAnIzEd BY dEPArtMEnt of SAnSKrIt, unIVErSItY of

KASHMIr, J&K

Keeping in view the importance of the land of saints and scholars and their contribution to various streams of thought and literature, a conference cum seminar on Buddhist Studies in general and a special session on contribution of Kashmir to Buddhist Studies were organized with the financial assistance of the

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ICPR. The Chief Guest of the Inaugural function was Peerazada Mohd Sayeed, Cabinet Minister for Education, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir. Shri S.L. Bhat IAS, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, was the Guest of Honour and Professor Radhavallabh Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor, Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi was the Special Guest on the occasion. Professor Satyabhama Razdan, Head, Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, welcomed the dignitaries and delegates. Professor Deepak Kumar Barua delivered the keynote address. Shri S.L. Bhat threw light on the historical perspective of Buddhist Studies and the contribution of Kashmir in the field. The valedictory function of the conference was organized on 7th October 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir. On this occasion, Shri Nawang Ringzin Jora, Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, was the Chief Guest. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR, New Delhi, was the Guest of Honour and Professor G. Mishra, Member Secretary, ICPR, New Delhi was a Special Guest. The valedictory function was presided over by Professor Riyaz Punjabi, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir. The vote of thanks was presented by Mohd. Meraj Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit.

AKHILA BHArAtIYA dArSHAn PArISHAd 54tH SESSIon

The 54th Session of the Akhila Bharatiya Darshan Parishad (All India Philosophy Association) was held at Jammu under the auspices of Jammu University, Jammu from 6th to 8th November, 2009. The session was presided over by Dr. S.N. Choudhary of Hajipur. He delivered his General Presidential Address on The Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in the Modern World. The session was inaugurated by the Minister of Higher Education of Jammu & Kashmir, Hon’ble Abdul Gani Malik. During the inaugural function, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Dr. Varun Sahni, announced the opening of the new Department of Philosophy in the University, which was welcomed by Prof S.P. Dubey, Chairman, Akhila Bharatiya Darshan Parishad and the philosopher community attending the function. During

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the inaugural function Dr. Satyavrat Shastri and Prof. Vedkumari Ghai were felicitated. He opined that no university was complete without a department of philosophy. The papers were presented in tune with the theme of the session: The Future Shape of Philosophy. Three symposia on Philosophy in School Education, Comparative Aesthetics and Kashmir Shaiva Philosophy and Culture were organized during the session in which eminent scholars participated. There were 11 Endowment Lectures by senior scholars of philosophy. During this session, several prizes for junior and senior philosophers were given for research papers and books (written within the last 10 years). The participants thanked Dr. Kedar Nath Sharma, Prof. & Head, Department of Sanskrit, Jammu University and the Local Secretary of the Conference for making nice logistic arrangements. The Valedictory Function of the three days’ Conference was graced by Dr. Vachaspati Upadhyaya, Vice-Chancellor of Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit University, New Delhi.

84tH SESSIon of tHE IndIAn PHILoSoPHIcAL conGrESS At MuMBAI

The 84th Indian Philosophical Congress session was held in Mumbai University from 24th to 27th October 2009. The inaugural session was held on 24th October where Dr. Chandra Krishnamurthy, Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University was the chief guest and the guest of honour was Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen. The theme of the Session was titled ‘Values embodied in Indian Culture: Relevance and Reconstruction’. Dr. Chandra Krishnamurthy, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Mumbai spoke on the significance of philosophy. Prof. Rekha Jhanji delivered the presidential address. The guest of honour, Professor Amartya Sen, acknowledged the fact that India was, without doubt, a power house of ancient ideas and wisdom, a lot of which was relevant even today. Congress session included many endowment lectures like “Buddha Jayanti Endowment lecture” delivered by Prof. Mangala Chinchore of the Dept of Philosophy, University of Pune; “Gujarat Vidyapeeth Endowment Lecture on Gandhian Philosophy and Peace” delivered by Professor Ramjee Singh, who emphasized that Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Peace was

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not only positive and holistic but also dynamic. On the Second day, symposium on “Challenges before Philosophy” was chaired by Prof. S. K. Singh and it comprised of the following speakers: Dr. Sharat Chandra Lenka, Dr. Jyotish Chandra Basak, Dr. Madhubala Kumari Mishra and Dr. P. Chinnaiah. This was followed by the “Saiva Siddhant Endowment Lecture” delivered by. Dr. V. Chandrasekar who highlighted the hymns of the Tevaram (1-7 Tirumurais). This was followed by “Swaminarayana Theistic Vedanta Lecture” by Professor J. A. Yajnik, Professor & Head, (Retired), Department of Philosophy, Gujarat University, Ahmadabad. Valedictory session was held on 27th Oct 2009 in which Professor S. K. Singh, thanked local secretary, Professor Shubhada Joshi for the excellent arrangements made for the delegates. The venue of the 85th Session of the IPC was declared to be at the University of Gauhati, Assam.

IntErnAtIonAL SEMInAr on “I, WE And tHE otHEr: ASYMMEtrIES of MorAL EVALuAtIon” HELd

At dELHI unIVErSItY

An international seminar on “I, We and the Other: Asymmetries of Moral Evaluation” was held at Delhi University during February 16 - 18, 2010. About fifteen participants from abroad, twenty-five participants from all over India and fifty participants from Delhi took part in the proceedings of the seminar. The participants were not only from the Departments of Philosophy but also from the Departments of Linguistics, Sanskrit, Modern Indian and European Languages, Physics etc. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR who delivered the keynote address. Prof Ashok Vohra was the coordinator of this seminar. Each of the lectures was followed by lively and intense discussion. Nineteen papers were presented and discussed during the seminar.

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nAtIonAL SEMInAr on “SWAMI dAYAnAnd SArASWAtI“ orGAnIzEd BY tHE dEPArtMEnt of SAnSKrIt, dAV coLLEGE, ABoHAr, PunJAB

A National Seminar on “Swami Dayanand Saraswati : Different Perspectives of Thought” was held on 9th January 2010. Organized by the Department of Sanskrit, DAV College, Abohar, Punjab, the seminar was inaugurated by Professor Bhawanilal Bharatiya, former Head of the Dayanand Research Chair, Punjab University, Chandigarh. The inaugural session was chaired by Dr. Surendra Mohan Mishra, Dept. of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit, Kurukhestra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana and Professor Virendra Kumar Alankar, Dept. of Sanskrit, Panjab University, Chandigarh delivered the welcome address. Dr. B.B. Sharma, Principal, DAV College, Abohar was the Director and Dr.P.C.Padhy, Head, Dept. of Sanskrit was the convener of the National Seminar. There were thirty scholars who presented their papers covering four sessions on different sub-themes of the seminar. Dr.Satyapal Singh and Dr.(Mrs.) Saraswati from Delhi, Dr.Niranjan Sahu and Dr.(Mrs.) Madhuri Gupta from Ajmer, Dr.(Smt.) Vinay Sharma from Chittargarh, Dr. C.K.Jha & Dr.A.Mishra from Ambala, Dr. Rajpal Kaushik from Panipat, Dr. Mahinder Singh from Jhajhar, Dr. K.B.Pandeya from Shriganganagar, Dr. Lakhbir Singh from Chandigarh, Dr.Vinod Kumar and Dr. (Smt.) Neeraj Sharma from Jalandhar, Prof. Balwinder Kumar, Shri. Divakar Bharti and Shri. Sunil Shastri from Moga, Dr.Veena Jain, Dr Jagraon and Dr.Prabhat Singh from Hoshiarpur, Dr.Shishupal from Hanumangarh, Dr. Randhir Kaushik from Sangrur, Dr. Gaur Mohan Mathur, Shri. M.P.Bharadwaj and Smt. Gurmeet Kaur from Abohar participated in the seminar and discussions.

nAtIonAL SEMInAr on PArAPSYcHoLoGY froM tHE IndIAn PHILoSoPHIcAL PErSPEctIVE HELd At tHE dEPArtMEnt of PSYcHoLoGY And PArAPSYcHoLoGY, AndHrA unIVErSItY

The National Seminar on Parapsychology from Indian Philosophical Perspective was organized by the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra

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University, on 11 and 12 January, 2010. This Seminar, although funded primarily by lCPR, was also supported by the University Grants Commission. The Seminar began with the welcome address given by Dr. T.V. Ananda Rao, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University. Dr. V. Gowri Rammohan, Director of the seminar and Professor, Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University, briefly presented to the audience the objectives of the seminar. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi and Former Vice-Chancellor, and Founder Head of the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University, in his address as a Guest of Honor, unfolded the backdrop of the purpose for starting the Department which was mainly to promote research in parapsychology. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. B. Satyanarayana and the Registrar, Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy expressed their high appreciation for this kind of a Seminar. Prof. L.K. Mohan Rao, Principal, College of Arts and Commerce, Andhra University, presided over the function. The first session began with the keynote address by Edwin C. May, titled “Challenges and opportunities in a multi-disciplinary conference” and it was followed by Prof. V. N. Jha’s talk on ‘Psychology: A Classical Indian Approach’. This was followed by a paper by Mr. V.V. Rammohan titled ‘Master EK’s spiritual psychology’. On the second day, Dr. P. Sriramamurti and Prof. Sangeetha Menon addressed the issues of brain-self interrelations. The second session featured two papers, first paper entitled “Preksa Meditation and Psyche: Parapsychological Approach” by Dr. J. P. N. Mishra who explained Preksa Dhyana as a technique of meditation for attitudinal change and integrated development of personality. In the second paper titled “Yoga tradition and Anahat sabda yoga or Surat sabda yoga”, Prof. P. Sriramamurti elaborated on Surat Sabda yoga which aims to reach the ultimate state of transcendental consciousness. The third session comprised of four papers of Dr. K.M. Tripathi, Mr. Taraka Rama Rao, Mr. K. Ramesh Babu and Prof. V. Gowri Rammohan. The two-day Seminar concluded with a valedictory function with Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao as Chief Guest and the function was presided over by Prof. T.V. Ananda Rao, Head of the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University. In his address Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao emphasized the

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need for more empirical research combining the rich Indian cultural models and implementing the experimental model of the West. Prof. Gowri Rammohan, Director of the Seminar, proposed a vote of thanks thanking the Indian Council of Philosophical Research for funding the Seminar which enabled her to organize it in the most befitting way possible. Prof. Gowri Rammohan thanked the Press and the Media for their wide coverage of the Seminar in the Newspapers and on the Television.

nAtIonAL SEMInAr on tHE tHEME ‘tHEorIzInG BodY: ProBLEMS And PErSPEctIVES’ conductEd At cALIcut unIVErSItY

National seminar on the theme ‘Theorizing Body: Problems and Perspectives’ was conducted at Calicut University on 27th, 28th and 29th of January 2010. Around 142 registered participants including 20 resource persons attended the seminar. The sessions were conducted at the seminar complex of the University. The participants were mostly students, research scholars and teachers of Calicut university and other universities, institutions and colleges. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. Shefali Moitra, former Professor of Philosophy of Jadavpur University on 27th January at 10.00 AM. She spoke on the contemporary relevance and the interdisciplinary dimensions of the topic of the seminar. Prof. K. Gopinathan, Professor of Philosophy of Calicut University chaired one of the sessions. Dr. T.V. Madhu, Director of the Seminar, presented the concept-paper on the theme of the Seminar. The inaugural session was followed by the key-note address by Prof. P.R.K. Rao, former Professor of IIT Kanpur. Professor Rao made a power-point presentation which centered on the problems implied in philosophizing about the body. Prof. Udayakumar of Delhi University and Dr. Asha Achuthan of NIAS, Bangalore presented papers in the post -lunch session on the same day. This was followed by a special session by Dr. Ian Mcdonald of Brighton University, UK. He spoke on ‘sporting body’ from a sociological perspective. There was also a screening session of a documentary film directed by Dr. Ian Mcdonald which directly dealt with the question as to

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how body is being culturally and politically invested. On the second day, Prof. Nizar Ahmed, former Professor of Philosophy of Sree Sankaracharya University at Kalady and Dr. Anup Dhar, Fellow of the Center for Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, Dr. Koshy Tharakan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, IIT Gandhinagar and Dr.V.T Pius, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Central University, Silchar presented their papers in the sessions. In the last session of the second day, Prof. Shefali Moitra presented her paper titled ‘The epistemic turn: body and some feminist concerns.’ Her paper attempted to show how feminist re-conceptualization of body calls for a remapping of philosophy. On the third day, Prof. Franson Manjali, Professor of the Center for Linguistics and Cultural Studies, JNU, New Delhi and Dr. Abey Koshy, Reader in Philosophy of Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady presented papers.

nAtIonAL SEMInAr on “PAndItS: tWEntIEtH cEnturY BEnGAL’S contrIButIon to cLASSIcAL IndIAn PHILoSoPHY of LAnGuAGE”

A “National Seminar on “Pandits: Twentieth Century Bengal’s Contribution to Classical Indian Philosophy of Language,” organized by Department of Philosophy. Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and sponsored by ICPR, took place during 3-4 September, 2009. The key-note speaker was Professor V.N. Jha who spoke of the history of linguistic speculation in classical Indian philosophy, highlighting the contribution of Pandit Yogendranath Bagchi. Professor D.N.Tiwari spoke about the contribution of Pandit Dinanath Nabatirtha to philosophy of grammar. The valedictory address was delivered by Professor Pradyot Kumar Mukhopadhyay. Professor Mukhopadhyay, in his address, spoke in detail on the uniqueness of the twentieth century Bengali Pandits’ contribution to Indian philosophy of language.

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IntErnAtIonAL confErEncE

The Department of Philosophy, Desh Bandhu College, University of Delhi, jointly with the Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU and in collaboration with the Indian division of the Schopenhauer society, Schopenhauer Research Center, Germany organized an international conference on the occasion of the 150th death anniversary of the well- known German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). A large number of foreign scholars from Germany and UK and many scholars from all over India assembled at the Seminar Hall of Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU during 4-5 March 2010 to pay their tribute and respect in memory of the Western philosopher who carried the wisdom of the Upanishads and the Buddhist ideals to the Western world. Distinguished Schopenhauerian scholar Prof. Matthias Kossler, the honorable President of the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft was present amongst others on this occasion. Dr. Arati Barua, Director, IDSS welcomed the gathering and requested Prof. S.R. Bhatt, advisor of the seminar to give a thematic view of the conference while the Principal of DBC, Dr. A.P. Raste gave a hearty welcome to all the guests. Besides the students, the teachers of Desh Bandhu College as well as JNU and other institutions also participated in the seminar. Inaugurating the seminar, Shri Vachaspati Upadhyaya, Vice-Chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Vidyapeeth, paid high tributes to Schopenhauer. Professor Matthias Kossler, delivered a special speech on the occasion. Book Release: by Smt. D. Purandeswari, Honorable Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource and Development , marked a new chapter in Indo-German relations during the international conference on Schopenhauer at JNU, and as the chief Guest in the special session of evening, she praised Arthur Schopenhauer, the first significant Western philosopher to recognize Indian Upanishads. The Honorable Minister also formally released a book “Gandhi and Grant: Their Philosophical Affinities” edited by Arati Barua, Desh Bandhu College, published by Academic Excellence, New Delhi, in 2010 during the seminar. Each day of the seminar there were four academic sessions and in each session there were two papers for presentation. Thus 16 papers in all were presented in the seminar. Of these 16 papers, there were 8 papers from foreign participants (6 from Germany, 1 from UK, 1 from USA) and 8 from Indian scholars including 4 from outstation.

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22nd AnnuAL confErEncE of ALL orISSA PHILoSoPHY ASSocIAtIon

The twenty-second annual conference of All Orissa Philosophy Association was held in Choudwar College, Choudwar (Dist. Cuttack) on 23rd & 24th January 2010. The conference was inaugurated by Professor Jitendra Nath Mohanty, Professor Emeritus, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. Prof. K.B. Jena, Principal of Choudwar College delivered the welcome address. Professor S.K Mohanty, Vice-President of the AOPA introduced the guests and Professor S.C. Panigrahi, General Secretary of the Association presented a brief report on the different activities of the Association.

X. fIrSt ASIAn PHILoSoPHY conGrESS: InAuGurAtIon of A foruM for PHILoSoPHY And PHILoSoPHErS In ASIA VEnuE: JAWAHArLAL

nEHru unIVErSItY, nEW dELHI, IndIA

Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, with academic and financial collaboration from several sister organizations and other institutions interested in philosophy, initiated the concept of a Forum for Asian Philosophy and Philosophers, and it was actualized in the maiden meeting of the Congress held during March 6-9, 2010. The inauguration of this mega event took place with an assembly of more than 700 philosophers and academicians from all over the world at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 6th March 2010 at 3 p.m. The inaugural function was chaired by Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR, who conceived this idea to have the Congress of this scale. Professor R. Kumar, Rector, JNU, welcomed the gathering after the Vedic prayer rendered by Professor Sashiprabha Kumar. The felicitations for the Congress were conveyed by Professors William McBride, Marietta Stepanyants, Karl Potter, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Javed Alam who not only highlighted the need for creating a forum for the philosophies in Asia but also emphasised the variety and diversity of traditions of Asian thinking. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan,

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the renowned scholar-parliamentarian of the country, delivered the inaugural address and Professor G. Mishra, Member-Secretary, ICPR, proposed the vote of thanks.

The well-designed, topically organized Congress was held in a large number of sessions consisting of Plenaries, Symposia, Round Tables, Special Lectures and Sectional presentations. Professor William McBride chaired the first Plenary Session entitled, “Asian Mind: Affinities and Diversities”. Professor Charles Muller [Wonhyo’s Approaches to the “Commensuration” (hwajaeng) of Doctrinal Discrepancies], Professor Arindam Chakraborty [“Understanding Other Living Beings: Zaungzi, Dharmakirti and Abhinavagupta on Other Minds”], Professor Douglas Allen, USA, [Asian Philosophies in Times of Globalization] and Dr. Alex Wynne, UK, [“Is there an Early Buddhist Philosophy?]” presented their papers followed by very lively discussions by many of the participants.

The second day started with the second Plenary on the topic “Traditions of Thinking: Asian Philosophical Identity” and was chaired by Professor Srinivasa Rao, with the speakers Professors Marietta Stepanyants, Moscow, [Asian Values to a Multi-polar World], Chirapat Prapandvidya, Thailand, [Phana, the Gnomic Poetry of the North-Eastern Thai: Its Philosophical Implication of Buddhism and Brahmanism], Asanga Tilakaratne, Sri Lanka, [In What Sense Buddhist Philosophy is Philosophy?] and Arvind Sharma, Canada, [The Asian Concept of Religion and its Implication for Religious Freedom in the Modern World].

The topic for the third Plenary (on 8th March 2010) was “Philosophy and Religion: East and West” and it was chaired by renowned Russian Indologist Professor Marietta Stepanyants, Moscow. Speakers who participated in this programme were Professors William L. McBride, President, FISP, USA [Philosophy and Religious Beliefs: Is There a Boundary?], Professor Victoria Lysenko, Moscow: [Relation between Philosophy and Religion in India: Overcoming the Eurocenric Stereotypes] and Vladimir K. Shokhin, Moscow: [Comparative Philosophical Theology and Shankara’s Conception of Evil]. Dr. Luca Scarantino, Secretary General, FISP, Italy also participated as a special speaker in this session.

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The theme of the fourth Plenary was “Indian Philosophy: Retrospect and Prospects.” Chaired by Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao. The session had very eminent speakers such as Professors Karl Potter, USA: [The Meaning of “Indian Philosophy” and The Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies”]; T.S. Rukmani, Canada: [The Sannyasasrama in Hinduism: Retrospect and Prospects]; Srinivasa Rao, [What was, Is and Should be of Values in India?] and G.C. Nayak, [“Sunyata, Nirvana and Mahakaruna – An Assessment”].

Besides Plenaries, there were three Symposia programmed for the Congress. The first Symposium “Vedanta in the New Millennium” was chaired by Professor Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Swami Paramananda Bharati: [The Psychic Experience of the Cause of the Universe]; Swami Prasanna Venkatachariar Chaturvedi Swami, [Ramanuja: His Contribution to Indian philosophy and Culture]; Sri Atmachaitanya, USA: [Swami Satchidanandendra’s Contribution to Advaita Vedanta]; Professor Srivatsa Goswami: [Prema-Bhakti Vedanta of Sri Caitanya] and Dr. Emmamuel Uppamthadathil: [Theory of Causality: A Tool for Unfolding Indian Metaphysics] presented their papers.

Professor Mrinal Miri chaired Symposium II on the topic ‘Facets of Indian Philosophy” and speakers were Professor Ramakrishna Bhattacharya, [The Social Outlook of the Charvaka/Lokayata: A Reconstruction]; Professor R. Gopalakrishnan, [The Twice-Born Soul and Its States of Limitation and Liberation—Saiva Siddhanta Perspective]; Dr. Lara Mitias, Cairo: [Dualisms East and West: Resolving Cartesian Problems with the Insights of Samkhya Yoga]; Professor Tandra Patnaik, [God as Sunya: A Study of Bauddha-Vaisnavism of Odisha] and Dr. Bindu Puri, [Swaraj and Satyagraha in Gandhi.]

The third Symposium was devoted to the traditional philosophical deliberations and it was held entirely in Sanskrit. Sponsored by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, and chaired by Professor R.V. Tripathi, the highlighted topic was: “India’s Intellectual Tradition: Pandit Parishad”. Professor Tripathi spoke on “Aesthetic Tradition in India” which was followed by other prominent speakers such as Dr. Prahlada Char, [Intellectual Tradition in Nyaya in the last

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Millennium]; Dr. Lakshmi Tatacharya, [Visistadvaita as a Living Tradition”] and Dr. Ramanuja Devanathan, [The Philosophy of Grammar in the Indian Tradition]. This session also witnessed a huge gathering and was attended by many scholars from abroad who came to hear spoken philosophical Sanskrit which still very much exists in India.

The six Panels to discuss different issues on Asian Philosophy were one of the major highlights of the Congress. The Panel I on “Anekantavada (Non-absolutism): A Philosophy of Peaceful Co-existence” was sponsored by Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun, and was chaired by Samani Dr. Mangalprajna. The eminent speakers on this panel were: Dr. M.R. Gelra, [A New Dimension Dealing with the Applications of Anekanta]; Dr. D.N. Bhargava, [Anekanta as the Basis of Reconciliation at the Mental Level]; Dr. S.L. Gandhi, [Anekanta as a Roadmap to Universal Peace]; Professor S.R. Bhatt, [Holistic Approach to Reality and Life in Jain Philosophy] and Professor A. K. Mookerjee, [Anekantavada: An Answer to Cultural Conflict].

The second Panel discussion was devoted to “Perspectives of Indian Philosophy: Western and Non-Western.” Sponsored by PHISPC and chaired by Professor Bhuvan Chandel, New Delhi, the speakers on this Panel were Professors S.P. Gautam, S. Panneerselvam, Shubhada Joshi, R.C. Pradhan, and Bhagat Oinam. Professor Ranjit Nair chaired the third Panel discussion on “Science and Philosophy: Alliance for Developing Education”. The discussants in this Panel included Dr. Ananta Kumar Giri, [Learning the Art of Wholeness: New Horizons of Theory and Practice] and Dr. Marina Faetanini, of the UNESCO office in Delhi who spoke on UNESCO and Philosophy.

Philosophy of Islam was the topic for the fourth Panel discussion. Chaired by Professor Ghazala Irfan, the panel had the following discussants: Dr. Shahram Pazouki, Iran: [Mulla Sadra’s Philosophy: An Eastern Solution]; Seyed Hassan Hosseini, Iran: [Faith and Truth, Two Philosophical Approaches towards the Problem of Religious Diversity: A Christian-based Theory of Faith, and an

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Islamic-grounded Theory of Truth]; Mohd. Aijaz Khan, [ Jihad: A Contemporary Issue] and Md. Iftekhar, [Islam and World Peace].

The fifth Panel was on the topic “Vedic Vision of Inclusiveness.” Professor G.C. Tripathy, New Delhi, chaired the session. The prominent speakers were Professor S.P. Singh: [Vedic idea of Consciousness]; Professor S.R. Bhatt: [Vedic View of Life]; Professor S.P. Kumar: [Vedic Conception of Human Body] and Dr. Vedvati Vaidik: [Prana in the Upanishads]. The Indian Council of Historical Research sponsored the sixth Panel discussion on the topic “Sufism and Bhakti Philosophy in Mediaeval India”. Professor Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Chairman, ICHR presided over the session. The main discussants were Dr. Minakshi Khanna, [India: Bhakti Elements in Sufi Literature] and Dr. Vedavalli Narayanan, [Bhakti Movement in South India]. In order to create adequate space for discussion on several philosophical topics, the Congress organised a few Round Tables on different topics.

The first Round Table was on “Gender, Culture and Philosophy in India and China”. Along with Professor Manoranjan Mohanty, the Chair of the session, the speakers were Dr. Patricia Uberoi [Eastern and Western Cultures and their Differences] and a few others. The Congress lost the opportunity to be benefited by the deliberations of the Chinese delegation because the visa which was granted did not reach them in time. The topic of the second Round Table was “Dharmic State and Society: Asian Experiments”. It was chaired by Prof S.R. Bhatt and participant speakers were Professor Douglas Allen, USA: [Hind Swaraj of Gandhi]; Professor S. L. Gandhi, [Dharmic State in Jain Philosophy]; Professor Rama Rao Pappu, USA: [Gandhi’s Rama Rajya as Utopia and Ecotopia] and Professor Ramjee Singh: [Dharma according to Gandhi and Vinoba].

“Community, Culture and Civil Society in Asia” was the topic of the Round Table - 3. Professor R.P. Singh was the chair person and among the renowned participants were Professor Sergei Serebriany, Russia: [Philosophy as a Free Search for Knowledge: the Concept and its Transfer to Russia and India]; Professor K.S. Radhakrishnan: [Art, Science and Philosophy of Formation of

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Polity in the Mahabharata]; Mr. Yoshiya Makita, Japan: [Inventing Asian Selves in Modernity: Shinpei Goto and the Emergence of Organic Theory of the State in Japan at the Turn of the Twentieth Century] and Professor Sergey Chugrov, Russia : [Some Axiological Peculiarities of Japanese Identity Crisis]. Dr. K.K. Chakravarty, Chancellor, NEUPA chaired the fourth Round Table devoted to the theme: “Philosophical Foundations for Intercultural Understanding in Asia” with eminent speakers like Professors G.C. Tripathy, [Indian World View as the Basis for Philosophical Understanding of Asia]; Sujata Miri, [Us and the Other: Tribal Perspective]; Kapil Kapoor, [Two Knowledge Cultures : Philosophical Imperatives] and Srivatsa Goswami, [Bhakti: The Philosophical Framework of Inter-cultural Understanding in the Context of Hindu–Muslim Interaction].

The fifth Round Table was on the theme, “Social Theory and Asian Dialogues: Cultivating Planetary Conversations.” Chaired by Dr. Ananta Kumar Giri. The eminent speakers of this Round Table were: Dr. Vyasa Prasad: [Phenomenology and Vedanta]; Dr. Parthasarathi Mondal: [Philosophy: Social Theory and Asian Dialogues: Kant and Krishnachandra Bhattacharya]; Dr. Manindra K. Thakur: [Social Theory and Asian Dialogues: The Task of Creative Theorizing]. The sixth Round Table was organised with Professor Asanga Tilakaratne in the Chair. Sponsored by the Somaiya Institute of Buddhist Studies, the discussion was on the topic “Dissemination of Buddhism in India And Abroad.” The speakers included Professor Ravindra Pant, [Spread of Buddhism within India]; Dr. Supriya Rai, [Spread of Mahayana Buddhism to China]; Dr. Parineeta Deshpande, [Dissemination of Buddhism to Korea] and Professor Kalpakam Sankaranaryan, [Later Mahayana Buddhism in Japan].

The sixth Round Table was sponsored by Akhil Bharatiya Darshan Parishad on the topic “The Concept of Prama”. Professor S.P. Dubey chaired the session. Participant speakers were Professor A.D. Sharma, [Nature of Prama in Buddhism]; Dr. Sohanraj Tater, [Prama in Jainism]; Professor H.S. Upadhyay, [Prama according to Vedanta]; Professor R.C. Sinha, [Analysis of Prama in Contemporary Indian Thought]. “Pursuit of Women Intellect and Activity in Independent India” was the topic of the Round Table Seven. Professor Neelima

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Sinha chaired it and Professor Chhaya Rai spoke on The Role of Indian Women Intellectuals in the Present Cultural Predicament. Other speakers were Professor Geeta S. Mehta, [Role and Fate of Women in Indian society]; Professor Debika Saha, [Pursuit of Women Intellect and Activity in Literature]; Professor S. Uma Devi, [Independent India: Colonization of the Mind of Intellectual Women] and Professor Raj Kumari Sinha, [Female Foeticide in India: An Ethico-Philosophical Perspective]. This programme was held with the sponsorship of Bhartiya Mahila Darshanika Parishad. Given to feminist movement, this session opened up a lot of live discussion and enthusiastic participation.

Saiva Perspectives on Liberation was the theme of the eighth Round Table. Chaired by Professor Navjeevan Rastogi, the speakers were Professor Dominic Goodall, India: [Saiva Views on Liberation and the Relevance of Mala]; Dr. Alex Watson, UK: [Samkrantivada of the Pasupatas]; Dr. S.L.P. Anjaneya Sarma: [Examination of the Paramoksa-nirasa-karika-vrtti] and Dr. Surendra Mohan Mishra: [Philosophy and Soteriology of the Pasupatas: An Eminent Asiatic Religious School]. The “Tribal Communities of Asia: Philosophical Explorations” was taken up as the topic of the ninth Round Table. It was chaired by Prof Sujata Miri and the speakers included Dr. Prasenjit Biswas, Dr. Bhagat Oinam and a few others. Sectional meetings were held on the third day which was participated in and attended by a large number of APC young and senior scholars alike. It was spread in twelve parallel sessions on various important themes of Asian Philosophies. Before dinner, there were cultural programmes organised in the evenings.

On 7th March 2010, the Philosophy students from JNU gave a dance performance including dance by Iranian students. On 8th March a Bharatnatyam recital was given by Padmasri Geeta Chandran, a very eminent artist. The performance was very highly appreciated by all. Professor Srivatsa Goswami who, on behalf of Shri Chaitanya Prema Samsthana had sponsored the programme, was profusely thanked. There was a Somaiya Memorial Lecture which was delivered on “Religion and Other” by Professor P.K. Mukhopadhyay. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao presided over the lecture and Professor G. Mishra spoke

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on the contribution of Dr. S.K. Somaiya. There was a business session when the academic deliberations of the Congress were concluded and this session unanimously elected Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao to become the next President of the Asian Philosophy Congress.

The proceedings of the First Asian Philosophy Congress came to an end with the Valedictory Function held at India Habitat Centre with a banquet dinner. Smt. Purandeshwari, Hon’ble Minister of State, MHRD was the chief guest of this session. The Valedictory Address was delivered by senior parliamentarian and distinguished thinker and philosopher Dr. Karan Singh, President, ICCR, with Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman ICPR, in the chair. Welcome address and summary of the proceedings of the four-day Asian Philosophy Congress programme was presented by Professor G. Mishra, Member Secretary, ICPR. Professor R.P. Singh, who coordinated the event proposed a vote of thanks and wished that this APC should be perpetuated in the years to come. The Chairman and the Member-Secretary thanked all the collaborators and the staff of ICPR for their support, help and assistance in making this event a grand success. With the interest and enthusiasm that was profusely exhibited in the First Asian Philosophy Congress by participants from around the globe, the Congress may be presumed to be the opening up of a very new and very promising horizon in the arena of Asian Philosophy.

XI. PErIodIcAL LEcturES

ICPR helps in organizing Periodical Lectures every year at different Colleges and Universities for the promotion of philosophy among the young students of different cities of India on a low cost budget. Senior scholars of the local area are requested to lecture to the young scholars and teachers, so as to enable them to be benefited by the lectures. Council grants Rs 5000 to each college for holding periodical lecture programme. During the year 2009-10, the Council organized Periodical Lectures in different places, the details of which are given below:

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S. No. Name of the Professor/University/Institutions

Theme of the lectures and the speakers

1. Dr. (Mrs.) Zinia Da SzlvaHeadDepartment of PhilosophyDhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Goa.

The Need for Bio-ethics and its relevance today. — Dr. Surjeet Kaur Chahal.

2. Dr. Beena IsaacHead, Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Kerala Kariavattom – 695 581Thiruvananthapuram.

Habermas, Communicative Theory — Prof. K. Srinivas.

3. Dr. Kamala Devi R. KemkovienkerHeadPES’ SRSW College of Arts and Science, Fairragudi, Ponda

Matter of the Mind—Dr. Surjeet Kaur Chahal.

4. Dr. Mohammad MuqimHeadDepartment of PhilosophyAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh.

Concept of Philosophy in Indian and Islmic Thought --- Prof. D.N. Tiwari.

5. Dr. Deepti GangavaneHeadDepartment of PhilosophyFergusson ColleglePune- 411 004

1. The Concept of “Ideal Man : in Western and Indian Perspectives — Prof. Sharad Deshpande. 2. Ideal Man in the Indian Context, in Buddhism, the Concept of “Bodhisatva”. — Prof. Pradeep Gokhale.3. Concept of Sthitaprajna. — Prof. S.E. Bhelke.

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6. Dr. Vaijayanti A. BelsareHead, Department of PhilosophyS.P. College, Tilak RoadPune- 411 030, Maharashtra.

Aesthetics : Indian and Western Tradition —1. Prof. G.P. Deshpande 2. Prof. S.E. Bhelke 3. Dr. Archana Degaokar

7. Dr. Rajinder Kaur RohiGuru Gobind Singh Department of Religious StudiesPunjabi UniversityPatiala- 147 002

1.Contemporary Feministic Philosophy. — Dr. Tejender Kaur.2. Contemporary Philosophy and Peace Culture. — Dr. Manju Verma.

8. Dr. Kanchi V.S.Head, Department of PhilosophyMoolji Jaitha CollegeJalgaon- 425 001, Maharashtra.

Philosophy of Yoga and its application in daily life for an improved lifestyle —Prof. R. Venkat Reddy.

9. Dr. K. SreelathaHead, Department of PhilosophyGovt. College for WomenThiruvananthapuramThycad P.O.- 695 014

What is Consciousness ? — Prof. K. Srinivas.

10. Prof. (Dr.) Shubhada A. JoshiHead, Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Mumbai, Jnaneshwar Bhavan, Kalina Campus, Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E)Mumbai- 400 098

Meta Ethics & Indian Ethics from a Contemporary Perspective — Prof. N.G. Kulkarni and Prof. S. E. Bhelke

11. Professor Priyavrat ShuklaHead, Department of PhilosophyRani Durgawati UniversityJabalpur- 482 001

Applied Ethics — Prof. A.P. Dubey

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12. Dr. Jyoti Swaroop DubeyHead, Department of PhilosophyGovt. M.K.B. Arts & Commerce College for Women, Jabalpur- 482 003, M.P.

Philosophy of Plato — Prof. P.V. Shukla

13. Dr. Rajjan KumarHeadDepartment of Applied PhilosophyM.J.P. Rohilkhand UniversityBareilly- 243 006 (U.P.)

1. Professional Ethics andTechniques of Reasoning —Prof. Satya Pal Gautam.2. The Fundamentals of Values : Evaluating I, We and Others. — Dr. Bhagat Oinam.

14. Dr. Ashok Kumar RoyHead, Department of PhilosophyN.C. Autonomous CollegeJajpur, Orissa.

Philosophy of Lord Jagannath;Lord Jagannath and Orissan culture — Dr. S.K. Mund and Dr. N.C. Padhi.

15. Dr. Gurusharanjit SinghHeadDeptt. of Guru Nanak StudiesGuru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar- 143 005

1. Applied Ethics. — Dr. Jasminder Kaur Dhillon.2. Awareness about Climatic Changes and their effect on living beings. — Dr. Husn-ul-Chirag.

16. Dr. (Capt.) Madan Mohan DasReader in PhilosophyAt. Salopur College, P.O. SalopurDist. Cuttack – 754 202, Orissa.

Niskama Karma of Bhagvad Gita : Social Relevance — Prof. Netrananda Malla

17. Dr. S. Abdul SattarHead, Department of PhilosophyS.V.U. College of HumanitiesSri Venkateswara UniversityTirupati- 517502

Indian Theories of Causation, Philosophy, Science and Values — Prof. C. Ramaiah and Prof. Harekrishna Sathpathi

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18. Dr. Bhagat OinamChairperson, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityCentre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, New Delhi- 110 067

Ethical Life — Prof. Mrinal Miri

19. Dr. Rama RaniHead, Department of PhilosophyC.M.P. Degree CollegeUniversity of Allahabad.Allahabad.

Brain, Mind and Consciousness with special reference to Indian theories — Prof. Sabhajit MishraMatter, Mind and Consciousness. — Prof. R.L. Singh.

20. Fr. V. John PeterHead, Department of PhilosophySt. Joseph’s Capuchin Philosophical College, The Friary, Kotagiri – 643 217, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Philosophical Hermeneutics: An Introduction — Prof. S. Panneerselvam.Hermeneutics & Vedanta Tradition — Dr. S. Paneerselvam.

21. Prof. P.V. RameshHead, Department of PhilosophyMaharaja’s CollegeErnakulam, Kochi- 682 011

Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein — Prof. A. Kanthamani

22. Dr. Ratnamala RajkhowaHead, Department of PhilosophyA.D.P. Haibargaon- 782 002Dist. Nagaon, (Assam)

Gandhi’s Concept of Religion and Secular India — Dr. Pranita Devi

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23. Dr. Reeta Kumari SharmaHead, Department of PhilosophyS.S.Y.N.T. Mahila Maha VidalayaDhanbad – 826 001, ( Jharkhand)

Human Values — Dr. A.N. Bhandari

24. Ms. Moonline PhukanHead, Department of PhilosophyNorth Lakhimpur CollegeP.O.Khelmati Ward no.14Dist-Lakhimpur, Assam-787031

Humanism of Dr. Radhakrishnan — Dr .Girish Sharma

25. Mrs. Banti BorahDepartment of PhilosophyS.B.M.S CollegeSualkuchi, P.O. Sualkuchi Dist-Kamrup-781103 (Assam)

Humanism with special reference to Radhakrishnan — Dr .Girish Sharma

26. Dr Shakuntla SinghPrincipal & HeadResearch Institute in PhilosophyJoshi-Bedekar CollegeThane, Maharashtra

International Researchers attending International seminar on Mind, Brain and Consciousness

Detailed reports received on some of the Periodical Lectures are given below:

‘Metaethics and indian ethics FroM the conteMporary perspective’ held at University oF MUMbai

A periodical lecture was held at the University of Mumbai with the title ‘Metaethics and Indian Ethics form the Contemporary Perspective’. The main speakers were Prof. S. Bhelke, Head of the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Pune who spoke on ‘Modern Indian Predicament and Moral Values’ and Prof. N.G. Kulkarni, Former Head, Dept. of Philosophy, Somaiya College who spoke

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on ‘The place of reason in morals’. The panellists for the discussion on Meta-ethics were Dr. Trevor Allis, Prof. P. Seshadri and Prof. P. Jetli. The panellists for the discussion on Indian Ethics from Contemporary Perspective were; Prof. B. Joshi, Prof. Sharmila Veerkar, Prof. Sangeeta Pande and Prof. S.G. Nigal. Discussions on Indian ethics were largely focused on contemporary challenges of globalization to ethical behaviour. The debate took place on the 2nd of February 2010 at the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus.

Lectures at Dhempe coLLege of arts anD science, anD srsn coLLege of arts anD science, goa

Under the ICPR Periodical Lecture scheme, a few lectures were jointly organized by Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar-Panaji-Goa; and P.E.S’s SRSN college of Arts and Science; Farmagudi- Ponda-Goa. The first lecture was held at Dhempe College of Arts and Science on 8th March at 3.15 pm, on the topic – “The need for Bio-ethics and its Relevance Today” by Dr. Surjeet Kaur Chahal. Students and teachers from other institutions and disciplines attended the function. There were 85 participants in the lecture programme. The program was concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Roshida Rodrigues. The second lecture was held on 9th March 2010 at 11 a.m. in SRSN College of Arts and Science, Farmagudi-Ponda-Goa, on the topic “Matter of the Mind.” The program began with a welcome address by the vice-principal, Dr. Seema V. Kanlat and followed by guest speaker, Dr. S.K. Chahal who made an interesting presentation. The program was concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Anjali M. Rao. The compere for the program was Miss Sendra Pereira.

c.m.p. Degree coLLege, university of aLLahabaD

Dept. of Philosophy, C.M.P. Degree College, University of Allahabad organized two periodical lectures. The first lecture was delivered on December 16, 2009

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by Prof. Sabhajit Mishra, Retd. Professor of Philosophy Department, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, on the topic ‘Brain, Mind and Consciousness-with special reference to Indian Theories’. He spoke on how consciousness is related either to self or ego or mind or body from the viewpoint of Indian theories. The lecture was attended by around 300 students and 50 teachers. The second lecture was delivered on February 6, 2010 by Prof. Ram Lal Singh, Retd. Professor, Philosophy Department, Allahabad University. The topic of the lecture was ‘Matter, Mind and Consciousness.’ The learned speaker explained how consciousness is related either to self or ego or mind or body from the viewpoint of Upanishads. This lecture was also attended by a large number of students and teachers. According to Dr. Rama Rani of the CMP College the lectures were organized to create interest among the students in Philosophy so that they pursue their future studies and research in Philosophy and also for updating faculty members about recent researches.

‘Niskama karma of Bhagvad gita’ held at salipur College, salipur, CuttaCk (orissa)

The lecture on “Bhagvad Gita: its social relevance” was delivered at 10 a.m. in the Conference Hall of Salipur College, Salipur, Dist: Cuttack (Orissa) on 18.01.2010. It was presided over by Prof. Debendra Ku. Rout, Principal of Salipur College. Prof. Netrananda Malla, Ex-Professor of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong was the resource person. The teaching staff of the college, lecturers in Philosophy of nearby colleges and students of Philosophy of this College participated in it. Dr. (Capt.) Madan Mohan Das, was the co-ordinator of this lecture. Prof. N. Malla in his lecture explained that the concept of Niskama Karma is one of the cardinal concepts not only in Bhagvad Gita but also in Indian Culture.

After the lecture, Prof. N. Malla responded to questions raised by the participants. Prof. D.K. Rout, the Principal of the college emphasized that Niskama Karma is indispensable for each and every human being of this society. Finally, Prof.

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Manisha Tripathy, a staff member of the Department expressed their gratitude to Prof. N. Malla and extended heartfelt thanks to all the participants.

Two LecTure Programmes aT The DeParTmenT of guru nanak sTuDies, universiTy of amriTsar

The department of Guru Nanak Studies, University of Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab organized two lectures entitled “Applied Ethics” and “Awareness about Climatic Changes and their Effect on Living Beings” which were presided over by Dr. M.P.S. Isher, the Dean of Students Welfare, on 22nd January 2010. According to the coordinator of this lecture programme, it got good response from allied departments and the faculty members of other departments, research scholars and students. Outside delegates also participated in the discussions.

LecTure aT LakhimPur coLLLege, LakhimPur, assam

The Department of Philosophy of Lakhimpur College organized a lecture on Radhakrishnan for the benefit of the teachers and students at the college auditorium on 8th February 2010. Dr. B. Baruah, Principal of the college was the Chief guest of the programme, while Dr. S.N. Phukan, Retd. Principal and Former HOD, Philosophy, North Lakhimpur College, inaugurated the Session and also released a Departmental Bulletin. Mr. B. Kalita, HOD Hindi, Presided over the session. Mr Dibyajyoti Phukan delivered the lectures. All the 250 students of philosophy along with a good number of teachers and students of other Departments attended the lecture programme.

LecTure series in s.P. coLLege, Pune

A lecture series was organized in the Department of Philosophy, S.P. College, Pune on the theme, ‘Aesthetics: Indian and Western’ on 20th February 2010. The first

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lecture was given by the eminent thinker and dramatist, Prof. G. P. Deshapande. The theme chosen was, ‘Natyashastra Revisited’. Prof. Deshapande urged for a new reading of this text which would involve dialectic of deconstruction and reconstruction seeing nothing and seeing everything as it were, in the text. The second speaker Dr. Archana Degaonkar presented her views on ‘Expressivisim in the theory of art’. She said that expressivism as a theory of art is often confused with expressionism. According to Dr. Degaokar art is symbolic and every culture has its own system of symbols and art can express itself through these symbols. The third lecture was presented by Prof. S.E Bhelke on the theme ‘the concept of beauty in Indian tradition’. He began his session with an interactive method. He raised questions about the notion of beauty and delivered his lecture as a series of responses to queries raised by the audience.

LEcturE At APPLIEd PHILoSoPHY dEPArtMEnt, MJP roHILKHAnd unIVErSItY (cAMPuS), BArEILLY

Department of Applied Philosophy, MJP Rohilkhand University (Campus), Bareilly organized Periodical Lecture Programme on the topic “Professional Ethics and Techniques of Reasoning” on 23 October 2010. Prof. Satya Pal Gautam, Vice-Chancellor of the University chaired the programme. Dr. Bhagat Oinam, Chairperson, Centre of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi was the main Speaker. Prof. N.P. Singh, Dean, Faculty of Education & Allied Sciences, (FEAS), MJPRU, was the special Guest of the Programe. Dr. Rajjan Kumar, Head, Department of Applied Philosophy, the convener, was also present. Prof. Satypal Gautam, Vice-Chancellor of the University, inaugurated the lecture programme. He spoke on queries and differences between good and evil, values and morality, ethics and moral values. Dr. Bhagat Oinam, JNU New Delhi who was the chief Speaker of the programme, spoke on “The Fundamentals of Values: Evaluating ‘I’, ‘We’ and ‘Others’.” During his lecture he highlighted the need for freedom of will for the progress of society as well as the individual. Dr. Rajjan Kumar, convener of the programme said that

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Philosophy, as the foundational discipline of all knowledge, is essentially practice oriented. It is both a view and a way of life. It is not just love of wisdom, as its etymology may suggest, but also it is the shaping of life.

LEcturE At M.J. coLLEGE, JALGAon, MAHArASHtrA

A lecture to popularize philosophy amongst students in particular and the public in general was organized in Moolji Jaitha College, Jalgaon on 25th February 2010 at 11:00 AM. An eminent Professor of Philosophy Prof. Venkat Reddy, Professor Emeritus (UGC), Osmania University, Hyderabad was invited to deliver a lecture on the topic “Philosophy of Yoga and its application in daily life for an improved lifestyle”. The learned speaker was introduced to the audience by Mr. V.S. Kanchi, Department of Philosophy. Mr. S.M. Chhapekar, Honorary Director, KCE Society’s Vividhata Research & Training Centre compered the program. The meeting was presided over by Principal. Shri Anil G. Rao who gave his presidential remarks after the speech of the main speaker. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks presented by Shri Chhapekar which was immediately followed by Pasayadan, a prayer in Marathi. The meeting was attended by well over 300 persons comprising students, faculty members of various departments of the college, other invitees and the general public. Posters and banners depicting the significance of Yoga in daily life were put on display.

LEcturES At GoVt. coLLEGE for WoMEn, tHIruVAnAntHAPurAM, KErALA

A Lecture programme was organized by the Dept. of Philosophy, Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, on 11th March, 2010. The lecture was arranged in the seminar hall, Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. The lecture began at 10 a.m. with a formal welcome note by Dr. G. Padma Kumar, HOD, Dept. of Philosophy. It was foIlowed by the lecture on ‘What

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is Consciousness?’ by Dr. K Srinivas, Pondicherry University. The topic was introduced in a student-friendly way beginning right from the Indian tradition. He explained the topic in a systematic and methodical way to bring in a synoptic vision of consciousness, its varying aspects from both the Indian as well as the Western perspectives.

Dr. K. Srinivas also delivered a scholarly lecture on Habermas’ Communicative Theory on March 12, 2010. The programme began at 10.30 a.m. with a note of welcome by Dr. Beena Isaac, HOD, Department of Philosophy. Dr. Srinivas gave a brief introduction to the critical theory and presented the analysis of the post-modern outlook of Habermas in his free outlook, critical thinking etc. It was followed by an interactive session when students and teachers raised queries and made observations regarding the topic presented. The programme came to an end with a vote of thanks by Miss. Ambily, Department of Philosophy. There were about fifty persons including teachers and students from the Department as well as from other colleges in the city. All of them participated well to make the programme a lively event.

LEcturES At dEPArtMEnt of rELIGIouS StudIES, PunJABI unIVErSItY, PAtIALA

The Guru Gobind Singh Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala held two periodical lecture programmes on 15-3-2010, with the financial grant received from ICPR. Dr. Tejender Kaur, Professor and Head, Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, spoke on “Contemporary Feministic Philosophy”, and Dr. Manju Verma, Professor & Dean, Social Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala delivered a lecture on “Contemporary Philosophy and Peace Culture”. Students and faculty members of the Department attended the lecture programme.

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LEcturE At St. JoSEPH’S cAPucHIn PHILoSoPHIcAL coLLEGE, KotAGIrI, tAMILnAdu

Under the auspices of ICPR, the staff and students of St. Joseph’s Capuchin Philosophical College, were enriched by the Lectures held on 13th March, 2010, which were delivered by Prof. S. Panneerselvam, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Madras. There were 4 faculty members and 44 B.A. (Philosophy) students. The event began with the invocation to the Almighty by a song, followed by lighting the Indian traditional lamp by Prof. S. Panneerselvam. Dr. A.J. Mathew (Rector/Principal), Fr. Lourdhu Xavier (Vice-Rector/Vice-Principal), Fr. V. John Peter (Organizer and Dean of Studies) and Fr. Stanley (Faculty Member) were present. Dr. A.J. Mathew, the Rector of the College delivered the welcome speech in which he introduced Prof. S. PanneerseIvam. The First lecture was on “Philosophical Hermeneutics: An Introduction,” with a well prepared power-point presentation. At the end of the second lecture the learned professor took up many questions from staff and students. The Vice-Rector proposed the vote of thanks. With the college anthem the event came to a close. Staff and students of the college were benefited by both the lectures wherein the professor dealt with the Philosophical Hermeneutics of Western tradition with an elaborate treatment of various philosophers like Dilthey, Husserl, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Gadamer, Habermas, Ricoer, Richard Rotry, Derrida, Sassure and Levi-strauss. He spoke at length about the Indian Hermeneutical tradition enriched by Vedantic tradition.

According to Fr. V. John Peter, Head, Department of Indian Philosophy, St. Joseph’s Capuchin Philosophical College who was also the convener of the lecture programme, these Periodical Lectures gave an orientation to the faculty members to introduce a full fledged course on Hermeneutics.

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LEcturE At dEPArtMEnt of PHILoSoPHY, A.d.P. coLLEGE, nAGAon, ASSAM

An ICPR sponsored periodical lecture programme was held on the topic: Gandhi’s concept of religion and secular India. It was organized by the Department of Philosophy, A.D.P. College, Nagaon on. The Resource person for this lecture programme was Dr. Pranita Devi. Students and faculty members of the college attended and were benefitted by the lecture programme.

XII. nAtIonAL LEcturES BY EMInEnt IndIAn And forEIGn ScHoLArS

With a view to acquainting Indian scholars with the recent thoughts of leading philosophers as well as to provide opportunities for interaction with them, the Council organizes every year two National Lectures each by leading Indian Philosophers and Overseas Philosophers respectively. Under this scheme, the Lecturers deliver a series of three lectures in at least three different universities in India. The universities are given a grant of Rs. 35,000/- by the Council to invite interested scholars from their region to attend the lectures and participate in the discussions. Besides making travel arrangements as well as providing local hospitality to the invited lecturers, the Council pays them a token honorarium of Rs. 10,000.

The Council had nominated Professor Dean Radin from California, USA, Professor Ramakrishna Bhattacharya from Kolkata Professor Arindam Chakraborty from University of Hawaii, USA and Prof. Joseph Prabhu to deliver lectures in India during the year 2009-10.

Professor Dean Radin delivered lectures at Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Sansthan, Bangalore, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, University of Allahabad, and ICPR Academic Centre at Lucknow. Professor Ramakrishna Bhattacharya delivered lectures at Vishva Bharati, Santineketan, NEHU, Shillong, Delhi University, Delhi and ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow. Professor Arindam

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Chakraborty delivered lectures at Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Puri, Calcutta Unversity, Kolkata and ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow. Professor Joseph Prabhu delivered lectures at University of Delhi, Delhi.

LEcturE BY ProfESSor MIcHEL HuLIn, frAncE

Victoria Lysensko from Moscow visited the Academic Centre Lucknow during the month of December 2009. The Centre arranged Professor Michel Hulin’s lecture on “From Gnosis (Knowledge) to Grace in Kashmir Shaivism” on 29 December 2009 at 11.00 a.m. There were around 20 participants who were present during this lecture. Professor Navjeevan Rastogi chaired the session. Professor Rakesh Chandra and Professor Navjeevan Rastogi gave a new thrust by way of their immense contribution to the theme of the lecture and the subsequent discussions. The deliberations were quite interesting and almost all the scholars actively participated in the discussion.

XIII. IntErnAtIonAL coLLABorAtIon

ICPR has a programme of international collaboration between India and overseas nations to facilitate exchange of views among scholars in the field of Philosophy and other related disciplines. Professor Ashok Vohra, Delhi University was nominated to visit Paris under the Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme for a period of one month.

XIV. IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY

The UNESCO had declared the third week of November for celebrating on one of its days the “International Philosophy Day” to commemorate the birthday of Socrates. Accordingly, the Council sent circulars to all Departments of Philosophy

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to celebrate that day by organizing a lecture programme or a symposium, a seminar or a panel discussion or any other programme. The following Institutions celebrated the day in a befitting manner with financial assistance from the Council:

Sl. No.

Name of the Professor/University/Institutions

Sanctioned Amount (Rs)

Theme of the lectures

1. Professor Meenakshi Gupta/Professor Ranjan K. PandaDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences,IIT Powai, Mumbai-400076

20,000 1. 1. Borrowed Things: The Future in William Gibson’s Fictions – Prof. Aniket Jaaware.2. Knowledge as Semantic Ability – Dr. Ranjan K. Panda.3. Exploring the Conditions of objectivity – Dr. Deepti Gangavane.4. Repositioning Interpretative Social Science after Postmodernism : Understanding, Interpretation and Self. – Dr. Koshy Tharakan.

2. Dr Chandra ShekharHead, Department of PhilosophyJai Narain UniversityJodhpur-342033

20,000 Need of Philosophy as a core subject in school and Higher Education.

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3. Dr. Santosh Kumar PalHead, Department of Philosophy University of BurdwanGolapbag, Burdwan-713104

20,000 Environmental Ethics. – Dr. Tirthanath Bandyopadhyay.Philosophy of Man and Environments – Prof. Aisit Gupta.Nature and Man – Dr. Sandhya Basu.

4. Professor Nitin J. VyasI/c Head, Department of PhilosophyThe Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara-390002

20,000 1. Philosophy of Man and Environment. – Dr. Y.S. Shastri & Dr. S.S. Sharma.

5. Professor S.E. BhelkeHead, Department of PhilosophyUniversity of PunePune-411007

20,000 Future of Philosophy in the Modern world

7. Professor M.A. JalihalDepartment of Philosophy,Karnatak University,Dharwad-580003

20,000 Future of Philosophy in the Modern World – Prof. Srinivas RaoNeed of Philosophy as a Core Subject in School and Higher Education – Dr. R. GopalkrishnanKnowledge and Intelligence : Towards a Philosophy of Education – Prof. G. Vedaparayan

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8. Dr N. BhaskaranHead, Department of PhilosophyNational CollegeTiruchirapalli-620001Tamilnadu

20,000 -

9. Dr. Bouanand JhaChairman, P.G.Depart-ment of Philosophy, Kameshwarsingh Darbhanga Sanskrit VishwavidyalayaDarbhanga-846004

20,000 Classical Indian Thought

10. Dr. Anjali MohapatraDepartment of PhilosophyRavenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa

20,000 Philosophy : Theory and Practice . – Prof. Tandra Patnaik.

11. Professor Nilakantha PatiHeadShri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Shri vihar, Puri-3

20,000 -

12. Professor V. PadmavathiHeadDepartment of PhilosophyOsmania University, Hyderabad

20,000 The need of Philosophy as core subject in school and Higher Education

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13. Dr. Abey KoshyHeadDepartment of PhilosophySree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit,Kalady- 683574,Kochi, Kerala

20,000 Post human Dwelling on the Earth : Thinking with Heidegger – Prof. Siby K. George.

14. Professor R.S. MishraDeanCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesShri Mata Vaishno Devi UniversityKakrayal, Katra-182320

20,000 Kashmir Shaivism and Culture of Kashmir. – Prof. Ved Kumari Ghai.

15. Dr. K.J. GasperDepartment of Philosophy Calicut University, Kerala

20,000 Hermeneutics of Dialogue

16. Dr Subrata SharmaHead Department of PhilosophyRamakrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar, Tripura-799277

20,000 Need of Philosophy as a core subject in School and Higher Education – Dr. Alpana Talukdar.

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17. Dr R.C. MajhiHead, Department of PhilosophyAssam University, Silchar

20,000 A Dialogue Concerning Two civilizations. – Dr. G.C. Khan

18. Dr Girish SharmaHead, Department of PhilosophyGauhati University, Guwahati-14

20,000 -

19. Professor Kamal SheelHead, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

20,000 -

20. Dr Sashi Devi SinghHead, Department of Philosophy,M.G. Kashi Vidyapith,Varanasi

20,000 Two Illusions in Advait Vedanta – Prof. A.K.Chatterji

A Report of Celebrations of International Philosophy Day in a few Departments are given below :

Workshop at Banaras hindu university, varanasi

A workshop on the topic entitled ‘Future of Philosophy’ was organized by the Department of Philosophy and Religion B.H.U. to mark the celebration of International Philosophy Day, 2009. Prof. Kamal Sheel, Dean, Faculty of Arts, chaired the session. In the first session Prof. N.S.S. Raman delivering his lecture spoke on historical perspective of philosophy. The workshop was arranged in two

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sessions. Other discussants including Dr. Ananda Mishra, Dr. Sachchidanand Mishra, Dr. Durgesh Choudhary, Shri P.K. Bagde and Dr. Satish Singh participated. Prof. D.N. Dwivedi, retired Professor of philosophy, University of Allahabad, said that future of Indian Philosophy will be shifted to furthering values against the materialistic rush. Prof. D.B. Choubey, Prof. S.P. Pandey, Dr. J. Srivastava (MMV) and Dr. Sabhajeet Yadav (MGKVP) intervened as discussants of the lecture. The session was presided over by Prof. A.K. Chatterjee, retired Professor of Philosophy and Religion, B.H.U. Discussions that took place in both the sessions were summarized by Prof. D.N. Tiwari who coordinated the workshop.

The Maharaja Sayajirao UniverSiTy, DeparTMenT of philoSophy

The Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda celebrated the International Philosophy Day on November 18, 2009 in adherence to the guidelines given by ICPR. The one-day regional seminar on “Philosophy of Man and Environment” was attended by more than seventy students and the faculty members of the Department of Philosophy, The two guest lectures were delivered by Prof. Y.S. Shastri, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and Dr. S.S. Sharma, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Prof. B.V. Kamath, Head, Department of Science and Co-coordinator of a Project on Environmental Studies, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara was the Chief Guest on this occasion and delivered the key-note address. The Chief Guest, Prof. B. V. Kamath strongly argued that the environmental crisis that mankind is facing today is the result of man’s aspirations to control and overpower the Nature technologically. He opined that one cannot correct the hazards of the modern civilization by moving backward. The only way to overcome this impasse is to take appropriate corrective measures. All the lectures and discussions during the seminar revolved around understanding the interdependence of man and environment from the philosophical, spiritual religious and scientific standpoints.

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The students participated in the discussion very actively and showed keen concern towards environmental degradation globally.

Celebration of international PhilosoPhy Day 2009 helD at shri Jagannath sanskrit VishVaViDyalaya, sriVihar, Puri

Celebration of International Philosophy Day 2009 was held at Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Srivihar, Puri on 23 November 2009. The first Session included an elocution competition among the P.G. and M.Phil. Students of the University on the topic “The Contribution of Philosophy towards the Present Crisis”. After the competition, a seminar was conducted on the topic “The Role of Philosophy in Modern Crises”. Scholarly papers were presented by the scholars of the university and some invited dignitaries. The students of the P.G. Departments and the M.Phil. scholars as well as the Ph.D. scholars of various departments of the university actively participated in the seminar. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Susma Kulshreshta, Prof. Dr. K.C. Dash, the Senior Professor of the Department of Nyaya, Prof. Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra, Head, Department of the Advaita Vedanta, Prof. Dr. B.K. Nayak, Professor, Department of Sahitya, Dr. Divakar Mohapatra, HOD, Department of Veda, Dr. Satrughna Panigrahi, Department of Veda, Dr. P.M. Pattanayak, Professor of Sarvadarshan were among the important personalities of the day. The third session was exclusively meant for celebration of the International Philosophy Day. Prof. Dr. N.K.Pati, Chairman, P.G.Council was in the chair, Prof. Sushma Kulshreshta, Vice-Chancellor of this university inaugurated the function and spoke on the subject of philosophy as most essential for the solution of the present crises like terrorism and communalism prevailing in the modern society.

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Celebration of the international PhilosoPhy Day at P.G. DePartment of PhilosoPhy,

ravenshaw University

The celebration of International Philosophy Day was organized in the Conference Hall of P.G. Department of Philosophy, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack on 25.11.2009. Dr. Anjali Mahapatra, Head of the P.G. Department of Philosophy welcomed the resource persons and delegates and briefed about the theme of the Seminar as “Philosophy – A Rational Enquiry and its Relation to Life i.e. Philosophy: Theory and Practice”. The resource person, Dr. Tandra Patnaik, Retd. Professor of Philosophy, Utkal University and presently UGC Emeritus Fellow emphasized the fact that for Socrates there is no gap between life and philosophy, theory and practice. Philosophy is a passage from ignorance to wisdom, from imperfection to perfection. The other resource person Prof. D. Sahoo, Retd. Professor of Philosophy, B.J.B College, Bhubaneswar delivered his talk on the theme ‘Rationalist view of Life’. Dr. S. Roul, Reader of the department proposed a vote of thanks. The meeting was attended by more than 60 delegates from colleges inside and outside Cuttack and 70 students from P.G. Dept. of Philosophy, Ravenshaw University and Utkal University.

international PhilosoPhy Day helD at assam University, silChar

The International Philosophy Day was celebrated in the Department of Philosophy, Assam University on the 25th of November, 2009. With the financial help of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), the Department organized a one day programme on the theme ‘Dialogue among Civilizations’. The welcome address was delivered by Dr. R.C. Majhi, Head of the Department. Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, Honourable Vice-Chancellor, Assam University, talked about the teachings of Socrates and Plato, the philosophy of truth, virtue, etc. He specially mentioned the necessity of dialogue among different cultures that

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enrich North-East India. Prof. G.C. Khan, talked about the Islamic philosophers like AI-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd who engaged themselves in philosophical debates. The speech was followed by a brief interactive session. Dr. Pius V. T. presented an account of the inter-religious dialogue of Martin Buber. Professor Bidhan Bhattacherjee, Head of the Department of Philosophy, Cachar College, talked about the relevance of Dara Shikoh’s philosophy. The programme ended with a speech from the Departmental Head, Dr. R.C. Majhi. He thanked ICPR for the grant without which the programme could not have materialized.

cELEBrAtIon of IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY 2009 At SHrI MAtA VAISHno dEVI

unIVErSItY, KAtrA, J&K

School of Philosophy and Culture of Shri Mata Vaishno- Devi (SMVD) University, Katra celebrated International Philosophy Day 2009 on Nov. 28, 2009. A panel discussion on the theme of “Inter-relationship between Philosophy, Science and Culture” and a lecture on “Kashmir Shaivism and Culture” were organized to mark the celebration. Prof. Lalit Mangotra, Department of Physics, Jammu University, Prof. Bijoy H. Boruah, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi, Prof. Veda Kumari Ghai, Department of Sanskrit, Jammu University, Dr. Varun Kumar Tripathi and Mr. Anil Kumar Tewari, School of Philosophy and Culture, SMVD University Katra, were the panelists. The discussion was chaired by Prof. R.S. Misra, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, SMVD University. Other distinguished guests on this occasion were Prof. K.N. Sharma, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Jammu University, Prof. B. Labh, Head of the Department of Buddhist Studies, Jammu University, Prof. Suresh Chandra, Dean of Students’ Welfare, SMVD University, Prof. Sudhir V. Thakur, Director of the School of Architecture, SMVD University, Prof. Shiv Nirmohi, a renowned Dogri scholar, Mrs. Advaitanandini, Editor, Kalakosa, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi. Students and members of faculty from SMVD University, Govt. College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar, GCW, Parade and MAM College, Jammu also actively participated. There were approximately

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seventy participants in the celebration. Lectures were followed by an interactive session which was initiated by the commentators. The session ended with a vote of thanks by the coordinator.

IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY cELEBrAtEd In tHE dEPArtMEnt of PHILoSoPHY, SrEE SAnKArAcHArYA unIVErSItY, KALAdY

International Philosophy Day was held in the Department of Philosophy, Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady on December 2, 2009. As part of the celebration, the Department had organised a one day seminar to reflect upon the burning contemporary issues. The seminar was intended to focus on the environmental problem from a phenomenological perspective. To elaborate on the various dimensions of the theme the coordinator invited three scholars who are experts in the field. They were: Dr. Siby K. George, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mumbai, Dr. Nizar Ahammed, Director of Centre for Convergence Studies, Calicut, (on “Philosophy Meets Ecology”) and Dr T.V. Madhu, Reader and Head, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Calicut (on “Body as Sentience: Some Reflections on Environment”). After the presentations, there was a discussion session on the papers presented in the seminar. About seventy participants including teachers and students of philosophy of neighbouring institutions attended the program.

IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY At nAtIonAL coLLEGE, tIrucHY

On the occasion of celebration of International Philosophy Day at National College, Tiruchy, the Chief Guest Swami Dayanand Saraswati emphasized that education should aim at educating the student about values. “The Necessity for the Inclusion of Ethics and Culture in an Equitable Standard Education System” was the theme of the seminar on the occasion of the celebration of the International Philosophy Day. Shri K Raghunathan welcomed the gathering and Dr. N. Bhaskaran, HOD Philosophy, proposed the vote of thanks.

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IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY At tHE dEPArtMEnt of PHILoSoPHY, unIVErSItY of BurdWAn,

WESt BEnGAL

A seminar was held to celebrate the ICPR funded celebration of International Philosophy Day at Department of Philosophy, University of Burdwan, West Bengal which was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Subrata Pal, who laid emphasis on the urgent need to hold discussions on the theme of the seminar like problem of man’s relation to his environment. There were three technical sessions. Prof. Dikshit Gupta, Prof. Tirthanath Bandyopadhyay were the speakers for the first technical section. Prof. Sandhya Basu, the speaker of Technical Session-II, argued in her paper that Nature and Man are ‘locked’ in a constant struggle. In the Technical Session-III, there was a Panel Discussion with eight participants. In the valedictory session some teacher participants from affiliated Colleges and faculty members expressed their satisfaction with the seminar. They were particularly happy because the discussions were carried on from different perspectives – ethical, epistemological, historical, literary economic as well as scientific. Research scholars and students too felt the discussion to be thought-provoking. Dr. Santosh Kumar Pal, HOD and the Deputy Director of the seminar gave the vote of thanks. Thereafter certificates of participation were distributed to the participants. The seminar ended with a song, written and composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore.

M.G. KASHI VIdYAPEEtH, dEPArtMEnt of PHILoSoPHY, cELEBrAtEd IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY

Chief Guest of the programme was Prof. Avadh Ram, V.C., M.G.Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. Key Note Address was delivered by Prof. N.S.S. Raman, Ex. Head, Deptt. of Philosophy, B.H.U., Varanasi; Prof. A.K. Chatterji, Ex. Head, Dept. of Philosophy, B.H.U., Varanasi was present. Presidential remarks were given by Prof. R.N. Giri, Ex. Head, Deptt. of Philosophy, M.G. Kashi

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Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. Chief Guest Prof. Avadh Ram in his benedictory address emphasized the necessity of the study of philosophy. Prof. N.S.S. Raman sketched the overwhelming importance of Advait Vedant in Indian tradition which has become now an International Philosophy. In his presidential address Prof. Raghunath Giri expressed his views over two illusions and called them (i) Svarupadhyasa and (ii) Sansargadhyasa. He made the lecture easy for the students and concluded with his final remarks. Celebration started with the welcome address by Dr. Shashi Devi Singh, the Head and vote of thanks by Prof. Gita Rani Agrawal. Arond 100 participants were present from various institutions of Varanasi and nearby Districts.

IntErnAtIonAL PHILoSoPHY dAY At trIPurA

International Philosophy Day was celebrated at Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Tripura, on 29th November 2009 on the theme “Need of Philosophy as a Core Subject In School and Higher Education.” This one-day Regional Seminar had three Sessions--- Inaugural Session, Technical Session I and Technical Session II. The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri Samarjit Bhowmik, the District Magistrate (DM) and Collector, North Tripura District who is also the Director, Higher Education, Government of Tripura. Shri Bhowmik spoke on the importance of Philosophy in every sphere of life. The keynote address was delivered by Shri Gurudas Choudhury, Vice Principal of the College. Dr. Alpana Talukdar, Head, Department of Philosophy, Karimganj College, Karimganj (Assam) read a paper on “Need of Philosophy in Modern Times” In her paper, she spoke about various branches of Philosophy, especially stressing on the need of Ethics, including Applied Ethics, in life. Prof. Minati Sen of the Department of Philosophy of R.K Mahavidyalaya presented her paper titled ‘Implication of Philosophy in Modern Times’ and Prof. Shashanka Ghose of the Department of Political Science spoke on ‘Need of Political-Philosophy in Modern Society’. In the second Technical Session, four papers were presented. The papers were by Dr. Samiran Debnath, Mr Monoranjan Das, Mr Anupam Mallick, and Dr. Subrata Sharma. Dr. Debnath

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while presenting his paper viewed that nature of Philosophy is a form of analysis. Mr Mallick presented his paper on “The Nature and Value of Philosophy in Human Life.” Dr. Subrata Sharma of R K Mahavidyalaya presented his paper on “The Value of Philosophy”.

XV. GrAntS for ProJEctS

To enable scholars to undertake viable projects of their liking, the Council awards contingency grants to Institutions/scholars. The following Institutions/scholars were awarded major/minor projects as per details given below:

Sl. No. Name of Scholar Title Sanctioned amount (Rs)

1. Dr. Samani Mangala PranjaJain Vishwabharti, Ladnun

Editing of Prasnavyakarana: A Lost Jaina Treatise

5,00,000/-

2. Dr. N.K. Ambasta Bharat-Varsh mein Ugravad

75,000/-

3. Dr. Priyadarshi PatnaikIIT Kharagpur

Metaphysical writings of the Pancasakhas Santhas of Medieval Orissa

2,50,000/-

4. Dr. K. SankaranarayananSomaiya Centre for Bhuddhist Studies, Mumbai

The Power of Word : Socio-Philosophical dimensions of Buddhism

1,00,000/-

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5. ICPR NCRI, GITAM University collaborative projectVishakhapatnam

The Application of Gandhian Ideas on Peace and Conflict Resolution and Rural Higher Education

10,00,000/- each by ICPR and NCRI to GITAM University

XVI. JournAL of IndIAn councIL of PHILoSoPHIcAL rESEArcH (JIcPr)

The Council publishes quarterly a philosophical journal entitled Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research ( JICPR). The journal contains research papers of high quality in the field of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies by scholars from India and abroad. It also contains Discussions and Comments, Notes and Queries, Focus and Agenda for Research, Book Reviews, etc.

During the year under report five issues of the Journal, Volume XXV Nos. 1-4 and XXVI No.1 were published. Prof. M.Miri took over as Editor starting from JICPR vol 26.1 and Prof. G. Mishra was the Editor for the issues Vol 25.1 to 4.

XVII. PuBLIcAtIonS

Under its publication programme, the Council publishes: -

1. Quality work of renowned scholars of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies.

2. Monographs, survey reports, project reports and other works produced by scholars and Fellows of the Council.

3. Selected Proceedings of ICPR sponsored Seminars.

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4. Re-publication of rare and out-of-print works of renowned authors in the field of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies.

5. Publication of documentation series.

During the year under report the Council published the following books.

1. The Nature of Philosophy by Daya Krishna

2. Reason and Experience in Indian Philosophy by Bina Gupta.

3. A Special Newsletter on the Academic Centre at Lucknow brought out by the Council

Newsletter published (during April 09 – March 2010)

• April - Sept 2009

• Oct - Dec 2009

• Jan - March 2010

XVIII. fortHcoMInG PuBLIcAtIonS

1. Russia Looks at India: Spectrum of Philosophical Views ed. M. Stephanyants

2. Implications of the Philosophy of Kant - Translated by J.N. Mohanty & Tara Chatterjee

3. Vedanta Without Maya : A Perpetual Debate ed. G. Mishra

4. Gandhi, Identity – Violence and Other Essays – K. Ramakrishna Rao

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XIX. CELEBRATION OF THE HINDI PAKHWADA

Indian Council of Philosophical Research celebrated the Hindi Pakhwada from 14 September 2009 to 28 September 2009 for the promotion of Hindi language. Inauguration programme of the Hindi Pakhwada was held at Darshan Bhawan ICPR main office, New Delhi in which Prof. Vachaspati Upaddhyaya Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi was the distinguished guest and Professor Shobha Mishra, Madhava Mahavidyalaya, Ujjain was the main speaker of the programme, presided over by the Professor G. Mishra, Member Secretary ICPR. The Main Speaker spoke about the versatile and rich nature of Hindi, and the distinguished guest also emphasized the same and explained importance of all languages in Indian cultural integration. Under the Hindi Pakhwara, other programmes like Poetry recitation, Writing, Noting and Drafting competitions were held. Staff members participated in the event with enthusiasm and first, second and third position prizes were distributed.

XX. BOOK RELEASE FUNCTION

ICPR organized a Book Release Function on 5th October 2009 at India International Centre, New Delhi. A book entitled The Nature of Philosophy by Daya Krishna was released by Professor Yashpal in an august gathering of scholars where Professor K.R. Rao, Chairman, ICPR, Professor T.N. Madan and Professor Mrinal Miri were present. Professor Rakesh Chandra from Lucknow University and Professor Bijoy Baruah introduced the book to the scholars.

XXI. VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK 2009

In compliance with the instructions given by the Ministry and the Central Vigilance Commission, the Vigilance Awareness Week was observed in ICPR

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office, New Delhi during November 2009 in which the main speaker was Shri Upamanyu Basu, Director, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD. Professor G. Mishra Member Secretary chaired the programme. All the staff including the officers of ICPR were present. Shri Basu gave an interesting lecture on transparency, alertness, and emphasised on how Government servants are supposed to be vigilant and should discharge their duties with a sense of duty and responsibility in the most appropriate manner. A pledge was taken by all the members of the staff Director (A), Dr. Arun Mishra read out the pledge before the staff.

XXII. WorLd PHILoSoPHY dAY In coLLABorAtIon WItH unESco (IndIA)

The World Philosophy Day was celebrated by the ICPR in collaboration with UNESCO on 23rd November 2009 at India International Centre. Shri Sunil Kumar, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of HRD was the Chief Guest Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Director, Asia Project presided over the function. There were two round tables on Teaching and Learning Philosophy and Philosophy for the Future. The coordinator of the first round table was Dr. Deepa Nag Haksar and the participant speakers were Professor Srinivasa Rao, National Fellow, ICPR and Dr. Ranjit Nair, Chairman, Institute of Philosophy and Science. The second round table was coordinated by Dr. Oinam Bhagat and the participating scholars were Professor Douglas Allen, USA and Dr. Vandana Shiva.

XXIII. nAtIonAL EducAtIon dAY

A round table on Education in India: A Vision for the Future was organized by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research on November 11, 2009 commemorating Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s Birthday now celebrated as “National Education Day” under the chairmanship of Professor R.R.Verma.

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In the welcome speech, Professor G. Mishra, Member-Secretary of ICPR, highlighted Maulana Azad’s contribution to National Education. He remembered how Maulana was a votary of neighborhood schools, common school system and Modern Education. He quoted Nehru’s praise for Maulana’s rational approach to education and emphasized the contribution by way of establishing UGC. Professor P.K. Mukhopadhyay said that different ages have expressed discontent with education but there have always been celebrated teachers. He reminded that we have neglected the strengths of many important educationists of the past like Tagore, Satish Chandra, Ram Mohan Roy and Sri Aurobindo. Modern education emphasizes scientific teaching but it must also be made relevant. He pointed out too many paradoxes including the inverse relation of value education and value of education. Nation building and man building emphasized by Gandhi and Aurobindo must be combined according to him. There is a need to encourage real academics and not marginalize teachers while promoting tutorials and coaching. Professor Rakesh Chandra spoke about the ideological commitment to democracy and universalization of education which is based upon equal worth of all children. He reminded of Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s advocacy of compulsory primary education in 1910 which still has not been given a budgetary allocation. He emphasized the need for research in secondary and higher education and called attention to contradictions in value education especially with reference to gender, class and caste. Mr. Khazan Singh from Beti Foundation said that we have to make a future through education by emphasizing on equality, fraternity and democracy. Professor Nirupma Srivastava, Dr. Rajni Srivastava and a large number of scholars raised issues on bringing education in central list and inclusion of life long education for educational focus. Professor Roop Rekha Verma, Member, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, and Chairperson of the session called attention to recognize contribution of people like Abdul Gaffar Khan to women’s education in Aligarh and build on the energy provided by many recent policies of education.

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XXIV. IcPr LIfE tIME AcHIEVEMEnt AWArd In PHILoSoPHY

The Life Time Achievement Award in Philosophy has been conferred on Professor J.N. Mohanty for the year 2008-09. The award was instituted by the Council two years back as the Research Project Committee of the Council voiced the need for such an award for Philosophy in India. The first award was conferred on Professor K. Satchidananda Murty. The second award was given to late Professor Daya Krishna and the third is conferred on Professor J.N. Mohanty.

Professor Jitendra Nath Mohanty is a very renowned philosopher who has contributed significantly to the field of philosophy by bringing about a synthesis between Eastern and Western Philosophies.

XXV. fELLoWS’ MEEt

Indian Council of Philosophical Research organized ‘Fellows Meet’ programme at the Academic Centre, Lucknow from 22nd May 2009 to 24th May 2009. Several academicians and eminent scholars from across the country attended the Meet. It is an orientation programme of ICPR to provide adequate research outline to the Fellows pursuing Ph.D. Research in philosophy with support from the Council. In the main programme there were twelve academic sessions, one interactive session and valedictory session organized to orient the research scholars. Many eminent professors in this Fellows Meet programme gave guidance to the Fellows. In Inaugural function of the programme Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR chaired the session and Professor Godabarisha Mishra, Member-Secretary delivered the welcome speech. The Key-Note address was given by Professor P.K. Mukhopadhyay, National Fellow of ICPR and vote of thanks was given by Dr. Arun Mishra, Director (A) of ICPR New Delhi. In the introductory speech Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao welcomed all Fellows, eminent professors, resource persons and highlighted the importance of research in day to day life. First academic session was chaired by Professor R. Balasubramanian,

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ex-Chairman, ICPR and the main speaker was Professor Srinivasa Rao. Professor Rao interacted deeply with the Fellows in various fields. The second academic session was chaired by Professor G.P. Das, Retd. Professor of Utkal University who spoke about research methodology, along with Professor Pradeep Gokhale as speaker. Professor R.C. Pradhan, Professor Saroj Mohanty and Professor Rakesh Chandra also interacted with the Fellows.

There was a special session which was organized just after the academic sessions on “Philosophy: What and Why” which was moderated by Professor Srinivasa Rao and all the Fellows actively participated and interacted with the speaker. Academic session five was chaired by Professor G. Mishra, Member-Secretary, ICPR along with Professor R.Balasubramanian who was the speaker of the session. Professor P.K. Mukhopadhyay, Professor R.P. Singh, Professor Satyapal Gautam, Professor Bijayananda Kar and Prof Bijoy H.Boruah were the eminent professors who conducted the interactive sessions with the Fellows. The main intention of the interactive sessions was to discuss and to orient the Fellows to their Research Projects. On 24th May, the last day of the Meet, an in-depth discussion was organized with the Fellows about the problem faced in their respective research area. After this Professor G. Mishra personally interacted with the Fellows and recorded the problems they are facing to initiate quick action for rectification. The valedictory session was chaired by Professor R.R.Verma and valedictory speech was delivered by Professor Srinivasa Rao the session ended with the vote of thanks given by Dr. B. Barik, Programme Officer, ICPR, New Delhi.

XXVI. ProPoSALS for futurE dEVELoPMEnt

A salient feature of the current year’s activities is planning for long term growth and activities of the ICPR. Towards this end the ICPR prepared several proposals and submitted them for funding during the Eleventh Five Year Plan. These include the following:

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An Interdisciplinary Research Project on National Identity: The ICPR organized a Working Group comprising a number of eminent people including two members of the Planning Commission to discuss a draft research proposal on “National Initiative on Integration and Inclusive Community”. Following these discussions a research proposal seeking a grant of 45 crore rupees was submitted, which is currently under the consideration of the Planning Commission.

Indian Institute of Philosophy: A proposal to establish the Indian Institute of Philosophy (IIP) with an estimated expenditure of Rs. 38.00 crores during the Eleventh Plan period is under consideration of the Government of India. The IIP is conceived as a virtual campus with floating faculty. As Shri Arjun Singh ji, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development said: “It is an innovative concept in higher education, an interesting blend between traditional campus-bound universities and the distance mode of learning”. A committee constituted by the ICPR is looking into the preparation of a blue print of the proposed Indian Institute of Philosophy.

Regional Centres: The ICPR also made proposals for starting one regional centre in South India during the Eleventh Plan Period. It is proposed to add more regional centres as and when necessary financial resources become available. It is hoped that these centres will help to encourage and strengthen philosophy in different regional languages. It is all too well known that we have in India a wealth of philosophical wisdom in Indian languages that needs to be identified, evaluated, translated and distributed across the country as well as in other parts of the world.

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XXVII. concLuSIon

The ICPR has completed more than 25 years of its meaningful academic presence in the country. All through the years, ICPR has striven to create an academically eventful history for philosophy and its allied disciplines in India. With the visionary and active leadership of Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao, ICPR hopes to go from strength to strength and it is trying its best to live up to the purpose for which it was started and designed. Toward achieving this end, (a) numerous committees are constituted, (b) their reports are being reviewed, (c) necessary changes and improvements in the existing programs are being worked out, and (d) new projects and plans of action are proposed. For all matters relating to Lucknow Center; steps are taken to explore activities which will follow, as suitable space has been found at 3/9, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow to house the Academic Center with its library.

The ICPR submitted extensive developmental proposals to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, which include among other steps (1) to establish the Indian Institute of Philosophy (2) to create Regional Centres for the ICPR, (3) to organize Asian Philosophy Congress, and (4) to initiate several new research programs, including a research proposal for “National Initiative on Integration and Inclusive community” during the Eleventh five Year Plan. The new leadership at the ICPR is committed to complete transparency, full accountability, honest decision making, and absolute commitment to excellence in the service of students and scholars of philosophy in the country. At the ICPR, there is a new enthusiasm, vigor and vibrancy. With the support of the HRD Ministry, the cooperative collaboration of the community of Indian philosophers, the goodwill and understanding of media and friends of philosophy in the country, the ICPR hopes not to simply survive but instead become a perennially functioning, effective and vibrant organization that the nation can be proud of.

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XXVIII. councIL StAtutorY BodIES MEMBErS

councIL MEMBErS

1. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao 2. Professor G. Mishra 3. Professor Amitabh Gupta 4. Professor Ashok Vohra 5. Professor Bijoy H.Baruah 6. Professor Janak Pandey 7. Professor P.K.Mukhopadhyay 8. Professor P.R. Bhat 9. Professor R.P. Singh 10. Professor Roop Rekha Verma 11. Professor Sarat Chandra Panigrahi 12. Professor Sundar Sarukkai 13. Professor Vanlalnghak 14. Professor S.P. Gautam 15. Professor Sasheej Hegde 16. Professor P.N. Tandon 17. Professor Sabyasachi Bhattacharya 18. Professor K.S. Radhakrishnan 19. Professor Y.V. Satyanarayana 20. Professor R. Gopalakrishnan 21. Professor Kalpakam Sankaranaryana 22. The Secretary (Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD) 23. The Finance Adviser (Department of Secondary and Higher Education,

Ministry of HRD)

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MEMBErS of tHE GoVErnInG BodY

1. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao 2. Professor G. Mishra 3. Professor Ashok Vohra 4. Professor Janak Pandey 5. Professor Vanlalnghak 6. Professor P.R. Bhat 7. Professor R.P. Singh 8. Professor Sarat Chandra Panigrahi 9. Professor K.S. Radhakrishnan 10. Professor Y.V. Satyanarayana 11. Shri Upamanyu Basu (Representative of Secretary, MHRD) 12. Shri J.R.Aggrawal (Representative of FA, MHRD)

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MEMBErS of tHE rESEArcH ProJEct coMMIttEE

1. Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao 2. Professor G. Mishra 3. Professor Roop Rekha Verma 4. Professor P.K.Mukhopadhyay 5. Professor Bijoy H.Baruah 6. Professor Sundar Sarukkai 7. Professor Kalpakam Sankaranaryanan 8. Professor Girishwar Mishra 9. Professor C.V. Raghavulu 10. Professor Srivats Goswami 11. Professor R. Gopalakrishnan

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MEMBErS of tHE fInAncE coMMIttEE

1. Member-Secretary Chairman Indian Council of Philosophical Research 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi – 110 062

2. Professor Janak Pandey Member

3. Shri Upmanyu Basu Member (Representative of Secretary, M HRD)

4. Shri J.R. Aggrawal Member (Representative of Financial Advisor. MHRD)

5. Director (A&F) Member Secretary

Indian Council of Philosophical Research 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi – 110 062

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XXIX. notES on AccountS

Balance Sheet

Contributory Provident Fund

New Pension Fund

Audit Report of the CAG

Annexure to the Audit Report

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Following details in respect oF schedules oF Balance sheet and income and expenditure account are

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Sl.No. Particulars Annexure

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7. Detail of deposit with CPWD, outstanding 8 as on 31.03.09 (both Delhi and Lucknow)

8. Detail of Other Advance and Deposits 9 outstanding as on 31.03.09

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Significant Accounting Policies and Notes on Accounts of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(i) Accounting Convention

The accounts of the ICPR are prepared under the historical cost convention and on accrual basis of accounting.

(ii) Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Fixed Assets are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on the written down value of the assets, at the rates prescribed under the Income Tax Rules. 1961. as amended from time to time.

All fixed assets, furniture and fixtures purchased for less than Rs.2000/- each are provided in the year of purchase by providing 100% depreciation.

Depreciation is also provided on library books at the prescribed rates. However, 100% depreciation is provided for the journals procured/subscribed by the Project during the year.

(iii) Stock of Publications

Publication work under process is valued on cost basis. Publication stock is valued on net realizable basis.

(iv) Retirement Benefits

Provision for payment of gratuity/leave encashment has been made on actuarial basis. Provision for pension will however be made on accrual basis.

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(v) Provision for Bonus

Bonus is accounted for on cash basis.

(vi) Expenditure

Expenditure is, normally, accounted for on accrual basis.

(vii) Revenue Recognition

(a) The ICPR mainly depends on 100% grants from the Ministry of HRD, which has been taken into account on sanction basis.

(b) Over and above the grant, the ICPR is also having income from the sale of publications, sales from obsolete items, reprographic services & rent/guesthouse charges etc. These are accounted for as and when right to receive such income is established.

(viii) Taxation

ICPR has not approached Income Tax Department for exemption on the presumption that no income has been earned by the ICPR as it is carrying research work for which grant is received from the Government of India.

Sd Sd Sd(SREEKUMARAN S.) (DR ARUN MISHRA) (Prof G. MISHRA) Accounts Officer Director (A&F in charge) Member Secretary

112

NOTES ON ACCOUNTS(Annexed to and forming part of the accounts for the year ending

March 31, 2010)

(i) Stock of publication is considered at 50% of the market price. Publications of the ICPR are handled by various distributors/publishers on various terms and conditions. Accordingly publications of the ICPR are classified in the three categories:

Publications brought out by the ICPR by absorbing 100% production •cost;

Publications brought out by the ICPR on co-publication basis on agreement •to share the production cost on 60:40 basis and to receive the sale-proceeds @ 40% of the cost price;

As such the opening stock position of the ICPR publications has been •taken in the final accounts in the following method:

The total cost price of the publications will be taken for stock purpose @ •50% of the sale price of the books;

(ii) Rectification entries passed in the accounts during the year 2008-09 pertaining prior to financial year 2008-09 have been adjusted with capital account.

(iii) Balance Sheet and Receipt and Payment Account of GPF, CPF and NPF accounts have been prepared as per the Cash Books maintained by the Council. The balances reflected in the balance sheet and receipt and payment account as on 31.03.2009 are not tallying with broadsheet maintained by the council in case of GPF and CPF account. During the year 2008-09 the Council made reconciliation of various appearing in CPF and GPF account and major differences were sorted out. Some minor differences are still appearing which is need to be settled in the current financial year.

113

(iv) Previous year figures have been regrouped/recast wherever necessary in the account.

(v) Cash in hand, and Stock in hand at the closing hours of 31 March 2009 as certified by the Council.

(vi) Receipt & Payment Account

Following methodology has been followed in the preparation of Receipt and Payment and Income and Expenditure Account regarding adjustment of loans and advances and expenditure incurred against academic and other advances.

The gross payments made for advance for academic programmes and other a. advances during the financial year are taken at payment side of receipt and payment account.

The credit side of each advance account is treated as receipt and shown as b. such in the receipt and payment account. The expenses incurred against the advances are credited in the ledger to adjust the advance. Similarly the balance received over and above the expenses is also credited in the account.

The balance outstanding in the advance account is asset and the same is c. shown in the Balance Sheet.

The expenses incurred against the advances are booked under different d. expense heads, viz., seminar, meetings, etc. These expenses are shown in the Income and Expenditure Account as expense.

The adjustment of loans and advances is shown as receipt in Receipt and Payment Account because expenses against these advances are shown under different expense head and taken in Income and Expenditure Account as expense and in Receipt & Payment Account also on the payment side.

(i) Fixed assets installed and put to use have been certified by the Society and relied upon by the auditors, being a technical matter.

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(ii) Tax has not been deducted at source from provision for Pay & Allowances for the month of March 08 as the same is deducted when payment of Pay & Allowances is made. Also tax is not deducted from payment of fellowship.

Sd Sd Sd(SREEKUMARAN S.) (DR. ARUN MISHRA) (PROF. G. MISHRA) Accounts Officer Director (A&F) Member-Secretary

Place: New DelhiDated: 31.07.2010

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separate audit report oF the comptroller & auditor general oF india on the accounts oF indian council

oF philosophical research For the Year ended 31st march 2010

We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the Indian Council of 1. Philosophical Research (ICPR) as at 31 March 201.0 and the Income & Expenditure Account/Receipts & Payments Account for the year ended on that date under Section 20 (1) of the Comptroller & Auditor General’s (Duties, Powers & Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. The audit has been entrusted for the period up to 2012-13. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

This Separate Audit Report contains the comments of the Comptroller 2. & Auditor General of India, CAG) on the accounting treatment only with regard to classification, conformity with the best accounting practices, accounting standards and disclosure norms, etc. Audit, observations on financial transactions with regard to compliance with the Law, Rules & Regulations (Propriety and Regularity) and efficiency-cum-performance aspects, etc, if any, are reported through Inspection Reports/CAG’s Audit Reports separately.

We have conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards 3. generally accepted in India. These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatements. Ail audit includes examining on a test basis, evidences supporting the amounts and disclosure in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Based on our audit, we report-that:4.

i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary the purpose of our audit;

ii) The Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account/Receipts and Payments Account dealt with by this report have been drawn up in the format prescribed by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance

iii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts and other relevant records have been maintained by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research as required in so far as it appears from our examination of such books.

iv) We further report that:

A Income and Expenditure Account

A.1 Income

The grant of Rs 10 lakh received from National Council of Rural Institute (NCR!) had not been taken as Income. This had resulted in understatement of Income and Capital Fund by the same amount.

B. General

B.l Lack of response

The management did not furnish reply to the audit observation within the prescribed period.

B.2 The grants received under Plan and Non-Plan and expenditure made from such grant have not been shown separately in the accounts.

C. Grants-in-aid

The Council received grant-in-aid of Rs.6.63 wore (Plan: Rs.2.43 crore, NER: Rs. 0.30 crore and Non-Plan: Rs. 3.90 crore) during the year from the Ministry of Human Resource Development out of which grant of Rs.L92 crore (Plan Rs.: 0.41 crore, NER: Rs.0.08 crore and Non-Plan:Rs.l.43 crore)

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was. received in March 2010. The Council utilized a sum of Rs.7.35 crore. The excess expenditure of Rs.0.72 crore was met by the Council from its capital funds.

D. Management letter: Deficiencies which have not been included in the Audit Report have been brought to the notice of the Member Secretary, ICPR through a management letter issued separately for remedial/corrective action.

v. Subject to our observations in the preceding paragraphs, we report that the Balance sheet and income and Expenditure Account /Receipts and Payments Account dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of accounts.

vi In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation given to us, the said financial statements, read together with the Accounting Policies and Notes on Accounts, and subject to the significant matters stated above and other matters mentioned in Annexure to this Audit Report, give a true and fair view in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a. in so far as they relate to the Balance Sheet of the state of affairs of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research as at 31 March 2010; and

b. in so far as they relate to the Income and Expenditure Account of the surplus for the year ended on that date.

For and on behalf of the C&AG of India

Place: New Delhi Director General of AuditDated: 8-11-2010 (Central Expenditure)

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annexure to separate audit report*

1. Adequacy of internal audit system The Council had neither established its own internal audit wing nor it is

being conducted by the Ministry.

2. Adequacy of internal control System Monitoring The management’s response to audit objections is not effective. 38 paras for

the period from 2002-03 to 2008-09 were pending for settlement.

3 System of physical verification of assets The physical verification of fixed assets except land & building and vehicles

has not been conducted since 2007-2008.

4. System of physical verification of Inventory The physical verification of inventory for the year 2009-10 has been

conducted.

5. Regularity in payment of dues No payment for over six months in respect of statutory dues was outstanding

as on 31.3.10.

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Office Of the DirectOr General Of auDit (central expenDiture)

Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi -110 002

No. AMGIV/SAR/ICPR/2010-11/1440 Dated: 8-11-10

The Member Secretary,Indian Council of Philosophical Research36, Tughlakabad Industrial AreaMB. Road,New Delhi-110062

Sub: Management letter -Deficiencies noticed in accounting records/ System/ Internal control etc.

Sir,

We have audited the annual accounts of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research for the year 2009-10 and have issued AMGIV/SAR/ICPR/09-l0/1438 dated 8-11-10 During the course of audit the following deficiencies were noticed which had not been included in the Audit Report. These .are being brought to your notice for corrective action.

1. As per Balance Sheet of GPF as on 31.03.20, the closing balance of subscription on the liability .side has been shown as 1,53,41,761 whereas as per GPF Broadsheet it is Rs. 1,52,10,220. The difference of Rs. 1,31,541/- may be reconciled.

2. As per Balance Sheet of GBF the closing balance of CPF subscriptions and contributions are Rs.10,96,925 and Rs 7,78,0I9 respectively whereas per CPF broad sheet they are Rs.10,96,174 and Rs. 7,77,168 respectively. The difference of Rs.751 and Rs.851 may be reconciled.

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3. The Council has advances of Rs95.35 lakh given for academic programmes including advances of Rs.57.09 pertaining to period prior to 2002, as detailed below:

Sl. No. Period Amount (in Rs.)1. Prior to March 2002 57,08,511.012. April 2002 to March 09 16,21,396.003 200-2010 22,05,488.00

Total 95,35,395.01

Efforts may be made to adjust these advancesA

4. As per instructions contained in Appendix-I of Rule 17 of the Receipts & Payments Rules, all the transactions of Government involving fraction of a rupee shall be brought to account by rounding off to me nearest rupees: However, it is observed mat the Council has depicted all its transactions in the Annual Accounts in fraction of a rupee.

5. No progressive value has been worked out in the Accession Register of the Library. In the absence of which the correctness of the figure of library books shown in the accounts could not be verified hi audit

6. Fixed Asset Register had not been maintained.

7. Assets and liabilities of NPS, CPF, OFF has not been shown in the main balance sheet of the council.

Thanking You,

Yours faithfully,

Dy. Director (AMG-IV)