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Hindu Dharma Convention 2023

April 8, 2023 - April 9, 2023

Event dates are: Saturday April-8-2023: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; and Sunday April-9-2023: 9:00am to 4:30 pm @Venue Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MD

Registration is Required. Breakfast and snacks are included with the registration, Mandir’s lunch services will available on weekends.

Lecture, Q&A Topics

Event Schedule

Saturday:

-09:15 am: Registration, Breakfast, and Socialization

-10:00 am: Invocation and Introduction of speakers

-10:15 am: Lecture by invited speakers (40 min each for each speaker, Q&A)

-12:20 pm: Lunch and free discussions

-01:30 pm: Panel discussion, Q&A between the invited speakers and participants

Sunday:

-09:15 am: Registration, Breakfast, and Social time

-10:00 am: Invocation and Introduction of speakers

-10:15 am: Lecture by invited speakers (40 min each for each speaker,  Q&A)

-12:20 pm: Felicitation of invited speakers by the SSVT temple

-12:20 pm: Lunch and free discussions 

– 01:30 pm: Panel discussion, Q&A between the invited speakers and participants.

Speakers

Poojya Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati, Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam. Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati has taught at several universities nationally, including UC Berkeley. She is widely recognized as a scholar of Advaita Vedanta, and is a disciple of Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati, an internationally known Acharya of the Advaita Vedanta tradition. and in-depth training and scholarship on Advaita Vedanta.

Dr.Subhash KakSubhash Kak,  Distinguished Scientist and Chair of the Taksha Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security (TAICS) Center,and a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). He gives a unique perspective on the history of science and vedic atma-vidya. He was awarded Indian’s high civilian award Padma Shri in 2019.

Dr.Rajiv Malhotra. (Founder of The Infinity Foundation). Rajiv Malhotra was trained initially as a Physicist, and then as a Computer Scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence. The founder of his non-profit Infinity Foundation (in Princeton, USA), he has, on a full-time basis, been researching civilizations from a historical, social sciences and mind sciences perspective. He has authored several best-selling books.

Dr. Raj Vedam. Dr. Raj Vedam, MSEE, PhDEE, works at the confluence of applied mathematics, engineering, algorithms, and computer science. Using tools of Archeo-Genetics, archeo- astronomy and archaeology, and evidence of knowledge transfers from ancient India,. Dr. Raj Vedam is a co-founder of the think-tank  Indian History, Awareness and Research (IHAR Channel on YouTube),  His research interests include Engineering Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Scientific Validation of Indian History. 

Shri Nilesh Oak: Nilesh Oak is an author, researcher, speaker, and corporate consultant. He holds BS, MS in Chemical Engineering, and an executive MBA. He has published 3 books and writes extensively on ancient Indian history. Nilesh helps Indians become aware of the deep antiquity of Indian civilization so that they truly comprehend, present, or defend the grand narrative of India unlike most other Indic researchers because he builds it through scientific acumen and logical reasoning.

Dr. Koenraad Elst, distinguished himself early on as eager to learn and to dissent. After a few hippie year she studied at the KU Leuven, obtaining MA degrees in Sinology, Indology, and Philosophy. After a research stay at Benares Hindu University, he did original fieldwork for a doctorate on Hindu nationalism, which he obtained magna cum laude in 1998. As an independent researcher, he earned laurels and ostracism with his findings on hot items like Islam, multiculturalism, and the secular state, the roots of Indo-European, the Ayodhya temple/mosque dispute, and Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.

Dr. Amit Goswami: A theoretical Quantum Physicist Dr. Amit Goswami is a revolutionary amongst a

.growing body of renegade scientists who, in recent years, has ventured into the domain of the spiritual in an attempt both to interpret the seemingly inexplicable findings of curious experiments and to validate intuitions

about the existence of a spiritual dimension of life. He started a movement called “quantum activism,” now gaining ground in North and South America, Southern and Eastern Europe, and India. In 2018, he established Quantum Activism Vishwalayam, an institution of transformative education in India, based on quantum science and the primacy of consciousness. Amit is the author of numerous books, most notably: The Self-Aware Universe, Physics of the Soul, Quantum Creativity, and The Everything Answer Book.

Shri Aditya Satsangi: Actively serving humanity by connecting them to ancient cultures. Founder & Chairman – Sattologythe (term Sattology as a true antonym of Mythology)and a author  of 12 books on Ramayana & Mahabharata, Yog Sutra initiated in Brahma Madhava sampradaya.  Aditya Satsangi is a commentator on global politics from dharmic perspective and author of several books.

Ashwini Parag Sahasrabudhe: is a Finance professional and brings over 30 years of experience from the  Corporate Finance world of India and the US. She has held leadership positions in Multinational organizations and recipient of several awards of her Corporate Finance career. She is  a vedic Astrologer and consulting in traditional & KP astrology. She researches in ancient Indian narratives, Meditation, empirical aspects of Astrology. Ashwini is a chartered accountant-an all India merit ranker (Institute of Chartered accountants of India).

Dr. Francisco Arganis Juarez: is a Professor of research courses and theses advisor in social sciences and humanities from the Euromaricana International University and the International Dharma College.

Researcher, Academic Lecturer and author of specialized books and essays in social sciences and humanities. Professor of courses. Also Kung fu Instructor at the Mexican Foundation of Wu shu ext. Saltillo-

Doctoral Thesis: A Historical Review on the Ancient Culture and Religion of India

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Start:
April 8, 2023
End:
April 9, 2023
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Venue

SSVT
6905 Cipriano Rd
Lanham, MD 20706 United States
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Organizers

Mahendra Sapa (301-377-3247)
Aruna Sharma
Shivaram Sitaram