World Association for Vedic Studies , Inc.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The matter for PROCEEDINGS of the 'Atlanta Conference' is almost ready.
Next biennial international conference of WAVES has been fixed for August 7-9, 1998. It will be held in Los Angeles and is being hosted by California State University Northridge. The title of the conference shall be 'New Prespectives on Vedic & Ancient Indian Civilization'. Please mark your calendar, and suggest names of some persons who couldbe invited for it.
An ad-hoc committee for founding 'INDIA BRANCH OF WAVES' was constituted. It has strong group of members. The ad-hoc committee has decided to hold a one-day conference of WAVES in Delhi on December 27, 1997. The theme of the Conference shall be 'Indian Identity & Cultural Continuity'.
LOUISIANA SYMPOSIUM ON HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIAN SCIENCE
Sponsored by: University of Southwestern Louisiana
and World Association for Vedic Sciences,
in cooperation with the Acadiana Indian Association
Tentative Program
Saturday, October 25, 1997
Hamilton Hall, USL
1:00 - 1:10 Chairman's Welcome and Introduction
'Ancient Indian science, its relevance and problems'
1:10 - 1:20 Dr. Gary Marotta, Vice President for Academic Affairs, USL
Welcome Address
1:20 - 1:50 Dr. Rajesh Kochhar, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India
'A postcolonial look at ancient Indian science'
1:50 - 2:20 Professor Subhash Kak, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
'The stages of Indian astronomy'
2:20 - 2:50 Professor R.L. Kashyap, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
'The analysis of Vedic texts'
2:50 - 3:20 David Frawley, AIVS Santa Fe, NM
'Vedic psychology'
3:20 - 3:40 Coffee and refreshments
3:40 - 4:10 Professor B. Van Nooten, University of California, Berkeley, CA
'The binary number system in ancient India'
4:10 - 4:40 Professor Bhu Dev Sharma, Xavier University, New Orleans,
LA Prof. in mathematics:
'Mathematics of Vedas and some other primary works of Ancient India'
Panel Session: Summing up, Questions and Answers
4:40 - 5:30 Dr. Lewis Pyenson, USL, Dr. T.R.N. Rao, USL, and speakers
* This symposium is a part of the nationwide Golden Jubilee Celebration
of India's Independence
