(For details, please click on the name of the speaker)

Prof. Kapil Kapoor (formerly of JNU) on the foundations of Indian knowledge systems; traditions of text interpretation and commentary; Natyashastra and Indian aesthetics

Prof. V.N. Jha (formerly of University of Pune) on Indian systems of philosophical inquiry, logic and epistemology

Prof. Rama Jayasundar (of AIIMS, New Delhi) on the fundamentals of Ayurveda; internal medicine and surgery; prevention and nutrition; and Ayurveda’s contemporary relevance

Dr. M.D. Srinivas (Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai) and Prof. K. Ramasubramanian (IIT Bombay) on an overview of history of science in India; crossdisciplinary interactions and sociocultural context; science and language

Mrs. Sashikala Ananth, expert in Vastu traditions, on principles and applications of Vastushastra

Mr. A.V. Balasubramanian (of Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, Chennai), on social organization of knowledge systems; agricultural traditions and water management

Dr. Chithra Madhavan, expert in south Indian history, on temple art and architecture

Mr. Michel Danino (IIT Gandhinagar) on systems of polity, governance and ethics; civil architecture

Dr. Lakshmi Sreeram, expert in Hindustani and Carnatic music