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Presentations
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. By the Consciousness Couch: Odd, Regular
and Inexplicable Experiences
Lecture for the 'NIAS
Wednesday Discussion Meeting', 31 May 2005, National Institute of
Advanced Studies, Bangalore
. Beside the Stream of Consciousness:
A Survey of Old and Recent Bridges
Lecture for the 'NIAS
Discussion Forum for Consciousness', 31 May 2005, National Institute of
Advanced Studies, Bangalore
. Blind Dancer and the Stunned Onlooker:
Nature, Consciousness and Two Ways
of Knowing in Samkhya-Yoga
Invited Lecture for
the National Seminar on Nature and Culture, Discussion Meeting of History
of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture
5-6 May, 2005 National Institute of
Advanced Studies, Bangalore
. How much can we 'talk' about 'mind':
Some conceptual puzzles
Invited Lecture for
the National Seminar on Language and Mind in Classical Indian Philosophical
Traditions, 3-5 March, 2005 University of Hyderabad
. Mind and Consciousness
Course Lecture for NIAS-UGC Teachers Course,
Bangalore 14 February 2005
. Two Rationalities for One Consciousness: Exploring the Scientific
and Mystical Mind
Invited lecture at
the international symposium on ‘Science and Mysticism: East-West Dialogue’,
Indian Institute for Science and Religion, Poona, 2-6 January 2005
. Grief and Hope
Invited lecture at the Sri
Aurobindo Aradhana Trust, Bangalore, 12 Jan 2005
Persisting Puzzles of Consciousness
Invited lecture at
the ICPR panel on ‘Consciousness’ at the University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore, 1st January 2005
. Is Experience the
Puzzle for Consciousness?
Invited Lecture at
the international conference on cognitive science at Centre for Behavioural
and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, 16-18 December 2004
. Healing through love, debate and just being: Instances from Indian
traditions
Invited Lecture at
the national conference on Indian Psychology 9-13 December 2004.
. Experience of Expression: Instances from Indian dramaturgy and
a discussion on ‘consciousness’
Invited Lecture in
the Spanish city of Melilla on “” at the international conference on Re-connecting
Art Science and Spirituality, 18-21 July 2004.
. Series of lectures
for Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Allahabad University,
April 2004
. Psychology of the
Narrative of Adi Sankaracarya and Psychotherapy
Lecture at the UGC refresher course for University teachers held at Academic
Staff College, Andhra University, Vizakhapatnam, Dec 15, 2003
. Psychology of Spirit
and Wellbeing in the Bhagavad Gita
Lecture at the UGC refresher course for University teachers held at Academic
Staff College, Andhra University, Vizakhapatnam, Dec 15, 2003
. Psychology of Emotions in the
Bhagavad Gitaand Arjuna’s Depression
Lecture
at the UGC refresher course for University teachers held at Academic Staff
College, Andhra University, Vizakhapatnam, Dec 12, 2003
. Being and Well-being in the Upanishadic literature
Invited lecture at the national conference on
“Self and personality in Yoga and Indian psychology”, Institute for Yoga
and Consciousness, Andhra University and Institute for Human Science and
Service, The Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam, December 9, 2003
. What is and What is not Indian psychology?
Invited lecture at the Editor’s meet, “Indian psychology” series,The Park
Hotel, Vizakhapatnam, Dec 8, 2003
. Beginning with fundamental questions about
consciousness
Invited lecture at the national seminar on "Consciousness, Society
and Values, organised by Dept. of Philosophy, Goa University and Institute
of Advanced Study, Simla, International Centre, Goa, January 17 2003
. Beyond ‘what’ and what is ‘beyond’
Lecture at the Sceince and Spritiual
Quest-3 International symposium on “Science and Beyond, Consciousness,
cosmology and technology in Indic traditions”, National Institute of Advanced
Studies, Bangalore, January 2003
. Samvaada: Psychology of Dialoguing in Indian thought
Lecture at the NIAS-UGC course for University teachers, National Institute
of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, November 10, 2003
. Being Self-aware: Some interesting ideas from
Atmabodha of Sankaracarya
. Where did the snake
and the silver disappear: Instances from Indian epistemology
Lecture
at the NIAS Wednesday Discussion Meeting, September 17, 2003.
. Bring the Best: Challenges
and Possibilities for Self-development
Invited lecture for Indian Association of Secretaries and
Administrative Professionals, Bangalore, July 19, 2003
. Basics, trends and goals of consciousness studies: Current discussions
and Indian traditions
Invited talk at Indian Institute of Advanced Study,
Shimla, May 15, 2003
· Foundations of Indian thought
Invited lecture at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan organised by District Lions
club and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Palakkad, Kerala, February 9 2003
· Bridging traditions
Panel talk at the VK Krishna Menon memorial lecture on "Science ,
technology and social change", TKM Hall, Palakkad, February 8 2003
· Beginning with fundamental questions about consciousness
Invited lecture at the national seminar on "Consciousness, Society
and Values, organised by Dept. of Philosophy, Goa University and Institute
of Advanced Study, Simla, International Centre, Goa, January 17 2003
· Basics of Consciousness: Asking fundamental questions
Talk at the NIAS Discussion Forum for consciousness, NIAS, January 13
2003
· Consciousness Studies: Interdisciplinary Discussions and Indian
thinking
Annual Honors Program Lecture at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, 10
October 2002
· Self-exploration and consciousness in classic Hindu thought
Public Lecture at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 7
October 2002
· Blossoms of the beyond: Indian ways of thinking, acting and experiencing,
in the context of current discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited seminar at Centre for India Studies, State University of New York,
Stony Brook, New York, 30 September 2002
· Being with Transcendence: Experiencing the Bhagavad Gita
Invited seminar at Centre for India Studies, State University of New York,
Stony Brook, New York, 28 September 2002
· Binding experiences and the 'explanatory gap': Recent multidisciplinary
discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited seminar at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, 26 September
2002
· Love, wisdom and self-realisation in Indian spiritual literature
Public lecture at West Chester, Ohio, 14 September 2002
· Being and BEING: Current discussions on 'consciousness' and Yoga
traditions
Plenary talk at the thirteenth International Congress of Vedanta,
held at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 13th September, 2002
· Binding experiences
and epistemologies: Instances from Indian philosophy (darsana sastra),
Indian psychology (moksa sastra) and Indian dramaturgy (natya sastra)
in the context of recent discussions on consciousness
Invited talk at the inaugural conference on Completing the
Global Renaissance: The Indic contributions as a part of the series entitled
Global Renaissance Series organized by the Columbia Center for Buddhist
Studies, Columbia University, and the Infinity Foundation, Princeton,
held at Menla Foundation, Woodstock, New York, 28th July 2002
· Binding experiences: Looking at being of self and self-transcendences
in the context of a discussion on transpersonal psychology of the Bhagavad
Gita
Invited talk at the symposium on Bhagavad Gita at the
4th biennial conference of 'World Association for Vedic Studies' held
at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 13th July 2002
· Being of and Being with consciousness: Essential differences between
Indian and contemporary approaches
Invited talk at the symposium on Indian theories and approaches
to consciousness at the 4th biennial conference of 'World Association
for Vedic Studies' held at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts,
12th July 2002
· Being with BEING: Knowing Advaita Vedanta with focus on 'consciousness'
Invited talk at the Banaglore Chapter of Institute of Noetic
Sciences (IONS), Bangalore, May 5 2002
. Binding Epistemologies and Experiences
Invited Lecture at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
at the symposium on 'Consciousness', organised by Indian Institute of
Advanced Study (Shimla), 18 February 2002
. Love and Relationship in the Naradabhakti Sutras and the Bhagavad
Gita
Invited Lecture at Sri Aurobindo Aradhana Trust, Bangalore,
13 February 2002
. Binding Experiences: Self and Self-transcendences in Indian thought
in the context of reecent discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited Lecture atthe interdisciplinary seminar on "Self,
Society and Science: theoretical and historical perspectives" organised
by Centre for Studies in Civilisations, New Delhi, 24-26 March 2002
. Binding the Beyond: Puzzles about consciousness and experience
Invited Lecture at the National Workshop on "Puzzles
of Perception", Dept. of Psychology, University of Delhi, 14-16 March,
2002
. Binding Experiences for a First-Person Approach: Looking at Indian
Ways of Thinking (darsana) and Acting (natya) in the Context
of Current Discussions on 'Consciousness'
Infinity Foundation Lecture at the international conference
on "Mind and Consciousness:Various Approaches", Indian Institute
of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 9-11 January 2002
. Binding Experiences: Revisiting the Bhagavad Gita to look
at 'conscious experience' and the 'conscious experiencer' in the context
of recent discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited Lecture at the international conference on "Scientific
and philosophical Studies on consciousness: Toward a systematic theory",
Centre for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
India, 2-4 January 2002
Other Publications:
· Concepts of
consciousness and materiality in Bhagavad Gita
Encyclopedia of Indian Culture, Vol. 8.on Science and Society,
Bharatiya Samskrti Samsad, Calcutta , 1997
· The ontological pragmaticity of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita
Journal of Indian Psychology, Andhra University,
January 1998
· Novel, Cost-effective Methods of Archiving Manuscripts
Current Science,Vol.76, No.10, May 1999
· Towards a Sankarite approach to consciousness studies: A discussion
in the context of recent interdisciplinary scientific perspectives
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research Vol. XVIII, No.1,
2001
· The ontological pragmaticity of karma in the Bhagavad
Gita: A mind to meditate and the meditative mind.
In: Perspectives on indigenous psychology, eds.
G Mishra and A K Mohanty, Advances in Psychological Research in India-series
3, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2001
· Beside two faces of consciousness: Looking at the 'intentor' and
the 'integrator'.
In: Consciousness and its transformations, Ed.
Matthijs Cornelissen, Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Eductaion,
Pondicherry, 2001
· Understanding the 'what' and 'where' of Consciousness: Revisiting
the Bhagavad
Gita to ask a few more questions
(monograph): published by National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
1999
1. Life, Death and
Metempsychosis -- an Enigma
University Grants Commission sponsored magazine published
by Govt. Maharaja's
College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram in 1989.
2. Consciousness--the revealed enigma
Abstract of papers, Indian philosophical congress, Annamalai
University, 1990.
3. Philosophy and Social Studies
Presented at Indian Council of Philosophical Research Young
Scholars' Meet at
Lucknow in 1991.
4.The Gita way of creative living -- an excalator to encompassing
consciousness
'Rishi Vision' souvenir of Bodhananda seva society, 1992.
5. Man-making Education
Presented at Shri Ramakrishna Ashram at Thiruvananthapuram
in January1992
6. The Gita way of Creative Living
Abstract of Papers, Indian Philosophical Congress at Thiruvananthapuram
in 1993.
7. Philosophical Foundations of Indian Culture
Presented at Indian Council of Philosophical Research Young
Scholars' Meet at
Thiruvananthapuram in 1995.
8. Intentionality and Integrality in Bhagavad Gita:
A phenomenologico-existential study
Presented at seventh International Vedanta Congress at Madras
in
January1996 and appeared in Abstract of Papers.
9. The concept of consciousness in Bhagavad Gita
Lecture to the Faculty of National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Bangalore,
January 1996.
10. Bhagavad Gita on the nature and methodology of consciousness
Published in NIAS ( National Institute of Advanced Studies)
News-
letter,Bangalore, July 1996.
11. Work dynamics and
Meditation in Bhagavad Gita
Lecture at Veda Adhyayana Kendra, Bangalore, August 1996.
12. Vedic and Darsana tradition of knowledge communication and methodology
Lecture to the participants of University Grants Commission
Teachers' Course,
Bangalore,October 1996.
13. Is philosophy of religion scientific?
Lecture at Seminar on Science and Religion, for the project
on History and
philosophy of Science, Indian Institute of World Culture, Bangalore, December,
1996.
14. What is consciousness?
Published in NIAS ( National Institute of Advanced Studies)
News-
letter,Bangalore, January 1997.
15. The ontological
pragmaticity of Karma in Bhagavad Gita
Presented at 10th World Sanskrit Conference and appeared in
Abstract of
Papers, at Bangalore in January1997.
16. An existential approach to two levels of consciousness with
special reference to the Bhagavad Gita pragmatics
Presented at the conference on Two faces of Consciousness
,Institute for Yoga
and Consciousness & Department of psychology and parapsychology, Andhra
University, Visakh, October 1996.
17. The Concept of Consciousness in Bhagavad Gita
Presented (as Resource Person) at the conference on Two faces
of
Consciousness , Institute for Yoga and Consciousness & Department
of
psychology and parapsychology, Andhra University, Visakh, October 1996.
18. Karma in Bhagavad Gita
Presented at World philosophers' Meet, Poona, November,1996.
19. Ancient Values from Bhagavad Gita
Lecture at National College, Bangalore, January 1997.
20. Is consciousness intentional? A discussion in the context of
Indian thought
Lecture for the Faculty of National Institute of Advanced
Studies, Bangalore, April
1997.
21. Towards a Sankarite approach to consciousness: A discussion in the
context
of recent interdisciplinary scientific perspectives
Presented (panel on consciousness and science) at the International
Vedanta
Congress organised by Miami University and Rishikesh, July 1997.
22. Evolution of mind and consciousness in Indian thought
Lecture at National Institute of Advanced Studies for the
University Teachers'
Course ,Bangalore, October 1997.
23. Concepts of consciousness and materiality in Bhagavad Gita
Published in the 8th volume on Science and Society, Encyclopedia
of Indian
Culture, Bharatiya Samskrti Samsad, Calcutta , 1997.
24. The ontological pragmaticity of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita
Journal of Indian Psychology, Andhra University, January 1998.
25. The 'hard' and 'harder' problem of consciousness
Faculty lecture at NIAS , Bangalore, February 1998.
26. Looking into the myth and meaning of 'panchakanya' or the Hindu
notion of ideal women
Lecture at the American Academy of Religion Meet in Claremont,
California ,March 1998.
29. Towards a Vedantic Approach to Consciousness: The 'hard problem'
revisited
Presentation for 'Towards a Science of Consciousness', Tucson
III Meet ,
Tucson, Arizona , U.S., April 1998.
30. Consciousness-What? Where?--- An overview
Panel lecture for the Symposium on "Vedanta, Ancient
Insights and Modern
Science" at R.V Teacher's college, Bangalore ,May 1998.
31 Consciousness Studies--Current Status of Discussions
Lecture on the Award ceremony Function of the "Gita Puraskaram"
Organised
by Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, September 1998.
32. Understanding the 'What' and 'Where' of Consciousness: Revisiting
the Bhagavad Gita to ask a Few more Questions
Lecture at the First National Conference on "Scientific
and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness" at NIAS, 11th February
1999.
33. Consciousness: the past and the present
Lecture at Ma Anandamayi Hall, Bangalore, organised by Veda
Adhyayana
Kendra, March 6th 1999.
34. Consciousness: Adi Sankaracharya's View
Centre for the Foundations of Philosophy and Science , New
Delhi, 13th May 1999
35. Novel, Cost-effective Methods of Archiving Manuscripts
Current Science( Journal published by Indian Academy of Sciences),
Vol.76, No.10, May 1999-the first version of this paper was published
as a NIAS Report and released by K.R. Narayanan, the President of India,
in 1998.
36. The Selfish Meme and The Selfless Atma: On Self, Selfishness
and Selflessness
Lecture at NIAS on 23rd June 1999.
37. The Bhakta and the Mind of the Bhakta in the Bhagavad Gita
and Narada Bhakti Sutras
International Congress on Vedanta( Theistic Systems
and Bhakti Traditions) in
Hyderabad , August 9-12, 1999.
38. Twenty Seven Descriptions of the Gurupaduka
'Upasana', Souvenir published by Sambodh Foundation, Palakkad
Kendra, November 1999.
39. Scope of NIAS Digital Archiving Method
Presentation at NIAS, 5th November 1999
40. Structure of Mind and Structured Mind
Presentation at the national Seminar organised by Indian Council
of Philosophical
Research, in Jaipur/ New Delhi, February 2000.
41. Understanding the 'what' and 'where' of consciousness: Revisiting
the Bhagavad Gita to ask
a few more questions
in Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness,
Eds. S. Menon,
M.G.Narasimhan, A.Sinha, B.V.Sreekantan, published by National Institute
of
Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 1999, pp 380-392
42. Unchanging Answers and Changing Questions: On Philosophical
Thinking
Lecture at National Institute of Advanced Studies, 29th
March 2000
43. Behind the Eluding: Tracing the 'known' and the 'unknown'
Lecture at Indian Institute of Advanced Study,Shimla, at the
summer school on "Working of
Mind" on 21st June 2000
44. A Digital Panorama: Selections from the Manuscripts Collection
of National Museum and National Archives
Presentation of the CD Title(as above), at National Institute
of Advanced Studies on
10th August 2000
45. Looking at Mind: Thoughts from Indian Philosophy
Lecture at Choksy Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
on 19th October 2000.
46. Beside the 'Intentor' and the 'Integrator': Looking at the Two
'Faces' of Consciousness
Invited Lecture at the Second International Conference on
Integral Psychology, Sri Aurobindo
Ashram, Pondicherry, 6th January 2001 (paper forthcoming in the Proceedings
of the
conference)
47. Revisiting the Bhagavad Gita: Love, Wisdom and Self-realisation
Lecture at the Nightingale Centre for the Elderly, Bangalore
Nov24th 2001
48. A few more questions about 'consciousness'
NIAS NEWS, Newsletter of National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Bangalore, Vol10.No.1, January 2001
49. Binding Experiences: The Harder Problem of Consciousness
Presentation at the international seminar on "Science
and Metaphysics: A discussion on consciousness and genetics", organised
by National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Council of Philosophical
Research and Templeton Foundation, 2001
50. By the ways of looking at 'consciousness'
Lecture at the Vivekananda Kendra Institute Bangalore at the
seminar on Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness, August 2001
51. From Shelves to Digital Media: New methods on digital archiving
NIAS Report on the Dept. of Science and Technology and Ministry
of Culture, Govt. of India Project on setting up of Digital Archives,
September 2001
52.Binding Experiences: Looking at the Contributions of Adi Sankaracarya,
Tuncettu Ezuttacchan and Sri Narayana Guru in the Context of Recent Discussions
on Consciousness Studies
Invited Lecture at 12th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology
entitled "Psychology in India: Past, Present and Future" held
from October 22-24, 2001 at Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, Kerala
53. Participated in the national seminar on "Rethinking Modernity"
as a commentator, held at
Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady, Kerala from 16-18 November
2001
54. Binding Experiences: Revisiting the Bhagavad Gita to
look at 'conscious experience' and the 'conscious experiencer' in the
context of recent discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited Lecture at the international conference on "Scientific
and philosophical Studies on consciousness: Toward a systematic theory",
Centre for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
India, 2-4 January 2002
55. Binding Experiences for a First-Person Approach: Looking at
Indian Ways of Thinking (darsana) and Acting (natya) in
the Context of Current Discussions on 'Consciousness'
Infinity Foundation Lecture at the international conference
on "Mind and Consciousness:Various Approaches", Indian Institute
of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 9-11 January 2002
56. Love and Relationship in the Naradabhakti Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
Invited Lecture at Sri Aurobindo Aradhana Trust, Bangalore,
13 February 2002.
57. Binding Epistemologies and Experiences
Invited Lecture at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
at the symposium on 'Consciousness', organised by Indian Institute of
Advanced Study (Shimla), 18 February 2002
58. Binding the Beyond: Puzzles about consciousness and experience
Invited Lecture at the National Workshop on "Puzzles
of Perception", Dept. of Psychology, University of Delhi, 14-16 March,
2002
59. Binding Experiences: Self and Self-transcendences in Indian
thought in the context of reecent discussions on 'consciousness'
Invited Lecture at the interdisciplinary seminar on "Self,
Society and Science: theoretical and historical perspectives" organised
by Centre for Studies in Civilisations, New Delhi, 24-26 March 2002
60. Being with BEING: Knowing Advaita Vedanta with focus on 'consciousness'
Invited talk at the Banaglore Chapter of Institute of Noetic
Sciences (IONS), 21, 17th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore, 5th May 2002