Program – Programme

8th Swiss Symposium

Science and Spiritual Quest – Wissenschaft und Spirituelle Suche

A Tribute to Dr. T. D. Singh – In Anerkennung und Erinnerung an Dr. T.D. Singh
30. SEPTEMBER 2023

The presentations will be held in English with German translation. – Die Referate werden in Englisch mit deutscher Übersetzung gehalten.

WELCOME ADDRESS – BEGRÜSSUNG, PROGRAM PRESENTATION – PROGRAMMÜBERSICHT
• 8:50 – 9:00 Deepankar Sarmah

MUSICAL INVOCATION – MUSIKALISCHE BESCHWÖRUNG
• 9:00 – 9:10 Brahma Samhita, Presenters: Sai Chinthan Seshadri, Aakansh Agrawal, Sree Ananya Jonnalagadda, Abhigna Jonnalagadda, Sreyas Mullapudi
• 9:10 – 9:20 Ganesh Vandana, Presenters: Sheen Khurdi, Pamposh Khurdi, Ruby Bakshi Khurdi

GUEST OF HONOUR – EHRENGÄSTE
• 9:20 – 9:40 Michael A. Cremo, author of the books Forbidden Archeology, Human Devolution, etc.

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 9:40 – 10:10 Michael A. Cremo
Honorary doctorate from Bhaktivedanta College in Budapest, Hungary
Museum of the Vedic Planetarium: Presenting the Gaudiya Vaishnava Cosmology as Cultural Heritage That Fosters World Peace
• 10:10 – 10:15 Discussion

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 10:15 – 10:35 Daniel Janin
Absolvent der Philosophie, Bhaktivedanta College, Belgien
Life, Matter And Their Interactions; Memorial from Dr. T.D. Singh (1937-2006)
• 10:35 – 10:40 Discussion

• 10:40 – 10:50 Pause

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 10:50 – 11:20 Prof. Ramagopal Uppaluri
Honorary Director (Distance Education), Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata & Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam
Is Consciousness an epiphenomenon of molecular reactions and interactions?
• 11.20 – 11.25 Discussion

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 10:25 – 11:55 Goran Marjanović
Electrotechnician of Low-Powered Current, BSc in Telecommunications
The Relationship of Light, Ether and Akasha
• 11:55 – 12:00 Discussion

• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break – Mittagessen Pause

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 13:00 – 13:30 Prof. Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi
Doctorate in Business Administration, Master in Business Administration (Specialisation in Human Resources Management), Award winning International Motivational Speaker Leadership Coach & Trainer
Practicing Emotional Intelligence in Education
• 13:30 – 13:35 Discussion

CULTURAL PROGRAM I – KULTURPROGRAMM I
• 13:35 – 14:05 Bharatanatyam: Alarippu, Slogam, Keerthanam. School Name: Ratha Nadanaalayam. Performers: Keerthana Kahnaverl, Biranavi Thamilalagan, Mathumitha Vasan, Thara Thavarajah. Bharatanatyam Teacher: M.A. Gnanasundary Vasan

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 14:05 – 14:35 Martin Fleming
Vedanta philosopher
Three-Function Framework of Consciousness – an objective philosophical framework uniting science and spirituality derived from Indian Knowledge Systems
• 14:35 – 14:40 Discussion

• 14:40 – 14:50 Pause

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 14:50 – 15:20 Dmitry Orlov
MSc in technical physics at ITMO University in St. Petersburg, General Manager at Bio-Well Company, from 2007 collaboration with Dr. Konstantin Korotkov
Humankind is still very young: don’t judge too hard, we need more time.
• 15:20 – 15:25 Discussion

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 15:25 – 15:55 Dube Dheeraj Prakashchand
Post Doctoral Research Scholar at Georgia State University, Atlanta
Revisiting the Non-Reductionistic Ayurvedic approach in the light of modern biophysics
• 16:55 – 16:00 Discussion

• 16:00 – 16:10 Pause

KEYNOTE – REFERAT
• 16:10 – 16:40 Marko Grčić
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Economics, VERN’ University of Applied Sciences, Zagreb
Science of Vibrations is the Key – Sankhya Karika
• 16:40 – 16:45 Discussion

ESSAY COMPETITION – ESSAYWETTBEWERB
• 16:45 – 17:15 For students
• 17:15 – 17:20 Discussion

CULTURAL PROGRAM II – KULTURPROGRAMM II
• 17:20 – 17:50 Enchanting melodies of W. A. Mozart’s “Adagio in Si mineur KV 540” and C. Debussy’s ethereal “Arabesque No. 1, L. 66, ‘Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses.'” on the Piano, Padman Subramanian Ayer’s divine dedication “Varnan; Raha Hamsadhvani Talam Adi” on the Vina, Performer: Thyagarajananda

VOTE OF THANKS – DANKSAGUNG
• 17:50 – 18:00 Deepankar Sarmah

INTERACTION WITH SPEAKERS
• 18:00 – 18:30 A voluntary opportunity to speak directly with some of the speakers

ADVISORY BOARD – BEIRAT
Prof. Dr. Pier Luigi Luisi, Professor Emeritus ETH Zürich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Luis De La Calle, Research Team on Didactic of Arts and Movement (DAM), Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of Geneva

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