Coordinator
Prof. Haritma Chopra
Convenors
Dr Gopi D Tripathy (Department of Sociology), Dr. Pinkey Bajaj Gandhi (Department of Chemistry), Dr Brototi Roy (Department of Zoology) and Dr Meena Yadav (Department of Zoology)
Organizing committee
Dr Ritu Gabba, Dr Ankita Chaudhary, Dr Anurita Jalan, Dr Shalini Lumb Talwar, Dr Parul Yadav, Dr Gazala Ruhi, Dr Tejender, Dr Neeraj Kumar, Dr Bijayani Mishra, Dr Saavi Mishra. Dr Anita, Dr Nikita, Mr Kamal Sharma, Dr Jyoti Singh, Dr Luni, Mr Pawan Harsana
Members of Editorial Board and Advisory Board of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis
Editorial Board members of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis
Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, U.S.A;
Prof. Anju Shrivastava, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi,
Dr Maruska Svasek, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics , U.K.
Prof. Balaganapathi Devarakonda, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Prof. Shobha Bagai, Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Prof. Paramjit, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr Hakan Bozdoğan, Department of Plant and Animal Production, Vocation School of Technical Sciences, Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Turkey
Dr. Suman Govil, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
Dr. Rukshana Zaman, Department of Anthropology, Indira Gandhi National Open University Delhi, India
Prof. Sanghamitra Choudhury, Bodoland State University, Assam, India
Dr Pramod Kumar Singh, Maitreyi College
Members of Advisory Board of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis:
Prof. Suresh Balakrishnan, Department of Zoology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
Prof. Savyasaachi, Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Prof. Amarjeet Kaur, Department of Physics, University of Delhi
Prof. Jaspal Kaur, Professor, Department of Punjabi, University of Delhi
Prof. Kumud Sharma, Department of Hindi, University of Delhi
Prof. Jaideep Sharma, Faculty of LIS, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU
Dr. S. S. Sivakumar, Former Professor, Department of Econometrics, University of Madras
Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Adjunct Professor, Hindu University of America, Orlando, USA
Dr. Manju Bhardwaj, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Mr. Saugato Sen, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, IGNOU
Dr. Lata Singh, Associate Professor, Department of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Dr. Prachi Bagla, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Harcharan Kaur, Former Associate Professor, Department of Punjabi, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Amritha Anand, Former Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Gargi Chakravartty, Former Associate Professor, Department of History, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Pratima Rai, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi
Day 1: Sep 4, 2024 (OFFLINE)
Registration: 8:00-8.30 am
Inaugural Session
Venue: NSB Auditorium, Maitreyi College;
Time: 8:30 am–10:00 am
Chief Guest : Prof Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi
Guest of Honour : Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, National Research Professor - Ayush; Former Chairman, Executive Committee - NAAC; Former Vice Chairman - UGC; Distinguished Professor, Pune University
Book Release: 'Genome to Om: Evolving Journey of modern science to metascience' authored by Prof. BHushan Patwardhan and Ms Indu Ramachandani
Technical Session I
Book Discussion
Venue: NSB Auditorium, Maitreyi College
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Book: Genome to Om: Evolving Journey of modern science to metascience
Authors: Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan and Ms Indu Ramachandani
Moderator: Prof. Balaganapathi Devarakonda (Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi)
Panelists:
Dr Rajiv Kumar, Former Vice Chairman NITI Aayog
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush
Dr Virendra Kumar Malhotra, Former Member Secretary, ICSSR, New Delhi
Dr. Shashikala Wanjari, VC, NIEPA, New Delhi
Dr Jayant Deopujari, Chairman, NCISM
Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
Dr Rabinarayan Acharya, DG CCRAS Ministry of Ayush New Delhi
Technical Session II
Theme: Medical Epistemes
Venue: NSB Auditorium, Maitreyi College
Time: 1:30 am to 2:55 pm
Session Chair: Dr. Ritu Priya Mehrotra, Professor, Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU
Speakers: Prof. Harish Naraindas, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University
Title of the talk: Gynaecologists’ Grandmothers and Anthropologists: The Spectre of Sushruta at the Patient's
Bedside.
Prof. V. Sujatha, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU
Title of the talk: The ecology of cognition: Embedded and professional knowledge in indigenous medicine
Poster Presentation Session, Venue: New Science Block (Ground Floor), Maitreyi College
Technical Session III
2:55 pm onwards
Oral Presentation Session (OFFLINE)
Day 2: Sep 5, 2024 (ONLINE)
Technical Session IV
Theme: History and philosophy of science
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Session Chair: Prof. Balram Singh, Botulinum Research Center, Institute of Advanced Sciences, North Dartmouth, MA, USA
Speakers: Prof. David Scharf, Physics Department, Maharishi International University, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Title of the talk: Physics and Consciousness
Dr Shoma Choudhury Lahiri Sociology Department, St. Xaviers College, Kolkata
Title of the talk: Democratising Science : The People's Science Movement and the Pandemic
Technical Session V
Theme: Man and Nature
Time: 11:00 am - 12.30 pm
Session Chair: Dr Rashi Bhargava, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya
Speakers: Mr Madhu Ramnath, Affiliated to the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme Asia
Title of the talk: Language in understanding wild forest foods
Prof. Vishvajit Pandya, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Title of the talk: Talking trees and Silent forests: Andaman Islands
Technical Session VI
Theme: Moving towards self reliance
Time: 3:30 am - 4.10 pm
Speaker: Dr Swati Dave, CEO, Institute of Advancement of Vedic Mathematics London, UK;
Title of the talk: Mathematical practices in the regional language schools of pre-colonial India
Day 3: Sep 6, 2024 (OFFLINE)
Technical Session VII
Theme: Language, Culture and Society
Time: 9:30 -10:50 am
Speakers: Prof. Sudhir Lall, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi; Project Director of Bharat Vidya Prayojana
Title of the talk: Sanskrit and society
Ms Fouzia Dastango, Award winning artist of National acclaim of the 16th century oral storytelling art, Dastangoi
Associated with JMI and Ashoka University; Title of the talk: Dialects of Delhi
Valedictory Session
11:15 am– 12:15 pm
Theme: India in Global Context: The Emerging Science Hub
Guest of Honour: Prof Anu Aggarwal, Department of Operational Research University of Delhi, Delhi
Chief Guest: Prof Balaram Pani, Dean of Colleges, University of Delhi
Concluding Remarks by Prof Vijaya Laxmi Singh, Chairperson Governing Body, Maitreyi College
Announcement of prize winners of Oral & Poster Presentations/Vantage Cover page announcement