Sri Aurobindo Society
No. 11, Saint Martin Street
Puducherry 605001, India
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24–25 October 2026
Saturday · Opening at 10:00 AM
Sunday · Programme from 9:00 AM
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Conference programme
Two days.
A living inquiry.
Six sessions of Vedic inquiry, paper presentations and shared practice. Select a speaker’s name for their biography, or a paper title to read their work.
Featured talk · 30 minLightning talk · 20 min
All dayBoth days24–25 October
Painting exhibition
The Divine Feminine
An exhibition of paintings by Shri Prabhat Kumar Routray
Artist and Integral Yoga Practitioner, Puducherry
Explore the exhibition
Day 1Saturday, 24 OctoberToday
– 11:30 AM90 min
Inauguration and Keynote Address
– 11:50 AM20 min
Break
Session 1
Vāk, Vedic powers and inner practice
11:50 AM – 1:30 PM · 100 min
– 12:20 PM30 min
– 12:40 PM20 min
– 1:10 PM30 min
– 1:30 PM20 min
Aditi: indivisible consciousness and cosmic order (Ṛta)
Lightning talk
– 1:35 PM5 min
Mantra chanting
Sri Ganesh Sharma– 2:50 PM75 min
Lunch break
– 3:00 PM10 min
Mantra chanting
– 4:00 PM60 min
IKS session
Students of Arundhati Gurukulam, Bengaluru
Student presentation– 4:30 PM30 min
Tea break
Session 2
Vedic goddesses, the Divine Mother and women’s agency
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM · 75 min
– 4:35 PM5 min
Mantra chanting
– 4:55 PM20 min
Vedic goddesses
Lightning talk
– 5:15 PM20 min
The Divine Mother in Vedic and Integral Yoga tradition
Lightning talk
– 5:45 PM30 min
– 5:55 PM10 min
Day 1 summary and wrap-up
– 6:00 PM5 min
Vaidika Rashtrageet
Day 2Sunday, 25 OctoberToday
– 9:25 AM25 min
Mantra chanting
Sri Ganesh Sharma– 9:35 AM10 min
Collective Meditation with Mother’s Music
– 9:45 AM10 min
Day 1 recap and Day 2 orientation
Session 3
Puducherry, Vedic revelation and conscious evolution
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM · 90 min
– 10:15 AM30 min
– 10:45 AM30 min
– 11:15 AM30 min
– 11:30 AM15 min
Mantra chanting
Sri Ganesh Sharma– 11:50 AM20 min
Tea break
Session 4
Mantra and Vedic practice
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM · 40 min
– 12:10 PM20 min
Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa: a Śākta analysis
Lightning talk
– 12:30 PM20 min
Session 5
Vedic knowledge, society and human potential
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM · 60 min
– 12:50 PM20 min
Integral transformation and conscious evolution
Lightning talk
– 1:10 PM20 min
– 1:30 PM20 min
The contribution of women during the Vedic period
Lightning talk
– 1:35 PM5 min
Mantra chanting
Sri Ganesh Sharma– 2:50 PM75 min
Lunch
Session 6
Integral transformation, education and contemporary life
2:50 PM – 4:20 PM · 90 min
– 3:00 PM10 min
Mantra chanting
– 3:30 PM30 min
– 3:50 PM20 min
– 4:20 PM30 min
– 4:45 PM25 min
Tea break
– 6:00 PM75 min
Closing ceremony
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Speakers & presenters
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Vid. Sri Adithya Rangan C. K.
Vedic scholar and semiconductor chip design engineer · Founder, Abhyanksha Veda Pāṭhaśālā
Session themeDīkṣā, Śraddhā, Medhā and Dakṣiṇā: Vedic Śakti Quad (V–SQUAD) for Supreme Consciousness
Dr. Ajit Sabnis
Member-Executive, Sri Aurobindo Society · Chairman, Auro Schools and SAMATVA National Teachers’ Training Academy
SessionKeynote address and theme presentation
Dr. Alka Thanvi
Head, Department of Sanskrit, Sri Aurobindo Centre of New Education, Jodhpur
Session themeVaidika Vāk: Vartamāna Pariprekṣye
Sri Anil Kumar Arya
Senior Technology Lead and Vedic Researcher, Bengaluru · Paper co-authored with Dr. Harish Chandra
Presentation themeIntegral Transformation and Conscious Evolution
Acharya Dr. Arun Prabhakaran
Vedic scholar, teacher and Acharyan of Gayathri Gurukulam
Session themeVedic Goddesses
Ms. Chitra S.
Author, technology and Ayurvedic industry professional, KVM Research Laboratories, Puducherry · Co-author with Sri Sushrut A. Badhe; presented by Sri Sushrut A. Badhe
Joint session themeThe Dawning of a New Consciousness: Uṣā as an Applied Vedic Psychology of Inner Renewal in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Prof. G. Padmanabham
Professor and Head, Department of Sanskrit, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati · Former Principal, SVU College of Arts and Dean, Faculty of Oriental Learning
Session themeThe contribution of women during the Vedic period
Dr. Gyanaranjan Panda
Associate Professor, Department of Sahitya, National Sanskrit University, Tirupati · Former Director, Odisha Chair
Session themeWomen empowerment in Vedic literature: A critical study of ṛṣikās, brahmavādinīs and their intellectual agency
Dr. Kishor Kumar Tripathy
Member Secretary, AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry · Joint presentation with Ms. Charu Tripathy
Joint session themePuducherry as the Modern Naimiṣāraṇya: Relevance of Vedic Studies in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Ms. Charu Tripathy
Associate Director, AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society · Joint presentation with Dr. Kishor Kumar Tripathy
Joint session themePuducherry as the Modern Naimiṣāraṇya: Relevance of Vedic Studies in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Sri M. A. Prakash Kumar
Independent scholar · Vedavriti · Founder, Viswamitra
Session themeAditi – Indivisible Consciousness and Cosmic Order (Ṛta)
Dr. Raghunath V. Jahagirdar
Managing Trustee, Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture (SAKSHI), Bengaluru
Session themeEnhancement of Human Potentiality in the Light of Sri Aurobindo’s Commentary on the Vedas: A Study of Vedic Deities as Cosmic Powers and Their Manifestation in Human Consciousness
Prof. Renuka Rathore
Professor of Sanskrit, Rajasthan College Education Department · Former Director, Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy
Session themeDecoding the Symbolism and Inner Meaning of the Īśāvāsyopaniṣad in the Light of Modern Healing Techniques and Sri Aurobindo’s Interpretation
Dr. Rohini Srivathsa
Former CTO, Microsoft India & South Asia · Independent Director, ACKO · Fellow, INAE and INSA · Vedic scholar · Paper co-authored with Dr. Harish Chandra
Presentation themeThe Power of Upāsanā in the Age of AI: From Information to Wisdom
Sri Rounak Maheshwari
Chartered Accountant · Certified PU Trainer, CIS, USA · Cognitive Performance and Wellness Coach
Session themeReviving Sandhyopāsanā and Pañca Mahāyajña: A Vedic Framework for Enhancing Human Potential
Ms. Savi Sarin
Educationist, storyteller and founder, Weave A Tale
Session themeVedic Wisdom in Education, Culture and Social Development
Dr. Shrikant A. Jamadagni
Independent scholar of Sanskrit, Vedānta and Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy · Former Visiting Professor, Department of Yoga & Consciousness, S-VYASA, Bengaluru
Session themeApplication of Basic Concepts of Integral Yoga and Vedānta as Therapy for Repairing the Human Condition for the Descent of Supramental Consciousness
Dr. Subash Chandra Sharma
Researcher in Shankara Vedanta and the Guru–Shishya knowledge tradition; Researcher (Shankar Doot), Unity Trust of Acharya Shankar Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Session themeContemporary Relevance of the Vedas from the Perspective of Divine Feminism and Shakti
Sri Sujith V
Associate Research Scholar in Śākta Tantra and Kashmir Śaivism, DAKSHI Council for Philosophical Research, University of Delhi
Session themeGaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa: A Śākta Analysis
Sri Sushrut A. Badhe
Author, researcher and Ayurvedic industry professional · CEO, KVM Research Laboratories, Puducherry · Secretary, Midam Foundation · Co-authored with Ms. Chitra S.; presented by Sri Sushrut A. Badhe
Joint session themeThe Dawning of a New Consciousness: Uṣā as an Applied Vedic Psychology of Inner Renewal in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Ms. Vishalakshi Satyan
Vedic scholar and translator, SAKSHI Trust and SACT, Bengaluru
Session themeThe Divine Mother in Vedic and Integral Yoga Tradition
Co-author of two conference papers
Dr. Harish Chandra
Vedic scholar and author · Center for Inner Sciences, New York
Co-authored with Sri Anil Kumar AryaIntegral Transformation and Conscious Evolution
Co-authored with Dr. Rohini SrivathsaThe Power of Upāsanā in the Age of AI: From Information to Wisdom
Contributing authors
Voices in Print
Further contributions to the Living Veda proceedings, extending the inquiry beyond the conference presentations.
Sri Prakasha Shanbog
Director, Leads Corporate Advisory · Writer, speaker and trainer
Research paperSpiritual interpretation of Rudra
Sri Puttu Parashuram Kulkarni
Editor, Akhila Bharata Patrike, Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry–Bangalore · Poet and translator
Research paperAparāhne Sāvitrī: Evolution of Consciousness and the Cosmology
Dr. Yogesh Waikar
Consultant pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist; Vedic researcher
Research paperIlā and Aditi: Cosmic Order and Motherhood in the Vedas
An exhibition of paintings
The Divine
Feminine
Paintings by Shri Prabhat Kumar Routray, on display throughout both days of Living Veda Puducherry 2026.
Meet the artist
Shri Prabhat
Kumar Routray
Artist and Integral Yoga Practitioner
Puducherry
- When
- 24–25 October 2026
All day · Both days - Where
- Sri Aurobindo Society
Puducherry
Explore the exhibition during your visit to the conference.
Student presentation
Indian Knowledge
Systems
Arundhati Gurukulam
Presented by the students
A Bengaluru-based gurukulam offering schooling from nursery to Class 10 at its Shankarapura and Girinagar centres. Visit the gurukulam website
View in programme- Day 1 · Saturday
- 24 October 2026
- Time · IST
- 3:00–4:00 PM
Theme note
Two currents.
One living inquiry.
The Vedas are Shruti — that which was heard by the Ṛṣhis in deep meditation. The Mother is Shakti — the Divine Consciousness that descends to transform earth and body. This conference brings the two together in Puducherry, the ground of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’s work for supramental transformation.
Revelation, heard anew
The Veda is more than history or ritual: it is a record of spiritual experience and a symbolic revelation of consciousness in evolution.
The power that transforms
Transformation calls for the presence and action of the Divine Mother — the conscious force that works upon mind, life and body.
Wisdom in many forms
Vāk, Sarasvatī, Aditi, Uṣhas, Iḷā and Bhāratī reveal a Vedic psychology where feminine powers support cosmic and human evolution.
Knowledge for life
Vedic insight can illuminate psychology, education, culture, leadership and collective renewal — not as theory alone, but as lived possibility.
“The Living Veda™ is not a remnant of history, but a beacon for a more conscious, harmonious and divinely inspired future.”
Explore the conference themes
- Divine Feminism and Shakti in the Vedas
- Vedic Goddesses: Sarasvatī, Aditi, Vāk, Uṣhas, Iḷā, Bhāratī and others
- Sri Aurobindo’s The Secret of the Veda and modern interpretation
- Integral transformation and conscious evolution
- The Divine Mother in Vedic and Integral Yoga traditions
- Symbolism, mantra and the inner meaning of Vedic revelation
- Vedic perspectives on gender, leadership and society
- Vedic wisdom in education, culture and social development
- Vedic Agni and The Mother’s psychic fire
- Ṛta and Aditi: cosmic order and motherhood
- Puducherry as modern Naimiṣhāraṇya
- Veda and enhancing human potentialities
Why this meeting matters
Sri Aurobindo read the Veda as a profound record of spiritual experience, revealing a vision of Truth-Consciousness — Sat-Chit-Ānanda — that is life-affirming, transformative and evolutionary.
The Devī Sūkta gives voice to the Divine Feminine as the source of wisdom, creativity, sovereignty and realization. In Sri Aurobindo’s work, the Mother’s four powers — Maheshwarī, Mahākālī, Mahālakṣhmī and Mahāsarasvatī — bring wisdom, strength, harmony and perfection in work.
Building on the work of Sri T. V. Kapāli Sāstry, Sri A. B. Purāṇi, Sri M. P. Pandit and Dr. R. L. Kashyap, the conference considers the Veda as a science of consciousness with relevance to the present moment.
Our invitation: to place the transformative energy of Shakti, the insight of the Vedic goddesses and humanity’s evolutionary journey into a living dialogue for spiritual, social, cultural and civilisational renewal.
In collaboration
A shared
endeavour.
Living Veda™ Conference 2026 is brought together by institutions committed to Vedic learning, cultural renewal and the evolving work of consciousness.
Convenors
Guiding the
gathering.
Puducherry
Dr. Kishor Kumar Tripathy
Member Secretary, AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry.
Bengaluru
Sri Bindumadhava V. Jahagirdar
Secretary, Sri Aurobindo Kapāli Sāstry Institute of Vedic Culture, Bengaluru.
Contact us
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the conversation.
Sri Aurobindo Society
No. 11, Saint Martin Street, Puducherry - 605 001, PY, India
Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture (SAKSHI Trust)
#19, Atharva, 1st Cross, Siddappa Layout, Gubbalala, Bengaluru - 560061