ICPR Lecture Programme:
Periodical Lectures
ICPR organizes Periodical Lectures every year by different Colleges and Universities for the promotion of philosophy among the young students of different cities of India on a low cost budget. Senior scholars of the local area are requested to lecture to the young scholars and teachers, so as to enable them to be benefited by the lectures.
National Lectures
.With a view to acquaint Indian scholars with thoughts of contemporary leading philosophers as well as to provide opportunities for close interaction with them, the Council invites Indian and foreign scholars every year to deliver lectures. Under this scheme, the Visiting Professors deliver a series of three or more lectures in at least three different universities in India. The Council extends financial support to the universities for organizing such lectures and also bears travel and hospitality costs of the invited scholars. The universities are given a grant of Rs.35,000/- by the Council to invite the interested scholars from their region to attend the lectures and participate in the discussions. Besides making travel arrangements as well as providing local hospitality to the invited professors, the Council pays them a token honorarium of Rs.20,000.
Recent lectures:
The Sankara Jayanti lecture programme of the Council
was organized in collaboration with Rashtriya Sanskrit
Sansthan, New Delhi and ICPR on 9th May, 2011
at IIC, New Delhi. Swami Paramananda Bharati, a
senior Sannyasin in Advaita tradition, delivered the
Jayanti lecture.
Swami Paramananda Bharati gave a lecture on Śankara – His Life and Philosophy. He gave a brief analysis of Vedanta Philosophy and explained ignorance as the root of all human problems. He clearly made it explicit that Śankara was a personification of what he taught. Professor Radhavallabh Tripathi gave his presidential remarks observing how privileged we were to have Swami Paramananda Bharati in our midst and listening to his exhaustive exposition of Śankara and his philosophy. Dr. K.B. Subbarayudu, Registrar of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan gave the vote of thanks.
The Buddha Jayanti Lecutre Programme was organized
on 12th May 2011 at the Annexe Auditorium
of the India International Centre, New Delhi. The
distinguished speaker at this programme was Professor
Samdhong Rinpoche, Former Director, Central Institute
of Higher Tibetan Studies in Saranath. Professor
G. Mishra, Member Secretary, ICPR introduced the
speaker Professor Samdhong Rinpoche to the audience.
Professor Samdhong Rinpoche delivered his lecture
on the topic “Four Cardinal Principles of Bauddha
Darshan”. He presented a synoptic view of Buddha’s
Philosophy and highlighted four Ariya-saccas ofthe Buddha relating them to Philosophy and Ethics.
Professor G.C. Pande, renowned senior scholar and
former Chairman, IIAS, Shimla, presided over the
programme and also spoke briefly on the topic and
congratulated the speaker for his insightful presentation
of the Buddha’s philosophy and wisdom to the
elite audience. Professor Radha Vallabh Tripathi, Vice
Chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan also spoke on
the occasion highlighting the significance of Buddha
Jayanti lecture programme. The programme came
to an end with a vote of thanks given by Dr. Mercy
Helen, Director (P&R), ICPR. The whole programme
was coordinated
