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Shri. Prahlad Singh Patel Honourable Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C), Government of India
Shri. Aaditya Thackeray Honourable Minister of Tourism, Environment and Protocol, Government of Maharashtra, India
Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik, An Award Winning and Acclaimed Indian Author
Mr. R. Balakrishnan, (popularly known as R. Balki) An ace Indian Film Director and a recipient of the National Film Award for the Hindi film ‘Paa’ in the ‘Best Feature Film’ category
Shri. Anil Dharker A Renowned Indian Journalist and Writer Founder-Director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival
Ms. Shobhaa De An Acclaimed Indian Columnist and Novelist
Mr. Anand Neelakantan A Distinguished Indian Author, Columnist, Screenwriter, Television Personality and Motivational Speaker
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai Author of ‘Corporate Chanakya’ and Founder-Director, Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership (CIPL), Mumbai, India
Prof. Dr. Michel Boivin, Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Paris, France
Prof. Frédéric Simon, Director, Alliance Française de Bombay, France
Dr. James Onley, Director, Historical Research and Partnerships, Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar
Mr. Noor Agha Noori, Director General of Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of Afghanistan, Ministry of Culture, Kabul, Afghanistan
Dr. Rewant Vikram Singh Director, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Sri Lanka
Ms. Kylee Shin, Current HWPL DaeguKyeongbuk Branch, Interfaith Initiative Regional Director, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Ghulam Nadri, Director, Asian Studies Centre and Professor, Department of History, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Prof. Dr. I Ketut Ardhana, Honourable Vice Chancellor, Widya Kerthi Foundation, Universitas Hindu, Indonesia
Dr. Javani, Deputy Dean, Research Affair, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Rev. Medhankar President, World Buddhist Mission, Japan
Prof. Anne Vallely, Department of Classic and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Ithamar Theodor, Associate Professor, Hindu Studies Zefat Academic College and Director, Hindu-Jewish Studies, Dangoor Centre, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Dr. Labrina Gioti, Assistant Professor of Adult Education, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. Nestor Castro, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, University of the Philippines, UP Diliman, Quezon City, The Philippines
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Dr. Manimangai, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Universiti Putra, Malaysia
Mr. Made Adi Widyatmika, M.Si, Lecturer, Engineering Department, Universitas Hindu, Indonesia
Prof. Diana Linda, Visiting Faculty in Indian Universities on Sustainable Designing, Italy
Jin Lee, Master of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea and HWPL Peace Educator, Daegu Gyeongbuk Branch, Korea
Dr. Nidhi Mahajan, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Dr. Amarjit Singh, Assistant Professor in Theatre and Political Science, Benedict College, South Carolina, USA
Shree Chetan Pandey, iSentia Private Limited, Singapore and Software Engineer/ Digital Archivist, eGangotri Trust, Delhi, India
Dr. Om Jee Upadhyay, Director (Research and Administration), Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, India
Dr. Sushim Dubey, Program Coordinator, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, India
Dr. Dhanraj Mane, Director, Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra, India
Dr. Abhay Wagh, Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, India
Dr. Tejas Garge, Director, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra, India
Mr. N. Vasudevan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Research, Education and Training, Maharashtra Forest Department, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS and Formerly Prince of Wales Museum), Mumbai, India
Mr. Irfan Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai, India
Dr. Bharatgupt, Visiting Faculty to Universities in North America, Greece and Europe on Indian Music and Theatre Theory
Prof. Abdul Shaban, Deputy Director, School of Development Studies, TISS, Tuljapur, India
Prof. Dr. Baidyanath Labh, Honourable Vice Chancellor, Nav Nalanda Maha Vihar University, Bihar, India
Prof. Dr. Vasant Shinde, Vice Chancellor, Deccan University, Pune, India
Dr. Suhas Pednekar, Honourable Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Dr. Gauri Mahulikar, Dean, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Dr. Rajesh Kharat, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Prof. Dr. Manjiri Kamat, Professor, Department of History and Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities, University of Mumbai, India
Dr. Smita Shukla, Director I/C, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies, University of Mumbai, India
Dr. Santanu Patro, Professor of Religious Studies, Visiting Professor at the Hamburg University (Germany) and Registrar of the Senate of Serampore College (University), India
Dr. Mala Pandurang, Principal, Dr. BMN College and Ambassador Scientist to India (AVH Foundation, Germany)
Ms. Pranita Kaulaskar, Former Academic Head and Principal, Rishi Gurukulam, Pune, India.
Dr. Sudhir Nikam, Chairman, Board of Studies (English), University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Dr. Aravind Ganachari, Former Head, Department of History, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Dr. Pratyusha Kumar Mandal, Associate Professor, Department of Education in Social Sciences, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, India
Dr. Ravinder Kaur Cheema, Curator, Sikh Heritage Museum and Faculty Member, Department of History, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai, India
Dr. Saswati Mutsuddy, Professor and Former Head, Department of Pali, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Dr. Arun Bandopadhyay, Historical and Archaeological Secretary, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata and Formerly Nurul Hasan Chair Professor of History, University of Calcutta, India
Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, Professor, Department of Political Science, Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Dr. Smita Sahgal, Associate Professor, Department of History, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya, Department of Condensed Matter, Physics and Material Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Mrs. Radha Trivady, M.Com., M.Ed., Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator, Edubridge International School (IB), Mumbai, India
Dr. Omkar Bhatkar, Co-Founder, St. Andrew’s Centre for Philosophy and Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
Ms. Sucheta Dalal, Trustee, Money Life Foundation, Mumbai, India
Dr. Kamini Gogri, Head of Research on Ancient Scriptures, Eikam Resonance Foundation, Mumbai, India
Dr. Rajendra Yadav, Superintendent, Mumbai Circle, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), India
Mr. Vikas Dilawari, Conservation Architect, Vikas Dilawari Conservation Architects, Mumbai, India
Mr. James Ferreira, 1st Fashion Designer of India
Mr. Amit Goenka, MD and CEO, Nisus Finance and Investment, India
Mr. Paresh Sheth, Founder, Indus1 Advantage, India
Mr. Makarand Patil, Founder, Business Intelligence Group (Big Business Advisors Private Limited), India
Mr. Nachiket Naik, Head, Corporate Lending, Arka Fincap Limited (previously, Kirloskar Capital Limited), India
Dr. Jitendra Arya, ND, MD (MA), Director of INCYS, Pune and Vice-President of International Naturopathy Organisation (INO), New Delhi, India
Prof. Dr. K. Satya Lakshmi, Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
Dr. Amal Roshan, Medical Officer and Head, Department of Mind, Body and Medicine, National Institute of Naturopathy, Ministry of AUYSH, Government of India
Dr. Jyoti Kumbhar, BNYS and Fellowship in (Basic & Advanced) Acupuncture Medical Officer, National Institute of Naturopathy, Ministry of AUYSH, Government of India
Shri. Ravi Dixit, Joint Director, Kaivalyadhama, Mumbai, India
Dr. Jawahar Mehta, MD Psychiatrist and Mental Health Professor
Dr. Suryabhan Dongre, BAMS, PGDTFM, LL.B, LL.M, ND, Department of Head Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Senior Ayurved Physician, Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Sion, Mumbai, India
Dr. Parag Mehta, MBBS, DTCD, DNB (Respiratory MED) Consultant: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Dr. Sushant Pise, BHMS, PDPCG, DNYS, Consultant Homeopath and Psychologist and Director, INARRCH Healthcare, Nagpur, India
Dr. Apoorva Shenoy, Naturopath and Dietician
Dr. Kritika Tiwari DNB Pediatrics, Consulting Pediatrician, Matushree Gomati Hospital and Prarthana Hospital and ICU, Goregaon West, Mumbai, India
Ms. Shuchi Bhatt Practicing Counseling Psychologist, Counselor and Therapist
Ms. Kavita Panyam Counseling Psychologist and Founder, Mind Suggest Wellness Centre, India
Hr. Narasimha Kamath MD (Med.alt.), ND, DNYS, Consulting Naturopath, Vegan Diet Consultant and Iridologist. Visiting Faculty, Shantivan Trust’s Snehalata Nisargopachar Ashram, India
Prof. Dr. Leo Rebello Director, Natural Health Centre, from 1975. Founder-President, Indian Council of Natural Medicine and Research, from 1990. Founder-President, World Holistic Health Organisation (WHHO) to replace WHO, from 2000
Mr. Ashwini Saxena CEO, JSW Foundation
Mr. Bhaskar Natarajan PCC Head – Programme Execution, Tata Strive, India
Mr. Rajesh Kamath Founder, Chanakya Consulting Insights. Co-Founder/Co-Facilitator, MTHR Global & MTHR Global CxO Forum, India
Mr. Sanjay Phadke EVP & Head, Global Platforms, Alliances & FI Business – Vayana Network, Pune, India
Mr. Prasad Menon Chief Executive Officer – CIBA (Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration) Mumbai, India
Ms. Maitri Shah Founder & Chief Enthusiasm Officer, Mind Assets, India
Mr. Karunesh Prasad Founder & CEO, Change Et. Al., Singapore
Dr. Albert P’Rayan Academic, ELT Resource Person, Teacher Educator and Education Columnist, India
Dr. Margaret L. Pachuau Professor, Department of English, Mizoram University, India
Mr. Prathap S. Panikker Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
Dr. Mufti Mudasir Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Kashmir, India
Dr. Rashmi Jeta Associate Professor (History), Government Post Graduate College, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr. Rosy Chamling Associate Professor, Department of English, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India
Dr. K. Venkat Reddy Professor and Head, Department of Training and Development, The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, India
Dr. Baliram Gaikwad Fulbright Scholar Vice Principal and Head, Acharaya & Marathe College, Mumbai, India
Dr. Marie Fernandes Principal, St. Andrew’s College, Mumbai, India
Dr. Lily Want Dean, School of Arts, Languages and Literature, University of Kashmir, India
Dr. Jayashree Rajagopalan Director, Nrithyodaya – The Academy of Performing Arts, Mumbai
Shri. Amey Ghole Former Chairman, Health Committee, Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai, India
Shri. Subhash Dalvi Officer on Special Duty (OSD), BMC and Instructor on Stress Management, Mumbai, India
Ms. Alpa Vora Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Maharashtra, India
Dr. S.B. Ota Former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.), Bhubaneshwar, India
Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya Sahu Regional Director (West), Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.), Sion Fort, Mumbai
Dr. M. Nambirajan Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.), Tilak Marg, New Delhi, India
Shri. Uday Samant Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra, India
Mr. Alisher Begmatov Litt.D., Kyoto University (Japan). Philologist and Historian. Member of the Uzbek-Joint Expedition at Kafir-kala, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Wadan Architect and Urban Analyst, Afghan Urban Water and Sanitation (AUWS) Project, Jalalabad City, Afghanistan
Mr. Frank Schlichtmann Founder, The 4tables Project, Gunehar, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Esther Schmidt Director, Centre for Historic Houses, Jindal School of Art and Architecture, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Dr. Tikaram Poudel Coordinator (Research and Innovation Centre) and UGC-Nepal Focal Person for School of Education, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Dr. Protiva Rani Karmaker Director and Associate Professor (English), Institute of Modern Languages (IML), Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr. Jason Anderson Teacher Educator, Consultant, Author & Researcher, U.K.
Ms. Claire Bradin Siskin Consultant, Teacher Trainer, English Language Specialist and Practitioner of Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL), U.S.A.
Mr. Patrick Wallace Author, Former Executive Editor at Oxford University Press, Shanghai and Freelance Developer for Cengage/National Geographic Learning, Japan
Prof. Reima Al-Jarf Professor, Languages and Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Dhirawit Pinyonatthagarn Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

AFFILIATIONS

ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY : Alzahra University offers all levels of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs to international students. Today around 130 international female students are studying at Alzahra form countries of Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey, Tanzania, Tajikistan and Nigeria. University provides a very convenient campus life to students in an extremely friendly environment. Fruitful study programs and convenient living situation are what our university present to students as we believe that comfort in life plays a key role in academic achievement of students. We offer facilities like dormitory, catering, welfare, social services, students’ organizations along with advanced educational facilities.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AFGHANISTAN : The Archaeological Institute of Afghanistan is a government organisation, working under the umbrella of The Ministry of Information and Cultural Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Archaeological Institute of Afghanistan works to preserve, protect and promote the rich culture and heritage of Afghanistan. Mr. Noor Agha Noori has been leading the Archaeological Institute of Afghanistan since 2017. He did his M.Phil in Archaeology from Hazara University and is currently a Ph.D scholar.
CENTRE OF STUDY OF SOCIETY AND SECULARISM : The centre visualises to establish a just and peaceful society, where all individuals respect each others’ religious and cultural views, uphold the dignity of all and ensure social justice and development for the empowerment of the most deprived and marginalized. The mission of the Centre is to engage with culture and use cultural resources to promote equality, inclusion and peace; to encourage appreciation of diversity; to bring about a change in undemocratic, prejudicial and parochial attitudes; to encourage critical thinking; to critically look at state policies and contribute towards inclusive policies.
CHINMAYA VISHWAVIDYAPEETH : UNIVERSITY As a University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions, Chinmaya University aims to create an academic platform that bridges Indian Knowledge Traditions (IKT) with current-day applications in every sphere in society. The university will exceed excellence in higher learning and research with the objective of exploring, conserving and sharing the contemporary relevance of Indian cultural heritage and IKT. The university aims to integrate the best practices of modern pedagogical advances with the beauty of traditional Gurukula model of learning and prepare students to address contemporary challenges, inspiring them to leave a positive impact on the world as confident and cultured contributors to society
DR. HARISINGH GOUR UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY IN SAGAR, MADHYA PRADESH : “Sagar University” when founded on 18 July 1946, during the British Raj. In February 1983 the name was changed to that of Sir Hari Singh Gour, the University’s founder, by the State Government. It is the oldest university in Madhya Pradesh. University is known for its better education rather than placements in Madhya pradesh. It has its own specific education pattern, which create students who can compete in modern-day society and with ease can create their own job opportunities in entire country. Most number of foreign alumnies are recorded in the state. Admission in University is via entrance exam conducted by University.
EIKAM FOUNDATION : Eikam Resonance Foundation believes in solving 21st-century humanity problems with ancient wisdom. Eikam enables and empowers people to become their own best, brightest, brilliant-est Self – at the person/entity/ society and civilization level.
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE : ACADEMICS Global Knowledge Academics is to develop and expand knowledge communities across the world using cutting-edge digital media. We are committed to creating a more accessible, open and reliable peer-review processes. And their vision is Interdisciplinary thinking, global conversations, and inter-institutional intellectual collaborations. We aim to build bridges and shared spaces among different perspectives, experiences, knowledge bases, methodologies, diverse geographical/cultural origins and institutional affiliations.
INDIAN COUNCIL OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH Indian Council of Historical Research is an autonomous organization which was established under Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860) in 1972. The objectives of the Indian Council of Historical Research (hereafter referred to as the ‘Council’) as laid down in the Memorandum of Association are as follows:
INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI : Distance & Open Learning is a distinct approach to impart education to learners who are removed in space and / or time from the teachers or the teaching institution on account of economic, social consideration. A need for such an approach was felt by the University of Mumbai and hence it established the Directorate of Correspondence Courses in the year 1971-72. In the year 1993, the Directorate of Distance Education was upgraded as ‘Institute of Distance Education’ It thus acquired a status as a ‘University Institution’. The IDOL has been pivotal in helping students to improve their employment prospects and offer the opportunity for academic achievement in the process of lifelong education. It started with a meagre number of just 845 and now, it enrols about 80 thousand distance learners contributing to the huge GER in higher education in the populous country like India.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA CULTURAL CENTRE, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA : The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo, is an Indian Cultural Centre of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). It was established in 1998 under the aegis of High Commission of India with the aim of building bridges of cultural exchange, to revive and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and Sri Lanka. It seeks to promote India-Sri Lanka cultural co-operation by building on cultural commonalities, people to people contact and creating an awareness of Indian culture in all facets. The Centre offers classes in Bharata Natyam, Kathak, Hindustani & Carnatic vocal, Violin, Sitar, Tabla, Hindi and Yoga. Over the years, the Centre has gained tremendous popularity with nearly 1500 students enrolled in the various classes conducted at the Centre. The Centre organizes programmes, visual art exhibitions, seminars, workshops, lecture demonstrations, food festivals and various out-reach programmes using all soft power tools engaging ICCR scholars, experts, artists and academics from India and Sri Lanka. The Centre also regularly screens Indian films and documentaries at its auditorium.
UNIVERSITAS HINDU, INDONESIA : The establishment of the Indonesian Hindu University originated from the desire of the Hindu Religious Assemblies to build or hold the Pangadyayan (Religious Higher Education) dormitory as a place to study Dharma. This desire was found in a decision which came to be known as the ‘Campuhan Campuhan Ubud’ and was sparked at a meeting called Dharmacrama, which took place in Campuhan Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali.
UNIVERSITY OF UOTTAWA : The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues. Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter. On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university. The University was reorganized on July 1, 1965, as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.