Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

Dr. S. KALYANARAMAN

*(*SARASVATI RESEARCH CENTRE*)*

*INVITES YOU FOR A SERIES OF LECTURES BY/INTERACTION SESSIONS WITH*

RENOWNED VEDIC SCHOLAR PROF. NICHOLAS KAZANAS,

(Director OMILOS Meleton Cultural Institute,Greece)



*1. ** Date** :* 26th February 2011

*Time** :* 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

*Venue** :* Central Lecture Theatre (CLT),
near Gajendra Circle, IIT Madras, Chennai

*Topic **:* “The Collapse of Aryan
Invasion Theory and the prevalence of Indigenism”

*Chair person**:* Prof. Govardhan, Dean Students, IIT
Madras (Viswanath: 9092684801)**



*2. **Date** :* 27th February 2011

*Time **:* 10:30 A.M. to 12 Noon

*Venue** :* Jagadguru Vallabhacharya
Auditorium,D.G Vaishnav College Campus, Gokulbagh, 833 Periyar EVR High
Road, Arumbakkam, Chennai

*Topic** :* “Vedic civilization and its
relevance to modern times”

* Chairperson**: *Dr S. Narasimhan, Principal, DG
Vaishnav College, Chennai. (24751264)

*3. ** Date:* 28 February 2011

*Time:* 3: 30 PM to 5 PM

*Topic:* Interaction session with
Vedic-Sanskrit studies research scholars

*Venue:* Kuppuswamy Sastri Research
Institute, Sanskrit College, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

*Chairperson:* Dr. Kameshwari, Director (24985320)



*4. ** Date** :* 1st March, 2011

*Time** :* 3 PM to 4:30 PM

* Venue :* ORI. Platinum Jubilee Auditorium,
Marina Campus,

University of Madras, Chennai.

*Topic **:* "All inclusiveness of Veda".

* Chair person: *Dr. Siniruddha Dash, Professor and Head
Department of

Sanskrit, University of
Madras. (9444469505)**



*5. ** Date **:* 2nd March 2011

*Time **:* 11:45 AM to 1 PM

*Venue** :* College Auditorium, Vivekananda
college, Mylapore,

Chennai 600 004.

*Topic** :* “Vedic Civilisation and its
spread”

* Chair person**: *Dr S. Swaminathan, Principal,
Vivekananda
College. Chennai. (Dr. Ramachandran 9444079958)

*6. ** Date** :* 2nd March 2011

*Time** :* 7 PM to 8:30 PM

*Venue :* International Headquarters Hall of
the Theosophical

* *Society, Adyar, Chennai 600
020.

*Topic **:* “The All Inclusiveness of
Rig-Veda”

* Chair person: *Smt.G.Sundari, President, Adyar
Lodge,
Chennai. (24912474)

*About the speaker***

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Prof. Nicholas Kazanas, is a scholar of Vedic Studies.
http://www.omilosmeleton.gr/en/nk_cv_en.asp

Prof. Nicholas Kazanas was born in the Greek island *Chios* in 1939. He
studied English Literature at University College, Economics and Philosophy
at the School of Economic Science and Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and
African studies - all in London; also post-graduate at SOAS and at Deccan
College in Pune. (India). He taught in London and Athens and since 1980 has
been Director of Omilos Meleton Cultural Institute.He is on the Editorial
Board of *Adyar Library Bulettin* (Chennai). He has also produced a
towards the Vedic Tradition of India and its place in the wider
Indo-European culture. This research comprises thorough examination of
Indo-European cultures, comparing their philosophical ideas and values,
their languages, mythological issues and religions. He has translated in
Greek many Gnostic texts (*Gospel of Thomas*, etc) and has composed an
extensive study on Christ's *original* teaching (one in Greek and one in
English). He has also translated the ten principal Upanishads (*ISA, KENA,
KATHA, MANDUKYA, BrHADARANYAKA,* etc.) from the original Sanskrit text into
Greek. He is on a promotional tour for a new world-class, peer-reviewed,
academic journal to be edited by him, called *Vedic Venues: Journal of the
Continuity of Vedic Culture.***

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*Contact: *Mr.Ajith S. Ranganathan: 9840337088; Mr.Kalivaradan : 9382817652