16th WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE

SANSKRIT STUDIES CENTRE

SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND
&
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of SANSKRIT STUDIES (IASS)
28 June02 July 2015
First Call for Papers
At its 14th World Sanskrit Conference held in Kyoto (Japan) in 2009, the International Association of Sanskrit
Studies (IASS) gave its frst approval of hosting the 16 th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok (Thailand)
under the auspices of the Sanskrit Studies Centre, Silpakorn University. It was at the 15 th World Sanskrit
Conference in New Delhi that the fnal announcement was made of hosting this mega academic event on
Sanskrit and Sanskrit related subjects in 2015.
The 16th World Sanskrit Conference will have 21 theme-based sections (in 12 parallel sessions) with specialist
conveners for each section. The conveners will be responsible for their respective sections including the
academic standard of each paper and giving initial approval of the papers to be presented. They may be also
have co-conveners who would assist them in the smooth running of the particular section. All these conveners
will be also be the Editors of the papers submitted under her/his session to facilitate the publication of the
volumes after the Conference is over.
Scholars wishing to present a paper should send their titles and abstracts to the 16th World Sanskrit
Conference Secretariat established in Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretariat there will then pass on the abstracts
to the concerned convener of the section. The time allowed for each paper is limited to 20 minutes.
Submission of all abstracts (not exceeding 300 words) are to be done online on a Prescribed Form to be made
available soon on the website of the Sanskrit Studies Centre, Bangkok.
Sections and Conveners (other names to added later)
1. Veda and Vedic Literature: Bhagyalata Pataskar, Hans Heinrich Hock
2. Rmyaa and Mahbhrata: John Brockington, Rajendra Nanavati
3. Puras, gama and Tantra: Raffaele Torrella, McComas Taylor
4. Linguistics: Jan E.M. Houben, Kedar Nath Sharma, Madhav Deshpande
5. Vykaraa: George Cardona, Pushpa Dikshit
6. Poetry, Drama and Aesthetics: Giuliano Boccali, Radhavallabh Tripathi, Satyanarayana Chakraborty
7. Buddhist Studies: Asanga Tilkaratne, K. Sankanarayan, Mano Mettanando Laohavanich
8. Jaina Studies: Nalini Balbir, Peter Flugel
9. Vaiavism and aivism: Bettina Baeumer, Ute Huesken, Vasudha Narayanan
10. History of Religions and Ritual Studies: Knut Axel Jacobsen
11. Sanskrit in Southeast Asia: Chirapat Prapandvidya, Hla Tun
12. Philosophy: Hideyo Ogawa, Gianni Pellegrini, Ashok Aklujkar
13. History, Art and Architecture: Gudrun Buhnemann, Nandana Chutiwong, Simona Chaudhry Ferraro
14. Epigraphy: M. D. Sampath, D. P. Dubey
15. Sanskrit in relation with Regional Languages and Literatures: C. S. Radhakrishnan, Edi Sedyawati
16. Sanskrit, Science and Scientifc Literature: K. Ramasubramanian
17. Sanskrit Pedagogy and contemporary Sanskrit Writings: Ram Karan Sharma
18. Sanskrit and the IT World: Vineet Chaitanya, Amba Kulkarni, Juergen Hanneder
19. Yoga and Ayurveda: T. S. Rukmani, Vasant Lad
20. Stra, Smiti and stra: Shashi Prabha Kumar, Uma Vaidya
21. Manuscriptology: Gaya Charan Tripathi, Wendy Phillips Rodriguez, Walter Slaje
The Sanskrit Kavi Samavya will be the highlight of this World Sanskrit Conference and we also encourage
non-Indian Sanskrit Kavis to join the Gohi.
IMPORTANT DATES
First Call for Papers:
Submission of Abstract begins on:
Submission of abstract closes on:
Information about acceptance begins from:
Second Announcement:
Third Announcement:
Final Update:
Early Registration Rates ends on:

27 May 2013
15 June 2013
15 April 2015
15 October 2013
15 January 2014
15 September 2014
15 February 2015
28 February 2015

REGISTRATION FEES
LOCAL PARTICIPANTS
Early Registration IASS Member: US$ 200
Non-IASS Member:

PARTICIPANTS FROM WEAKER

CURRENCY ZONES

OVERSEAS PARTICIPANTS

Early Registration IASS Member: US$ 250 Early Registration IASS Member: US$ 200

US$ 250

Non-IASS Member:

US$ 300

Non-IASS Member:

US$ 250

Late Registration IASS Member: US$ 250 Late Registration IASS Member: US$ 300 Late Registration IASS Member: US$ 250
Non-IASS Member: US$ 300
Early Registration Students:
Non-IASS Member:
Late Registration Students:
Non-IASS Member:

Non-IASS Member:

US$ 350

Non-IASS Member: US$ 300

US$ 150 Early Registration Students:

US$ 200 Early Registration Students:

US$ 150

US$ 200

US$ 250

US$ 200

Non-IASS Member:

Non-IASS Member:

US$ 200 Late Registration Students:

US$ 250 Late Registration Students:

US$ 200

US$ 250

US$ 300

US$ 250

Non-IASS Member:

Accompanying/Retired Persons: US$ 200 Accompanying/Retired Persons: US$ 250

Non-IASS Member:

Accompanying/Retired Persons: US$ 200

The registration fees cover conference inaugural gala dinner, lunches, dinners, coffee/tea breaks, conference publications, pickup service from the Bangkok airport (subject to fxed schedules), entry to the National Museum, mid-Conference Temple tour
and a cultural evening at the conference venue. It does NOT include accommodation, cost of ANY pre and post-Conference tours.
Account Name: Sanskrit Studies Centre.

Account Nr.: 114-214959-6.

Swift Code: SICOTHBK

The Siam Commercial Bank Pcl., Thaprachan Branch, 17,19 Prachan Road, Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
A List of Hotels will be provided soon with reasonable and best hotel rates in Southeast Asia.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chair :

Dr Chirapat Prapandvidya

Honorary Members : Emeritus Prof. Prasert Na Nagara, Emeritus Prof. Kusuma Raksamani, Emeritus
Professor Chamlong Sarapadnuke and Associate Professor Choosak Tipkesorn
International Members: Professors V. Kutumba Sastry (President of the IASS), Ram Karan Sharma (Former
President of the IASS), John Brockington (Vice President of the IASS), Bruno Dagens (Vice President of the IASS), Dr
Jayandra Soni (Secretary General of the IASS), Professors Radha Vallabh Tripathi (Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya
Sanskrti Sansthan, Delhi), Ashok N. Aklujkar, T. S. Rukmani (Canada), Satyavrat Shastri (India) and Kamaleshwar
Bhattacharya (France).
Secretary General:

Assoc. Prof. Samniang Leurmsai

Organising Secretary:

Assoc. Prof. Amarjiva Lochan

Postal address :
The Secretary General
16th World Sanskrit Conference,
Sanskrit Studies Centre, Silpakorn University,
No.8, Suphab Burut Road, Khet Taweewattana, Bangkok-10170
E-mail: worldsanskrit@hotmail.com
17 May 2013 (modifed: 17 June 2013, November 2013)