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October 2026 · Jnanodaya PU College, Mysuru

Jnanashrunga Science Exhibition · Jnanodaya PU College

Students of Class 9 from RV Girls High School, Bengaluru — who had won the third prize at Dakshināsya Darshini in January — carried their work to the interschool ‘Jnanashrunga’ science exhibition at Jnanodaya PU College, Mysuru. They presented Young's double-slit experiment using a laser, and used the demonstration to explain the third tattva of the Sri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam, showing how the behaviour of light under observation opens a question about perception and the knower rather than settling one. The exhibition drew more than 500 visiting students along with faculty from the participating institutions, and the Dakshināsya Darshini demonstrations drew particular interest — students and teachers alike asked how programmes amalgamating science and Vedanta might be taken up at their own colleges. That a school team could hold the attention of a wider science fair on these terms is the clearest measure of what Dakshināsya Darshini set out to do: to let young people arrive at tattva through the instruments and experiments they already trust.

October 7–9, 2026 · Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

Vedanta Makeathon · Dakshināsya Darshini

The first Vedanta Makeathon brought student teams from across the country to Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, for a fifty-hour build in which Vedāntic enquiry set the brief for engineering. Dakṣiṇāmūrti was the Makeathon's lens: across eight tattva prompts, teams were asked to engage with questions of perception, consciousness, knowledge, the self and reality, and to translate them into working prototypes and interactive demonstrations. The projects that emerged ranged over EEG-driven devices, VR neurorehabilitation and haptic experiences, conversational AI, AI applications for medical screening and crop health, biofeedback, adaptive learning, robotics and interactive installations — each judged on its relation to the tattva it took up as much as on innovation and user experience. Team Kela of the Vellore Institute of Technology took the first prize of ₹40,000 for Chetna, a VR neurorehabilitation platform, and Cortex.Exe of Jyothy Institute of Technology demonstrated an EEG-controlled RC car; the youngest participant, Lakshweer Rao, was recognised as Young Innovator. Hardware components were provided by the PARAM Foundation. Held as part of the second phase of Dakshināsya Darshini, the Makeathon showed how readily the vocabulary of the śāstra can set the terms of serious technical work.

September 1, 2026 · Ayodhya

Book Launch at Vardhanti Celebrations — Ayodhya

As part of the Vardhanti celebrations held in Ayodhya on September 1, Vedanta Bharati released two books reflecting its continuing effort to take the vision of Vedanta to a wider audience. The first, Vedanta Drushantagalu, is a collection of illuminating dṛṣṭāntas (illustrations and analogies) drawn from the Upanishads and Prakaraṇa Granthas, including those expounded in the works of Adi Shankaracharya. Originally authored in Kannada by Vidwan Krishna Jois, the book has now been translated into Hindi by Prof. Sathish Bhatt, making these traditional teaching illustrations accessible to a much larger readership. The second book, Mind — An Introduction, authored by Dr. Ravishankar D, brings together insights and perspectives that have emerged from Vedanta Bharati's retreats and discussions exploring the mind, consciousness and their relationship. Beginning with the most immediate aspect of human experience — the mind — the book invites the reader to enquire more deeply into its nature, its movements, and the consciousness in whose presence the mind is experienced, offering an accessible entry point into questions that lie at the heart of Vedantic enquiry. The release of these two books in Ayodhya during the Vardhanti celebrations was especially meaningful, representing Vedanta Bharati's endeavour to carry the depth of the śāstra to the contemporary seeker — through the traditional wisdom of dṛṣṭānta on one hand and a deeper enquiry into the mind and consciousness on the other.

August 1–5, 2026 · Ayodhya

Vedānta Cintana Goṣṭhī · Ayodhya

Over five full days, more than 50 scholars from across the country assembled in Ayodhya for an intensive Vedānta Cintana Goṣṭhī, held under the gracious guidance and presence of H.H. Sri Sri Shankara Bharati Mahaswamiji. The gathering brought together scholars for sustained deliberation on selected passages from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad Bhāṣya, Brahma Sūtra Bhāṣya and Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya, with particular attention to the nature of Brahman, the relationship between knowledge and action, and the place of samyagdarśana in the pursuit of liberation. Set in Ayodhya, the sacred birthplace of Bhagavān Śrī Rāma, the five-day assembly provided a rare opportunity for scholars to engage deeply with the śāstric tradition, examine the subtleties of Śaṅkarabhāṣya, and exchange perspectives in a spirit of rigorous inquiry and shared pursuit of Vedāntic understanding. The Goṣṭhī thus served not merely as a scholarly gathering, but as a significant effort towards preserving, deepening and carrying forward the living tradition of Advaita Vedānta.

August 1, 2026 · Japadakatte, Mysuru District

Dakshināsya Darshini · Consciousness through Science

Dakshināsya Darshini brought together students from 17 schools and colleges across Hassan, K.R. Nagar, Arsikere, Mysuru and neighbouring regions for a unique exploration of the meeting point between Vedāntic thought and contemporary science. Held at the Sri Mutt premises in Japadakatte, the programme introduced students to Vedāntic concepts through practical demonstrations and projects spanning basic sciences, Artificial Intelligence, engineering and robotics, with students also presenting experiments developed in their own institutions. The sessions combined scientific enquiry with tattva orientation and methods of self-inquiry, encouraging students to look beyond learning facts and to examine the deeper questions of consciousness, knowledge and experience. Guided by Sri Brahmananda Bharati Mahaswamiji of the Yadathore Mutt, the programme offered young minds an engaging pathway to discover how the spirit of scientific investigation and the Vedāntic pursuit of self-knowledge can illuminate one another, bringing timeless wisdom into meaningful dialogue with the world of science and technology.

July 12, 2026 · Belur Math, West Bengal

"Wonders of Consciousness vis-à-vis Marvels of AI"

A half-day seminar bringing together leading scholars from science and Vedanta to explore one of humanity's most profound questions — the nature of consciousness in the age of AI. In his Anugraha Bhāṣyam, H.H. Sri Sri Shankara Bharati Mahaswamiji explained that Advaita Vedanta has long revealed the path to the realization of Consciousness through the Neti Neti Mārga, as expounded by Adi Shankaracharya in the Ekāślokī, Daśaślokī, and his Upanishadic commentaries. His Holiness emphasized that while the Upanishads provide the experiential answers to the nature of Consciousness, it is now for modern science to engage with the "hard problem of consciousness" through a rigorous dialogue with Vedanta. The seminar concluded by reaffirming that meaningful collaboration between scientific inquiry and the timeless wisdom of the Upanishads can shape a more human-centric and spiritually informed future for artificial intelligence. The half-day seminar brought together eminent scholars and spiritual thinkers of RKMVERI, including Swami Atmapriyanandaji, Pro-Chancellor & Secretary, Swami Sarvottamananda, Vice-Chancellor, Brahmachari Bhaswara Chaitanya, Brahmachari Atula Chaitanya and Dr. Arkadeb Dutta, with thought-provoking sessions on whether the brain thinks algorithmically, rethinking consciousness in the light of AI, the evolving role of physicists in the wake of AI, Kundalini awakening and consciousness from a neurophysiological perspective, and exploring consciousness beyond a single ‘site’ and ‘rhythm’ in the brain.

July 5, 2026 · Bengaluru

Kishora Sudha Annual Samāveśa 2026

The Kishora Sudha Annual Samāveśa was held on 5 July 2026 in Bengaluru, bringing together over 200 families in a vibrant celebration of learning, devotion, and the timeless tradition of Śaṅkara Stotra Pārāyaṇa. The young participants, accompanied by their parents and teachers, offered a series of stotras composed by Jagadguru Ādi Śaṅkarabhagavatpāda, reflecting months of dedicated study and practice under the Kishora Sudha programme. The Chief Guests and mentors addressed the gathering, emphasizing the importance of introducing children to Bharat's spiritual heritage from an early age and highlighting the enduring relevance of Adi Shankaracharya's teachings in shaping character, values, and cultural continuity. The programme concluded with the presentation of mementoes and commemorative souvenirs to participants, teachers, coordinators, and volunteers, acknowledging their dedicated contribution to the success of the initiative.

Jan – Feb 2027 · TBC · Hybrid · In-Person & Online

Chidrūpam Samvāda — A Global Symposium on Consciousness

Neuroscientists, physicists and mathematicians convene to interrogate the hard problem of consciousness — where the frontiers of modern science meet the oldest and deepest inquiry of Advaita Vedanta.