བོད་ཁང་།

Tibet House Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

in collaboration with

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)

Presents 2-day Seminar on

The Thoughts and Contributions of Mahatma Gandhi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

28th March 2015 & 29th March 2015

Chief Guest: Ambassador Shri Ashok Sajjanhar, Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (Autonomous

Organization with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India Guest of Honor: Mr. Tempa Tsering, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Delhi

Mrs. Arvind Manjit Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture Prof. Vivek Suneja, Faculty of Management Studies & Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Delhi University

Day 1: Saturday, March 28, 2015 Venue: Auditorium, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Time Program

• 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM Arrivals and Tea

• 06:00 PM – 06:05 PM Welcome speech by Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul, Director, Tibet House

• 06:05 PM – 06:10 PM Lighting lamps by the Chief Guest & Guest of Honor & distribution of mementos

• 06:10 PM – 06:15 PM Address by Mr. Tempa Tsering, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Delhi

• 06:15 PM – 06:20 PM Address by Mrs. Arvind Manjit Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture

• 06:20 PM – 06:25 PM Address by Prof. Vivek Suneja, Faculty of Management Studies & Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Delhi University

• 06:25 PM – 06:35 PM Address by the Chief Guest, Ambassador Shri Ashok Sajjanhar, Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony

• 06:35 PM – 06:40 PM Book Release by the Chief Guest, “Shantideva and Bodhicaryavatara”, Edited by Prof. C. Upender Rao, Chodrung-ma Kunga Chodron, Michelle L. Dexter

 06:40 PM – 08:30 PM FIRST SESSION

Chairperson: Prof. Vivek Suneja, Faculty of Management Studies & Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Delhi University Speakers: 1. Ms. Shobhana Radhakrishna, Chief Functionary, Gandhi Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance 2. Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul, Director, Tibet House

• 06:40 PM - 07:10 PM Ms. Shobhana Radhakrishna speaks on ‘Spiritual Mahatma Gandhi and Transformational Leadership’

• 07:10 PM – 07:40 PM Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul speaks on ‘Three Commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” & ‘Secular Ethics’

• 07:40 PM - 08:30 PM Q&A Session & Conclusion

  Day 2: Sunday, March 29, 2015 Venue: Conference Hall, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Time Program

 

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM SECOND SESSION

Chairperson: Dr. Renuka Singh, Director, Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, New Delhi Speakers: 1. Mr. Naresh Sahai Mathur, Supreme Court Lawyer 2. Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, Editor, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti

• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Mr. Naresh Sahai Mathur speaks on ‘Universal Responsibility’ & ‘Ahimsa – Son of India’ • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Dr. Rajeev Ranjan speaks on ‘Ahimsa, Peace and Purity of Means’

 

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM SPECIAL ADDRESS

Chairperson: Dr. Prabhat Ranjan, Executive Director, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, TIFAC Speaker: Ambassador Shri Ashok Sajjanhar, Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (Autonomous Organization with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM Tea Break

 

12:00 PM – 01:40 PM THIRD SESSION

Chairperson: Prof. Hira Paul Gangnegi, Department of Buddhist Studies, Delhi University Speakers: 1. Mr. Ravi Chopra, Founder Secretary, Center for Gandhian Vision and Values, New Delhi 2. Mr. Ngawang Dhondup Narkyid, Official Biographer of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Mr. Ravi Chopra speaks on ‘Gandhi Lives On …' highlighting global impact of Mahatma Gandhi

• 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM Mr. Ngawang Dhondup Narkyid speaks on ‘Biography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama ’ • 01:00 PM – 01:40 PM Q&A of 2nd & 3rd Sessions 01:40 PM – 02:30 PM Lunch

 

02:30 PM – 04:00 PM FOURTH SESSION

Chairperson: Prof. C. Upendra Rao, Chairperson, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Speakers: 1. Lama Chosphel Zotpa, President, Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association 2. Mr. Avadesh Kumar, Eminent Gandhian

• 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM Lama Chosphel Zotpa speaks on ‘Contributions of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Native Culture of the Indian Himalayan Belt’

• 03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Mr. Avadesh Kumar speaks on ‘Truth, Ahimsa and Service of Humanity – The Gandhian Way’

• 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM Q&A Session

 04:00 PM – 04:45 PM FIFTH SESSION – Student’s Panel Discussion

Chairperson: Dr. Ritu Chowdhary, Assistant professor, Department of B.El.Ed., Aditi Mahavidyalya, University of Delhi Panelist: A total of ten students from Jwaharlal Nehru College, Delhi & Global Peace Youth Corps, Nepal

04:00 PM – 04:30 PM Each student will speak for 3 minutes  

04:30 PM – 04:40 PM VALEDICTORY SESSION

Chairperson: Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul, Director, Tibet House Address by: Prof. Vivek Suneja, Faculty of Management Studies & Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Delhi University

• 04:30 PM – 04:35 PM Address by the Guest of Honor, Prof. Vivek Suneja • 04:35 PM – 04:40 PM Vote of Thanks