Schedule

31 Dec 2024
Event Date Time Subject Summary Speaker
08:30 - 09:30 OPENING of the Convention Prayers, Greetings, Invocation, and Opening of the Convention by Tim Boyd, the International President
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
09:30 - 11:00 Adyar Today and Future Address by the International President
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
17:00 - 18:00 The Value of Joy in Self-Transformation Kurt has been working to develop a basic spiritual practice, simple and easy to remember, but profound in its effects in supporting personal transformation.
Kurt Leland
International Lecturer
19:45 - 21:00 New Year's Eve Concert Darshan Choir with Vocalists, Dancers, Musicians
Darshan Group
Choir and Team
01 Jan 2025
Event Date Time Subject Summary Speaker
08:30 - 09:30 Short talks Linda Oliveira and Shikhar Agnihotri
Shikhar Agnihotri
Convention Officer, National Lecturer and International Speaker
Linda Oliveira
Former National President of the TS in Australia
10:30 - 12:00 Indian Section Convention I State of Indian Section
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
15:00 - 16:00 Workshops Three workshops to choose to attend.
Sonal Murali
Director of Adyar Theosophical Academy
Joss Brooks
Veteran Australian Ecologist, Pitchandikulam Forest Auroville
17:00 - 18:00 Cinema - Impact on Cultural Transformation Public lecture by Prof. K. Hariharan
K Hariharan
Film Director, Writer, Professor
19:45 - 21:00 Dance performance

Rudrakhs Dance Academy, Odissi

02 Jan 2025
Event Date Time Subject Summary Speaker
08:30 - 09:30 Devotional Meeting

Devotional meeting is conducted at the Temple of Light

10:15 - 11:15 Dialogue Dialogue between Tim Boyd and Pedro Oliveira
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Pedro Oliveira
Member of the Australian Section
15:00 - 16:00 TIP talks TIP means Theosophy in Practice
17:00 - 18:00 Theosophy-Science Lecture
19:45 - 21:00 Members' Talent Show

Moderator Vinay Patri

Vinay Kumar Patri
President of Madras Theosophical Federation, India
03 Jan 2025
Event Date Time Subject Summary Speaker
08:30 - 09:20 Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)
Nancy Secrest
International Secretary of TOS and International Treasurer of the TS
09:30 - 10:30 Contemporary Art in Relation to Theosophy Artist Christine Odlund from Sweden
10:30 - 12:30 Indian Section Convention II "Know Thyself" with 5 speakers
15:00 - 16:00 Theosophy and Art Two art experts talk
Anupama Gaur
Director & Chief Conservator
Elif Kamisli
Exhibition maker and writer
17:00 - 18:00 Besant Lecture
19:45 - 21:00 Nadamdance

8 dancers from Bangalore

04 Jan 2025
Event Date Time Subject Summary Speaker
08:30 - 09:30 Questions and Answers

Moderator Tim Boyd with 3 persons

Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium

With three speakers

Deepa Padhi
International Vice-President of the Theosophical Society
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary and World Congress Reports from the workshops
17:00 - 18:00 President's Lecture
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
18:00 - 19:00 Closing of the Convention Closing words by International President; Vote of Thanks by Shikhar Agnihotri, Convention Officer
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Shikhar Agnihotri
Convention Officer, National Lecturer and International Speaker