Schedule

31 Dec 2025 /

06:00 IST - 07:00 IST

Early morning practices

Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Vimal Chand
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31 Dec 2025 /

08:30 IST - 09:30 IST

Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)

Presentation by Nancy Secrest after which a Dance performance by Sri Arunodayam Home for Mentally Challenged Destitute Children
Nancy Secrest
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31 Dec 2025 /

09:45 IST - 10:45 IST

Dialogue on "Theosophical Work and Universal Intelligence"

Dialogue between Tim Boyd and Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
Tim Boyd, Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
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31 Dec 2025 /

10:45 IST - 12:30 IST

Indian Section Convention - II "Illumination from Within"

Open to all delegates. Five speakers of TS in India
Deepa Padhi
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31 Dec 2025 /

13:30 IST - 16:00 IST

Visit the Exhibitions

Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
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31 Dec 2025 /

13:30 IST - 14:45 IST

Visit to Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School (OMHSS)

Cultural Activities at the Olcott School
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31 Dec 2025 /

13:00 IST - 14:45 IST

TOS India Annual General Body Meeting

Theosophical Order of Service in India
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31 Dec 2025 /

15:00 IST - 16:15 IST

Workshops II

Workshops on 1) Education, 2) Chanting, and 3) Art as a Language of the Universal Intelligence
Jaishree Kannan, Sonal Murali, WFYT
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31 Dec 2025 /

17:00 IST - 18:00 IST

PUBLIC LECTURE: "Remembering the Future Garden"

Joss Brooks, Veteran Australian Ecologist, Pitchandikulam Forest Auroville
Joss Brooks
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31 Dec 2025 /

19:30 IST - 20:30 IST

Cultural Evening

Sharing by the Delegates and Adyar Choir
Vinay Kumar Patri
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01 Jan 2026 /

06:00 IST - 07:00 IST

Early morning practices

Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Vimal Chand
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01 Jan 2026 /

08:30 IST - 09:30 IST

Questions & Answers

Q&A session with Tim Boyd, Deepa Padhi, Pradeep Gohil and Douglas Keene
Tim Boyd, Douglas Keene, Pradeep Gohil, Deepa Padhi
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01 Jan 2026 /

09:45 IST - 10:45 IST

Short lectures on Advaita and Universal Intelligence

1. "Universal Intelligence is to Know the Field and the Knower of the Field — An Advaitic Perspective Based on Śrīmad Bhagavadgītā 13.2" by Dr Radha Raghunathan. 2. "“Advaita, self-Knowledge and Universal Intelligence” by Dr Sankar Bhagavadpada
Radha Raghunathan, Sankara Bhagavadpada
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01 Jan 2026 /

12:00 IST - 14:00 IST

Indian Section Council Meeting - III

For Members of the Indian Council only
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01 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 15:00 IST

Visit the Exhibitions

Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
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01 Jan 2026 /

14:00 IST - 15:00 IST

Admission of new members

International President talks to the new members and gives them Diplomas
Tim Boyd
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01 Jan 2026 /

15:00 IST - 16:00 IST

Plenary Session

Reports from the workshops, World Federation of Young Theosophists (WFYT) and Propagation Project
WFYT
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01 Jan 2026 /

17:00 IST - 18:00 IST

PRESIDENT'S LECTURE: "The Land and Us"

Public Lecture by Tim Boyd, International President of the Theosophical Society
Tim Boyd
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01 Jan 2026 /

18:00 IST - 18:30 IST

Closing of the Convention

Closing words by International President; Vote of Thanks by Shikhar Agnihotri, Convention Officer
Tim Boyd, Shikhar Agnihotri
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03 Jan 2026 /

08:30 IST - 17:00 IST

General Council Meeting

For members of the General Council only
Tim Boyd
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03 Jan 2026 /

15:00 IST - 16:00 IST

Candle Ceremony

Order of the Round Table. Delegates can watch the Ceremony and are requested to occupy seats by 2.45 PM.
Vinay Kumar Patri
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03 Jan 2026 /

16:00 IST - 17:00 IST

Council of the Order of the Round Table

For members of the Round Table Council only
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03 Jan 2026 /

17:15 IST - 17:45 IST

Inauguration of New Quadrangle and the Indian Canteen

New Quadrangle (accommodation), and Canteen at Bhojanasala
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04 Jan 2026 /

09:30 IST - 10:45 IST

KEYNOTE "ADYAR EXTENSION"

KEYNOTE and Report of Activities of the TS worldwide by Tim Boyd, International President
Tim Boyd
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04 Jan 2026 /

11:00 IST - 11:45 IST

Inauguration of exhibitions at Library building

1) Sculptures and paintings by Artist Hemalatha 2) Archives: The Spirit of Adyar, A Journey into the Past and Radha Burnier, A Multi-faceted Leader
Surendra Narayan Archives, Hemalatha Senathipathi
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04 Jan 2026 /

11:45 IST - 12:15 IST

Opening of Stalls

Stalls of Olcott Education Society (OES) and Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary (BMAD)
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04 Jan 2026 /

12:00 IST - 14:30 IST

Indian Section Council Meeting - I

For Members of the Indian Section Council only
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04 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 14:30 IST

Inauguration of Exhibitions at the Headquarters building

1) The Renaissance of Art in Adyar: Paintings of Florence Ada Fuller and 2) Permanent display of historical items at the Blavatsky Museum
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04 Jan 2026 /

14:30 IST - 15:30 IST

BESANT LECTURE: "Virtue"

Hon'ble Justice M. M. Sundresh, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
M. M. Sundresh
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04 Jan 2026 /

15:30 IST - 16:30 IST

Reception

Snacks near Admin building
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04 Jan 2026 /

16:30 IST - 17:45 IST

New Year's World Music Concert

Global Rhythms – Blueprint of a New World, Award-winning Vocalists, Musicians.
Global Rhythms
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04 Jan 2026 /

19:30 IST - 21:00 IST

Ritual of the Mystic Star

Delegates can watch the Ceremony and are requested to occupy seats by 7.25 PM at the Headquarters Hall
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05 Jan 2026 /

06:00 IST - 07:00 IST

Early morning practices

Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Vimal Chand
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05 Jan 2026 /

08:30 IST - 09:30 IST

Symposium: "Exploring and Understanding"

Speakers Richard Sell "Understanding an Explorers Mind", Isis de Resende "The Science and the Art of Living", Gerard Brennan "Seeking and Knowing"
Gerard Brennan, Isis de Resende, Richard Sell
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05 Jan 2026 /

09:45 IST - 11:00 IST

Short lectures: 1) Understanding Universal Intelligence, 2) Intelligence: the Foundation of All Life

Short lectures by Dr Deepa Padhi and Mr Stephen McDonald
Stephen McDonald, Deepa Padhi
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05 Jan 2026 /

11:00 IST - 12:30 IST

Indian Section Convention - I

"Inaugural address" by Tim Boyd, International President. "State of the Indian Section Address" by Pradep Gohil, President of the Indian Section.
Tim Boyd, Pradeep Gohil
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05 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 16:00 IST

Visit the Exhibitions

Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
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05 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 14:45 IST

Visit to Social Welfare Centre (SWC)

Social Welfare Centre and Vocational Training Centre present cultural activities at SWC
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05 Jan 2026 /

13:00 IST - 14:45 IST

TOS India Executive

For TOS India Executive members only
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05 Jan 2026 /

15:00 IST - 16:15 IST

Workshops I

Workshops on 1) Education, 2) Chanting, and 3) Seven Rays
Jaishree Kannan, Sonal Murali, WFYT
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05 Jan 2026 /

17:00 IST - 18:00 IST

THEOSOPY-SCIENCE LECTURE: "Contemporary Science: Facts, Ideas, Questions"

Public lecture by Prof. Rajaram Nityananda
Rajaram Nityananda
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05 Jan 2026 /

19:30 IST - 20:30 IST

THEOSOPHY BY ART: BEAT Choir & Skit by B.T.F.

BEAT, Bank Employees Art Troop, an awarded choir. B.T.F., Bombay Theosophical Federation.
BEAT Choir
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06 Jan 2026 /

06:00 IST - 07:00 IST

Early morning practices

Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Vimal Chand
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06 Jan 2026 /

08:30 IST - 09:30 IST

Devotional Meeting

Pooja at the Bharata Samaj Temple by Chandrika Mehta
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06 Jan 2026 /

10:15 IST - 11:15 IST

Panel on "Intelligence and Human Need"

Panel discussion with Marcos de Resende, Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu, and Chally Romero
Marcos de Resende, Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu, Charlton "Chally" Jules P. Romero
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06 Jan 2026 /

11:15 IST - 12:00 IST

Discussion Groups

Facilitated discussion groups
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06 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 15:00 IST

Visit to Adyar Theosophical Academy (ATA)

'Wonderscape': An exhibition of ATA primary & middle school student explorations.
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06 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 15:00 IST

Bharata Samaj Association

General Body meeting. For Members of the Association only.
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06 Jan 2026 /

13:30 IST - 16:00 IST

Visit the Exhibitions

Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
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06 Jan 2026 /

13:00 IST - 14:45 IST

Indian Section Council Meeting - II

For Members of the Indian Section Council only
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06 Jan 2026 /

15:15 IST - 16:00 IST

Interview of Ven. Olande Ananda Thera

Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Venerable Buddhist Monk, Sri Lanka. Interviewer is Patrizia Calvi, Italy.
Patrizia Calvi, Ven. Olande Ananda Thera
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06 Jan 2026 /

17:00 IST - 18:00 IST

PANEL: Theosophy and Art - From Origin to Horizons

Speakers are Elif Kamisli (Exhibition Manager), Anupama Gaur (Consultant Conservator), and Erica Georgiades (Director of the School of the Wisdom)
Erica Georgiades, Anupama Gaur, Elif Kamisli
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06 Jan 2026 /

19:30 IST - 20:30 IST

Evening Program

The Play is cancelled. We watch a movie or a documentary.
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