Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
Schedule
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
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
31 Dec 2025 /
13:30 IST - 16:00 IST
Visit the Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
____________________
.
31 Dec 2025 /
13:30 IST - 14:45 IST
Visit to Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School (OMHSS)
Cultural Activities at the Olcott School
____________________
.
31 Dec 2025 /
13:00 IST - 14:45 IST
TOS India Annual General Body Meeting
Theosophical Order of Service in India
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
31 Dec 2025 /
17:00 IST - 18:00 IST
PUBLIC LECTURE: "Remembering the Future Garden"
Joss Brooks, Veteran Australian Ecologist, Pitchandikulam Forest Auroville
____________________
.
31 Dec 2025 /
19:30 IST - 20:30 IST
Cultural Evening
Sharing by the Delegates and Adyar Choir
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
06:00 IST - 07:00 IST
Early morning practices
Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
08:30 IST - 09:30 IST
Questions & Answers
Q&A session with Tim Boyd, Deepa Padhi, Pradeep Gohil and Douglas Keene
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
12:00 IST - 14:00 IST
Indian Section Council Meeting - III
For Members of the Indian Council only
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
13:30 IST - 15:00 IST
Visit the Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
14:00 IST - 15:00 IST
Admission of new members
International President talks to the new members and gives them Diplomas
____________________
.
01 Jan 2026 /
15:00 IST - 16:00 IST
Plenary Session
Reports from the workshops, World Federation of Young Theosophists (WFYT) and Propagation Project
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
03 Jan 2026 /
08:30 IST - 17:00 IST
General Council Meeting
For members of the General Council only
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
03 Jan 2026 /
17:15 IST - 17:45 IST
Inauguration of New Quadrangle and the Indian Canteen
New Quadrangle (accommodation), and Canteen at Bhojanasala
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
04 Jan 2026 /
11:45 IST - 12:15 IST
Opening of Stalls
Stalls of Olcott Education Society (OES) and Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary (BMAD)
____________________
.
04 Jan 2026 /
12:00 IST - 14:30 IST
Indian Section Council Meeting - I
For Members of the Indian Section Council only
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
05 Jan 2026 /
06:00 IST - 07:00 IST
Early morning practices
Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
____________________
.
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"
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
05 Jan 2026 /
13:30 IST - 16:00 IST
Visit the Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
05 Jan 2026 /
13:00 IST - 14:45 IST
TOS India Executive
For TOS India Executive members only
____________________
.
05 Jan 2026 /
15:00 IST - 16:15 IST
Workshops I
Workshops on 1) Education, 2) Chanting, and 3) Seven Rays
____________________
.
05 Jan 2026 /
17:00 IST - 18:00 IST
THEOSOPY-SCIENCE LECTURE: "Contemporary Science: Facts, Ideas, Questions"
Public lecture by Prof. Rajaram Nityananda
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
06:00 IST - 07:00 IST
Early morning practices
Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
08:30 IST - 09:30 IST
Devotional Meeting
Pooja at the Bharata Samaj Temple by Chandrika Mehta
____________________
.
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
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
11:15 IST - 12:00 IST
Discussion Groups
Facilitated discussion groups
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
13:30 IST - 15:00 IST
Bharata Samaj Association
General Body meeting. For Members of the Association only.
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
13:30 IST - 16:00 IST
Visit the Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
13:00 IST - 14:45 IST
Indian Section Council Meeting - II
For Members of the Indian Section Council only
____________________
.
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.
____________________
.
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)
____________________
.
06 Jan 2026 /
19:30 IST - 20:30 IST
Evening Program
The Play is cancelled. We watch a movie or a documentary.
____________________
.