Speakers
Schedule
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 17:00 | General Council Meeting | For members of the General Council only | ||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Candle Ceremony | Order of the Round Table. Delegates can watch the Ceremony and are requested to occupy seats by 2.45 PM. | ||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Council of the Order of the Round Table | For members of the Round Table Council only | ||
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Inauguration of New Quadrangle and the Indian Canteen | New Quadrangle (accommodation), and Canteen at Bhojanasala |
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:45 | KEYNOTE "ADYAR EXTENSION" | KEYNOTE and Report of Activities of the TS worldwide by Tim Boyd, International President | ||
| 11:00 - 11:45 | 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 | ||
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Opening of Stalls | Stalls of Olcott Education Society (OES) and Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary (BMAD) | ||
| 12:00 - 14:30 | Indian Section Council Meeting - I | For Members of the Indian Section Council only | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | 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 | ||
| 14:30 - 15:30 | BESANT LECTURE: "Virtue" | Hon'ble Justice M. M. Sundresh, Judge of the Supreme Court of India | ||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Reception | Snacks near Admin building | ||
| 16:30 - 17:45 | New Year's World Music Concert | Global Rhythms – Blueprint of a New World, Award-winning Vocalists, Musicians. | ||
| 19:30 - 21:00 | Ritual of the Mystic Star | Delegates can watch the Ceremony and are requested to occupy seats by 7.25 PM at the Headquarters Hall |
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 - 07:00 | Early morning practices | Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | 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" | ||
| 09:45 - 11:00 | Short lectures: 1) Understanding Universal Intelligence, 2) Intelligence: the Foundation of All Life | Short lectures by Dr Deepa Padhi and Mr Stephen McDonald | ||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | 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. | ||
| 13:00 - 14:45 | TOS India Executive | For TOS India Executive members only | ||
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Visit the Exhibitions | Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building | ||
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Visit to Social Welfare Centre (SWC) | Social Welfare Centre and Vocational Training Centre present cultural activities at SWC | ||
| 15:00 - 16:15 | Workshops I | Workshops on 1) Education, 2) Chanting, and 3) Seven Rays | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | THEOSOPY-SCIENCE LECTURE: "Contemporary Science: Facts, Ideas, Questions" | Public lecture by Prof. Rajaram Nityananda | ||
| 19:30 - 20:30 | THEOSOPHY BY ART: BEAT Choir & Skit by B.T.F. | BEAT, Bank Employees Art Troop, an awarded choir. B.T.F., Bombay Theosophical Federation. |
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 - 07:00 | Early morning practices | Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Devotional Meeting | Pooja at the Bharata Samaj Temple by Chandrika Mehta | ||
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Panel on "Intelligence and Human Need" | Panel discussion with Marcos de Resende, Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu, and Chally Romero | ||
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Discussion Groups | Facilitated discussion groups | ||
| 13:00 - 14:45 | Indian Section Council Meeting - II | For Members of the Indian Section Council only | ||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Bharata Samaj Association | General Body meeting. For Members of the Association only. | ||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Visit to Adyar Theosophical Academy (ATA) | 'Wonderscape': An exhibition of ATA primary & middle school student explorations. | ||
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Visit the Exhibitions | Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building | ||
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Interview of Ven. Olande Ananda Thera | Ven. Olande Ananda Thera, Venerable Buddhist Monk, Sri Lanka. Interviewer is Patrizia Calvi, Italy. | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | 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) | ||
| 19:30 - 20:30 | Evening Program | The Play is cancelled. We watch a movie or a documentary. |
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 - 07:00 | Early morning practices | Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Theosophical Order of Service (TOS) | Presentation by Nancy Secrest after which a Dance performance by Sri Arunodayam Home for Mentally Challenged Destitute Children | ||
| 09:45 - 10:45 | Dialogue on "Theosophical Work and Universal Intelligence" | Dialogue between Tim Boyd and Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu | ||
| 10:45 - 12:30 | Indian Section Convention - II "Illumination from Within" | Open to all delegates. Five speakers of TS in India | ||
| 13:00 - 14:45 | TOS India Annual General Body Meeting | Theosophical Order of Service in India | ||
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Visit the Exhibitions | Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building | ||
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Visit to Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School (OMHSS) | Cultural Activities at the Olcott School | ||
| 15:00 - 16:15 | Workshops II | Workshops on 1) Education, 2) Chanting, and 3) Art as a Language of the Universal Intelligence | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | PUBLIC LECTURE: "Remembering the Future Garden" | Joss Brooks, Veteran Australian Ecologist, Pitchandikulam Forest Auroville | ||
| 19:30 - 20:30 | Cultural Evening | Sharing by the Delegates and Adyar Choir |
| Event Date | Time | Subject | Summary | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 - 07:00 | Early morning practices | Three options: Puja, Silent Walking Meditation, or Yoga | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Questions & Answers | Q&A session with Tim Boyd, Deepa Padhi, Pradeep Gohil and Douglas Keene | ||
| 09:45 - 10:45 | 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 | ||
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Indian Section Council Meeting - III | For Members of the Indian Council only | ||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Visit the Exhibitions | Exhibitions in Headquarters and at the Library building | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Admission of new members | International President talks to the new members and gives them Diplomas | ||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Plenary Session | Reports from the workshops, World Federation of Young Theosophists (WFYT) and Propagation Project | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | PRESIDENT'S LECTURE: "The Land and Us" | Public Lecture by Tim Boyd, International President of the Theosophical Society | ||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Closing of the Convention | Closing words by International President; Vote of Thanks by Shikhar Agnihotri, Convention Officer |