Schedule

31 Dec 2022 / Day A

Time Subject Speaker Venue
15:00 - 16:00 NOTE on 30 December: Flower Ceremony Headquarters building
08:30 - 09:30 Opening of the Convention on 31 December
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered
09:30 - 10:30 Presidential Address
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered
11:00 - 12:00 Opening the stalls of OES and BMAD Near Admin, near Enquiry Office
13:30 - 15:30 Inaugurations of Archives and Art Exhibition
Artist Shiva Ram
Artist Shiva Ram, Chennai, India
Adyar Library and Research Centre
14:30 - 15:30 Inauguration of two Exhibitions at the Headquarters building Headquarters building
15:30 - 17:00 Reception Near Admin building
17:00 - 18:00 THEOSOPHY-SCIENCE LECTURE: "Science: How far can we go?"
Dr Manu Jaiswal
Professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
LIVE: Public
19:30 - 20:30 Ritual of the Mystic Star Headquarters building

01 Jan 2023 / Day B

Time Subject Speaker Venue
08:30 - 09:30 Short Lectures 1) "The Common Ground on which Responsible World Citizens Stand" and 2) "Brahmavidya Ashrama"
Erica Georgiades
Director of the School of the Wisdom of Adyar, living in Greece
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium on "Responsibility"
Shikhar Agnihotri
National Lecturer and International Speaker
Vibha Saksena
National Lecturer of the Indian Section and
Stephen McDonald
National President of the TS in Australia
LIVE: for registered
11:00 - 11:40 Informal Discussion Groups Adyar Theatre, not live
13:00 - 15:00 Indian Section Council Meeting - I
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
Admin building
13:30 - 15:00 Cultural Activities by SWC and VTC Adjacent to Main Gate
15:00 - 16:00 Workshops in four different places
Erica Georgiades
Director of the School of the Wisdom of Adyar, living in Greece
Janne Vuononvirta
General Secretary of the Finnish Section
Jaishree Kannan
In charge of the Surendra Narayan Archives
LEAP Boundary Breakers
World Music & Dance Ensemble
Linda Oliveira
Former National President of the TS in Australia
Theatre LIVE, Headquarters, Library, Blavatsky Bungalow
17:00 - 18:00 PUBLIC LECTURE: "Individuation and Global Responsibility: the Subtle Magic of Lincoln, Eisenhower, and Mandela"
Dr James Tepfer
Lecturer from the United Lodge of Theosophists in Santa Barbara, California
LIVE: Public
19:30 - 20:30 New Year's Day Concert
LEAP Boundary Breakers
World Music & Dance Ensemble
LIVE: Public

02 Jan 2023 / Day C

Time Subject Speaker Venue
08:30 - 09:30 Devotional Meeting Bharata Samaj Temple
10:00 - 11:00 Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)
Nancy Secrest
International Secretary of TOS and International Treasurer of the TS
LIVE: for registered
11:00 - 12:00 TOS IN INDIA GET-TOGETHER LIVE: for registered
13:30 - 15:00 Visit to Adyar Theosophical Academy (ATA) ATA, opposite Library gate
15:00 - 16:00 Workshops in four different places
Erica Georgiades
Director of the School of the Wisdom of Adyar, living in Greece
Janne Vuononvirta
General Secretary of the Finnish Section
Jaishree Kannan
In charge of the Surendra Narayan Archives
Sonal Murali
Director of Adyar Theosophical Academy
Radha Raghunathan
Director of Sanskrit Department in Adyar Library&Research Centre
Theatre LIVE, Headquarters, Library, Blavatsky Bungalow
17:00 - 18:00 BESANT LECTURE: "Wisdom of the Ancients"
Sri M
Spiritual teacher, social reformer, educationist, author, and global speaker
LIVE: Public
19:00 - 20:30 Theosophical Quiz
Pedro Oliveira
Member of the Australian Section
LIVE: for registered

03 Jan 2023 / Day D

Time Subject Speaker Venue
08:30 - 09:30 Interview on "Service across Communities for Humans and Animals"
Shravan Krishnan
Coordinator of BMAD
Douglas Keene
Vice-President of the Theosophical Society in America
Patrizia Calvi
Secretary of the TS in Italy
LIVE: for registered
10:00 - 11:00 Panel "Our Responsibility in the Interconnected World"
Narendra Shah
General Secretary of the TS in East & Central Africa
Enrique Reig
President of the Interamerican Theosophical Federation
Deepa Padhi
International Vice-President of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered
11:00 - 11:40 Informal Discussion Groups Adyar Theatre, not live
13:30 - 15:00 OMHHS Cultural Activities Olcott School
15:00 - 16:00 Workshops in four different places
Erica Georgiades
Director of the School of the Wisdom of Adyar, living in Greece
Janne Vuononvirta
General Secretary of the Finnish Section
Jaishree Kannan
In charge of the Surendra Narayan Archives
Sonal Murali
Director of Adyar Theosophical Academy
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
Theatre LIVE, Headquarters, Library, Blavatsky Bungalow
17:00 - 18:00 PUBLIC LECTURE: "One Without a Second"
Dr Ravi Ravindra
Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
LIVE: Public
19:30 - 20:30 Dance performance by Malavika Sarukkai
Malavika Sarukkai
Dancer, Choreographer, Mentor
Adyar Theatre, not live

04 Jan 2023 / Day E

Time Subject Speaker Venue
08:30 - 09:30 Symposium on "Interconnection"
Catalina Isaza-Cantor
Member in the TS in Colombia, resident in Adyar
Sara Ortega van Vloten
Member in the TS in Spain
Francis Lim
Member of the Singapore Lodge of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered
10:00 - 11:00 Questions & Answers
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Pedro Oliveira
Member of the Australian Section
Marcos de Resende
Member of the TS in Brazil
LIVE: for registered
12:00 - 14:00 Indian Section Council Meeting - II
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
Admin building
14:00 - 15:00 Admission of new members
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Headquarters building
15:00 - 16:00 Plenary Session LIVE: for registered
17:00 - 18:00 PRESIDENT'S LECTURE: "The Choice to Be Whole"
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: Public
18:00 - 18:30 Closing of the Convention
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
LIVE: for registered