Schedule

31 Dec 2024 /

Time Subject Summary Speaker
31 Dec 2024 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
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31 Dec 2024 09:30 - 10:30 Adyar Today and Future Presidential Address and TS Report of 2023-2024
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
31 Dec 2024 11:00 - 15:00 Inaugurations Art Exhibitions at the Art Restoration Lab and Museum. Archival exhibitions at Surendra Narayan Archives and Library Display Room. Opening of the Stalls.
31 Dec 2024 15:00 - 16:45 Reception Meeting the delegates around snacks and tea/coffee
31 Dec 2024 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
31 Dec 2024 19:45 - 21:00 Ritual of the Mystic Star

01 Jan 2025 /

Time Subject Summary Speaker
01 Jan 2025 08:30 - 09:30 Short lectures "The Alchemy of Theosophy" by Linda Oliveira and "Theosophy - the Philosopher's Stone" by Shikhar Agnihotri
Shikhar Agnihotri
Convention Officer, National Lecturer and International Speaker
Linda Oliveira
Former National President of the TS in Australia
01 Jan 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Indian Section Convention I "Inaugural Address by Tim Boyd, "State of the Indian Section" by Pradeep Gohil
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Pradeep Gohil
President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society
01 Jan 2025 15:00 - 16:00 Workshops Workshops on "Invoking the Future Garden", "Theosophical Education - The Art of Living and Learning", and "Expanding Perspectives Through Forum Theatre"
Sonal Murali
Director of Adyar Theosophical Academy
Joss Brooks
Veteran Australian Ecologist, Pitchandikulam Forest Auroville
Yugesh Ramachandran
Theatre worker
01 Jan 2025 17:00 - 18:00 Growing the Third Ear under the Great Astral Mother Tree - Art in Relation to Theosophy Public Lecture by Artist from Sweden
01 Jan 2025 19:45 - 21:00 Poetry Circle and AI translation demo World Federation of Young Theosophists present
WFYT
World Federation of Young Theosophists

02 Jan 2025 /

Time Subject Summary Speaker
02 Jan 2025 08:30 - 09:30 Devotional Meeting At the Temple of Light
02 Jan 2025 10:00 - 11:00 Dialogue Theosophy, the Theosophical Society, and the World
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
Pedro Oliveira
Member of the Australian Section
02 Jan 2025 15:00 - 16:00 Mini-Talks Talks on the theme of the Convention "Practical Theosophy and the Art of Self-Transformation"
Catalina Isaza-Cantor
Member in the TS in Colombia, resident in Adyar
Merike Martsepp
Member of the TS in Estonia, resident at Adyar
Vighnesh R
Board member of the World Federation of Young Theosophists
Svyatoslav Lipsky
Organizing Secretary of the TS in Russia
02 Jan 2025 17:00 - 18:00 Science of the Sacred: Water's Transformative Power Theosophy-Science lecture
Alok Aurovillian
Water Science Researcher
02 Jan 2025 19:45 - 21:00 Nadam dance Narthan Academy of Dance and Music

03 Jan 2025 /

Time Subject Summary Speaker
03 Jan 2025 08:30 - 09:30 Theosophical Order of Service (TOS) TOS report and about TOS
Nancy Secrest
International Secretary of TOS and International Treasurer of the TS
03 Jan 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Indian Section Convention II "Know Thyself" with 5 speakers
IndSec-speakers-1
Indian Conv. Speakers
IndSec-speakers-2
Indian Conv. Speakers
03 Jan 2025 15:00 - 16:00 The Divine Hidden in Daily Life Short lectures on Theosophy and Art
Anupama Gaur
Director & Chief Conservator
Elif Kamisli
Exhibition maker and writer
03 Jan 2025 17:00 - 18:00 Besant Lecture Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru R. N. Ravi
Thiru R. N. Ravi
Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu
03 Jan 2025 19:45 - 21:00 Members' Talent Show Artistic sharing by the Delegates
Vinay Kumar Patri
President of Madras Theosophical Federation, India

04 Jan 2025 /

Time Subject Summary Speaker
04 Jan 2025 08:30 - 09:30 Symposium With three speakers
Deepa Padhi
International Vice-President of the Theosophical Society
Richard Sell
National President of the New Zealand Section
Krista Umbjarv
TS in France
Sabine van Osta
TS in Belgium
04 Jan 2025 10:30 - 11:30 Olcott School new building dedication Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School has a new school building at Besant Gardens. We go to dedicate it to its purpose.
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
04 Jan 2025 15:00 - 16:00 World Congress and WFYT Invitation to the 12th World Congress in Canada. Update of Young Theosophists work.
WFYT
World Federation of Young Theosophists
04 Jan 2025 17:00 - 18:00 Spirituality and the Practical World Public Lecture by the International President
Tim Boyd
International President of the Theosophical Society
04 Jan 2025 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
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