CANCELLED - Jijnasa 26 Jul 2015

We regret to inform that the event hosted by Jijnasa at Oxford College, HSR Layout, Bangalore on 26 Jul 2015 stands cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Keep visiting our FB page, Twitter account and website for notifications of future events.

Apologise for the inconvenience.


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Book Launch - Prof. Vamsee Krishna Juluri's Rearming Hinduism - 5 Apr 2015

Jijnasa

An initiative under the aegis of

Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS) organizes

Bangalore Launch of Prof Vamsee Krishna Juluri's 

  Rearming Hinduism - Nature, Hinduphobia and the Return of Indian Intelligence

The book will be introduced by
 Shatavadhani Dr R Ganesh,

Writer, Scholar

   The event will be presided over by
Shri P V Krishna Bhatta,
Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
and President, CESS

The event will be followed by an open house.

Date: 5 Apr 2015

Time: 3:45PM

(Please be on time as mark of respect to fellow attendees)

Venue: Jnana Jyothi Auditorium,

Central College Campus, Palace Road,

Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore

Media Partners: 

www.indiaFacts.co.in

Directions to the venue from Corporation Circle on Google Maps:

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This event will be webcast Live on Jijnasa Youtube Channel.

Speaker Profile:

Prof Vamsee Krishna Juluri

Vamsee Krishna Juluri is a Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco and a novelist, author and public intellectual whose writings have been published in Swarajya, Foreign Affairs, Huffington Post, Hinduism Today, Patheos, Indian Express, The Hindu, India Currents, and First Post.
 
Books by Vamsee Juluri:
 
Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia and the Return of Indian Intelligence (Westland, 2015)
 
Bollywood Nation: India through its Cinema (Penguin India, 2013)
 
The Mythologist: A Novel (Penguin India, 2010)
 
Becoming a Global Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television (Peter Lang, 2003).


About the book:

Rearming Hinduism is a handbook for intellectual resistance. Through an astute and devastating critique of Hinduphobia in today’s academia, media and popular culture, Vamsee Juluri shows us that what the Hinduphobic worldview denies virulently is not only the truth and elegance of Hindu thought, but the very integrity and sanctity of the natural world itself. 

By boldly challenging some of the media age’s most popular beliefs about nature, history, and pre-history along with the usual Hinduphobic myths about Aryans, invasions, and blood-sacrifices, Rearming Hinduism links Hinduphobia and its hubris to a predatory and self-destructive culture that perhaps only a renewed Hindu sensibility can effectively oppose. It is a call to see the present in a way that elevates our desa and kala to the ideals of the sanathana dharma once again.

About Jijnasa:

 

The literal meaning of the word Jijnasa in Sanskrit is Inquiry. Jijnasa is a platform under the aegis of CESS, which is an effort to promote the quest for knowledge.
It is hard to obtain the company of the noble.
It is easy to obtain the company of the ignoble.
Pebbles are available in plenty; but it is hard to obtain the precious diamond.

India is not just a nation state but a civilization state. A civilization that prides itself for the spirit of inquiry, and is not based on a contrived belief system or historicity. A civilization that is firmly rooted in Dharma. A civilization that has much to offer and inspire the world.

However, our ignorance about ourselves is profound. It is therefore Jijnasa’s desire to invoke the spirit of inquiry, which can set people on the journey of self discovery. Its aim is to provoke and equip people to see things beyond the limited mainstream discourse on issues of national importance and seek solutions to contemporary issues facing the country.

It is important to understand ourselves before we can understand the issues around us. Enlightened individuals make for an assertive society, which has the womb to carry traditions along with modernity. Jijnasa’s attempt is to make fellow travelers discover the heterogeneity of the Indian traditions yet the cohesiveness that has stood us in good stead for several thousand years. At the core of Jijnasa, is the desire to build an innate ability to see the world from an exalted position, which is so essential for a country aspiring to play center stage in world affairs.

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Jijnasa and HDAS - 6th Sept 2014 - Full video of Seminar on "Hindu Temples and Government Control"

Full video of Seminar on "Hindu Temples and Government Control" held on 6th Sept, 2014 in Bangalore.

The event was graced by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Dr Subramanian Swamy, Justice Rama Jois, Sri T R Ramesh, Sri Nagarajan and various Swamiji's from mathas based on Karnataka.

Jijnasa and HDAS - Presentation by Sri T R Ramesh and Sri Nagarajan

After Sri T R Ramesh gave an introduction to Temples Worshippers Society, Chennai, Sri Nagarajan who works with the same society used the following presentation during his talk.

Jijnasa - 6th Sept - Hindu Temples and Govt Control - Press Note

Jijnasa, in collaboration with HDAS, is organizing a seminar on Hindu Temples and Government Control on 6th Sept, 2014 at R V Teacher's College, Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bangalore.

To this effect, Jijnasa has released press notes. Following pdf documents are the press notes released in English and Kannada.

Press Note in English



Press Note in Kannada

Jijnasa and Hindu Dharma Achrya Sabha - Seminar on Hindu Temples and Government Control - 6 Sept 2014

Jijnasa

An initiative under the aegis of

Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS) 

and

Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha

invite you to a seminar on 

  Hindu Temples and Government Control

The event will be graced by

Swami Dayananda Saraswati,
Convener, Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha


Swami Nirmalananda,
Adi Chunchunagiri Matha

Sri Subramanian Swamy,
Convener, Legal cell for Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha

and

Justice Rama Jois,

 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

The event will be presided over by

Sri Krishna Bhatta,

Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
and President, CESS

Date: 6 Sept 2014

Time: 3:00PM

(Please be on time as mark of respect to fellow attendees)

Venue: R V Teacher's College Building,

Jayanagar 2nd Block,

Bangalore

The larger debate on how Hindu trusts should be managed and how donors and devotees can be a stake holders in the process of management is an important aspect. However, what is more critical at this stage is to ensure how the wealth that is locked up in Hindu trusts and is hostage to government control and corruption is leveraged towards socio-religious welfare programs of the Hindu society.

It is our hope that the seminar on 6th Sept, 2014 will go a long way in ensuring that the common man understands the implications that government control on Hindu religious institutions has had on the Hindu society and appreciates the potential of religious freedom should the Hindu society be able to manage its own affairs.
  

Please register for the event here or at the following URL

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dP57VH4sPDIBsr8bpyF4bSaXWycTL2NGb-dan_g6cnU/viewform

 

About Jijnasa:

The literal meaning of the word Jijnasa in Sanskrit is Inquiry. Jijnasa is a platform under the aegis of CESS, which is an effort to promote the quest for knowledge.
It is hard to obtain the company of the noble.
It is easy to obtain the company of the ignoble.
Pebbles are available in plenty; but it is hard to obtain the precious diamond.

India is not just a nation state but a civilization state. A civilization that prides itself for the spirit of inquiry, and is not based on a contrived belief system or historicity. A civilization that is firmly rooted in Dharma. A civilization that has much to offer and inspire the world.

However, our ignorance about ourselves is profound. It is therefore Jijnasa’s desire to invoke the spirit of inquiry, which can set people on the journey of self discovery. Its aim is to provoke and equip people to see things beyond the limited mainstream discourse on issues of national importance and seek solutions to contemporary issues facing the country.

It is important to understand ourselves before we can understand the issues around us. Enlightened individuals make for an assertive society, which has the womb to carry traditions along with modernity. Jijnasa’s attempt is to make fellow travelers discover the heterogeneity of the Indian traditions yet the cohesiveness that has stood us in good stead for several thousand years. At the core of Jijnasa, is the desire to build an innate ability to see the world from an exalted position, which is so essential for a country aspiring to play center stage in world affairs.

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Book Launch - Dr S L Bhyrappa's Avarana Translated into English by Sandeep Balakrishna - 5 Apr 2014

Jijnasa

An initiative under the aegis of

Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS) organizes

Bangalore Launch of Sandeep Balakrishnan's English Translation of Dr S L Bhyrappa's

 

  Avarana - The Veil

The event will be followed by a talk by Shri Atul Kothari on

 

Challenging The Leftist Distortion of History

Dignitaries to be present are
 
Dr S L Bhyrappa,
Writer, Scholar

and

Shatavadhani Dr R Ganesh,
Writer, Scholar

The event will be presided over by

Shri P V Krishna Bhatta,

Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
and President, CESS

Date: 5 Apr 2014

Time: 3:30PM

(Please be on time as mark of respect to fellow attendees)

Venue: Jnana Jyothi Auditorium,

Central College Campus, Palace Road,

Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore

Directions to the venue from Corporation Circle on Google Maps:

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This event will be webcast Live on Jijnasa Youtube Channel.

Speaker Profiles:

Sandeep Balakrishna

Sandeep Balakrishna has been an information technology professional for over 15 years. He is a regular columnist and commentator in mainstream dailies including the Pioneer, Kannada Prabha and on various online media like SIFY, Centre Right India and Firstpost. He has authored Tipu Sultan: the Tyrant of Mysore. The translation of Aavarana is his second book. He is also the CEO of IndiaFacts, an online commentary and fact check initiative to restore balance in public discourse.

Dr S L Bhyrappa

Dr. SL Bhyrappa is widely regarded as the greatest living novelist in Kannada. His literary career spans over 50 years in which period he has authored 22 novels, all of which have been translated into all Indian languages including Urdu. His works have run into numerous reprints, and continue to command a large audience. Dr. Bhyrappa's entire body of work has been the subject of numerous scholarly studies as well as heated public debates. His Daatu won the Sahitya Akademi award while his Mandra won him the prestigious Saraswati Samman. He lives in Mysore.

Atul Kothari

Shri Atul Kothari is the National Co-Convener of the Siksha Bachao Andolan (SBA), an initiative focussed on removing distortions from books taught to school children. SBA  is made up of volunteers: teachers, intellectuals, parents, essentially anyone devoted to a particular ideal of a culturally appropriate education, as prescribed by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). SBA recently made news because Penguin Book India chose to settle a civil suit filed by Shri Dinanath Batra, chief patron of SBA, in 2011 against the publisher and the American academic Wendy Doniger.

 

About Jijnasa:

 

The literal meaning of the word Jijnasa in Sanskrit is Inquiry. Jijnasa is a platform under the aegis of CESS, which is an effort to promote the quest for knowledge.
It is hard to obtain the company of the noble.
It is easy to obtain the company of the ignoble.
Pebbles are available in plenty; but it is hard to obtain the precious diamond.

India is not just a nation state but a civilization state. A civilization that prides itself for the spirit of inquiry, and is not based on a contrived belief system or historicity. A civilization that is firmly rooted in Dharma. A civilization that has much to offer and inspire the world.

However, our ignorance about ourselves is profound. It is therefore Jijnasa’s desire to invoke the spirit of inquiry, which can set people on the journey of self discovery. Its aim is to provoke and equip people to see things beyond the limited mainstream discourse on issues of national importance and seek solutions to contemporary issues facing the country.

It is important to understand ourselves before we can understand the issues around us. Enlightened individuals make for an assertive society, which has the womb to carry traditions along with modernity. Jijnasa’s attempt is to make fellow travelers discover the heterogeneity of the Indian traditions yet the cohesiveness that has stood us in good stead for several thousand years. At the core of Jijnasa, is the desire to build an innate ability to see the world from an exalted position, which is so essential for a country aspiring to play center stage in world affairs.

Jijnasa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JijnasaCESS

Jijnasa on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC61awDZkCaZzVlf5XWiAmBw?feature=mhee

Jijnasa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jijnasa_

Jijnasa Blog: http://jijnasa-live.blogspot.in