Vishwaneedam center for Asian Blossoming

Vishwaneedam center for Asian Blossoming Public Intellectual Trust Objectives of Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming



1. To publish Asian Journal of Social Theory;

4. B. Shobana Sharma, Dept.

To build and nurture Asian Institutes of Advanced Study and Asian Forum for Social Theory in collaboration with different institutions and universities around the world;

2. To carry out workshops, seminars and conferences on cross-cultural, philosophical and social issues;

3. To provide fellowships and scholarships to students and scholars to do study and research

5. To present Confucius-Buddha

-Gandhi award for outstanding contributions to social theorizing and social sciences in Asia



Executive Co-Nurturers



Professor Ananta Kumar Giri, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai (Executive Trustee)

Randhir Kumar Gautam, Former Head and Assistant Professor , Raffles University and Cheif Programme Officer India , RAYS Global Foundation, USA
Executive co-nurturer , Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming, Puducherry


Co-Nurturers



Professor Subhash Sharma, Director, Indus Business Academy, Bangalore

Professor John Clammer, Jindal Global University, Sonepat

Professor Manoranjan Mohanty, Council for Social Development, Delhi

Professor Aakash Singh Rathore, Jindal Global University, Sonepat

Dr. Marcus Bussey, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia

Dr.Arnab Roy Choudhury, School of Sociology, National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE), Moscow

Chen Fu, Professor, General Education Center, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

Professor Meera Chakravorty, Jain University, Bangalore

Professor Asha Mukherjee, Visvavarati, Santiniketan. Swamisrihariprasad, Shri Vishnumohan Foundation, Chennai

Dr. Debidutta Aurobindo Mahapatra, University of Central Florida, Orlando

Dr. Abhijeet Paul, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Professor A. Chella Perumal, Dept of Anthropology, Central University of Pondicherry

Mrs. Sushri Sangeeta Mishra, Independent Scholar and Poetess, Chennai

Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Independent Scholar, Odisha and Chattisgarh

Mr. Vishnu Varatharajan, Graduate Institute, Geneva

Mr. Richard Hartz, Archives, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

Mr. Jena, Independent Scholar and Former Income Tax Commissioner, Pondicherry

Mrs. of Anthropology, University of Madras

Dr. Justin Hewitson, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Dr. Susan Su-chen Wu, Fo Guang University, Taiwan

Dr. Payel C. Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. Professor M.V. Nadkarni, Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore



Invitation for Membership:



Interested Friends are most cordially invited to become a member of this by sending their latest CV with an annual membership fee of Rs 2000 and Life Membership Fee of Rs 20, 000 to the following Accounts of the Trust. Friends are also invited to make donation to the Trust and it has tax exemption status and we would provide you an appropriate receipt. Please send your CV to Professor Ananta Kumar Giri at [email protected] with a copy to Mr. Vishnu Varatharajan at [email protected]

And Membership Fees and Donations (from Indians only; for foreign membership fees and donations please write to us and we would provide you a separate Account Number because of Foreign Contribution regulations):



Account Number: 35937203940

Name: Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming

Swift Code:

SBIN0013361

Address: (13361)-SME Branch, State Bank of India, Adyar

2nd Floor, 5 First Cross Street

Katurba Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600020

India



Contribution for Income Tax Exemption



You are invited to make donations to our Trust which is tax exempt. Exemption u/s 80G granted w.e.f. 12-11-2014 onwards vide CIT, Pondicherry

C. No. 9165E (1704) CIT /PDY/2014-15 dt. 12-11-14. This year Government of India has extended the time of donation for tax exemption till July 31, 2020. Your contribution would help us.

02/08/2026
31/07/2026

31 July 2026
Dear and Respected Friends,
Our warm greetings and best wishes to you, your family, friends, and fellow seekers.
We hope you are doing well.
We cordially invite you to join our Vishwaneedam Dialogue Series, Creative Social Theorizing and Philosophical Pathways for Our Turbulent World: Dialogues with Social Scientists and Philosophers and New Ecologies of Critique, Creativity, and Transformations, on 2 August 2026.
Theme:Creative Engagement with Social Thought and Indian Society: Dialogues with Dr. Rituparna Patgiri, IIT Guwahati.We are grateful to you for kindly sharing this with interested seekers and inviting them to join us in our expanding circle of seeking and co-learning. When you join from a mobile or a device without your name written, kindly send us a chat message during the meeting about your name and other details.
Looking forward to hearing from you, and with regards,
With warm regards,
Sincerely,
Ananta, Minati, and Randhir

Date: 2 August 2026
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (IST)
Dialogue Series:
Creative Social Theorizing and Philosophical Pathways for Our Turbulent World: Dialogues with Social Scientists and Philosophers and New Ecologies of Critique, Creativity, and Transformation
Topic:
Creative Engagement with Social Thought and Indian Society: Dialogues with Dr. Rituparna Patgiri
Speaker:
Dr. Rituparna Patgiri
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Discussants -
Prof. Pushpesh Kumar
Dept of Sociology, University of Hyderabad
Dr. Pooja Kalita, Post-doctoral Fellow, Social Scientists Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Moderator: Professor Prof. Ananta Giri, V.C.A.B
Convener: Randhir Kumar Gautam, V.C.A.B
Vote and Songs of Thanks: Mrs. Minati Pradhan, V.C.A.B
VCAB is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Aug 2, 2026 05:30 PM India
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89871565277?pwd=3FUabtta2BEmlmHQQ7fJqZijWGJL8H.1

Meeting ID: 898 7156 5277
Passcode: 052000

https://vishwaneedam.org/

26/07/2026
πŸ“š VishwaneedamSwadhyaya Sahachakra Invites YouDear friends, scholars, and fellow seekers,Warm greetings!You are cordiall...
25/07/2026

πŸ“š VishwaneedamSwadhyaya Sahachakra Invites You

Dear friends, scholars, and fellow seekers,

Warm greetings!

You are cordially invited to a special Book Presentation and Discussion on the recently published Springer book:

πŸ“– Rational, Responsible and Relational: Reclaiming Work, Purpose and Human Dignity in Business (Springer, 2026)

πŸŽ™ Speaker:
Professor Kuruvilla Pandikattu, SJ
Chair Professor (Emeritus), JRD Tata Foundation for Business Ethics, Jamshedpur, India
Author of the book

πŸ“… Date: Sunday, 26 July 2026
πŸ•  Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (IST)

Moderator:
Professor Ananta Kumar Giri
Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming (VCAB)

Convener:
Randhir Kumar Gautam
Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming (VCAB)

Vote of Thanks & Songs of Thanks:
Mrs. Minati Pradhan
Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming (VCAB)

πŸ’» Zoom Meeting Details

Meeting ID: 874 0912 6670
Passcode: 196159

This dialogue will explore how ethics, responsibility, meaningful work, and human dignity can reshape business and society in our times. We warmly invite students, teachers, researchers, professionals, and all those interested in philosophy, ethics, and social transformation to join us.

We look forward to your participation.

With warm regards,
Professor Ananta Kumar Giri
Mrs. Minati Pradhan
Randhir Kumar Gautam

19/07/2026
**🌍 Vishwaneedam Swadhyaya Sahachakra – Weekly Dialogue**Dear friends,Warm greetings to you, your family, friends, and f...
10/07/2026

**🌍 Vishwaneedam Swadhyaya Sahachakra – Weekly Dialogue**

Dear friends,

Warm greetings to you, your family, friends, and fellow seekers.

You are cordially invited to join our **Vishwaneedam Swadhyaya Sahachakra Weekly Dialogue** on an important and timely theme:

# # # **"Walking and Meditating with Pope Leo XIV's *Magnifica Humanitas*: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence"**

πŸ—“ **Date:** Sunday, **July 12, 2026**
πŸ•  **Time:** **5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (IST)**

# # # **Speakers**

* **Dr. Gianluigi Segalerba**
University of Coimbra, Portugal
* **Sr. Dr. Shalini Mulackal**
Rome, Italy
* **Mr. Christopher David**
Lawyer, Durban, South Africa
* **Dr. Raymond Perrier**
Director, Denis Hurley Centre, Durban, South Africa

**Moderator:** Professor Ananta Kumar Giri, Vishwaneedam
**Convener:** Randhir Kumar Gautam, Vishwaneedam
**Vote of Thanks & Songs of Gratitude:** Mrs. Minati Pradhan, Vishwaneedam

This dialogue will explore the ethical, spiritual, philosophical, and civilizational challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence while reflecting on Pope Leo XIV's vision of *Magnifica Humanitas* and the imperative of safeguarding human dignity in an age of rapid technological transformation.

# # # **Join Zoom Meeting**

**Zoom Link:**
[https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84356107625?pwd=uj93pFIntgqpHkK64MRHq8XVhoSrj5.1]
**Meeting ID:** **843 5610 7625**
**Passcode:** **979196**

*
We look forward to your participation and to a meaningful exchange of ideas.

With warm regards,

**Ananta Kumar Giri**
**Minati Pradhan**
**Randhir Kumar Gautam**

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05/07/2026
Dear and respected Friends,Our best regards and warm greetings to you.We hope this finds you well.We share with you the ...
01/07/2026

Dear and respected Friends,

Our best regards and warm greetings to you.

We hope this finds you well.

We share with you the following.

We invite you to kindly join us in person or online and we will share with you the zoom link in due course.

Looking forward to

Sincerely Yours
Ananta.

Encls: a.a.



2nd Vishwaneedam CT Kurien Memorial Lecture

Theoretical Approaches to Indian Economy: New Pathways

Professor G. Omkaranth, Former Professor and Dean, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad

Jointly Organized with School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Woxsen University, Kamkole, Hyderabad

Hybrid Mode: July 2, 2026, 3-5 PM IST





Speaker Bionote:

Goddanti Omkarnath is formerly Professor and Dean, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad. Before 2000 he served on the faculty of Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. His teaching and research interests have centred around classical political economy, capital theory, Indian economy and teaching of economics. He recently edited (jointly with Sudhanshu Bhushan) a volume titled Dean, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad (Routledge 2026). In 2012 he authored Economics - A Primer for India (Orient Blackswan), an undergraduate first course in collaboration with Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai. His other chapters in edited volumes include 'Indian Development Thinking' (Edward Elgar 2016); 'The Meaning of Sraffa Prices' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021); 'Bharadwaj, Krishna (1935-1992)' (The New Palgrave - A Dictionary of Economics, 2025); 'Labour Under Overlapping Modes of Production (Routledge, forthcoming); and 'Reproduction and Change: Notes on Methodology (Routledge, 2026). Omkarnath held visiting positions in University of Oxford, JNU and University of Rome Tre.

28/06/2026

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