ATLANTA, GA - The three day international conference on the theme of "Revisiting Indus - Saraswati Age and Ancient India" organized by the Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple Society and Hindu University of America attracted scores of distinguished scholars from around the world to discuss and deliberate on various topics related to the Indus - Saraswati age and the achievements of ancient India.
The conference focused on topics relating to the origins of ancient Indian civilization. Several leading authorities spoke at the first international conference of its type, including Dr. B.B. Lal (former Director General, Archeological Society of India); Dr. David Frawley (American Vedic Scholar & author of several books on ancient India); Dr. Subhash Kak (a leading expert on Vedic Science & Astronomy); Dr. Konraad Elst (a leading European authority on Indian History and author of several books on Indian History); Dr. Klaus Klostermaler (Head of the Department of Religion, University of Manitoba, Canada one of the leading authority in the world on Hinduism), and Dr. Jim Shaffer (world renowned archeologist and professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University).
Other scholars who participated at this historical conference include Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Dept. of History, California State University; Dr. Rasik Vihari Joshi, Dept. of Sanskrit, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico; Dr. S.S. Rama Rao Pappu, Miami University, Ohio; Dr. Onkar Dwivedi, University of Guleph, Canada; Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Maitraiyi College, Delhi University, India; Mme Reshmi Ramdhony, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius; Dr. Avanindra Kumar, University of Delhi, India; and many more.
At the inaugural session of the conference, Mrs. Lean Levetan, the Dekalb County Commissioner welcomed the Prime Minister and his delegation from Trinidad, the scholars and the local community members. She said the country was privileged to have such an international conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Later, the chief guest, Shri Basdeo Pande, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, was introduced by one of the conference conveners and well known Vedic Scholar Dr. Bhu Dev Sharma. Shri Pande, who came with an official delegation along with his wife Uma, spoke for about one hour and won the admiration of the scholars and participants through his eloquent speech and deep understanding of the ancient Indian Civilization. He explained how ancient India excelled in such fields as high technology, agriculture, physics, astronomy and medicine.
The following resolutions were animously passed and adopted by the conference at its concluding session:
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