Science and Spirituality in Vedic Tradition

About the Book

‘Science and Spirituality in Vedic Tradition’ as the name of the volume, is an effort to present the Vedic tradition in a concise form in reference to spirituality and science. The aim of spirituality and science is to search the truth behind the creation. Generally, it is said that both are different journeys to discover and inquire into the truth, but in actuality these two ways are complimentary to each other. Vedic Tradition approves a holistic approach. Intense research and deep thought supported with critical views are required to know the concepts of ancient Indian thinkers. This current edited volume consists of 26 papers written in English which were presented at the 19’h India Conference of WAVES organized with the collaboration of Delhi Sanskrit Academy at its campus on November 2015 on the theme ‘Science and Spirituality in Vedic Traditions: Modern Context’. These papers are by some well-known scholars of Vedic and Sanskrit Studies such as, Prof .S.R. Bhatt, Mr. Rohit Chauhan, Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Prof. Radey Shyam Kaushal, Dr. Asha Rani Tripathi, Dr. Urmila Rustagi, Dr. Vedawati Vaidik, Dr. Shakuntala Bora, Dr. Pankaja Ghai Kaushik, Dr. Soma Basu, Dr. Bharati Sharma, Ms. Kavya Vaddadi, Dr. Kamla Arora, Mr. Subodh Kumar, Dr. Pradeep Rai, Prof. Om Vikas, Dr. Priyanka Mishra. Their contributions certainly amplify the value to this literary effort. Almost all aspects of Indian insights on the main theme are covered in this collection of edited papers. This volume, dedicated for the felicitation of Prof. Bhudev Sharma, is the six publications of WAVES under the series entitled ‘Ancient Indian Literary Heritage’. Prof. Bhu Dev Sharma, Former President, WAVES, USA has very kindly written the preface of this book.

About the Author

Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Recipient of ‘Certificate of Honour’, 2015 from the President of India, is a well-known Vedic and Sanskrit scholar. She is engaged in Sanskrit studies and Vedic research for the last forty five years. Dr. Tiwari has been honoured with more than twenty two academic awards from various academic institutions of India including the prestigious ‘Sanskrit Sahitya Seva Sammana’, 2006 and ‘Sanskrit Sikshak Puraskar’1995 from Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi; ‘Vishist Purskar’ 2007 and `Maharshi Vyas Samman’ 2014 from Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow; `Vidyalankar’ title, 2007 from Porvanchal Sanskrit Prachar Parishad, Kolkata; `Sanskrit-Shri Award’ 2015 from Akhil Bhartiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, New Delhi; and `Vidya Sagar Upadhi’ 2015 from Mandakini Vidvat Parishad, New Delhi for her contribution to Vedic and Sanskrit Studies. Prof. Tiwari has thirty published books to her credit on Vedic and Sanskrit subjects. Rigvediya Aprisukta, Suryadevta, Rigvedic Studies, Vedic Studies, Glimpses .of Vedic and Ancient Indian Civilization, Sanskrit-Lokokti-Kosha, Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Itihas, Sanskrit-Sahitya me Rashtravada our Bharatiya Rajashastra, Gita-Vimarsha, Harappan Civilization and Vedic Culture, Creation and Existence in Indian Tradition, Vedavyakhyapaddhatayah, Sanskrit-sahitya-anushilanam are some of her recognized publications. She has participated in several International and National Conferences in India and abroad, including in USA, Italy, Canada, Korea, and Nepal. She has organized many national symposiums, seminars, panel discussions and twenty one national conferences, on themes related to Vedas and ancient literary heritage as the General Secretary and President of the WAVES. Dr. Shashi Tiwari, retired from the Department of Sanskrit, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, has been teaching in the Hindu University of America, Orlando, USA as adjunct faculty.