Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: Central University of Jammu's Centre for Comparative Religion and Civilization(CCRC) organised a three-day National Conference in collaboration with the Indian Society for Buddhist Studies (ISBS) on 22-24th Oct 2026. More than 90 research papers on different aspects of Indic and Buddhist studies were presented at the conference. Researchers from different corners of the country shared their views. Delegates from Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, etc had participated in the conference.
The inaugural session was presided over by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of Central University of Jammu, Prof. Sanjeev Jain. The Keynote speaker and the chief guest of the session was Prof. Ishwar Sharan Visvakumar, Ex-Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). Prof. Niranjna Bhandari, Director of CCRC, welcomed all the dignitaries and researchers. Prof. Lalit Gupta, Vice President, ISBS, addressed the gathering. Prof.Saswati Mutsuddy, Secretary, ISBS, discussed about the conference. Prof. Yashwant Singh, Registrar, delivered the vote of thanks. Dr Ajay Kumar Singh convened the inaugural session.
12 parallel technical sessions were conducted during the three-day conference. Prof. Baidya Nath Labh's first memorial lecture was presented by Prof. Ravindra Kumar Panth, Director IBC. One plenary session was also held on the first day. A field trip was conducted for the delegates to the Akhnoor Buddhist site. Prof. Bimlendra Kumar, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Sanchi University of Indic and Buddhist Studies, shared his views on Buddhism. The renowned scholars Prof. C. Rajendran, Prof. J.R.Bhattacharya, and Prof. D.C.Jain. Prof.B.C. Jain and Prof. Purushottam Kumar Singh were present at the conference. Prof. Niharika Labh, wife of the late Prof. Baidyanath Labh, the founder of ISBS, came down from Australia and participated in the conference. |
