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The '''World Sanskrit conference''' is an international conference organised at various locations globally. It has been held in [[North America]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]]. The Delhi International Sanskrit Conference of 1972 is considered to be the first World Sanskrit Conference. So far it has been held in [[India]] four times (1972,1981,1997,2012).<ref>http://www.sanskritassociation.org/conferences.php</ref>
The '''World Sanskrit Conference''' is an international conference organised at various locations globally. It has been held in [[North America]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]]. The Delhi International Sanskrit Conference of 1972 is considered to be the first World Sanskrit Conference. So far it has been held in [[India]] four times (1972, 1981, 1997, 2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanskritassociation.org/conferences.php|title = Sanskritassociation - Conferences}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:ANCIENT_SANSKRIT_ON_HEMP_BASED_PAPER._HEMP_WAS_A_COMMON_AND_DURABLE_FIBRE_IN_THE_PRODUCTION_OF_%22RAG%22_PAPER_FROM_200_BCE_TO_THE_1850_AD.jpg|right|thumb|Ancient Sanskrit on Hemp based Paper. Hemp Fiber was commonly used in the production of paper from 200 BCE to the Late 1800's.]]
[[File:ANCIENT_SANSKRIT_ON_HEMP_BASED_PAPER._HEMP_WAS_A_COMMON_AND_DURABLE_FIBRE_IN_THE_PRODUCTION_OF_%22RAG%22_PAPER_FROM_200_BCE_TO_THE_1850_AD.jpg|right|thumb|Ancient Sanskrit on Hemp based Paper. Hemp Fiber was commonly used in the production of paper from 200 BCE to the late 1800s.]]
According to the official web-site of the [[International Association of Sanskrit Studies]] (IASS), several [[Sanskrit]] scholars from major Indian universities perceived that the International Congress of Orientalists "did not allow sufficient scope for full discussion of Sanskrit and allied subjects". These scholars approached the [[Government of India]], which arranged to convene the first International Sanskrit Conference at [[New Delhi]] in March 1972. The next year, at the 29th International Congress of Orientalists, Sanskrit scholars from all over the world got together to form the IASS. The main responsibility of the IASS was to organise World Sanskrit Conferences at various places around the world. The 1972 New Delhi conference was retrospectively recognised as the "First World Sanskrit Conference".<ref name="IASS-20120412">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/IASS/HOME_page.htm|title=INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SANSKRIT STUDIES (IASS) |publisher=IASS |accessdate=12 April 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
According to the official web-site of the [[International Association of Sanskrit Studies]] (IASS), several [[Sanskrit]] scholars from major Indian universities perceived that the International Congress of Orientalists "did not allow sufficient scope for full discussion of Sanskrit and allied subjects". These scholars approached the [[Government of India]], which arranged to convene the first International Sanskrit Conference at [[New Delhi]] in March 1972. The next year, at the 29th International Congress of Orientalists, Sanskrit scholars from all over the world got together to form the IASS. The main responsibility of the IASS was to organise World Sanskrit Conferences at various places around the world. The 1972 New Delhi conference was retrospectively recognised as the "First World Sanskrit Conference".<ref name="IASS-20120412">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/IASS/HOME_page.htm|title=INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SANSKRIT STUDIES (IASS) |publisher=IASS |accessdate=12 April 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>


The sixteenth conference in Thailand in 2015 received unprecedented support from the Indian government.<ref name=ectimes24jun2015>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhury |first1=Dipanjan Roy |last2=Venugopal |first2=Vasudha|title=Government to send 250 Sanskrit scholars to participate in World Sanskrit Conference in Thailand |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-06-24/news/63783144_1_indian-embassy-scholars-world-sanskrit-conference|accessdate=29 July 2015 |agency=[[The Economic Times]] |date=24 June 2015}}</ref> In what some have called a "display of soft power", India sent a group of 250 Sanskrit scholars, led by [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister]] [[Sushma Swaraj]], who gave the inaugural address in Sanskrit.<ref name=ectimes24jun2015/> The conference was also supported by and held in honor of [[Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]], Princess of Thailand, who has supported Sanskrit education, and had received a master's degree in [[Pali]] and Sanskrit from [[Chulalongkorn University]].<ref name=princess30june/>
The sixteenth conference in Bangkok, Thailand in 2015 received unprecedented support from the Indian government.<ref name=ectimes24jun2015>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhury |first1=Dipanjan Roy |last2=Venugopal |first2=Vasudha|title=Government to send 250 Sanskrit scholars to participate in World Sanskrit Conference in Thailand |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-06-24/news/63783144_1_indian-embassy-scholars-world-sanskrit-conference|accessdate=29 July 2015 |agency=[[The Economic Times]] |date=24 June 2015}}</ref> In what some have called a "display of soft power", India sent a group of 250 Sanskrit scholars, led by [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister]] [[Sushma Swaraj]], who gave the inaugural address in Sanskrit.<ref name=ectimes24jun2015/> The conference was also supported by and held in honor of [[Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]], Princess of Thailand, who has supported Sanskrit education, and had received a master's degree in [[Pali]] and Sanskrit from [[Chulalongkorn University]].<ref name=princess30june/> A few controversies surrounded the 2015 conference. It was opened by [[Rajiv Malhotra]].

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The 2018 conference in Vancouver featured a session titled "The Story of Our Sanskrit," where two female Sanskritists presented and a third female Sanskritist moderated. The session was plagued by sexist and casteist comments from an unruly audience.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vajpeyi|first=Ananya|date=2018-08-14|title=How to move a mountain|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/how-to-move-a-mountain/article24683993.ece|access-date=2018-08-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=World Sanskrit Conference shows that Sanskritic scholarship in India remains afraid of gender and caste - Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/life/world-sanskrit-conference-shows-that-sanskritic-scholarship-in-india-remains-afraid-of-gender-and-caste-4895051.html|access-date=2018-08-27|website=www.firstpost.com|date=22 August 2018}}</ref> In an email sent to the INDOLOGY listserv, the lead conference organizer, Dr. Adheesh Sathaye, publicly apologized for the "hooliganistic behaviour of some members of the audience."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The INDOLOGY Archives|url=http://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology_list.indology.info/|access-date=2018-08-27|website=list.indology.info}}</ref>


==Dates and venues==
==Dates and venues==
The first World Sanskrit Conference was held in [[Vigyan Bhavan]], New Delhi, India between 26–31 March 1972.<ref name="Welfare1980">{{cite book|author=India. Ministry of Education and Social Welfare|title=International Sanskrit Conference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEg9AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1980|publisher=The Ministry|page=iii}}</ref> Dr. Ranganathan was its chairman.<ref name="Venkatasubramanian2010">{{cite book|author=T.K. Venkatasubramanian|title=Music as History in TamilNadu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzurjfF3AE4C&pg=PA138|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2010|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-06-1|page=138}}</ref> Thereafter, conferences have been held as follows:
The first World Sanskrit Conference was held in [[Vigyan Bhavan]], New Delhi, India between 26–31 March 1972.<ref name="Welfare1980">{{cite book|author=India. Ministry of Education and Social Welfare|title=International Sanskrit Conference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEg9AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1980|publisher=The Ministry|page=iii}}</ref> Dr. Ranganathan was its chairman.<ref name="Venkatasubramanian2010">{{cite book|author=T.K. Venkatasubramanian|title=Music as History in TamilNadu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzurjfF3AE4C&pg=PA138|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2010|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-06-1|page=138}}</ref> Thereafter, conferences have been held as follows:


*[[Torino]], Italy, in June 1975.<ref name="Wayman1984">{{cite book|author=[[Alex Wayman]]|title=Buddhist Insight: Essays|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNIdOsp3KIgC&pg=PA417|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1984|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-0675-7|page=417}}</ref>
*[[Torino]], Italy, in June 1975.<ref name="Wayman1984">{{cite book|author=Alex Wayman|author-link=Alex Wayman|title=Buddhist Insight: Essays|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNIdOsp3KIgC&pg=PA417|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1984|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0675-7|page=417}}</ref>
*[[Paris]], France, between 20–25 June 1977<ref name="Varma1993">{{cite book|author=Satya Vrat Varma|title=Nāyakanāyikāguṇālaṅkāra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vxjAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Eastern Book Linkers|isbn=978-81-85133-53-9 |page=13}}</ref>
*[[Paris]], France, between 20–25 June 1977<ref name="Varma1993">{{cite book|author=Satya Vrat Varma|title=Nāyakanāyikāguṇālaṅkāra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vxjAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Eastern Book Linkers|isbn=978-81-85133-53-9 |page=13}}</ref>
*[[Weimar]], German Democratic Republic, between 23–30 May 1979.<ref name="Morgenroth1986">{{cite book|author=Wolfgang Morgenroth|title=Sanskrit and world culture: proceedings of the Fourth World Sanskrit Conference of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Weimar, May 23-30, 1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBMhAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1986|publisher=Akademie-Verlag |page=3}}</ref>
*[[Weimar]], German Democratic Republic, between 23–30 May 1979.<ref name="Morgenroth1986">{{cite book|author=Wolfgang Morgenroth|title=Sanskrit and world culture: proceedings of the Fourth World Sanskrit Conference of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Weimar, May 23-30, 1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBMhAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1986|publisher=Akademie-Verlag |page=3}}</ref>
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*[[Philadelphia]], United States, in 1984.<ref name="Goudriaan1992">{{cite book|author=Teun Goudriaan|title=Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honour of André Padoux|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvKkr0EjTP8C&pg=PR14|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1992|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-0898-8|page=14}}</ref>
*[[Philadelphia]], United States, in 1984.<ref name="Goudriaan1992">{{cite book|author=Teun Goudriaan|title=Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honour of André Padoux|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvKkr0EjTP8C&pg=PR14|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1992|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-0898-8|page=14}}</ref>
*[[Leiden]], Netherlands, in 1987.<ref name="Barfoot2001">{{cite book|author=C. C. Barfoot|title=Aldous Huxley Between East and West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FC7E8-cg-4UC&pg=PA196|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2001|publisher=Rodopi|isbn=978-90-420-1347-6|page=196}}</ref>
*[[Leiden]], Netherlands, in 1987.<ref name="Barfoot2001">{{cite book|author=C. C. Barfoot|title=Aldous Huxley Between East and West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FC7E8-cg-4UC&pg=PA196|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2001|publisher=Rodopi|isbn=978-90-420-1347-6|page=196}}</ref>
*[[Vienna]], Austria; 27 August–2 September 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=World Sanskrit Conference|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=24 September 1990|page=6}}</ref>
*[[Vienna]], Austria; 27 August–2 September 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=World Sanskrit Conference|work=The Indian Express|date=24 September 1990|page=6}}</ref>
*[[Melbourne]], Australia, in January 1994.<ref name="Menski1998">{{cite book|author=Werner Menski|title=South Asians and the Dowry Problem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_8OWbW8mnYC&pg=PA21|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1998|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=978-1-85856-141-7|page=21}}</ref>
*[[Melbourne]], Australia, in January 1994.<ref name="Menski1998">{{cite book|author=Werner Menski|title=South Asians and the Dowry Problem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_8OWbW8mnYC&pg=PA21|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=1998|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=978-1-85856-141-7|page=21}}</ref>
*[[Bangalore]], India, in January 1997.<ref name="Patil2002">{{cite book|author=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil|title=Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&pg=PA79|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-867-9|page=79}}</ref>
*[[Bangalore]], India, in January 1997.<ref name="Patil2002">{{cite book|author=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil|title=Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&pg=PA79|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-867-9|page=79}}</ref>
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*[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom, in July 2006.<ref name="Brodbeck2007">{{cite book|author=Simon Brodbeck|title=Gender and Narrative in the Mahābhārata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBRh7HPZhl4C&pg=PA315|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=19 September 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-41540-8|page=315}}</ref>
*[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom, in July 2006.<ref name="Brodbeck2007">{{cite book|author=Simon Brodbeck|title=Gender and Narrative in the Mahābhārata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBRh7HPZhl4C&pg=PA315|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=19 September 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-41540-8|page=315}}</ref>
*[[Kyoto]], Japan, from 1 to 6 September 2009.<ref name="Singh2009">{{cite book|author=Rajendra Singh|title=Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics: 2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOGYIv8m3NQC&pg=PA150|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=12 December 2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-022559-4|page=150}}</ref>
*[[Kyoto]], Japan, from 1 to 6 September 2009.<ref name="Singh2009">{{cite book|author=Rajendra Singh|title=Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics: 2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOGYIv8m3NQC&pg=PA150|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=12 December 2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-022559-4|page=150}}</ref>
*[[New Delhi]], India from 5 to 10 January 2012.<ref name="WSC-20120412">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/iass/wsc15.pdf|title=15th WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE 5th to 10th January, 2012|accessdate=12 April 2012}}[http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/IASS/HOME_page.htm]</ref>
*[[New Delhi]], India from 5 to 10 January 2012.<ref name="WSC-20120412">{{cite web |title=15th World Sanskrit Conference 5th to 10th January, 2012 |url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/iass/wsc15.pdf |accessdate=12 April 2012}}[http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/IASS/HOME_page.htm]</ref>
*[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] from 28 June to 2 July 2015.<ref name=princess30june>{{cite news |last1=NNT |title=World Sanskrit Conference held in honor of Princess Maha Chakri |url=http://www.pattayamail.com/news/world-sanskrit-conference-held-in-honor-of-princess-maha-chakri-48510 |accessdate=29 July 2015 |work=Battaya Mail |date=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=acadprogram2015>Conference Academic Program from Sanskrit Studies Centre, Bangkok: [http://www.sanskrit-silpakorn.org/images/pdf/Schedule-academic_programme.pdf 16th World Sanskrit Conference June 28 to July 2, 2015, Bangkok (Academic Program)] (accessed 29 July 2015</ref>
*[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] from 28 June to 2 July 2015.<ref name=princess30june>{{cite news |title=World Sanskrit Conference held in honor of Princess Maha Chakri |url=http://www.pattayamail.com/news/world-sanskrit-conference-held-in-honor-of-princess-maha-chakri-48510 |accessdate=29 July 2015 |work=Battaya Mail |date=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=acadprogram2015>Conference Academic Program from Sanskrit Studies Centre, Bangkok: [http://www.sanskrit-silpakorn.org/images/pdf/Schedule-academic_programme.pdf 16th World Sanskrit Conference June 28 to July 2, 2015, Bangkok (Academic Program)] (accessed 29 July 2015</ref>
*[[Vancouver]], Canada, from July 9 to July 13, 2018.<ref name="IASS-20121113">{{cite web|title=The 17th World Sanskrit Conference|url=http://wsc.ubcsanskrit.ca|publisher=University of British Columbia}}</ref>
*[[Vancouver]], Canada, from July 9 to July 13, 2018.<ref name="IASS-20121113">{{cite web|title=The 17th World Sanskrit Conference|url=http://wsc.ubcsanskrit.ca|publisher=University of British Columbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Vajpeyi|first=Ananya|date=2018-08-14|title=How to move a mountain|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/how-to-move-a-mountain/article24682600.ece|access-date=2021-11-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*Online in [[Canberra]], Australia from 9 to 13 January 2023


===Future venues and dates===
===Future venues and dates===
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*The nineteenth conference is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2024.

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*The eighteenth conference is scheduled to be held in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]] in 2021.<ref name="IASS-20121113"/>

== Controversies ==
Recent World Sanskrit Conferences have been sites of controversy.

# The 2015 conference in Bangkok was opened by Rajiv Malhotra, an author of popular books who does not hold a PhD in Indology or any related field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/southasiamasala/2015/08/03/tigers-and-goats-a-quick-report-on-the-world-sanskrit-conference-bangkok-2015/|title=South Asia Masala » Tigers and Goats A quick report on the World Sanskrit Conference, Bangkok 2015|website=asiapacific.anu.edu.au|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> Malhotra has been accused of plagiarism and is well-known for his ad hominem attacks on Indologists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/742022/upset-about-rajiv-malhotras-plagiarism-even-more-upset-about-distortions-of-my-work|title='Upset about Rajiv Malhotra’s plagiarism, even more upset about distortions of my work'|last=Nicholson|first=Andrew J.|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
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# The 2018 conference in Vancouver featured a session titled "The Story of Our Sanskrit," where two female Sanskritists presented and a third female Sanskritist moderated. The session was plagued by sexist and casteist comments from an unruly audience.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/how-to-move-a-mountain/article24683993.ece|title=How to move a mountain|last=Vajpeyi|first=Ananya|date=2018-08-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/life/world-sanskrit-conference-shows-that-sanskritic-scholarship-in-india-remains-afraid-of-gender-and-caste-4895051.html|title=World Sanskrit Conference shows that Sanskritic scholarship in India remains afraid of gender and caste - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> In an email sent to the INDOLOGY listserv, the lead conference organizer, Dr. Adheesh Sathaye, publicly apologized for the "hooliganistic behaviour of some members of the audience."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology_list.indology.info/|title=The INDOLOGY Archives|website=list.indology.info|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> Less than a week later, Dr. Sathaye retracted his apology via a note sent to the same listserv, thus prompting a debate about Hindutva influences within the discipline of Indology.
# The World Sanskrit Conference has uncomfortable links with the Indian government, and recent conferences have given speaking platforms to Indian government officials.


==Proceedings==
==Proceedings==
The proceedings of the WSC have been published as follows:<ref name="IASS-20121">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/iassn11.pdf|title=NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SANSKRIT STUDIES|last=Brockington|first=John |year=2012 |publisher=IASS|accessdate=13 April 2012|location=New Delhi |page=8}}</ref>
The proceedings of the WSC have been published as follows:<ref name="IASS-20121">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/iassn11.pdf|title=Newsletter of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies|last=Brockington|first=John |year=2012 |publisher=IASS|accessdate=13 April 2012|location=New Delhi |page=8}}</ref>
#Delhi (1972) Conference were published in four volumes (vols I-III.1, Ministry of Education and SocialWelfare, New Delhi,1975–80; vols III.2-IV, [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan]], Delhi, 1981),
#Delhi (1972) Conference were published in four volumes (vols I-III.1, Ministry of Education and SocialWelfare, New Delhi, 1975–80; vols III.2-IV, [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan]], Delhi, 1981),
#Weimar (1979) Conference in a volume entitled Sanskrit and World Culture (Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1986), those of the Varanasi Conference by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, in 1985.
#Weimar (1979) Conference in a volume entitled Sanskrit and World Culture (Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1986), those of the Varanasi Conference by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, in 1985.
#An IASS newsletter informs that the proceedings of the Leiden (1987) Conference in several volumes (Brill, Leiden, 1990–92); the Proceedings of the Helsinki (2003) and Edinburgh (2006) Conferences are in the process of publication by [[Motilal Banarsidass]], New Delhi.
#An IASS newsletter informs that the proceedings of the Leiden (1987) Conference in several volumes (Brill, Leiden, 1990–92); the Proceedings of the Helsinki (2003) and Edinburgh (2006) Conferences are in the process of publication by [[Motilal Banarsidass]], New Delhi.
#The Proceedings of the World Sanskrit Conferences held at Turin (1975), Paris (1977), Philadelphia (1984), Vienna (1990), Melbourne (1994), Bangalore (1997), Turin (2000), Kyoto (2009) have been published in ''Indologica Taurinensia'', which is the official organ of the I.A.S.S. The journal contents are freely downloadable [http://www.indologica.com/].
#The Proceedings of the World Sanskrit Conferences held at Turin (1975), Paris (1977), Philadelphia (1984), Vienna (1990), Melbourne (1994), Bangalore (1997), Turin (2000), Kyoto (2009) have been published in ''Indologica Taurinensia'', which is the official organ of the I.A.S.S.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite web |title=Sinological Conferences: ICANAS |url=http://www.umass.edu/wsp/sinology/conferences/icanas.html |publisher=Warring States Project - University of Massachusetts, Amherst |accessdate=13 November 2012}}
*{{cite web |title=Sinological Conferences: ICANAS |url=http://www.umass.edu/wsp/sinology/conferences/icanas.html |publisher=Warring States Project - University of Massachusetts, Amherst |accessdate=13 November 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Islam and the West |first=Bernard |last=Lewis |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1993 |isbn=9780195090611 |pages=103–105 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=br74_99YqSIC&pg=PA103 |accessdate=13 November 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Islam and the West |first=Bernard |last=Lewis |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1993 |isbn=9780195090611 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/islamwest00lewi/page/103 103]–105 |url=https://archive.org/details/islamwest00lewi |url-access=registration |accessdate=13 November 2012}}

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The World Sanskrit Conference is an international conference organised at various locations globally. It has been held in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Delhi International Sanskrit Conference of 1972 is considered to be the first World Sanskrit Conference. So far it has been held in India four times (1972, 1981, 1997, 2012).[1]

History

Ancient Sanskrit on Hemp based Paper. Hemp Fiber was commonly used in the production of paper from 200 BCE to the late 1800s.

According to the official web-site of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies (IASS), several Sanskrit scholars from major Indian universities perceived that the International Congress of Orientalists "did not allow sufficient scope for full discussion of Sanskrit and allied subjects". These scholars approached the Government of India, which arranged to convene the first International Sanskrit Conference at New Delhi in March 1972. The next year, at the 29th International Congress of Orientalists, Sanskrit scholars from all over the world got together to form the IASS. The main responsibility of the IASS was to organise World Sanskrit Conferences at various places around the world. The 1972 New Delhi conference was retrospectively recognised as the "First World Sanskrit Conference".[2]

The sixteenth conference in Bangkok, Thailand in 2015 received unprecedented support from the Indian government.[3] In what some have called a "display of soft power", India sent a group of 250 Sanskrit scholars, led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who gave the inaugural address in Sanskrit.[3] The conference was also supported by and held in honor of Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand, who has supported Sanskrit education, and had received a master's degree in Pali and Sanskrit from Chulalongkorn University.[4] A few controversies surrounded the 2015 conference. It was opened by Rajiv Malhotra.

The 2018 conference in Vancouver featured a session titled "The Story of Our Sanskrit," where two female Sanskritists presented and a third female Sanskritist moderated. The session was plagued by sexist and casteist comments from an unruly audience.[5][6] In an email sent to the INDOLOGY listserv, the lead conference organizer, Dr. Adheesh Sathaye, publicly apologized for the "hooliganistic behaviour of some members of the audience."[7]

Dates and venues

The first World Sanskrit Conference was held in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, India between 26–31 March 1972.[8] Dr. Ranganathan was its chairman.[9] Thereafter, conferences have been held as follows:

Future venues and dates

  • The nineteenth conference is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2024.

Proceedings

The proceedings of the WSC have been published as follows:[27]

  1. Delhi (1972) Conference were published in four volumes (vols I-III.1, Ministry of Education and SocialWelfare, New Delhi, 1975–80; vols III.2-IV, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 1981),
  2. Weimar (1979) Conference in a volume entitled Sanskrit and World Culture (Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1986), those of the Varanasi Conference by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, in 1985.
  3. An IASS newsletter informs that the proceedings of the Leiden (1987) Conference in several volumes (Brill, Leiden, 1990–92); the Proceedings of the Helsinki (2003) and Edinburgh (2006) Conferences are in the process of publication by Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi.
  4. The Proceedings of the World Sanskrit Conferences held at Turin (1975), Paris (1977), Philadelphia (1984), Vienna (1990), Melbourne (1994), Bangalore (1997), Turin (2000), Kyoto (2009) have been published in Indologica Taurinensia, which is the official organ of the I.A.S.S.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SANSKRIT STUDIES (IASS)". New Delhi: IASS. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy; Venugopal, Vasudha (24 June 2015). "Government to send 250 Sanskrit scholars to participate in World Sanskrit Conference in Thailand". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "World Sanskrit Conference held in honor of Princess Maha Chakri". Battaya Mail. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ Vajpeyi, Ananya (14 August 2018). "How to move a mountain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. ^ "World Sanskrit Conference shows that Sanskritic scholarship in India remains afraid of gender and caste - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ "The INDOLOGY Archives". list.indology.info. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ^ India. Ministry of Education and Social Welfare (1980). International Sanskrit Conference. The Ministry. p. iii. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. ^ T.K. Venkatasubramanian (2010). Music as History in TamilNadu. Primus Books. p. 138. ISBN 978-93-80607-06-1. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  10. ^ Alex Wayman (1984). Buddhist Insight: Essays. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 417. ISBN 978-81-208-0675-7. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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  12. ^ Wolfgang Morgenroth (1986). Sanskrit and world culture: proceedings of the Fourth World Sanskrit Conference of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Weimar, May 23-30, 1979. Akademie-Verlag. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  13. ^ Utpala; Constantina Rhodes Bailly (1 June 1987). Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir: A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva's Shivastotravali. SUNY Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-88706-492-0. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  14. ^ Teun Goudriaan (1992). Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honour of André Padoux. SUNY Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7914-0898-8. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  15. ^ C. C. Barfoot (2001). Aldous Huxley Between East and West. Rodopi. p. 196. ISBN 978-90-420-1347-6. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  16. ^ "World Sanskrit Conference". The Indian Express. 24 September 1990. p. 6.
  17. ^ Werner Menski (1998). South Asians and the Dowry Problem. Trentham Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-85856-141-7. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  18. ^ Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil (2002). Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats. Mittal Publications. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-7099-867-9. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  19. ^ Dawer BACK, John. "Shivamurthy Swami". London: SOAS, University of London. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  20. ^ Dominik Wujastyk (1 January 2009). Mathematics And Medicine In Sanskrit. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-208-3246-6. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  21. ^ Simon Brodbeck (19 September 2007). Gender and Narrative in the Mahābhārata. Routledge. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-415-41540-8. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  22. ^ Rajendra Singh (12 December 2009). Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics: 2009. Walter de Gruyter. p. 150. ISBN 978-3-11-022559-4. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  23. ^ "15th World Sanskrit Conference 5th to 10th January, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 12 April 2012.[1]
  24. ^ Conference Academic Program from Sanskrit Studies Centre, Bangkok: 16th World Sanskrit Conference June 28 to July 2, 2015, Bangkok (Academic Program) (accessed 29 July 2015
  25. ^ "The 17th World Sanskrit Conference". University of British Columbia.
  26. ^ Vajpeyi, Ananya (14 August 2018). "How to move a mountain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  27. ^ Brockington, John (2012). "Newsletter of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies" (PDF). New Delhi: IASS. p. 8. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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