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.

31/08/2026

August 31, 2026

Dear and Respected Friends,
Warm greetings and our best regards to you.
We hope you and your family, friends, and fellow seekers are doing well.
We are delighted to invite you to our Vishwaneedam Swadhyaya Sahachakra Symposium on “The Life and Work of Professor Partha Nath Mukherji,” organized in collaboration with RC-17 of the Indian Sociological Society. The symposium will be held on September 3, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM IST.
We are grateful to you for kindly sharing this event with interested seekers and inviting them to join us in our expanding circle of seeking, dialogue, and co-learning.
We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will join us for this meaningful conversation.
With warm regards,
Sincerely yours,
Ananta, Shruti, Minati, and Randhir

───

VISHWANEEDAM SYMPOSIUM
Topic:
“The Life and Work of Prof. Partha Nath Mukherji”
Date: September 3, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM–7:00 PM IST
Platform: Zoom

Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85936577029?pwd=Gj5SI7EZHeazUxOeMOufa8ch4980SW.1
Meeting ID: 859 3657 7029
Passcode: 534418
Speakers
• Prof. Anand Kumar — Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and Former President, Indian Sociological Society
• Professor Rahul Mukherji — Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
• Prof. Ashok Kaul — Former Professor, Department of Sociology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
• Prof. Debal K. Singha Roy — Senior Fellow, Prime Ministers Museum & Library (PMML), New Delhi
• Prof. Ananta Kumar Giri —Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming & Vice Dean and Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Woxsen University
Convener-
Prof. Shruti Tambe — Professor, Department of Sociology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, and Convener, Research Committee on Social Movements, Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi
Moderator
Randhir Kumar Gautam — Executive member, Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming
Vote of Thanks-
Minati Pradhan — Executive member, Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming

30/08/2026
23/08/2026
🌍 Vishwaneedam 2nd Annual Piet Strydom LectureAugust 23, 2026 | 5:00–6:30 PM ISTDear friends and fellow seekers,Warm gre...
22/08/2026

🌍 Vishwaneedam 2nd Annual Piet Strydom Lecture

August 23, 2026 | 5:00–6:30 PM IST

Dear friends and fellow seekers,

Warm greetings from Vishwaneedam.

We are delighted to invite you to the 2nd Annual Vishwaneedam Piet Strydom Lecture on:

“Planetary Mutations and Democratic Change: World Openness and Fluidity as Core Features of Sustainable Futures”

🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Tracey Skillington
Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University College Cork, Ireland

🎓 Moderator: Professor Ananta Kumar Giri, VCAB
🤝 Convener: Randhir Kumar Gautam, VCAB
🎶 Vote of Thanks & Songs: Mrs. Minati Pradhan, VCAB

The lecture will explore two important concepts associated with Piet Strydom world openness and cognitive fluidity and their significance for democratic renewal, climate justice, transnational responsibility, and more inclusive and sustainable futures.

We would be grateful if you could share this invitation with interested friends, scholars, students, and fellow seekers and invite them to join our expanding circle of dialogue, seeking, and co-learning.

About the Piet Strydom Lecture

Born on 6 April 1946, Piet Strydom is a creative thinker and inspiring ethical voice of our times. He left apartheid South Africa in protest and came to Europe for his studies, first in Belgium and later in the United Kingdom. He subsequently taught at the School of Sociology and Philosophy at University College Cork, Ireland, for nearly four decades.

Strydom has made seminal contributions to critical theory, cognitive sociology, and collective planetary learning through works including Discourse and Knowledge: The Making of Enlightenment Sociology (2000), Risk, Environment and Society (2002), New Horizons of Critical Theory: Collective Learning and Triple Contingency (2009), and Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology (2011).

Through the Vishwaneedam Annual Piet Strydom Lecture, we honour this remarkable thinker, teacher, and friend of the world while engaging with his enduring concerns in social theory, collective learning, and planetary well-being.

Previous Lecture:
1st Annual Lecture — 6 April 2025
Professor Seamus Otuama, University College Cork, Ireland

Join the Lecture

📅 Date: August 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00–6:30 PM IST
💻 Meeting ID: 841 4672 4445
🔐 Passcode: 832073

Zoom Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84146724445?pwd=gGOvt16a7KIeJVdUCVUVfqip7FxOnW.1
Meeting ID: 841 4672 4445

Passcode: 832073

We look forward to your participation and to another meaningful evening of dialogue and collective learning.

With warm regards,
Professor Ananta Kumar Giri | Mrs. Minati Pradhan | Randhir Kumar Gautam
Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming (VCAB)

16/08/2026
August 16, 2026Dear and respected friends,Our best regards and warm greetings to you.The same goes for family, friends, ...
16/08/2026

August 16, 2026

Dear and respected friends,

Our best regards and warm greetings to you.

The same goes for family, friends, and fellow seekers.

We hope you're doing well.

We invite you to our Vishwaneedam Swadhyaya Sahachakra weekly dialogue, “Towards a Planetary Becoming: Sri Aurobindo and Deleuze in dialogue,” August 16, 2026, 9:00-10:30 PM IST. We are grateful to you for kindly sharing this event 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,

Sincerely yours,

Ananta, Minati, and Randhir.

Enclosures: a.a.

Date and Time: August 16, 2026, 9:00 PM IST.

Topic:

*Towards a Planetary Becoming: Sri Aurobindo and Deleuze in dialogue*
Speaker:
Rowan Moses Gnaniah , Communications consultant , Chennai,

Moderator: Professor Ananta Kumar Giri, VCAB

convener: Mrs. Minati Pradhan, VCAB

Time: Aug 16, 2026 09:00 PM India
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86590527491?pwd=Y4VGikoLEBZEfFoRKgxPPDZTxpWOMm.1
Meeting ID: 865 9052 7491
Passcode: 335921

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