Bhaktivedanta Institute cordially invite you to attend The' FUSION' Annual Conference on ‘Spirituality and Health’ slated on 24th February`2019 at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital Auditorium, Ramaiah Hospital, Bengaluru . We welcome all health care practitioners, scholars, religious community leaders, and students to explore the relationship between spirituality and health to enhance well-being.
The aim of the conference is to promote well-being and enhance quality of life by exploring the relationship between spirituality and health. The present modern culture is leading humanity towards complete materialism. With the fast-paced modern lifestyle, the quality of life is rapidly deteriorating. As a result, there is an alarming increase of mental illness such as anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal tendencies as well as physical illness such as joint and skeletal problems, cardio-vascular diseases, hypertension, overweight, and so on. We have become dependent on medicines and supplementation rather than healthy natural way of life. Hence there is a great need to reexamine the discrepancy between our current life style and our traditional culture based on the spiritual dimension of life. We need to seek ways to harmonize the modern medical science and the holistic approach of alternative health care systems to address the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the individual for complete well-being. This conference is a humble attempt to bring together professionals, doctors, research scholars and students to network, share ideas, and discover new approaches in synthesizing health science and spirituality for complete well-being.
The highlights of the conference include:
• Insights about Integration of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Energy Medicine and Spirituality
• Poster Presentations with Attractive 1st and 2nd Prizes
• Participation of 300 Students, Professionals and Doctors
The aim of the conference is to promote well-being and enhance quality of life by exploring the relationship between spirituality and health. The present modern culture is leading humanity towards complete materialism. With the fast-paced modern lifestyle, the quality of life is rapidly deteriorating. As a result, there is an alarming increase of mental illness such as anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal tendencies as well as physical illness such as joint and skeletal problems, cardio-vascular diseases, hypertension, overweight, and so on. We have become dependent on medicines and supplementation rather than healthy natural way of life. Hence there is a great need to reexamine the discrepancy between our current life style and our traditional culture based on the spiritual dimension of life. We need to seek ways to harmonize the modern medical science and the holistic approach of alternative health care systems to address the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the individual for complete well-being. This conference is a humble attempt to bring together professionals, doctors, research scholars and students to network, share ideas, and discover new approaches in synthesizing health science and spirituality for complete well-being.
The highlights of the conference include:
• Insights about Integration of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Energy Medicine and Spirituality
• Poster Presentations with Attractive 1st and 2nd Prizes
• Participation of 300 Students, Professionals and Doctors
Conference Overview
The' FUSION' Annual Conference is dedicated to promote the interface between science and spirituality. It hosts professionals, research scholars and students to network, share ideas, and discover new approaches in synthesizing science and spirituality. Here you’ll have access to the gathering of people who you can relate to, learn from, and actively contribute towards the holistic approach in all fields of learning in art, science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, psychology, economics, politics, etc. in the quest for ultimate reality.
The 2019 Conference on ‘Spirituality and Health’ invites health care practitioners, scholars, religious community leaders, and students to exchange ideas about the relationship of spirituality with quality of life and well being from a scientific perspective.
For most of the twentieth century, the physicians approach to health was based on the mechanistic model i.e., health is determined solely by the atoms and molecular constituents that make up the physical body. However, over the past few decades, awareness of a psychosomatic, or mind-body, connection has transformed psychology, medicine and science towards a new perspective addressing the human physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects. The study of the relationship between religion, spirituality, and health is now an important field of medical research and a growing area of public interest. Studies show that positive beliefs, comfort, and strength gained from religion, meditation, and prayer can contribute to well being. It may even promote healing. Improving your spiritual health may not cure an illness, but it may help you feel better. It also may prevent some health problems and help you cope better with illness, stress, or death. Conferences such as this provide a unique opportunity for academics and clinicians in healthcare to share their research findings, clinical practice and emerging ideas. |
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Visionary
Dr. T. D. Singh, the founding director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and a pioneer in science-spirituality dialogue, envisioned that Bangalore, being the home to many educational and research institutions and therefore fostering the intellectual manpower, is a fertile ground for promoting the interface between science and spirituality. Dr. Singh envisioned that in our search for the Ultimate Reality and answers to some of the most fundamental questions of our existence, the two seemingly different approaches – scientific method and spiritual wisdom needs to join hands. He organized several international and national conferences to stimulate creative thinking in students for a balanced growth of scientific and spiritual advancement and to support outstanding students, scholars and scientists in their pursuit of deeper knowledge. The 2nd Annual Conference “Fusion 2019” is a humble attempt to carry forward this vision of Dr.T.D. Singh.
Conference Sessions
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Session I
Modern Medicine, Spirituality and Preventive Healthcare ► Healthy Heart and Spiritual Practices
► Yoga and Mental Health ► Life Style Diseases and Preventive Care |
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Session II
Comprehensive Healthcare and Alternative Medicine ► Ayurgenomics
► Quantum Energy Medicine ► Vedic Perspective of Health and Well-being |
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Event Details
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Date: Sunday, February 24th, 2019
Time: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ramaiah Memorial Hospital Auditorium, Ramaiah Hospital, New B E L Road, M S Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post Bangalore - 560 054 Registration Fees: Students: Rs 500 Professionals: Rs 800 Corporate Sponsored Candidates: Rs 2500 Late Bird Registration: Above + Rs 500 (* Registration fees includes lunch & refreshments) |
Important Dates
Poster Abstracts Submission by : 13th February Poster Abstract Acceptance : 15th February Registration Deadline: 15th February Submission of posters final form: 20th February Late Bird Registration Deadline: 22nd February |
Registration
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The registration for Fusion 2019 is open! We are delighted to invite you to participate in the Fusion 2019 Conference . We recommend that you register to attend the sessions and the conference events.
Eligibility: Bachelor /Masters/ PhD Students and Professionals Registration Fees: Students — Rs.500 Professional — Rs.800 (* Registration fees includes lunch & refreshments) Important Dates: Registration Deadline: 20th February Late Bird Registration Deadline: 22nd February To register, please do fill this form: 
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General Instructions
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Please send the duly filled application along with scanned ID proof and the details of the net banking reference number or cash deposit reference number via email to one of the registration coordinators.
Registration Coordinators Sravan Kumar V Email: [email protected] Mobile: +91 9297256712 Thulasi Raman Email: [email protected] Mobile: +91 9886721032 |
Payment Mode: Online
Payment by Net banking(NEFT/IMPS) Account Name: Bhaktivedanta Institute Account No: 30997881648 Account type: Current Bank: State Bank Of India Bank RTGS/NEFT Code(IFSC): SBIN0060338 Branch: Gokul branch, Bangalore Payment by TeZ (Google Pay) / BHIM Number: +91-9297256712 Name: Sravan Kumar Velisela |
call for poster presentation
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We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for poster presentation for consideration at the FUSION Conference 2019.
Interested participants should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words to the conference selection committee by February 15, 2019. The abstract should include a succinct but descriptive title of the proposed poster presentation, along with name, affiliation, and email id of the authors. Suggested topical areas include, but are not limited to:
Authors should design and print their physical poster as per the guideline provided in the document. The FUSION committee does not print posters on behalf of presenter. The author is required to be present along with the poster for presentation. The poster will be evaluated by the evaluation committee based on the quality of work and clarity in presentation. Award: The top two posters will be awarded with the Best Poster Award which carry a certificate and prizes worth 10K and 5K for topper and runner-up respectively. The presenter will get a honor of receiving the prize from the FUSION-2019 Guest of Honor. |
Guidelines for Abstract Submission and Poster Presentation
Important Dates
Poster Abstracts Submission by : 15th February Poster Abstract Acceptance : 16th February Submission of posters final form: 20th February Abstracts should be submitted to : [email protected] List of Selected Abstracts with Poster Serial Number. Mention your Poster Serial Number in all further communications.
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meet the speakers
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Harold G. Koenig, MD, completed his undergraduate education at Stanford University, his medical school training at the University of California at San Francisco, and his geriatric medicine, psychiatry, and biostatistics training at Duke University Medical Center. He is on the faculty at Duke as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine. Dr. Koenig is also director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University Medical Center, and is Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Koenig has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with over 400 scientific peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and 40 books in print or in preparation. He has given invited testimony to both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on the role of religion in public health, and is the recipient of the 2012 Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association.
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Padma Bhushan, Professor B. M. Hegde, is the former Vice Chancellor of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University) Manipal. He is also the Affiliate Professor of Community Health, University of Northern Colarado and the first Asian Visiting Professor of Cardiology at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London
He has also received training in cardiology from Harvard Medical School under Bernard Lown, a Nobel Laureate. In 2003, he was awarded the Pride of India Award from the Federation of Indian Associations of Northern California, the Dr. B C Roy National Award for the year 1999 in the category of “Eminent Medical Teacher,” and the Jagdish Chander Bose Award in Life Sciences for the year 1999. His many other awards, achievements, and honorary positions are enumerated on his website: http://www. bmhegde.com |
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Dr. A G Ramakrishnan is a Professor of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He obtained his Ph. D. (Biomedical Engineering) and M Tech (Electrical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and completed his undergraduate studies at PSG College of Technology. Currently, he heads the Medical Intelligence and Language Engineering Lab at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA. He was interviewed by Bhasha India for his contributions to Indic computing. He received the Manthan Award 2014 and Manthan Award 2015, for his projects 'Gift of New Abilities' and 'Madhura - The Gift of Voice' respectively.
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Prof. B. K. Thelma works on Human genetics and medical genomics at the Department of Genetics, University of Delhi, Delhi. She is the Principal investigator and Co-ordinator of the Centre of excellence on Genomes Sciences and Predictive Medicine funded by the Govt. of India. She is also the Co-ordinator of a major project on newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism in Delhi state which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of mandatory screening of newborns in the country and to generate epidemiological data for the testable IEMs in the genetically distinct Indian population, for the first time. Discovery genomics is the major thrust of her research and ongoing projects include genetic analysis of complex traits including brain and inflammatory disorders and Mendelian forms of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases. Her most recent engagement is in the area of Ayurgenomics wherein individuals can be deep phenotyped based on the principles of Ayurveda to obtain homogeneous case-control cohorts to be used for disease gene mapping.
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Dr. Rita Mahajan is a PhD in Quantum Energy Medicine from the International University for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.Director of WOQEM Research Center. She has delivered many lectures in various platforms. She is a Transformational trainer, great motivator, Pioneer in many subjects.
She was the first one in India to manufacture Medical Surgical instruments from Cardiovascular to orthopedic to Ophthalmic Instruments. She has done it all in the field of Medical Surgical Instruments since 1984 to 2009.Currently her passion is to create a DISEASE free Planet earth. Her vision is to create, teach, train new paradigm Doctors in energy medicine. She is ready to teach anyone who is interested to learn and change their course of lives. In her pursuit for perfection, she has been exploring Quantum Physics and its newly redefined realms of Human body from Russia to America. She has brought in many new technologies for Energy Medicine to India. |
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Prof. Sudipto Ghosh received all BTech, MTech and PhD degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. In July 2004, he joined the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. His research specializes in mathematical modeling of materials processes, in particular solidification and high temperature deformation processing, at different length scales. His significant research contribution has been in continuous casting and casting of bulk nano-composites. Since 1995, Dr. Ghosh has been directly trained in the area of science and spirituality by Dr. T. D. Singh (Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami), a well-known authority on Vedanta and Science. He is part of the Editorial Board of Savijnanam and Tattva-Jijnasa.
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Dr. Rajvi H Mehta is a postgradate in microbiology and is currently the Director (Academics, Research and Training) at the Trivector Embryology Support Academy, Mumbai where she fulfils her passion for teaching and training. She is also the visiting faculty in Clinical Embryology at the Chettinad Hospitals and Research Centre and Chief Scientist at the Light on Yoga Research Trust, Mumbai.
Rajvi has been a vivid writer and has published original research papers in RBM Online, Human Reproduction and national journals. She has contributed chapters to various text books on ART and edited the first ever manuals on human semen analysis and IVF published by the ICMR. She has been the co-editor of proceedings of the Alpha Conferences and a recipient of the ISAR young scientist award. |
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His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Vrajapati Swami is presently serving as the President of Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata and actively promotes discussion on science and spirituality. He is also a Global Council Trustee of the United Religions Initiative. He holds B.Tech. (Computer Science) from Andhra University,Visakhapatnam, India. Later, he obtained his M.Tech. (Computer Science) from IIT Kanpur, India. After a brief tenure of working as a software professional, he decided to contribute significantly to science spirituality interface under the able leadership and vision of Dr. T. D. Singh.
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Contact Us
Organizers
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ADVISORS
Dr. P K Singh, IIT (BHU) Varanasi Dr. Debasish Khan, IIT (BHU) Varanasi Dr. Ramjee Repaka, IIT Ropar Sri K. Vasudeva Rao, President, BI Kolkata Sri Varun Agarwal, Director, BI Kolkata Hare Krishna Mohanta, BITS Pilani Dr. G. G. Gangadharan, Director, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda Prof. P. B. Sharma, Amity University, Delhi Dr. Ramgopal Uppaluri, IIT Guwahati Dr. Bhaskar Kumar, IIT Guwahati EXECUTIVE ADVISOR Prabhakar B,President, BI Bangalore Dr. Naresh Shetty, President, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda |
General Chair
Dr. Sudipto Ghosh, IIT Kharagpur Program Chair Dr. Kalicharan Nayak, Rolls Royce, Bangalore Finance Chair Sameer Verlekar, Synopsys, Bangalore Corporate Communication Chairs Ananthasesha Das, BI Kolkata Registration Chairs Mohan Kumar, Applied Materials B N Nagendra, Ramaiah Indic Specialty Ayurveda Public Relation Chairs Kishore K V, Entrepreneur Srinivas Murthy, Ramaiah Institute Technical Program Chairs Dr. Jayanarayan T, IIT Tirupati Dr. Hrishekesh S, BITS Goa |
Support us
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Inviting you to Sponsor the conference
Launching an unique event of this nature requires resources and means that are not available to our organisation. Therefore, we need the shared effort and cooperation of other agents.
To this end, we request individuals/ IT Sectors/ Institutions to contribute with their knowledge, relationship networks and financial support for this higher cause. |
We have four category of Sponsors, as given below:
Category of Sponsorship Sponsorship Amount
1. Platinum Sponsor Rs. Two Lakhs
2. Gold Sponsor Rs. One Lakhs
3. Silver Sponsor Rs. Fifty Thousand
4. Patron Sponsor Rs. ThirtyThousand
We would request you to give us a Sponsorship under any of the above mentioned categories, based on your convenience. We shall prominently display our sponsor’s names at the venue, in the publication of Souveneir, and also in our publicity materials.
Sponsorship Form
Category of Sponsorship Sponsorship Amount
1. Platinum Sponsor Rs. Two Lakhs
2. Gold Sponsor Rs. One Lakhs
3. Silver Sponsor Rs. Fifty Thousand
4. Patron Sponsor Rs. ThirtyThousand
We would request you to give us a Sponsorship under any of the above mentioned categories, based on your convenience. We shall prominently display our sponsor’s names at the venue, in the publication of Souveneir, and also in our publicity materials.
Sponsorship Form
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Apply here and one of our team members will get in touch with you or write to [email protected]
