CHENNAI, INDIA, September 25, 2016 (Swadeshi Indology): The first Swadeshi Indology Conference was held in Chennai on July 6-7, 2016. A welcome address was given by Prof. K.S. Kannah and the keynote address by the organizer, Rajiv Malhotra.
A few themes of the conference:
Is Sanskrit dead or alive?
Critique of Sheldon Pollock’s views on Shastras
Ramayama as a Political Tool
Pollock’s position that Sanskrit was responsible for holocaust
Some Indic viewpoints to refute Pollock’s positions
Murty Classical Library–a panel discussion
A summary of the conference with a complete list of presenters, themes and accompanying videos is at “source” above.