48th National Seminar and Cultural Festival

Friday, 17th January 2025 - English Session

Smt. V.N. Lakshmi Srinivasa Rao Centenary Program
6:00 pm: Bhakti in the Ramana Way Keynote address by G. Kameshwar
6:30 pm: Ramanaanjali Orchestra - Led by Dr. Ambika Kameshwar
Narration by Dr. Sarada
Lead voices: Smt. V. Radha , Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna, Kum. Revathi Sankar, Sri Ujwal Jagadeesh
Keyboard – Vidwan Nagabhushana Udupa N
Violin – Vidwan H. S. Shashank
Flute – Vidwan G. L. Ramesh Kumar
Mandolin – Kiran L. S
Tabla – Srutilaya Suresh
Mridangam – Umayalpuram Kalyanaraman
Kanjira and special effects – Chiranjeevi Viraaj

Saturday, 18th January 2025 - English SessionMorning Session

Venue: Yoga Hall, Ramana Maharshi Heritage Campus, Sanjaynagar
Self Enquiry Theory and Practice
By Sri Venkatesh N. Deshpande President, Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi Research Centre
Co Panelists:
Sri N. Nandakumar, Director, RMCL, South Bangalore
Sri B.N. Srikanth, Satsang Faculty Venue: Ramana Maharshi Heritage Auditorium, Sanjaynagar
Afternoon and Evening Sessions
2.30 PM to 5.30 PM
Theme: Ramana Pada Pancharatnam
Talks by:
Sri N. Nandakumar
Dr. Ambika Kameshwar
Sri G. Kameshwar
Interspersed with musical interludes by artistes and students of Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning and RASA Arpita
5.30 PM: Tea Break
6:00 PM: “Ramana Pada Mahima”
A multilingual Mega Theatre Presentation
Concept, Direction, and Lead: Dr. Sarada, Dr. Ambika KameshwarDramatic Narration in Kannada: B.R. Shivaram
Dances and scenes presented by artistes of RMCL, BSRMRC, RAS

Sunday, 19th January, 2025 - English Session

11:30 am to 1:15 pm: “Ramana Nadopasana” – The Sadhana of Ramananjali Sangeetham
Talk by Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna, Deputy Director, RASA, Chennai
Interspersed with Musical Presentations by Students of Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning
1:15 pm : Lunch
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm:
Smt. V.N. Lakshmi Srinivasa Rao & Sri V.N. Srinivasa Rao Endowment“Anma Vidya Keertanam” – Talk by Dr. Sarada,
President, Ramana Maharshi Centre for LearningMusic by Artistes and students of RMCL
4:15 pm : Tea Break
5:00 pm : 'The Appalam Song'
Benedictory Address by Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Puri Mahaswami, Peethadipathi, Sri Kailash Ashrama, Bangalore
6:15 pm : Presentation of 'Appalam Song' in 4 languages
6:45 pm : 'Tirumantiram – The Glory of Ramana's Name'
Valedictory Address by Sri Swami Ramana SwaroopanandaAcharya, Atma Vidya Mandir, Tiruvannamalai
7:45 PM : Ramana Sangeetha Malika

Sunday, 5th January 2025, Kannada Session

2:30 pm Inauguration - Prayer by Ramana Bala Kendra Prathama
3:00 pm Inaugural Address by Dileep Simha.

4:00 pm "Arunachala Sphurana" - Upanyasa by Sridhar Guruji
5:30 pm Tea Break
6:00 pm Sri Krishna Prasad Endowment
Arunachala Gamana",
Mega Theatre Production on the Glory of Arunachala & Sri Ramana Maharshi's Epic Journey to Arunachala
Concept and Choreography: Dr. Sarada & Dr. Ambika Kameshwar
presented by the Artistes of Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning & RASA ArpitaChief Guest: Smt. Lalitha Krishna Prasad