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IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, December 18, 2025 – It is necessary for modern education to understand and imbibe the values of Ramcharitmanas, because the purpose of education is not just to earn livelihood, but to serve humanity. This idea was expressed by Professor K., Director of IIT Roorkee at the inauguration of the Eighth International Ramayana Conference. Of. Pant expressed. He mentioned that IIT Roorkee’s Kulgeet is also a Chaupai of Ramcharitmanas. “Parihat Saris is not religion brother” Takes inspiration from. This line from Ramcharitmanas and this line from Kulgeet of IIT Roorkee “Dedicated daily life for the benefit of the surgeon”—Both underline the importance of social service.
Professor Pant said that the principles of Indian knowledge tradition are invaluable. He appreciated the organizers that they have tried to connect Ramayana with modern perspective. He linked the values of Ramayana like duty towards parents, social responsibility, integrity in public life and the ideal of Ramrajya with contemporary issues like sustainability, health, morality and nation-building. He urged the youth to consider knowledge not only as a means of earning a higher salary but as a means of serving the society and building a developed India 2047.
The blessings of Mahamandaleshwar Swami Harichetananand ji were received in the inaugural session. Swamiji highlighted the timeless relevance of Ramayana, Mahabharata and other scriptures for character building and inner happiness in the present age dominated by mobile phones and material aspirations. He praised the initiative of IIT Roorkee and Shri Ramcharit Bhawan, through which saints and scholars on the banks of Ganga were brought together on one platform. Describing Ramayana as a complete guide to life, he emphasized the values of sacrifice, devotion, devotion to Guru and social harmony.
During the inaugural session, “Gita Shabd Index” and e-proceedings of the conference were also released. The distinguished guests said that such reference books will prove to be extremely useful for the seekers, researchers and devotees engaged in the serious study of Geeta and Ramayana.
In a special moment, former Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University and eminent Sanskrit scholar Professor Mahavir Aggarwal was posthumously awarded the “Ramayana Ratna” award for his five decades of teaching, research and service to the Indian knowledge tradition. Underlining his extensive academic and administrative contribution, this award was received by his wife Mrs. Veena Aggarwal.
On the inaugural occasion of the conference, the first lecture of Mahavir Memorial Lecture Series was organized, which was presented by Professor Dinesh Shastri, Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar. He highlighted the rich Sanskrit and philosophical traditions underlying the Ramayana and stressed the need for the study of such texts through structured courses from school to higher education within the framework of the Indian knowledge tradition. He said that when altruism, truth and compassion As values are internalized, problems like corruption and social disharmony can naturally reduce.
On this occasion, Dr. Rajrani Sharma, Professor Vinay Sharma, Mrs. Asha Srivastava and Mrs. Vinita Mishra Shri Ramcharit Bhavan Ratna Award Was honored with.
To Dr. C. Kameshwari, Professor Rajat Aggarwal, Shri Ram Girish Dwivedi and Mrs. Alka Pramod Shri Ramcharit Bhavan Vibhushan Award to be provided.
Whereas Dr. Manvi Goyal, Mr. Chavinath Lal, Mr. Rakesh Choubey and Mrs. Smita N. to Ladhawala Shri Ramcharit Bhushan Award Was honored with.
This three-day conference is being jointly organized by IIT Roorkee and Shri Ramcharit Bhawan, America, in which scholars, saints and Ramayana scholars from India and abroad are participating.
Welcoming the delegates, Professor Rajat Aggarwal, Head, Department of Management Studies and DPIIT IPR Chair Professor expressed his gratitude to Shri Ramcharit Bhawan for choosing IIT Roorkee as the host campus for this conference. He said that the historical complex where the Ganga of knowledge has been flowing for almost 180 years is very suitable for the confluence of knowledge and devotion.
Professor Om Prakash Gupta, founder of Shri Ramcharit Bhawan and professor at Houston-Downtown University, presented a brief account of the journey of the International Ramayana Conference that started in 2016. He told that earlier editions of this conference were organized in America, Bhopal, Jaipur and Ahmedabad and this is its eighth edition. He also informed that about 150 research papers based on Ramayana and related spiritual literature will be presented in mixed media and after peer review, the proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of an e-book.
The speakers collectively underlined that the theme of the conference of linking Ramayana with sustainability, ethics and contemporary challenges will prove helpful in redefining the ancient knowledge in the modern context.
The conference concluded in the concluding session held on 13 December 2025, where Ms. Sakshi Goyal, Dr. Aparna Singh, Mr. Rakesh Choubey and Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra were honored for their excellent research contribution. Best Research Paper Award Were provided.