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A one day international seminar organized in July 2018 with Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira Belur Math.
In July 2018 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, took initiative along with Stockholm University, Sweden and Bhakti­ vedanta Research Center, Kolkata, Sri Chaitanya Study and Research Centre, Nabadwip, Nadia, India at Sister Nivedita Hall, Sikshanamandira, and organized an International Workshop on ‘Religious Studies and Vaishnavism.

Eminent speakers

1.Swami Bhajananda (Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math
2.Sri Gorachand Bhattacharyya
3.Swami Tattwasarananda (Ramakrishna Mission Belurmath)
4.Swami Shastrajnananda (Ramakrishna Mission, Belurmath)
5.Dr. Ruby Sain (Jadavpur University)
6.Dr. Abhishek Bose (University of Calcutta
7.Dr. Ferdinando Sardella (Stockholm University)
8.Dr. Sumanta Rudra (Director, Bhaktivedanta Research Center, Kolkata)
9.Dr. Maqbool lslam(Director, Jagannath Research Center)

The theme highlighted at the workshop included ‘Historical Research in Vaishnava Literature’, ‘Sociology of Religion: Theory and Method’, ‘Studying the Effective: Thinking (of) Religion in Academia’,’ Historical Re­ searchinVaishnava Literature’, ‘ComparativeReligion:Theoryand Practice’ and many others. A detailed discussion was held on the theme ‘The Bhaktivedanta Research Center in Kolkata as a Resource for the Study of Religion and Vaishnavism’.