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Science & Spiritual Quest

AISSQ

All India Students’ Conference on Science and Spirituality Quest

All About

AISSQ is a prestigious conference series, being organized by Bhaktivedanta Institute, brings together students, researchers, and thought leaders from across India to explore the intersection of science and spirituality. This conference continues to be a premier platform for intellectual exchange and collaborative inquiry into how these two domains can collectively address contemporary challenges and contribute to holistic human development. With this vision, Dr. T. D. Singh, Founder Director of Bhaktivedanta Institute, conceptualized and commenced the series on All India Students’ Conference on Science and Spiritual Quest (AISSQ) in December 2005 at Vrindavan, UP.

13th

AISSQ 2024

Thirteenth AISSQ Conference (AISSQ-2024), going to be organized in collaboration with School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada will be held during 28-29 December 2024. As the 13th edition approaches, we are excited to continue building on the conference’s legacy of excellence and innovation. We remain committed to exploring new frontiers at the intersection of science and spirituality, and we look forward to welcoming a diverse and engaged audience to this year’s event.

Date: 28-29 December, 2024

Venue: School of Planning and Architecture, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Mode: Physical

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AISSQ 2025 Conference @ SPA Vijayawada, AP

Successful AISSQs

So far organized twelve successful AISSQs

AISSQ 12

Science & Spiritual Quest

Topics: Mathematics and Spirituality, Evolution and God, Physics and Chemistry Beyond, Environment and Spirituality, Holistic Education and Development, Vedanta and Science, Biotechnology and Vedanta, Quantum Mechanics and Conciousness.

AISSQ 11

Mathematics & Reality

To explore the deepest mysteries of the nature of Reality through Mathematics, Bhaktivedanta Institute Kolkata organized the 11th AISSQ conference entitled ‘Mathematics and Reality’

AISSQ 10

Life - Origin, Meaning and Purpose​

To explore the deepest mysteries of the nature of Reality through Mathematics, Bhaktivedanta Institute Kolkata organized the 11th AISSQ conference entitled ‘Mathematics and

AISSQ 9

The Role of Spirituality in the Age of Science & Technology

The conference was inaugurated by His Excellency Sri K. N. Tripathy, Governor of West Bengal. Among the dignitaries present were

AISSQ 8

Serving the Self and the Society

With a central theme of “Serving the Self and Society”, the 8th AISSQ conference was an humble attempt to catalyze and create widespread awareness of science and spirituality in

AISSQ 7

Integrating Capabilities with Values

As a humble tribute to the science-spirituality Visionary and Legend Dr. T. D. Singh (His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami), Bhaktivedanta Institute organized the

AISSQ 6

Integrating Capabilities with Values​

H. E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, (the then) President of India, inaugurated the 6th All India Students’ Conference on ‘Science and Spiritual Quest’

AISSQ 5

Bridging Science & Spirituality

With a broad theme of bringing awareness on science-spirituality in the academic community keeping young students in mind, the 5th AISSQ conference

AISSQ 4

Science & Spiritual Quest

. N. Mahalingam, the Chairman of Sakthi group of companies, an eminent philanthropist and a prominent and influential person of the state of Tamil Nadu, who

AISSQ 3

Science & Spiritual Quest​

The keynote speaker of the conference was Nobel Laureate, Professor Roger Kornberg who delivered a remarkable lecture on “The Knowable Nature of Scientific Truth.”

AISSQ 2

A Quest for Ultimate Reality

The conference brought together the best intellectual minds on a common platform to deliberate on the perennial questions of life, existence and the Ultimate Reality.

AISSQ 1

Science & Spiritual Quest​​

The first AISSQ conference was organized at Vrindavan, India. For the advancement of a balanced growth of scientific temper and spiritual wisdom in the
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Objectives

  • The conference’s main objective is to enthuse the young minds of India to delve into the subject of science keeping along the element of spirituality.
  • Enable delegates to visualize deeper explorations of mathematics and thereby highlight the linkage of Science with philosophical and spiritual explorations of the reality
  • To create widespread awareness on the science-spirituality interface through a deeper exploration of Science and Spirituality.
  • To discuss the works of the founding fathers of Science and understand philosophical, mystical and spiritual experiences that accompanied their glorious discoveries in Science.
  • Foster discussions that communicate a thorough understanding of various subjects in the interface of Science and Spirituality such as Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Computational Mathematics and incompleteness, Space, Time and Geometry, Formalism/Intuitionism, Mysterious mathematical numbers, mathematics and freewill, theistic interpretations of Science and its philosophy, Science/mathematics in ancient texts, Science/mathematics in art, spirituality and music, role of scientific research in understanding the reality.
  • To inspire the younger generation to pursue a research-oriented career through interactions with leading scientists and researchers from India and abroad in the field of Science or Spirituality or their synthesis.
  • To mature, converge and cater holistic interpretations of Science through all inclusive holistic integration of science, philosophy and spirituality.
  • To encourage younger generation for deeper philosophical and spiritual exploration of modern sciences and pave the way for a prosperous and peaceful society.
  • To identify competent and sustainable platforms that foster fundamental and applied research in the field of Science and Spirituality.
  • To encourage research credentials in Indian academic community towards Science and Spirituality.
  • To target the formation of interdisciplinary research groups in Science and Spirituality by encouraging cross-disciplinary research in mathematics, philosophy, consciousness and Vedanta/Spirituality.
Mankind has need of fundamental postulates for the conduct of everyday existence, and this need is far more pressing than the hunger for scientific knowledge.

– Max Planck

Max Planck, Where is Science Going?, W.W. Norton, Incorporated, 1932, pg 167.