MFIS Foundation Day Lecture
Mimamsa Foundation for Indic Studies started its journey on 1st of May 2020 as Mimamsa – An Indic Inquiry with a purpose of developing a forum dedicated to a thorough, objective and authentic Indic Inquiry. Apart from publishing strongly researched articles, MFIS engages in a variety of activities like lecture series, interviews, podcasts, courses, workshops among others to take Indic studies to the people. Each year on 1st of May, we at MFIS organise Foundation Day Lecture wherein we invite an eminent scholar, academic, public intellectual to deliver an address on the core theme and vision of MFIS that serves as an inspiration of us and also as an guiding light of MFIS’s activities.
6th Foundation Day Lecture
“Shastric Studies Methodology: A Key to Understand Indian Intellectual Tradition”
About The Lecture:
The MFIS 6th Foundation Day Lecture presents an exploration into Shastric Studies Methodology—a foundational approach to understanding the depth, rigor, and continuity of the Indian intellectual tradition. This lecture will examine how classical śāstric methods shape knowledge systems, interpretive traditions, and philosophical inquiry across Indic disciplines.
Prof. Malhar Kulkarni
Prof. Malhar Kulkarni is is Professor at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT- Mumbai
5th Foundation Day Lecture
Is there an Indian Political Thought?
About The Lecture:
In this lecture, Dr. Balagangadhara problematizes the academic scholarship around Indian Political Thought and emphatically argues - - India does have its own indigenous political thought, - To rediscover it, we must read our classical texts through Indian realities — not colonial or Western lenses. Colonialism severed India's connection to its own political traditions. Yet, buried within our texts lies a distinct, powerful Indian political thought — unlike anything shaped by Western ideas.
Dr. S. N. Balagangadhara
Dr. S. N. Balagangadhara (aka Balu) is a professor emeritus of the Ghent University in Belgium, and was director of the India Platform and the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cutuurwetenschap (Comparative Science of Cultures).
4th Foundation Day Lecture
Ancient Roots of Global Bharat
About The Lecture:
Ancient Roots of Global Bharat by Dr. Amrita Narlikar
Dr. Amrita Narlikar
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, ORF, New Delhi & Honorary Fellow, Darwin College, University of Cambridge
3rd Foundation Day Lecture
Integrating IKS in the Academic Disciplines: 3rd Foundation Day Lecture
About The Lecture:
"Integrating IKS in the Academic Disciplines: 3rd Foundation Day Lecture
Dr. Shrinivasa Varakhedi
Vice-Chancellor, Central Sanskrit University
2nd Foundation Day Lecture
How Old is Indian Civilization: Inferences from Archeological Findings
About The Lecture:
"How Old is Indian Civilization: Inferences from Archeological Findings": 2nd Foundation Day Lecture:
Dr. Vasant Shinde
Renowned Archaeologist