IIT Mandi to Host Mind,Brain & ⁣Consciousness Conference ‍2025

⁣ Updated June 03,2025
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The Mind Brain⁢ Consciousness Conference 2025 (MBCC ⁣2025) will take place at IIT Mandi from June 4-7,officials announced. The conference will focus on the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and its integration of ⁢ancient wisdom wiht modern science. the goal is to explore applications for societal ‍change and mental well-being.

Researchers from neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology,⁣ Indian philosophy, and ‍Vedantic theology will attend. Discussions will cover the ‍nature of mind, ⁢brain, and consciousness. Organizers⁢ say these discussions are meaningful‍ for mental well-being and will impact fields including environment, agriculture, healthcare, and innovation.

Sri Sri ⁣Ravi Shankar is slated to speak at the conference. Keynote speakers include prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, vice chancellor of the Central Sanskrit University; Professor Gautam Desiraju, IISc; Prof. Roumiana Tsenkova, Kobe University,‍ Japan; Dr. B N Gangadhar, chairman of the National Medical Commission; and Bhakti Rasamrita Swami, a Bhakti-vedantist.

The conference is curated by the center of Indian Knowledge Systems⁤ for Mental Health Submission (IKSMHA) at IIT ⁢Mandi. ⁤Panel discussions will address how Indian Knowledge Systems are shaping the science of cognitive matter and nurturing civilizational consciousness for national transformation.

Special sessions will feature Prof. Chayan nandi on consciousness biomarkers, Dr. Amit Sethi on brain dynamics and cognition,and‍ Prof. Ajay Chaturvedi on systems perspectives on ‍economy and civilizational ⁤transitions.

Student business plans on the Kullhad Economy, a production-driven model rooted in Indic values, will also be presented.

“MBCC‍ 2025 reflects our ‍commitment to shaping ideas that matter — ⁤where tradition ⁢informs innovation and transformation,” said IIT Mandi Director Prof Laxmidhar‍ Behera.

What’s⁤ next

MBCC 2025 aims to foster collaboration between scholars, practitioners, and innovators to translate ideas into action, organizers said. ‍The conference is chaired by Prof. Laxmidhar Behera (IIT Mandi), Dr.Anirban Chakraborty (national Institute of Materials ⁢Science,Japan),and Prof.‍ Ganpati Ramanath (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, and Uppsala university,‍ sweden).