Bhāratīya Science and Technology of
Performing Arts – Bhāratīya Kalā Vijñānam
(Scientific principles in music, dance, theatre, and aesthetics)
India’s performing arts are built upon deep scientific foundations that structure sound, rhythm, movement, and emotion. Classical treatises such as the Nāṭyaśāstra outline comprehensive principles of performance, ranging from acoustics, musical scales (swara), and rhythm cycles (tāla) to gesture systems (mudrā), spatial dynamics, and aesthetic theory (rasa). These frameworks guided not only performance but also instrument design, stagecraft, and pedagogy.
We invite abstracts and papers exploring (but not limited to) the following areas:
• Nāṭyaśāstra: The Foundational Science of Performing Arts
• The Science of Sound: Swara, Shruti, and Acoustics
• Tāla and Rhythm Cycles: Temporal Precision in Performance
• Rasa Theory: The Psychology of Aesthetic Experience
• Mudrā and Bhāva: Gesture Systems and Expressive Movement
• Spatial Dynamics and Stagecraft
• Instrument Design and Sonic Engineering
• Guru-Śiṣya Paramparā: Embodied Pedagogy and Knowledge Transmission
• Folk and Regional Traditions: Diversity in Performance Science
• Performing Arts and Neuroscience: Tradition Meets Modern Research
Theme Coordinator:
One Health – Nirāmayatvam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Mathematics and Astronomy – Gaṇita Vijñānam, Siddhānta- Vedāṅga Jyotiṣam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Architecture and Civil Engineering – Vāstu Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Language and Linguistics -Bhāṣā Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture – Kṛṣi–Paśupālana Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Policy, IPR, Trade, and Strategic issues related to Science and Technology – Nīti, Vārtā
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Materials and Metallurgy -Dhātu Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Energy and Resources Conservation – Akṣaya Ūrjā
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Biodiversity and ecological conservation in Practices – Jaivavividhatā evaṃ Paryāvaraṇa-Saṃrakṣaṇam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences / Maritime Knowledge – Vāyumaṇḍalīya evaṃ Sāgarika Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Bhāratīya Science and Technology of Performing Arts – Bhāratīya Kalā Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
Knowledge in Practice (Crafts and Designs) – Loka-Paramparā Vijñānam
- July 25, 2025
- National Sanskrit University , Tirupati
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