• HIMALAYA CALLING 2025
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    • HIMALAYA CALLING 2025
    • HIMALAYA CALLING 2024
    • About UPES
  • HIMALAYA CALLING 2025
  • HIMALAYA CALLING 2024
  • About UPES

As societies across the globe navigate complex challenges — from ecological crises to mental health breakdowns — there is a growing need to re-examine the role of spirituality in modern life. This session explores how spiritual wisdom, indigenous philosophies, and contemplative practices can offer resilience, meaning, and ethical grounding in contemporary culture. It will bring together perspectives from psychology, education, leadership, and spiritual traditions to examine how spiritual intelligence can be integrated into education, policymaking, innovation, and lifestyle choices — particularly in the Himalayan context where spirituality and ecology are deeply intertwined.

Session Objectives

  • To explore the relevance of spiritual values in a technologically-driven society 
  • To connect spirituality with leadership, well-being, and social cohesion
  • To highlight Himalayan spiritual traditions as models for sustainable living
  • To examine the role of spiritual intelligence in youth development and education
  • To foster dialogue across disciplines: science, philosophy, and spiritual practice

Who Should Attend

  • Educators, philosophers, and scholars of spirituality 
  • Psychologists and mental health professionals
  • Cultural studies researchers and Himalayan heritage experts
  • Students exploring purpose, resilience, and personal growth
  • Policy advisors and leadership trainers in values-based governance

Experts Guiding This Session:

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Spiritual Leader of Tibet
Nobel Peace Laureate (1989), Central Tibetan Administration (Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India).

Moojibaba

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

 Moojibaba's

recorded video will be played in this session.

Swami Yatishwarananda

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Dr. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

 (Pravar Chaitanya)

Chinmaya Mission

Dehradun.

Dr. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

Dr. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

Dr. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

 Head of Center for Indian Knowledge

System at lIT

Roorkee.

Dr. Uday Shanker Dixit

Dr. Anil Kumar Gourishetty

Dr. Uday Shanker Dixit

 Head of Centre for Indian Knowledge

System at IIT Guwahat

Link For Registration:

https://forms.gle/ptRzKkBhh8wnFtyMA

About Himalaya Calling

Dr. Sanjay Bhutani, UPES – Dehradun.

Mail: sanjay.bhutani@ddn.upes.ac.in

Session Co-Chair: Mr. Abhishek P. Banerjee

Mail: abhishekp.banerjee@ddn.upes.ac.in 

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