By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
In a significant step toward bridging India’s ancient intellectual heritage with modern academic research, the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar) and the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 19, 2026. The partnership signals a growing institutional consensus that India’s classical knowledge traditions deserve a central place in contemporary scholarly discourse.
The signing ceremony brought together senior representatives from both institutions. On behalf of IIT Bhubaneswar, the MoU was signed by Prof. Dinakar Pasla, Dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy. Dr. Sumanta Rudra, Dean of Academics and Trustee at BRC, signed on behalf of the Bhaktivedanta Research Center. Witnessing the occasion were Dr. Akshaya Kumar Rath and Dr. Naresh Chandra Sahu, Associate Professors at IIT Bhubaneswar’s School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management; Shri Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, Deputy Registrar for Continuing Education, Alumni, Corporate, and International Relations; and Adrita Sarkar, Digital Humanities Executive at BRC.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/iit-bhubaneswar-signs-mou-with-brc-to-advance-indian-knowledge-systems/
Comments