Programme Details

Saturday, 24 December

  6:00  am       Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am       Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
11:00  pm      Midnight Mass      Liberal Catholic Church

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 25 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  8:00  am      General Council Meeting      Board Room
  9:30  am      Holy Eucharist      Liberal Catholic Church
  2:00  pm      General Council Meeting      Board Room
  3:00  pm      Order of the Round Table      Headquarters Hall

 

Monday, 26 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Prayers of the Religions      Adyar Theatre
         OPENING OF THE CONVENTION
  1:00  pm      Indian Section Council - I      Administrative Building Upstairs
  3:30  pm      Reception      Near Administration Building
  5:00  pm      PUBLIC LECTURE      Adyar Theatre
         'Brotherhood is the First Step'
     Mr Richardo Lindemann
     Brazilian Section
 
  7:30  pm      Ritual of the Mystic Star      Headquarters Hall

 

Tuesday, 27 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Universal Prayer and Meditation      Adyar Theatre
         SHORT LECTURES
     'We Have All Been Brothers and Sisters Before'
          Ven. Olande Ananda Thera,
          Pagoda Meditation Centre, Sri Lanka
     'Actualizing Brotherhood Creatively'
          Mr P. K. Jayaswal,
          Former General Secretary, Indian Section

  9:30  am      Indian Section Convention - I      Adyar Theatre
  1:30  pm to}   Social Welfare Centre -      Adjacent to Main Gate
  3:30  pm    }   Cultural Activities and Exhibition  
  2:00  pm      TOS India      Headquarters Hall
         (Meeting of Executive Committee)  
  3:00 pm      SYMPOSIUM      Adyar Theatre
         'An Enquiry into Regeneration'  
  5:00  pm      THEOSOPHY-SCIENCE LECTURE      Adyar Theatre
         'Evolution and Enlightenment'
     Prof. Devdas Menon,
     Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
 
  7:30  pm      'Universal Brotherhood and Global Sustainability'      Adyar Theatre
              Dr K.V. K. Nehru,
          Former National Lecturer, Indian Section
 

 

Wednesday, 28 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Devotional Meeting      Bharata Samaj Temple
  9:30  am      Universal Prayer and Meditation      Adyar Theatre
         SHORT LECTURES
     'The Evolving Universal Consciousness'
          MR Bhupendra R. Vora,
          Former General Secretary,
          E. & C. African Section

     'Consciousness Regained - We are One'
          Mr Anoop Jaiswal,
          Indian Section

  1:00  pm      Indian Section Council - II      Administrative Building Upstairs
  5:00  pm      PUBLIC LECTURE      Adyar Theatre
         'The Theosophical Attempt'
     Mr Tim Boyd,
     General Secretary, American Section
 
  7:30  pm      Olcott Education Society - A Presentation      Adyar Theatre
              Dr Chittaranjan Satapathy,
          Secretary, OES
 

 

Thursday, 29 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Universal Prayer and Meditation      Adyar Theatre
         'Prepare for the Future'
          Mrs Radha Burnier,
          International President

  9:30  am      INDIAN SECTION CONVENTION - II      Adyar Theatre
  1:30  pm      Bharata Samaj Association      Bharata Samaj Temple
  1:30  pm to}     Olcott Memorial School -      Besant Gardens
  3:30  pm    }     Cultural Activities and Exhibition  
  3:00  pm      THE THEOSOPHICAL ORDER OF SERVICE      Headquarters Hall
         'Dealing with Cruelty - to Animals,
     Humans and Other Creatures'
     Ch: Mr Tim Boyd
 
  5:00  pm      BESANT LECTURE      Adyar Theatre
         'Caste in Contemporary Indiat'
     Prof. Andre Beteille,
     Professor Emeritus of Sociology,
     University of Delhi
 
  7:30  pm      Veena Recital      Adyar Theatre
              Mr Karaikudi Subramaniam and Party
 

 

Friday, 30 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Universal Prayer and Meditation      Adyar Theatre
         SYMPOSIUM
     'Self-Preparation for Regeneration'

  9:30  am      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS      Adyar Theatre
  1:00  pm      Indian Section Council - III      Administrative Building Upstairs
  3:00  pm      The Theosophical Order of Service in India      Headquarters Hall
         (General Body Meeting)  
  5:00  pm      PUBLIC LECTURE      Adyar Theatre
         'Mind Management'
     Prof. V. V. Chalam,
     Former National Lecturer,
     Indian Section
 
  7:30  pm      Dances      Adyar Theatre
              Mrs Gayatri Balagurunathan and
          Krishnanjali Troupe
 

 

 

Saturday, 31 December

  6:00  am      Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am      Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  8:00  am      Prayers of the Religions      Adyar Theatre
         CLOSING OF THE CONVENTION

  9:30  am      Admission of New Members      Headquarters Hall
  3:00  pm      Besant Education Fellowship      Visitors' Room,
         (For Members of the Fellowship only)
      near Headquarters Hall

 

Sunday, 1 January

  6:00  am       Bharata Samaj Puja      Bharata Samaj Temple
  6:30  am       Prime      Liberal Catholic Church
  9:00  am      Indian Section Council - IV      Administrative Building Upstairs