Varkari tradition: Where devotion meets wisdom. Abhanga, pilgrimage and service cultivate awareness, stillness and selflessness
Dr. Deepti Navaratna :- Dr. Deepti Navaratna is a rare confluence of scientific rigor and artistic brilliance—a distinguished neuroscientist and acclaimed musician whose work boldly redefines the boundaries between research and performance. After an illustrious tenure in neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, she now pioneers a transformative approach to knowledge, weaving together neuroscience, the arts, and the humanities. Her cutting-edge explorations in cognitive hermeneutics, neuropsychology, and empirical musicology open exciting new pathways in interdisciplinary scholarship. A Chevening Clore Fellow (2021–23), Dr. Navaratna has been recognized by the UK Government as one of the world’s most creative artists and visionary leaders. In 2021, she brought her message of harmony and interfaith dialogue to a global stage, performing her music diplomacy project, Dialogues With The Divine, at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago. Her work not only inspires but also reshapes how we understand the human experience across cultures and disciplines. Pornima Rajkarne: Pornima Rajkarne is from School of Humanities, National Institute of Advanced Studies at Bengaluru
