Self on the Edge

WAVES has established a long reputation of providing scholarly forums for facilitating productive discussion and research. Vedic ideas are much needed today to meet the challenges of life and to lead humankind towards a brighter future. The association is trying to popularize Vedic thoughts by organizing national and international conferences every year. The 15th International Conference of World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES International) and the 26th India Conference of Wider Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES, India) were jointly organized online in 2022 on the theme ‘Innovative Applications of Vedic Knowledge in Modern Times.’ Presentations of research papers revealed the innovative power of Vedic seers in the perspective of modern times. This volume consists of fifty selected and edited papers of ‘WAVES 2022’ conference, written in English, Hindi, and Sanskrit. These papers are divided into eight theme- based sections. The paper of overseas delegates Prof. Nicholas Kazanas, Greece; Prof. Bal Ram Singh, USA; Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath, USA; Dr. Aleh Perzashkevich, Belarus; Dr. Raj Vedam and Sitaram Ayyagari, USA; Prof. Madan Lal Goel, USA; and Dr. Koenraad Elst, Belgium are published in this volume. Dr. Anirban Chakraborty, Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Dr. K. C. Sharma, Brig. J.S. Rajpurohit, Prof. R. S. Kaushal, Prof. Rupa Bhaty, Prof. Soma Basu, and Mr. Anand Gaikwad are few other distinguished contributors from India. This publication of WAVES is dedicated to learning Vedic knowledge. We hope that scholars and researchers will find the published papers interesting and thought- provoking and thus, this volume will inspire the readers for deeper understanding of Vedic knowledge systems.