Lectures & Seminars

Beyond his publications, Neelakantan has taken part in All India Oriental Conferences, national and international seminars, philosophical congresses, colloquia, and workshops throughout India, both as a delegate and as a resource person. A selection of his recent lectures and seminar papers follows.

• Environment Awareness in the Vedic Tradition (key paper), National Seminar on Ecological Vision in Sanskrit Literature, Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi, 14–15 October 2018.
• Hermeneutics of Advaitavedanta: Changing Paradigms, 8th P. T. Kuriakose Memorial International Lecture, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Pavaratti campus), 23 February 2018.
• Poetry and Polity: Reflections on Kirātārjunīya (keynote address), UGC National Seminar, Department of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 24 November 2015.
• Concept of Self in Carakasamhita, National Seminar on Influence of Other Darśanas on Āyurveda, Dept. of Sanskrit, University College, Trivandrum, 27–28 November 2008.
• Advaita: Dynamics of Praxis (keynote), Residential Workshop on Advaita in the Classics, Chinmaya International Foundation, Ernakulam, 19 December 2007.
• Language and Philosophy: New Horizons, National Seminar on Sanskrit in the 21st Century, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi and University of Calicut, 31 May 2007.
• Religion and the State in Kautilya's Arthaśāstra, International Seminar on Current Readings in Arthaśāstra, Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 17 October 2005.
• Vedic/Puranic Narratives, National Seminar on Narratology: Indian Perspective, Calicut University, 22 February 2005.
• Yoga and Management, National Seminar on Principles of Management: Past and Present, University of Poona, 1 March 2004.
• Sankara's Advaita and Indian Religions, Religions in the Indic Civilization, International Seminar of IAHR (International Association for the History of Religions), New Delhi, 18–21 December 2003.
• Influence of Sanskrit on Malayalam Literature, National Seminar on Influence of Sanskrit on Regional Languages, Dept. of Sanskrit, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 24–25 February 2003.
• Folklore in Atharvaveda, UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on Folklore and Sanskrit, Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 8–9 January 2003.
• Dharma śastras and Human Rights, Refresher Course in Human Rights, Academic Staff College, Calicut University, 23 December 2002.
• Brahman, World and Mokśa in Sankara's Advaita, National Seminar on Vedāngas and Advaita Vedanta, Kadavallur Anyonya Parishat, Sree Ramasvami Temple, Kadavallur, Kerala, 22 November 2002.
• Sanskrit Resources for Music Therapy, National Seminar on Music Therapy, Music Therapy Research Foundation, Calicut, 9–10 October 2002.
• Sufism and Vedanta, UGC National Seminar on Sanskrit Thought and the Muslim World, Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 1 June 2002.
• Sankara's Formulation of Vedanta: Religious and Social Goals, Seminar on Sankara, Sree Sankaracarya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, 28 April 2002.
• Human Rights in Ancient India, Refresher Course in Human Rights, Academic Staff College, University of Calicut, 28 September 2001.
• Research in Sanskrit: Problems and Prospects, Refresher Course in Sanskrit, Academic Staff College, University of Calicut, 20 September 2001.
• Narratology and Indian Forms of Narratives, Punnasseri Memorial Annual Lecture, Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi, 5 December 2000.
• Kuñjikkuṭṭi Tankacci, Seminar on Kerala Music, AIR and Dept. of Sanskrit, Calicut University, 24 November 2000.
• Tantrasamuccaya, National Seminar on Scientific Heritage of India, Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 1 July 2000.
• Sankara and his Modern Interpreters, Seminar on Vedanta, S. S. University Centre, Trivandrum, 23 March 2000.
• Textual Architecture based on Puṭayūr Bhāṣa, National Seminar on Sastra and Prayoga in the Architectural Traditions of Kerala, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi and Calicut University, 24 February 2000.
• Scientific Methodology in Ancient India, National Seminar on Scientific Heritage of India, Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi, 28 January 2000.
• Sanskrit Commentaries in Kerala, National Seminar on Sanskrit Writings after Independence, University of Poona, 30 November 1999.
• Sankara and Yoga, National Seminar on Influence of Other Darśanas on Advaita, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 19 March 1999.
• Hermeneutical Tradition in Vedanta Philosophy, S. S. University, Kalady, 12 March 1999.
• Structure and Origin of Matter: Nyāya Vaiśeṣika Dichotomy, National Seminar on Applied Sciences in Sanskrit Literature, Agra University, Agra, 21 February 1999.
• Intention as a Semantic Condition in Pānini, National Seminar on Pānini and Modern Semantics, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi and Dept. of Sanskrit, Calicut University, 10–12 October 1998.
• Human Resource Management in the Bhagavadgīta, National Seminar on Some Aspects of Management in Ancient India, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 22 March 1998.
• Niḷa's Literary Tradition in Sanskrit, National Seminar on Niḷa, Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi, 11 February 1998.
• Hermeneutics and Literary Theories, Seminar on Contemporary Literary Theories, S. S. University, Kalady, 25 October 1996.
• Kṛṣnanāṭṭam as a Dance Drama, UGC Seminar on Living Traditions in Nātyaśāstra, Dept. of Sanskrit, Calicut University, November 1995.