About InSIS

Motto
ज्ञानं तु किमर्थं यदि न हिताय?
What is the value of knowledge if it is not applied for the welfare of the world?

Vision
To be a leading institution for the study, preservation, revitalization, and application of India’s diverse knowledge traditions for the intellectual, ethical, social, and sustainable transformation of humanity.

Mission
To advance the study of India’s diverse knowledge traditions through interdisciplinary research, education, documentation, preservation, and contemporary application; to connect ancient wisdom with modern knowledge systems; and to promote truth, compassion, non-violence, pluralism, sustainability, and human welfare for the enduring benefit of society and humanity.

Who We Are

The Indian Society for Indic Studies (InSIS), established on 23 September 2011, is a research-oriented academic initiative and a unit of Dr. Paramamitra Shastri Education and Charitable Trust (DRPSECT), Vadodara.

InSIS promotes the critical and interdisciplinary study of Indian intellectual traditions, particularly Sanskrit, Pāli, Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa, Jainism, Buddhism, Vedānta, and other schools of Indian philosophy.

The Society seeks to connect textual scholarship, philosophical inquiry, contemporary scientific research, and applied knowledge for educational, ethical, cultural, and societal advancement.

Objectives

To promote advanced research in Indian philosophy, classical languages, and Indic knowledge traditions.
To encourage critical editions, translations, interpretation, and preservation of manuscripts.
To organise national and international seminars, conferences, workshops, and academic lectures.
To facilitate scholarly publications and interdisciplinary research.
To promote collaboration among universities, research institutions, faculty members, and independent scholars.
To explore the relevance of Indian philosophical traditions to education, ethics, sustainability, science, technology, and social welfare.

Major Research Areas

Classical Languages and Textual Studies

Sanskrit, Pāli, Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa, philology, linguistics, manuscriptology, textual criticism, and translation studies.

Indian Philosophy and Religious Thought

Jain philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Vedānta, Nyāya, Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Mīmāṃsā, epistemology, ethics, and comparative philosophy.

Interdisciplinary and Applied Research

Indian Knowledge Systems, consciousness studies, cognitive science, environmental ethics, educational philosophy, artificial intelligence, digital humanities, and computational linguistics.

Academic Activities

InSIS facilitates scholarly exchange through conferences, seminars, workshops, lectures, research publications, and academic collaboration.

Its recent academic initiatives include:

National Seminar, 17–19 November 2025

ICSSR-supported national seminar on Jain thought, organised at Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi.

National Seminar, 20–22 January 2026

ICPR-supported national seminar, Applied Ancient Wisdom: Jain Philosophy for Transforming Education, held at Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi.

InSIS National Seminar, 17–19 December 2026

The Philosophy, Science, and Spirituality of Oneness: Perspectives from Ancient Wisdom (Jainism, Buddhism, Vedānta) and Contemporary Research.

Venue: Satyawati College, University of Delhi, New Delhi.

The seminar welcomes both online and offline paper presentations.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 October 2026.

Registration: https://forms.gle/sqDHdgxhvBCdwHoH8

Academic Council and Research Advisory Committee

InSIS seeks guidance and scholarly participation from distinguished academics representing classical languages, Indian philosophy, Buddhist and Jain studies, and contemporary interdisciplinary research.

Academic Leadership

Ramanath Pandey — Managing Director, InSIS, Vadodara.
(Dr.) Ajay Kumar Jha — Satyawati College, University of Delhi; Convenor, InSIS National Seminar 2026.
Prof. Balaganapathi Devarakonda — Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi; Academic Council Member and Seminar Advisory Committee Member

Proposed Academic and Advisory Associates

Bimalendra Kumar — Buddhist and Pāli Studies.
Dilip Mohanta — Indian Philosophy.
Balaganapathi Devarakonda — Department of Philosophy, University of

Delhi; Academic Council Member and Seminar Advisory Committee Member.

Prof. Kamlesh Kumar Jain — Jain Philosophy, Prakrit and Śramaṇa Studies.

Dinanath Sharma — Academic and Research Advisory Activities.
Jagdish Kohli — Science and Contemporary Research.

Appointments and responsibilities within the proposed advisory structure are subject to formal confirmation.

Membership

InSIS welcomes scholars, teachers, research students, independent researchers, and individuals committed to the advancement of Indic Studies.

Life Membership: ₹3,000 (one-time contribution).

Members may participate in academic programmes, scholarly exchanges, collaborative research, and publication initiatives, subject to the Society’s applicable guidelines.

Academic Collaboration

InSIS encourages cooperation with universities, colleges, research institutes, libraries, manuscript repositories, publishers, and academic associations.

Priority areas include joint research, seminars, manuscript studies, publications, faculty development, student engagement, and interdisciplinary applications of Indian knowledge systems.

Our Parent Trust — DRPSECT

Dr. Paramamitra Shastri Education and Charitable Trust (DRPSECT) was established on 23 November 2011 as a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political educational and charitable organisation based in Vadodara, Gujarat.

The Trust supports education, research, community welfare, medical relief, counselling, and skill development.

InSIS functions as an academic and research initiative under DRPSECT.

Our Continuing Commitment

InSIS is committed to advancing rigorous scholarship, preserving India’s textual and philosophical heritage, encouraging dialogue among diverse intellectual traditions, and applying research for educational, ethical, cultural, and societal benefit.

Knowledge • Research • Application • Welfare