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All India Oriental Conference
About AIOC 
The All India Oriental Conference (AIOC) was founded in 1918 by the founders of the BORI with a pan Indian dialogue of Indological scholars in view. All India Oriental Conference was born of a resolution of the Executive Board of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in 1918 and was named All India Oriental Conference. 5th Nov. 1919 was the day of inauguration of its first session held in Pune. In 1944 it was registered by the name All India Oriental Conference with its headquarters finally located at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune.
During the last 50 sessions which were held at various distinguished Universities all over the country the conference provided an opportunity for both, budding and veteran orientalists to come together and share their academic thoughts.
The AIOC is a biennial Conference with 50 sessions completed so far. The sessions have taken their occasions in all parts and in the cities most renowned as the centres for Sanskrit studies and Oriental Study in general, in India. 49 volumes of the Proceedings of the AIOC have been published over the years.
Symposia were held on topics of high academic interest such as the date of the Mbh. War, Jain contribution to Indian Culture and Kushana era. The seminal contribution of the AIOC has been, however, important recommendation to the Central Govt. for the development of Orientology. Many organizations of National importance such as the Sanskrit Commission, Central Sanskrit Board, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and some of the National Projects such as the new Catalogorus, Catalogorum, Encyclopedic dictionary of Sanskrit, the Vedic word concordance and the Critical Edition of Puranas owe their birth to the AIOC. It has thus established itself as, in the words of Late Dr. R. N. Dandekar,“ the authorized national forum of the orientalists”.
The AIOC is not only a place where traditional Indian knowledge is praised. In fact it is a forum that practically examines the actual relevance of the traditional knowledge. The scholars also contribute new ideas and new interpretations of the old ones. It also provides a platform for the budding students and scholars to present their research problems and ideas in front of the stalwarts and extends a welcome opportunity to seek guidance from the well-known traditional pundits and the most modernistic researchers. The Pundit Parishad is a cherished part of the AIOC. It is scholarly discussion among pundits who have learned the lore in the traditional manner. The whole pundit parishad is conducted in the scientific Sanskrit Language. Pundits from all over India deliberate over age old concepts and their traditional and modern interpretations. The pundits keenly await and participate in the dialogue.
All India Oriental Conference
About AIOC
The All India Oriental Conference (AIOC) was founded in 1918 by the founders of the BORI with a pan Indian dialogue of Indological scholars in view. All India Oriental Conference was born of a resolution of the Executive Board of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in 1918 and was named All India Oriental Conference. 5th Nov. 1919 was the day of inauguration of its first session held in Pune. In 1944 it was registered by the name All India Oriental Conference with its headquarters finally located at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune.
During the last 50 sessions which were held at various distinguished Universities all over the country the conference provided an opportunity for both, budding and veteran orientalists to come together and share their academic thoughts.
The AIOC is a biennial Conference with 50 sessions completed so far. The sessions have taken their occasions in all parts and in the cities most renowned as the centres for Sanskrit studies and Oriental Study in general, in India. 49 volumes of the Proceedings of the AIOC have been published over the years.
Symposia were held on topics of high academic interest such as the date of the Mbh. War, Jain contribution to Indian Culture and Kushana era. The seminal contribution of the AIOC has been, however, important recommendation to the Central Govt. for the development of Orientology. Many organizations of National importance such as the Sanskrit Commission, Central Sanskrit Board, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and some of the National Projects such as the new Catalogorus, Catalogorum, Encyclopedic dictionary of Sanskrit, the Vedic word concordance and the Critical Edition of Puranas owe their birth to the AIOC. It has thus established itself as, in the words of Late Dr. R. N. Dandekar,“ the authorized national forum of the orientalists”.
The AIOC is not only a place where traditional Indian knowledge is praised. In fact it is a forum that practically examines the actual relevance of the traditional knowledge. The scholars also contribute new ideas and new interpretations of the old ones. It also provides a platform for the budding students and scholars to present their research problems and ideas in front of the stalwarts and extends a welcome opportunity to seek guidance from the well-known traditional pundits and the most modernistic researchers. The Pundit Parishad is a cherished part of the AIOC. It is scholarly discussion among pundits who have learned the lore in the traditional manner. The whole pundit parishad is conducted in the scientific Sanskrit Language. Pundits from all over India deliberate over age old concepts and their traditional and modern interpretations. The pundits keenly await and participate in the dialogue.
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