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LBU International Seminar 2026

International Seminar on Education, Literature, Society and Culture

Challenges, Opportunities and Possibilities — a two-day international gathering of scholars across six themes.

📅 15 Jun 2026 – 16 Jun 2026 📍 Central Office, Lumbini Buddhist University, Lumbini, Nepal
35
Paper presentations
6
Themes
2
Parallel tracks
2
Days

About this event

The International Seminar on "Education, Literature, Society and Culture: Challenges, Opportunities and Possibilities" is hosted by the Central Campus of Lumbini Buddhist University on 15–16 June 2026, in collaboration with Lal Bahadur Shastri Smarak P.G. College and the Kalindi Prakashan Group, Uttar Pradesh, India. Held at the Central Office of Lumbini Buddhist University in Lumbini — the birthplace of Lord Buddha — the seminar brings together 35 scholars from Nepal and India for presentations across two parallel tracks and six themes.

Seminar themes

  • Buddhist Philosophy & Eastern Wisdom Traditions

  • Reimagining Higher Education in the Digital Era

  • Literature as a Catalyst for Socio-Cultural Change

  • Ecofeminism, Climate Fiction & Environmental Humanities

  • Society, Culture & Sustainable Development

  • Value-Based Education & Ethical Citizenship

Organising committee

  • Patrons — Vice-Chancellor, Lumbini Buddhist University; Vice-Chancellor, Siddhartha University, Kapilvastu

  • Supervisors — Acharya Dayanidhi, Chief of Central Campus, LBU; Dr. Ram Pandey, Principal, LBS Smarak P.G. College

  • Convenors — Mr. Gajendra Gupta, Assistant Lecturer, LBU; Dr. Amit Kumar Dubey, Director, Kalindi Prakashan Group

Collaborating institutions

  • Central Campus, Lumbini Buddhist University — Host

  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Smarak P.G. College, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Kalindi Prakashan Group, Uttar Pradesh, India

Each paper presentation is limited to 12 minutes. Registration is available on the spot at the Registration Desk; for queries contact [email protected].

Articles & conference papers

Research papers presented at this event.

Speakers

SP
Keynote

Shipra Pathak

Keynote Speaker — "Water Woman of India"

Founder, Panchatattva Foundation

PK
Keynote

Prof. Kavita Shah

Chief Guest; Vice-Chancellor

Siddhartha University, Kapilvastu

DR

Daya Ram Gautam (Acarya Dayanidhi)

Chief of Central Campus (Supervisor)

Lumbini Buddhist University

DR

Dr. Ram Pandey

Principal (Supervisor)

LBS Smarak P.G. College, Uttar Pradesh, India

MG

Mr. Gajendra Gupta

Convenor; Assistant Lecturer

Lumbini Buddhist University

DA

Dr. Amit Kumar Dubey

Convenor; Director

Kalindi Prakashan Group, Uttar Pradesh, India

MI

Mr. Indra Prasad Kafle

Registrar

Lumbini Buddhist University

PD

Prof. Dr. Arvind Singh

ICCR Chair

Banaras Hindu University, India

RG

Rajendra Ghimire

Coordinator, Centre for International Relations

Lumbini Buddhist University

PS

Prof. Sushma Pandey

Professor, Department of Education

DDU Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh, India

PA

Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey

Professor

Lal Bahadur Shastri Smarak P.G. College, India

PH

Prof. Harishankar Singh

Professor and Former Dean, Department of Education

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

DP

Dr. Pooja Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Education

Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, India

PB

Prof. Brijesh Kumar Pandey

Principal

Ramji Sahai P.G. College, Rudrapur, Deoria, India

MD

Mr. Daya Ram Bhandari

Assistant Lecturer

Lumbini Buddhist University

DD

Dr. Deepak Acharya

Associate Professor

Lumbini Buddhist University

ML

Mr. Lilamani Pandey

Assistant Lecturer

Lumbini Buddhist University

MY

Mr. Yuvaraja Rayamajhi

Research Scholar

Lumbini Buddhist University

DF

Dr. Fanindra Kumar Neupane

Dean

Lumbini Buddhist University

MK

Mr. Kabir Shakya

Lecturer (Organising Committee)

Lumbini Buddhist University

MK

Mr. Kamal Thapa

Assistant Lecturer (Organising Committee)

Lumbini Buddhist University

MN

Mr. Neshan Shrestha

Assistant Lecturer (Organising Committee)

Lumbini Buddhist University

Programme

Monday, 15 Jun 2026

  1. 09:00 10:00

    Registration & Delegate Kit Distribution

    Day 1 — Pre-Opening

    Name registration and collection of delegate ID badges, submission of presentation files to the designated facilitator, and distribution of the programme schedule, abstract book and conference kit.

    📍 Central Office 🎤 Rajendra Ghimire
  2. 10:00 11:00

    Inaugural & Opening Ceremony

    Day 1 — Plenary

    Opening ceremony chaired by Acharya Dayanidhi, Chief of Central Campus, and anchored by Mr. Rajendra Ghimire. Includes the offering of khada and Buddha Vandana, the national anthems of Nepal and India, a welcome address, the organisers' address by Dr. Ram Pandey, the keynote by Shipra Pathak ("Water Woman of India"), congratulatory speeches by Dr. Arvind Singh and Mr. Indra Kafle, and the chief guest address by Prof. Kavita Shah.

    📍 Central Campus Auditorium Hall 🎤 Shipra Pathak, Prof. Kavita Shah, Daya Ram Gautam (Acarya Dayanidhi), Dr. Ram Pandey, Mr. Indra Prasad Kafle, Prof. Dr. Arvind Singh, Rajendra Ghimire
  3. 11:00 12:30

    Technical Session 1A — Value-Based Education & Ethical Citizenship

    Track A — Auditorium Hall

    Theme T6: cultivation of empathy, moral consciousness, social cohesion and combating polarisation through Eastern philosophical and spiritual traditions. Chair: Prof. Dr. Arvind Singh; Rapporteur: Mr. Neshan Shrestha; Facilitator: Mr. Kamal Thapa.

    📍 Auditorium Hall 🎤 Prof. Dr. Arvind Singh, Mr. Kamal Thapa, Mr. Neshan Shrestha
  4. 11:00 12:30

    Technical Session 1B — Literature as a Catalyst for Socio-Cultural Change

    Track B — Jetvan Hall

    Theme T3: regional literatures, narratives of social transformation, the education–literature interface, and strategies for cultural preservation. Chair: Prof. Sushma Pandey; Rapporteur: Mr. Kabir Shakya; Facilitator: Mr. Gajendra Gupta.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Mr. Gajendra Gupta, Prof. Sushma Pandey, Mr. Kabir Shakya
  5. 13:30 15:30

    Technical Session 2A — Buddhist Philosophy & Eastern Wisdom Traditions

    Track A — Auditorium Hall

    Theme T1: re-examining Buddhist philosophy, Eastern philosophical systems, spirituality, yoga, meditation and the Sanskrit knowledge tradition in contemporary education. Chair: Dr. Fanindra Kumar Neupane; Rapporteur: Mr. Jit Bahadur KC; Facilitator: Mr. Sanjaya Shakya.

    📍 Auditorium Hall 🎤 Mr. Gajendra Gupta, Mr. Daya Ram Bhandari, Dr. Deepak Acharya, Dr. Fanindra Kumar Neupane, Mr. Kabir Shakya, Mr. Kamal Thapa, Mr. Neshan Shrestha
  6. 13:30 15:30

    Technical Session 2B — Society, Culture & Sustainable Development

    Track B — Jetvan Hall

    Theme T5: socio-ecological curricula, SDG integration, cultural heritage, indigenous knowledge systems, and folklore in the age of globalisation. Chair: Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey; Rapporteur: Jasmeet Kaur; Facilitator: Mr. Anju Khanal.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey
  7. 15:45 17:30

    Technical Session 3A — Reimagining Higher Education in the Digital Era

    Track A — Auditorium Hall

    Theme T2: artificial intelligence in pedagogy, blended learning models, digital governance, quality assurance and innovative curriculum design. Chair: Prof. Harishankar Singh; Rapporteur: Mr. Yuvaraja Rayamajhi; Facilitator: Mr. Rajendra Ghimire.

    📍 Auditorium Hall 🎤 Rajendra Ghimire, Prof. Harishankar Singh, Mr. Yuvaraja Rayamajhi
  8. 15:45 17:30

    Technical Session 3B — Ecofeminism, Climate Fiction & Environmental Humanities

    Track B — Jetvan Hall

    Theme T4 (with T3 concluded): environmental consciousness, resource politics, climate anxiety and ecological ethics, alongside the conclusion of the literature-as-social-catalyst track. Chair: Dr. Pooja Singh; Rapporteur: Tak Bahadur Sunar; Facilitator: Tej Bahadur.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Dr. Pooja Singh
  9. 17:30 18:00

    Day One Wrap-Up & Session Summaries

    Day 1 — Plenary

    Rapporteurs from all sessions present key highlights. Anchor: Dr. Saroj Pandey; moderated by the convenors, Mr. Gajendra Gupta and Dr. Amit Kumar Dubey.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Mr. Gajendra Gupta, Dr. Amit Kumar Dubey

Tuesday, 16 Jun 2026

  1. 08:00 09:00

    Technical Session 4 — Merged Track (concluding sessions)

    Day 2 — Merged Session

    Concluding presentations across Track A (Buddhist Philosophy and Value-Based Education) and Track B (Society, Culture & Sustainable Development). Chair: Prof. Brijesh Kumar Pandey; Track A Rapporteur: Mr. Gajendra Gupta; Track A Facilitator: Mr. Kabir Shakya.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Mr. Gajendra Gupta, Prof. Brijesh Kumar Pandey, Mr. Lilamani Pandey, Mr. Yuvaraja Rayamajhi, Mr. Kabir Shakya
  2. 09:00 09:30

    Open Discussion & Cross-Theme Dialogue

    Day 2 — Plenary

    All session rapporteurs and chairs converge for reflections on the two-day proceedings. Anchor: Mr. Kamal Thapa.

    📍 Jetvan Hall 🎤 Mr. Kamal Thapa
  3. 10:00 12:00

    Certificate Distribution & Valedictory Session

    Day 2 — Valedictory

    Presentation of seminar conclusions by rapporteurs, the valedictory address by the chief guest, closing remarks by the Vice-Chancellor of Lumbini Buddhist University, certificate distribution to participants, felicitation of distinguished participants and award recipients, and the vote of thanks by the convenors.

    📍 Central Campus Auditorium Hall 🎤 Prof. Kavita Shah, Dr. Amit Kumar Dubey, Mr. Indra Prasad Kafle

Host and Collaborators

Central Campus, Lumbini Buddhist University
Host
Lal Bahadur Shastri Smarak P.G. College
Collaborator
Kalindi Prakashan Group
Collaborator
Siddhartha University, Kapilvastu
Co-Patron