CALL FOR PAPERS
Chinmaya75 International Conference
8–10 May 2026
Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) • Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV) • CIF
Shodha Sansthan (CIFSS)
Website: https://chinfo.org/icsc2026
Email: icsc2026@cvv.ac.in

About the Conference
The year 2026 marks 75 glorious years of Chinmaya Mission, founded by Pujya Gurudev
Swami Chinmayananda—a visionary teacher whose life and work ignited a cultural,
educational, and spiritual renaissance in modern Bharat.
To commemorate this milestone and honour the enduring legacy of Swami Chinmayananda,
the Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV), and
Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan (CIFSS) jointly announce the
Chinmaya75 International Conference, a three-day global academic event exploring the
civilizational, philosophical, cultural, and societal impact of Pujya Gurudev’s teachings.
The conference aims to situate Swami Chinmayananda’s contributions within broader
frameworks of Vedantic scholarship, contemporary pedagogies, socio-cultural
transformation, nation-building, and the timeless pursuit of human excellence.

Conference Themes
Scholars, researchers, practitioners, academicians, and contributors from diverse disciplines
are invited to submit papers on the following thematic tracks:

1. Spirituality
 Deep dive into spiritual wisdom traditions
 Practical spirituality for contemporary living
 Sandeepany Sadhanalaya and the Gurukula model

2. Philosophy

 Philosophical and religious foundations of Gurudev’s teachings
 Intellectual contributions to Vedanta
 Advaita Vedanta, the philosophy of Oneness and Universality

3. Education
 Transformative educational approaches of Swami Chinmayananda
 Chinmaya Vision Programme
 Establishment of schools, colleges, and higher education institutes
 Gurukula-based residential schooling
 CIF as a bridge uniting East–West, past–present, science–spirituality
 CIFSS (2008) and CVV (2017) in the educational vision

4. Society
 Social transformation and community engagement initiatives
 CORD (Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development)
 Rural empowerment and livelihood creation

5. Patriotism
 Gurudev’s vision for national development
 “Nation above self” and the Chinmaya Mission pledge
 Spiritual nationalism and conscious citizenship

6. Culture
 Contextualising religious understanding in a modern world
 Cultural renaissance and revitalisation of festivals
 Temple renovation and cultural heritage
 Chinmaya Mission’s contribution to global cultural renewal

Submission Guidelines
 Abstract: 300–350 words with 4–6 keywords
 Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 November 2025
 Notification of Acceptance: 31 December 2025
 Full Paper Length: 3000–5000 words
 Full Paper Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026
 All submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere
 Papers may be theoretical, textual, analytical, ethnographic, practice-based, or
interdisciplinary
Submit abstracts and papers via email to:
�� icsc2026@cvv.ac.in