TKSji,
I would rather hit-my-head against the wall than listen to these morons speak. They are so dry and dated presentation. Even if they were offering Moksha at the end, I would have committed suicide well before the end of first lecture.
They should take lessons from TED talks, on presentation. Even Deepak Chopra delivers his snake oil better.
Prasad ji,
In most conferences on almost any subjects the speakers tend to be terrible.
If a person has no interest in a subject matter or the research topic it is even more excruciating to listen to the talks.
So in my view, this conference is probably not exceptional in being the worst.
Some politicians tend to have good communications skills.
Most do not.
Even in this forum how often is it possible to find a well written and original post that is compelling to read?
In conferences I have arranged I had always looked for excellent speakers to provide keynote address. This is because most other speakers may not be good speakers.
Where I was asked to provide keynote speeches I found that I was never able to satisfy all.
TED talks focus on broad topics of general interest often by some of the best speakers. Conference speakers cannot be compared to TED talks.
Having said all this, in my view, this conference may be addressing something important for those that care to know.
Due to distortions and bias arising due to one's background, if not purposeful , the westerners who have taken to the trouble to study Hindu Dharma have distorted the understanding over generations. Worse yet, many of academicians in India and other Hindus have been fed incorrect interpretations which they parrot around without doing proper research. The distortions can be harmful to India and Indians in the long run.
Therefore someone engaged in search for truth should be applauded.
The conference objectives may appeal to some people and not for everyone.
Searching for the truth and right interpretations is in line with the effort of 'saving Hinduism' in my view.
