SANSKARDHANI is set to host the 4th World Ramayana Conference from January 2 to 4, 2026 at Manas Bhavan. The three-day international event will be jointly organised by the Brahmarshi Mission Committee, Ram Awareness Movement and Madhya Pradesh government’s Shri Ramchandra Path Gaman Nyas, Bhopal. Addressing a press conference, organising committee members said the World Ramayana Conference is held once every three years and has earlier editions in 2016, 2020 and 2023.

 

Conference President Ajay Vishnoi informed that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will be present at the inaugural session on January 2. Conference Secretary Dr Akhilesh Gumashta said eminent Ramayana scholars from across the world will present research papers and deliver lectures during the event. Delegations of ten scholars each from Mauritius and Thailand are participating, while experts from Sri Lanka, France, the United States, Canada, China, Russia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malta, England and Switzerland have also confirmed their presence.

 

Padma Bhushan Debi Prasad Fraley, Shyam Bhavi, Somwat, Director of the Sanskrit Study Centre, Bangkok, Padma Shri Prof Prapanna Vidya, Veenu Arun from Ramayana Centre Mauritius and Prof Dharmayasa from Indonesia will be among the major attractions of the conference. Sadhvi Gyaneshwari Didi and Prashant Pol informed that a Ramayana-based exhibition will be inaugurated on December 28 in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).

 

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and will feature Ramayana paintings, a photo gallery and a special display of sites linked to the Ram Van Gaman Path in Madhya Pradesh. The theme of this edition is “Making Youth Ramayana Ambassador (MYRA)”. At the inaugural session on January 2, Ramayana-based publications of the Madhya Pradesh government will be released and the work and future roadmap of Shri Ramchandra Path Gaman Nyas in the field of cultural conservation will be presented. The inaugural session will be presided over by PWD Minister Rakesh Singh with MP Sumitra Balmiki as the special guest.

 

Welcoming Committee Chairman Jagat Bahadur Singh Annu also expressed views on the occasion. During the first two days, the conference will receive the spiritual guidance of Swami Rambhadracharya of Tulsi Peeth, Chitrakoot, Baba Kalyandas of Amarkantak and Mahant Ram Roshan Das of Janakpuri, Nepal. The concluding session will be graced by Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. Renowned cultural troupes and artists from across the country will also perform during the conference.