PRBH

ITRHD, in collaboration with partner organizations, is spearheading the establishment of the Academy for “PRESERVATION OF RURAL BUDDHIST HERITAGE (PRBH)”.
To advance this initiative, it is hosting an international conference, paving the
way for the academy’s formation.

Participate

in

The International PRBH Conference

28 / 29 / 30 November 2025

New Delhi

Dr Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi, India 110001

Theatreworld Presents

Play Performance on 'The Life of Gautama Buddha'

(Scripted & Directed by Lushin Dubey & Bubbles Sabharwal)

29 November 2025

7PM onwards

At Bhim Auditorium, Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi

Registration is available at the event desk only.

Explanatory Videos (ITRHD and PRBH Initiative)

Best Wishes from Commonwealth Secretary General

ITRHD's upcoming Project - Preservation of Rural Buddhist Heritage

PRBH Logo Story

Leveraging Heritage To develop Rural India

Cruelty to Compassion — A Story of Great Transformation (Short Movie)

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Buddhist Scholors

Speakers

Secretary General, Indian Archaeological Society, Delhi, India

India

Prof. A.G. Krishna Menon

Prof. A.G. Krishna Menon

Vice Chairman of the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD), India

India

Prof. (Dr.) K.K. Basa

Prof. (Dr.) K.K. Basa

Chairperson, National Monuments Authority, Ministry of Culture, Government of India Chairman, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)

India

Dr. K.K. Muhammed

Dr. K.K. Muhammed

Former Regional Director, Archaeological Survey of India

India

Ms.Wangmo Dixey

Ms.Wangmo Dixey

Executive Director, Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International (USA), President, International Buddhist Association of America

USA

Mr. M. P. Bezbaruah

Mr. M. P. Bezbaruah

Retired Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Honorary Permanent Representative, UN-WTO

India

Dr. Montira Unakul

Dr. Montira Unakul

Former Culture Officer, UNESCO Asia Pacific

Thailand

Mr. Abhijit Halder

Mr. Abhijit Halder

Director General of International Buddhist Confederation

India

Mr. Amitabh Kant

Mr. Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa - Led India's engagement during its G20 Presidency year, Former CEO- NITI AAYOG (2016-2022)

India

Mr. Yadubir Singh Rawat

Mr. Yadubir Singh Rawat

Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

India

Dr. Victoria Demenova

Dr. Victoria Demenova

Dean, Faculty of History of Arts and Cultural Studies at Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia

Russia

Prof. (Dr.) A. Galla

Prof. (Dr.) A. Galla

Founder - Director of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum and Pro-Chancellor at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)

India

Prof. (Dr.) N. K. Chapagain

Prof. (Dr.) N. K. Chapagain

An Architect, Heritage professional and Educator from Nepal

Nepal

Prof. (Dr.) A. Manatunga

Prof. (Dr.) A. Manatunga

Advisory Board Member, Director, Dept. of Archaeology, Srilanka, Former Director General of the Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Dr. Sujeong Lee

Dr. Sujeong Lee

Head of Research Office - UNESCO World heritage Interpretation & Presentation International center (WHIPIC)

Korea

Dr. Rohit Jigyasu

Dr. Rohit Jigyasu

Project Manager – Urban Heritage, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, ICCROM Former UNESCO Chair Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto

India

President- ICOMOS India & former member of National Monument Authority

India

Prof. (Dr.) Kailasa Rao M

Prof. (Dr.) Kailasa Rao M

Director, School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal

India

H.E. Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche

H.E. Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche

His Eminence Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche is the spiritual Head of Tabo Monastery and serves as the Patron of the Serkong Foundation

India

Dr. Akira Shimada

Dr. Akira Shimada

Associate Professor of History (Ancient India) at the State University of New Paltz, New York

New York

Ms. Nerupama Y. Modwel

Ms. Nerupama Y. Modwel

Principal Director, Intangible Cultural Heritage Division at the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

India

Prof. T. Laxmipriya

Prof. T. Laxmipriya

Faculty of the Department of Architectural Conservation, SPA, Delhi

India

Ar. Shiban Ganju

Ar. Shiban Ganju

India

Dr. C. V. Sivasai

Dr. C. V. Sivasai

HOD, School of Buddhist Studies and Civilization & Director, International Affairs, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

India

Dr. Navin Piplani

Dr. Navin Piplani

Principal Director of INTACH Heritage Academy, New Delhi, Director of the Creative Cluster at Sushant University, Gurgaon

India

Dr. Meenakshi Dhote

Dr. Meenakshi Dhote

Dean (Academics) and Professor, Department of Environmental Planning, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi

India

Dr. Parul Munjal

Dr. Parul Munjal

Conservation Architect & Director at IHA

India

Prof. Sweta Anand

Prof. Sweta Anand

Founding Faculty Member of the Gautam Buddha University, Noida

India

Dr. Prajapati Trivedi

Dr. Prajapati Trivedi

Prof. Prajapati Trivedi, Former Secretary, Government of India (Cabinet Secretariat), Prime Minister’s Office (2009-2014)

India

Ms. Nupur Prothi Khanna

Ms. Nupur Prothi Khanna

Heritage Consultant & Entrepreneur & Board of Member ICOMOS

Brussels

Prof. Sarah Kenderdine

Prof. Sarah Kenderdine

Director Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

Switzerland

Erudite Scholar Buddhist Studies, Former Director/Vice-chancellor of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM), Nalanda, Deemed University

India

Prof. Arun Kapur

Prof. Arun Kapur

Founding Headmaster, Vasant Valley School (India); Head, The Royal Academy (Bhutan)

Bhutan

Ven Tanzin Kesang

Ven Tanzin Kesang

Senior Monk, Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley

Tabo Monastery

Ven Sonam Kunga

Ven Sonam Kunga

Senior Monk, Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley

Tabo Monastery

Founder and Director of the Jungwa Foundation

India

Dr. Supitcha Sutthanonkul

Dr. Supitcha Sutthanonkul

Researcher, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA)

SEAMEO SPAFA

Prof. Maliha Sultan

Prof. Maliha Sultan

Head, Global Design and Interior Design programmes at UID NCR, GD Goenka University

India

Ven Lobzang Chhetan

Ven Lobzang Chhetan

Senior Monk, Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley

Tabo Monastery

Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

Dharmacharya Shantum Seth

Dharmacharya (Dharma Teacher), Buddhist Mindfulness, lineage of Zen Master; Co-Founder of Ahimsa Trust

India

Ven. Tenzin Dhondup

Ven. Tenzin Dhondup

Senior Monk, Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley

Tabo Monastery

Mr. Ravindra Singh

Mr. Ravindra Singh

Former Secretary, Culture, Government of India, Member Secretary, INTACH

India

Dr. Karan Singh

Dr. Karan Singh

Former Minister of Education, India

India

Our Partners

Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

Gautam Buddha University, Noida

Archaeological Survey of India

Dharma College, Berkeley

Sushant University, Gurugram

Our Co-Sponsors

International Buddhist Confederation

I.O.C.L.

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